Wesfarmers (Wesfarmers) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.80 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Wesfarmers Dividend Payout Ratio?

Wesfarmers's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.80.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Wesfarmers Ltd is 0.86, which seems too high.

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

WFAFY' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.77 Med: 0.88 Max: 1.34
Current: 0.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Wesfarmers was 1.34. The lowest was 0.77. And the median was 0.88.

WFAFY's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
83.5% of 503 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.37 vs WFAFY: 0.85

As of today (2024-04-29), the Dividend Yield % of Wesfarmers is 2.94%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Wesfarmers was 8.30%. The lowest was 2.50%. And the median was 5.83%.

Wesfarmers's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.34.

During the past 12 months, Wesfarmers's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -4.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -1.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Wesfarmers was 46.30% per year. The lowest was -18.90% per year. And the median was 8.30% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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

Wesfarmers Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

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

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Wesfarmers Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Wesfarmers Annual Data

Trend

Jun14

Jun15

Jun16

Jun17

Jun18

Jun19

Jun20

Jun21

Jun22

Jun23

Dividend Payout Ratio

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1.34

0.75

0.76

1.81

0.84

Wesfarmers Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.76	0.83	0.78	0.91	0.80

Competitive Comparison of Wesfarmers's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Home Improvement Retail subindustry, Wesfarmers'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.

Wesfarmers's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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

Wesfarmers Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

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

Wesfarmers's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Jun. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Jun. 2023 )
	=	0.608	/	0.725
	=	0.84

Wesfarmers'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 )
	=	0.337	/	0.421
	=	0.80

Wesfarmers (OTCPK:WFAFY) 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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Wesfarmers (Wesfarmers) Business Description

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Address

123 St Georges Terrace, Level 14, Brookfield Place Tower 2, Perth, WA, AUS, 6000

Website

https://www.wesfarmers.com.au

Wesfarmers is Australia's largest conglomerate. Its retail operations include the Bunnings hardware chain (number one in market share), discount department stores Kmart and Target (number one and three) and Officeworks in office supplies (number one). These activities account for the vast majority of group earnings before taxes. Other operations include chemicals, fertilisers, industrial and medical gases, LPG production and distribution, and industrial and safety supplies. Management is focused on generating cash and creating shareholder wealth in the long term.

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