Russel Metals (TSX:RUS) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.85 (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Russel Metals 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. Russel Metals's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.85.

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

TSX:RUS' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.22 Med: 0.69 Max: 23.75
Current: 0.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Russel Metals was 23.75. The lowest was 0.22. And the median was 0.69.

TSX:RUS's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
74% of 100 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 0.405 vs TSX:RUS: 0.61

As of today (2025-03-30), the Dividend Yield % of Russel Metals is 4.27%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Russel Metals was 12.41%. The lowest was 3.40%. And the median was 5.64%.

Russel Metals's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was C$0.42.

During the past 12 months, Russel Metals's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 1.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 0.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Russel Metals was 74.30% per year. The lowest was -28.70% per year. And the median was 6.15% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.

Russel Metals Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

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

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Russel Metals Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Russel Metals Annual Data

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Dividend Payout Ratio

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1.98

0.22

0.26

0.38

0.61

Russel Metals Quarterly Data
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Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.52	0.49	0.50	0.72	0.85

Competitive Comparison of Russel Metals's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Russel Metals's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Russel Metals's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

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Russel Metals Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Russel Metals's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2024 )
	=	1.66	/	2.745
	=	0.60

Russel Metals's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2024 )
	=	0.42	/	0.492
	=	0.85

Russel Metals (TSX:RUS) 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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Russel Metals Business Description

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Address

6600 Financial Drive, Mississauga, ON, CAN, L5N 7J6

Website

https://www.russelmetals.com

Russel Metals Inc is a Canada-based metal distribution company. The company conducts business through three metals distribution segments: Metals Service Centers; Energy Field Stores; and Steel Distributors. The Metal Service Centers provide processing and distribution services to a broad base of end-users. The Energy Field Stores segment distributes oil country tubular goods, line pipes, tubes, valves, and fittings, to the energy industry in Western Canada and the U.S. The Steel Distributors segment acts as master distributors selling steel in large volumes to other steel service centers and equipment manufacturers mainly on an "as is" basis. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Metals Service Centers segment and geographically majority of revenue comes from Canada.

Executives

Brian Robie Hedges	Director
Stewart Burton	Director
William Michael O'reilly	Director
Daniel Bailey	Senior Officer
Cynthia Johnston	Director
Martin Leb Juravsky	Senior Officer
Sherri Lynn Mckelvey	Senior Officer
Lesley Margaret Seppings Coleman	Senior Officer
John Gregory Reid	Senior Officer
Gregg Edward Bryant	Senior Officer
Maureen Ann Kelly	Senior Officer
Roger Paiva	Director
Alice D. Laberge	Director
James Francis Dinning	Director
Annie Thabet	Director

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