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Loblaw (TSX:L.PR.B.PFD) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

: 10.80% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Loblaw's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$0.00.

The historical rank and industry rank for Loblaw's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:L.PR.B.PFD' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.4   Med: 6.6   Max: 32.6
Current: 10.8

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Loblaw was 32.60% per year. The lowest was 0.40% per year. And the median was 6.60% per year.

TSX:L.PR.B.PFD's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked better than
61.07% of 131 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 7.6 vs TSX:L.PR.B.PFD: 10.80

During the past 12 months, Loblaw's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.20% 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.

Loblaw's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00. As of today, Loblaw's Dividend Yield % is 6.19%.

Warning Sign:

Loblaw Companies Ltd stock dividend yield is close to 10-year low.

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


Competitive Comparison

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Loblaw's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-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.


Loblaw 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Loblaw's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Loblaw's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



Loblaw 3-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 expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

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.


Loblaw  (TSX:L.PR.B.PFD) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

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

Loblaw'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/ 0
=N/A

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Loblaw was 6.96. The lowest was 0.23. And the median was 0.27.

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

Loblaw Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
CAD 0.3312024-03-142024-03-152024-03-31Cash DividendquarterlyCAD:CAD 1.000000
CAD 0.3312023-12-142023-12-152023-12-31Cash DividendquarterlyCAD:CAD 1.000000
CAD 0.3312023-09-142023-09-152023-09-30Cash DividendquarterlyCAD:CAD 1.000000
CAD 0.3312023-06-142023-06-152023-07-01Cash DividendquarterlyCAD:CAD 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.

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

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.324/21.41
=6.18 %

Current Share Price is C$21.41.
Loblaw's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is C$1.324.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Loblaw was 6.23%. The lowest was 1.14%. And the median was 1.80%.

Warning Sign:

Loblaw Companies Ltd stock dividend yield is close to 10-year low.

* 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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Loblaw (TSX:L.PR.B.PFD) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 President’s Choice Circle, Brampton, ON, CAN, L6Y 5S5
Loblaw is Canada's largest retailer, operating 2,500 food retail and pharmacy stores across the country. Its main grocery banners include Loblaw, No Frills, and Maxi, and its pharmacy stores are mostly under the Shoppers Drug Mart banner, which it acquired in 2014. In addition to brand-name offerings, Loblaw offers private-label products under the President's Choice and No Name brands. Beyond retail, Loblaw runs the PC Optimum loyalty program and also offers credit cards and insurance brokerage, which are collectively referred to as financial services. George Weston is Loblaw's controlling shareholder with a 53% stake.

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