Empire Co (Empire Co) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.35 (As of Jan. 2024)

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What is Empire Co Dividend Payout Ratio?

Empire Co's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.35.

The historical rank and industry rank for Empire Co's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

EMLAF' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.21 Med: 0.27 Max: 0.88
Current: 0.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Empire Co was 0.88. The lowest was 0.21. And the median was 0.27.

EMLAF's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked better than
58.56% of 181 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.32 vs EMLAF: 0.29

As of today (2024-04-26), the Dividend Yield % of Empire Co is 2.27%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Empire Co was 2.71%. The lowest was 1.14%. And the median was 1.50%.

Empire Co's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.14.

During the past 12 months, Empire Co's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Empire Co was 32.60% per year. The lowest was -31.10% per year. And the median was 7.60% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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

Empire Co Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Empire Co's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Empire Co Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Empire Co Annual Data

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Dividend Payout Ratio

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0.35

0.24

0.21

0.22

0.26

Empire Co Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.35	0.27	0.24	0.31	0.35

Competitive Comparison of Empire Co's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Empire Co's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio 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.

Empire Co's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Empire Co's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Empire Co's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.

Empire Co Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Dividend payout ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Empire Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Apr. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Apr. 2023 )
	=	0.489	/	1.857
	=	0.26

Empire Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Jan. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Jan. 2024 )
	=	0.136	/	0.39
	=	0.35

Empire Co (OTCPK:EMLAF) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Empire Co (Empire Co) Business Description

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Address

115 King Street, Stellarton, NS, CAN, B0K 1S0

Website

https://www.empireco.ca

Empire Co Ltd key businesses are food retailing, investments, and other operations. The food retailing division operates through Empire's subsidiary Sobeys and represents nearly all of the company's income. This segment owns, affiliates, or franchises more than 1,500 stores in 10 provinces, under retail banners including Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawton's Drug Stores, and multiple retail fuel locations. The company's investment and other operations segment include the investment in Crombie REIT, which is an open-ended Canadian real estate investment trust, as well as the Genstar Development Partnership.

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