WLWHY (Woolworths Holdings) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.69 (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Woolworths Holdings 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. Woolworths Holdings's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.69.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Woolworths Holdings Ltd is 0.77, which seems too high.

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

WLWHY' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.41 Med: 0.72 Max: 1.11
Current: 0.76

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Woolworths Holdings was 1.11. The lowest was 0.41. And the median was 0.72.

WLWHY's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
76.64% of 518 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.405 vs WLWHY: 0.76

As of today (2025-04-05), the Dividend Yield % of Woolworths Holdings is 4.48%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Woolworths Holdings was 8.29%. The lowest was 1.85%. And the median was 4.50%.

Woolworths Holdings's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was $0.06.

During the past 12 months, Woolworths Holdings's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -15.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Woolworths Holdings was 64.20% per year. The lowest was -15.70% per year. And the median was 15.00% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Woolworths Holdings Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Woolworths Holdings's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Woolworths Holdings Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Woolworths Holdings Annual Data

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1.13

0.41

0.71

0.78

Woolworths Holdings Semi-Annual Data
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Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.68	0.74	0.74	0.83	0.69

Competitive Comparison of Woolworths Holdings's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Department Stores subindustry, Woolworths Holdings'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.

Woolworths Holdings's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Woolworths Holdings's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Woolworths Holdings Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Woolworths Holdings's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Jun. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Jun. 2024 )
	=	0.163	/	0.21
	=	0.78

Woolworths Holdings'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 )
	=	0.064	/	0.093
	=	0.69

Woolworths Holdings (OTCPK:WLWHY) 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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Woolworths Holdings Business Description

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Address

93 Longmarket Street, Woolworths House, Cape Town, WC, ZAF, 8001

Website

https://www.woolworthsholdings.co.za

Woolworths Holdings Ltd is a southern hemisphere retail Group. Its current operations are conducted through its two operating subsidiaries. The segments involve: Fashion, Beauty and Home; Food; Logistics; Woolworths Financial Services; Country Road Group; and Treasury. It derives maximum revenue from Food Segment. Geographically, It operates iun South Africa, Australia and New Zealand and Rest of Africa.