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Tesco (TSCDY) Dividend Yield % : 3.79% (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Tesco Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-04-26), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Tesco is 3.79%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Tesco's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

TSCDY' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.39   Med: 4.07   Max: 8.91
Current: 3.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Tesco was 8.91%. The lowest was 0.39%. And the median was 4.07%.

TSCDY's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
71.22% of 205 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 2.58 vs TSCDY: 3.79

Tesco's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.36.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Tesco was 2.75. The lowest was 0.09. And the median was 0.46.

As of today (2024-04-26), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Tesco is 4.12%.

Tesco's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was $0.15.

During the past 12 months, Tesco's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -6.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -3.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 15.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Tesco was 111.50% per year. The lowest was -55.00% per year. And the median was 10.10% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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


Tesco Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tesco's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* 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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Tesco Dividend Yield % Chart

Tesco Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.94 5.00 3.22 4.61 3.82

Tesco Semi-Annual Data
Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.22 4.77 4.61 4.06 3.82

Competitive Comparison of Tesco's Dividend Yield %

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Tesco's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % 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.


Tesco's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Tesco's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tesco's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Tesco Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Tesco Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.1452023-10-132023-10-162023-12-01Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2682023-05-112023-05-122023-06-30Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyUSD:USD 1.000000

* 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.

Tesco's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.413/10.96
=3.77 %

Current Share Price is $10.96.
Tesco's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.413.

Tesco's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.29/10.96
=2.65 %

Current Share Price is $10.96.
Tesco's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.145 * 2 = $0.29.

* 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.


Tesco  (OTCPK:TSCDY) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

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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Tesco (TSCDY) Business Description

Address
Kestrel Way, Tesco House, Shire Park, Welwyn Garden, GBR, AL7 1GA
Tesco is one of the largest food retailers in the world, operating thousands of stores in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe. According to Kantar, Tesco is the market leader in the U.K. with a share of more than 27%, roughly double that of Asda or Sainsbury's. Tesco operates a core supermarket business in addition to convenience and neighborhood outlets. With a 35% digital market share in the U.K., the company holds a dominant position online. Tesco gained exposure to the cash-and-carry and out-of-home delivering industries with the landmark GBP 4 billion acquisition of Booker in 2018.

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