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CVGW (Calavo Growers) Dividend Yield % : 2.99% (As of Jul. 19, 2025)


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What is Calavo Growers Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2025-07-19), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Calavo Growers is 2.99%.

Good Sign:

Calavo Growers Inc stock Dividend Yield % is close to 2-year high.

The historical rank and industry rank for Calavo Growers's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

CVGW' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.86   Med: 1.46   Max: 3.91
Current: 2.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Calavo Growers was 3.91%. The lowest was 0.86%. And the median was 1.46%.

CVGW's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
58.05% of 205 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 2.63 vs CVGW: 2.99

Calavo Growers's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was 0.59.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Calavo Growers was 3.29. The lowest was 0.33. And the median was 0.48.

As of today (2025-07-19), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Calavo Growers is 2.99%.

Calavo Growers's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was $0.20.

During the past 12 months, Calavo Growers's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 75.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -24.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -14.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -0.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Calavo Growers was 17.00% per year. The lowest was -24.20% per year. And the median was 8.20% 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.


Calavo Growers Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Calavo Growers's Dividend Yield % 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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Calavo Growers Dividend Yield % Chart

Calavo Growers Annual Data
Trend Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.64 2.86 3.32 2.32 1.88

Calavo Growers Quarterly Data
Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 1.48 1.68 1.88 2.62 2.53

Competitive Comparison of Calavo Growers's Dividend Yield %

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Calavo Growers's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % 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.


Calavo Growers's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Calavo Growers's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Calavo Growers's Dividend Yield % falls into.


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Calavo Growers Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Calavo Growers Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.2000002025-06-302025-06-302025-07-30Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2000002025-04-012025-04-012025-04-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2000002025-01-102025-01-102025-01-31Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2000002024-10-022024-10-022024-10-30Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 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.

Calavo Growers's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.8/26.41
=3.03 %

Current Share Price is $26.41.
Calavo Growers's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.8.

Calavo Growers's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.8/26.41
=3.03 %

Current Share Price is $26.41.
Calavo Growers's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.2 * 4 = $0.8.

* 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.


Calavo Growers  (NAS:CVGW) Dividend Yield % Explanation

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Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

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Calavo Growers Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1141-A Cummings Road, Santa Paula, CA, USA, 93060
Calavo Growers Inc is in the avocado industry and an expanding provider of value-added fresh food. The group markets and distribute avocados, prepared avocado products, and other perishable foods to retail grocery, foodservice, club stores, mass merchandisers, food distributors and wholesalers across the world. The company distributes its products both domestically and internationally and reports its operations in two different business segments: Grown and Prepared. The Grown segment consists of fresh avocados, tomatoes, and papayas. The Prepared segment comprises all other products including fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, ready-to-eat sandwiches, wraps, salads and snacks, guacamole, and salsa sold at retail and food service as well as avocado pulp sold to food service.
Executives
Lecil E Cole director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of Board, CEO & Pres
Michael A Browne officer: VP-Fresh Operations C/O MISSION PRODUCE, INC., 2500 E. VINEYARD AVENUE, SUITE 300, OXNARD CA 93036
James E Snyder officer: Controller & Interim CFO 1141A CUMMINGS ROAD, SANTA PAULA CA 93060
Paul Alan Harrison officer: Executive Vice President C/O CALAVO GROWERS, INC., 1141-A CUMMINGS RD., SANTA PAULA CA 93060
Steve Hollister director 751 BEAR CANYON LANE, ARROYO GRANDE CA 93420
James D Helin director 1141A CUMMINGS RD, SANTA PAULA CA 93036
Helen Kurtz officer: SVP and GM - Prepared C/O CALAVO GROWERS, INC., 1141-A CUMMINGS RD., SANTA PAULA CA 93060
Danny Dumas officer: SVP & GM Grown C/O CALAVO GROWERS, INC., 1141-A CUMMINGS RD., SANTA PAULA CA 93060
Shawn Munsell officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CALAVO GROWERS, INC., 1141-A CUMMINGS RD., SANTA PAULA CA 93060
Graciela Montgomery officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O CALAVO GROWERS, INC., 1141-A CUMMINGS RD, SANTA PAULA CA 93060
Brian W Kocher officer: Chief Executive Officer 1141-A CUMMINGS ROAD, SANTA PAULA CA 93060
Adriana Mendizabal director C/O CALAVO GROWERS, INC., 1141-A CUMMINGS RD., SANTA PAULA CA 93060
Mariela Irene Matute officer: Chief Financial Officer 1141-A CUMMINGS RD., SANTA PAULA CA 93060
Donald M Sanders director 2530 RED HILL AVE, SANTA ANA CA 92705
Michael Anthony Digregorio director C/O IRONCLAD PERFORMANCE WEAR CORP., 2201 PARK PLACE, SUITE 101, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245