Associated British Foods (LSE:ABF) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.20 (As of Aug. 2024)

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What is Associated British Foods Dividend Payout Ratio?

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period. Associated British Foods's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Aug. 2024 was 0.20.

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

LSE:ABF' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.09 Med: 0.32 Max: 0.5
Current: 0.28

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Associated British Foods was 0.50. The lowest was 0.09. And the median was 0.32.

LSE:ABF's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked better than
67.49% of 975 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.41 vs LSE:ABF: 0.28

As of today (2024-12-13), the Dividend Yield % of Associated British Foods is 2.45%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Associated British Foods was 2.80%. The lowest was 0.29%. And the median was 1.52%.

Associated British Foods's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Aug. 2024 was £0.21.

During the past 12 months, Associated British Foods's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 22.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 105.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -0.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Associated British Foods was 105.50% per year. The lowest was -46.90% per year. And the median was 7.50% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Associated British Foods Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Associated British Foods's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Associated British Foods Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Associated British Foods Annual Data

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0.50

0.09

0.32

0.31

0.28

Associated British Foods Semi-Annual Data
	Feb15	Aug15	Feb16	Aug16	Feb17	Aug17	Feb18	Aug18	Feb19	Aug19	Feb20	Aug20	Feb21	Aug21	Feb22	Aug22	Feb23	Aug23	Feb24	Aug24
Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.27	0.45	0.19	0.38	0.20

Competitive Comparison of Associated British Foods's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Associated British Foods'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.

Associated British Foods's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Associated British Foods's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Associated British Foods Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Associated British Foods's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Aug. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Aug. 2024 )
	=	0.538	/	1.93
	=	0.28

Associated British Foods's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Aug. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Aug. 2024 )
	=	0.207	/	1.047
	=	0.20

Associated British Foods (LSE:ABF) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Dividend 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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Address

10 Grosvenor Street, Weston Centre, London, GBR, W1K 4QY

Website

https://www.abf.co.uk

Associated British Foods is a diversified international retail, food, and ingredients group with 130,000 employees and operations in 50 countries across Europe, southern Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Australia. The group sells branded grocery products, grows and processes sugar, supplies farmers with crop input and animal feed, and runs the popular Primark clothing retail chain. It also supplies ingredients like baker's yeast, enzymes, lipids, and cereal specialities. Some 40% of sales are in the UK. Primark generates more than half of the firm's operating profit.

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