Whole Foods Market (Whole Foods Market) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate : 0.00% (As of Jun. 2017)

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What is Whole Foods Market 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate?

Whole Foods Market's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $0.18.

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Whole Foods Market's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was 0.55. As of today, Whole Foods Market's Dividend Yield % is 1.42%.

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Competitive Comparison of Whole Foods Market's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Whole Foods Market's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

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Whole Foods Market's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Whole Foods Market's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

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Whole Foods Market 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Whole Foods Market (NAS:WFM) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Whole Foods Market's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Jun. 2017 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Jun. 2017 )
	=	0.18	/	0.33
	=	0.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Whole Foods Market was 0.49. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Whole Foods Market was 1.42%. The lowest was 0.00%. And the median was 0.00%.

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Whole Foods Market (Whole Foods Market) Business Description

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Whole Foods Market is the world's leading retailer of natural and organic foods by units and is the first certified organic grocer in the United States. Whole Foods' only operating segment consists of natural and organic foods supermarkets. As of fiscal 2016, the company had 456 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The average store size is about 39,000 square feet. About 15% of the company's sales were derived from the sale of private-label products. The company announced a pending acquisition by Amazon in June 2017.

Executives

Scott F Powers	director	STATE STREET CORPORATION, ONE LINCOLN STREET, BOSTON MA 02111
Sharon Mccollam	director	C/O OFFICEMAX INCORPORATED, 263 SHUMAN BLVD., NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Ken C Hicks	director	150 N. ORANGE GROVE BLVD, PASADENA CA 91103
Mary Ellen Coe	director	2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD, KENILWORTH NJ 07033
Gabrielle Sulzberger	director	450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, FLOOR 13, NEW YORK NY 10017
Glenda J Flanagan	officer: Executive Vice President	550 BOWIE STREET, AUSTIN TX 78703
Joseph D Mansueto	director	C/O MORNINGSTAR, INC., 225 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Robb Walter E Iv	director	550 BOWIE STREET, AUSTIN TX 78703
Ralph Z Sorenson	director	WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC. 550 BOWIE STREET AUSTIN TX 78703
William A Tindell	director	500 FREEPORT PARKWAY, COPPELL TX 75019
Green Equity Investors V, L.p.	other: See General Remarks.	11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Gei Capital V, Llc	other: See General Remarks.	11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Green Equity Investors Side V, L.p.	other: See General Remarks.	11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Green V Holdings, Llc	other: See General Remarks.	11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Lgp Management Inc	other: See General Remarks.	11111 SANTA MONICA BLVD, STE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025