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Gold Fields (Gold Fields) Dividend Payout Ratio

: 0.42 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Gold Fields's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.42.

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

GFI' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.18   Med: 0.36   Max: 0.96
Current: 0.45


During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Gold Fields was 0.96. The lowest was 0.18. And the median was 0.36.

GFI's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
53.41% of 264 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 0.42 vs GFI: 0.45

As of today (2024-04-23), the Dividend Yield % of Gold Fields is 2.34%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Gold Fields was 13.65%. The lowest was 0.32%. And the median was 1.62%.

Gold Fields's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.17.

During the past 12 months, Gold Fields's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 32.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 52.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 69.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 34.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Gold Fields was 98.60% per year. The lowest was -58.70% per year. And the median was 4.80% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Gold Fields Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gold Fields's Dividend Payout Ratio 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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Gold Fields Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Payout Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.28 0.19 0.37 0.37 0.46

Gold Fields 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.27 0.32 0.42 0.48 0.42

Competitive Comparison

For the Gold subindustry, Gold Fields'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.


Gold Fields Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Gold Fields's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gold Fields Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

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

Gold Fields's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2023 )
=0.411/ 0.89
=0.46

Gold Fields'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 )
=0.171/ 0.405
=0.42

* 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.


Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) 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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Gold Fields (Gold Fields) Business Description

Address
150 Helen Road, Sandown, Sandton, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196
Gold Fields Ltd is a producer of gold and is a holder of gold reserves and resources in South Africa, Ghana, Australia and Peru. In Peru, the company also produces copper. The company is primarily involved in underground and surface gold and surface copper mining and silver and related activities, including exploration, extraction, processing and smelting. It conducts underground and surface mining operations at St. Ives, underground-only operations at Agnew, Granny Smith and South Deep and surface-only open pit mining at Damang, Tarkwa and Cerro Corona. The company's revenues are derived from the sale of gold that it produces.