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Woolworths Group (Woolworths Group) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate : 0.80% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Woolworths Group 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate?

Woolworths Group's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.39.

During the past 12 months, Woolworths Group's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 13.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -1.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 0.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -3.30% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Woolworths Group was 26.00% per year. The lowest was -21.00% per year. And the median was 9.50% per year.

Woolworths Group's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00. As of today, Woolworths Group's Dividend Yield % is 3.18%.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Woolworths Group Ltd is 86.67, which seems too high.

Good Sign:

Woolworths Group Ltd stock dividend yield is close to 5-year high.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.


Competitive Comparison of Woolworths Group's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

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

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Woolworths Group's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Woolworths Group's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



Woolworths Group 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.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.


Woolworths Group  (OTCPK:WOLWF) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

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

Woolworths Group's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.388/ -0.429
=N/A

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Woolworths Group was 77.44. The lowest was 0.61. And the median was 0.76.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Woolworths Group Ltd is 86.67, which seems too high.

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

Woolworths Group Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
AUD 0.4702024-02-282024-02-292024-04-11Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyAUD:USD 0.652316
AUD 0.5802023-08-312023-09-012023-09-27Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyAUD:USD 0.648508

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Woolworths Group's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.68272316/21.27
=3.21 %

Current Share Price is $21.27.
Woolworths Group's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.68272316.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Woolworths Group was 7.98%. The lowest was 2.36%. And the median was 3.20%.

Good Sign:

Woolworths Group Ltd stock dividend yield is close to 5-year high.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Woolworths Group (Woolworths Group) Business Description

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Address
1 Woolworths Way, P.O. Box 8000, Bella Vista, Baulkham Hills, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2153
Woolworths is Australia's largest retailer. Operations include supermarkets in Australia and New Zealand, and the Big W discount department stores. The Australian food division constitutes the majority of group EBIT, followed by New Zealand supermarkets, while Big W is a minor contributor.

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