MLFNF (Maple Leaf Foods) Dividend Yield % : 4.06% (As of Dec. 13, 2024)

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What is Maple Leaf Foods Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-12-13), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Maple Leaf Foods is 4.06%.

Good Sign:

Maple Leaf Foods Inc stock dividend yield is close to 10-year high.

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

MLFNF' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.68 Med: 2.12 Max: 4.08
Current: 4.06

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Maple Leaf Foods was 4.08%. The lowest was 0.68%. And the median was 2.12%.

MLFNF's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
74.51% of 1122 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.42 vs MLFNF: 4.06

Maple Leaf Foods's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 1.49.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Maple Leaf Foods Inc is 2.69, which seems too high.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Maple Leaf Foods was 2.69. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.59.

As of today (2024-12-13), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Maple Leaf Foods is 3.93%.

Maple Leaf Foods's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.16.

During the past 12 months, Maple Leaf Foods's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 18.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Maple Leaf Foods was 40.10% per year. The lowest was -9.40% per year. And the median was 15.25% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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

Maple Leaf Foods Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Maple Leaf Foods'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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Maple Leaf Foods Dividend Yield % Chart

Maple Leaf Foods Annual Data

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2.21

2.14

2.47

3.37

3.31

Maple Leaf Foods Quarterly Data
	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24
Dividend Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3.19	3.31	3.87	3.81	3.95

Competitive Comparison of Maple Leaf Foods's Dividend Yield %

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Maple Leaf Foods'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.

Maple Leaf Foods's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Maple Leaf Foods's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Maple Leaf Foods's Dividend Yield % falls into.

Maple Leaf Foods Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Maple Leaf Foods Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount	Ex-date	Record Date	Pay Date	Type	Frequency	Forex Rate
CAD 0.220000	2024-12-06	2024-12-06	2024-12-31	Cash Dividend	quarterly	CAD:USD 0.702997
CAD 0.220000	2024-09-06	2024-09-06	2024-09-27	Cash Dividend	quarterly	CAD:USD 0.740138
CAD 0.220000	2024-06-06	2024-06-06	2024-06-28	Cash Dividend	quarterly	CAD:USD 0.730951
CAD 0.220000	2024-03-07	2024-03-08	2024-03-28	Cash Dividend	quarterly	CAD:USD 0.738242

* 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.

Maple Leaf Foods's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield	=	Most Recent Full Year Dividend	/	Current Share Price
	=	0.64071216	/	15.79
	=	4.06 %

Current Share Price is $15.79.
Maple Leaf Foods's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.64071216.

Maple Leaf Foods's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield	=	Forward Full Year Dividend	/	Current Share Price
	=	0.61863736	/	15.79
	=	3.92 %

Current Share Price is $15.79.
Maple Leaf Foods's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.15465934 * 4 = $0.61863736.

Maple Leaf Foods (OTCPK:MLFNF) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

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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Address

6985 Financial Drive, Corporate Secretary'S Department, Mississauga, ON, CAN, L5N 0A1

Website

https://www.mapleleaffoods.com

Maple Leaf Foods Incs is a producer of food products under leading brands, including Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf PrimeMaple Leaf Natural Selections, Schneiders, Schneiders Country Naturals, Mina, Greenfield Natural Meat Co., Lightlife, and Field Roast. The Company's portfolio includes prepared meats, ready-to-cook and ready-toserve meals, and valued-added fresh pork and poultry, and plant protein products. Its main markets are Canada, the United States, Japan, and China. The key brands are Maple Leaf and Schneiders, Maple Leaf Prime Naturally, Shopsy, Mitchell's Gourmet Food, Larse, Parm, and Hygrade.