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RGR (Sturm Ruger) Dividend Yield % : 1.96% (As of Jul. 07, 2025)


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What is Sturm Ruger Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2025-07-07), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Sturm Ruger is 1.96%.

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

RGR' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.89   Med: 2.32   Max: 6.51
Current: 1.96

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Sturm Ruger was 6.51%. The lowest was 0.89%. And the median was 2.32%.

RGR's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
78.95% of 171 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 0.76 vs RGR: 1.96

Sturm Ruger's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.52.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Sturm Ruger was 0.49. The lowest was 0.30. And the median was 0.39.

As of today (2025-07-07), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Sturm Ruger is 1.96%.

Sturm Ruger's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0.24.

During the past 12 months, Sturm Ruger's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -35.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -41.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -4.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -0.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Sturm Ruger was 85.80% per year. The lowest was -41.00% per year. And the median was 7.35% 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.


Sturm Ruger Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sturm Ruger'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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Sturm Ruger Dividend Yield % Chart

Sturm Ruger Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.32 4.94 4.78 2.79 1.95

Sturm Ruger Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 2.34 2.21 1.80 1.95 1.78

Competitive Comparison of Sturm Ruger's Dividend Yield %

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Sturm Ruger'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.


Sturm Ruger's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Sturm Ruger's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sturm Ruger's Dividend Yield % falls into.


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Sturm Ruger Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Sturm Ruger Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.1800002025-05-162025-05-162025-05-30Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2400002025-03-142025-03-142025-03-28Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1100002024-11-132024-11-132024-11-27Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1900002024-08-152024-08-152024-08-30Cash 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.

Sturm Ruger's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.72/36.39
=1.98 %

Current Share Price is $36.39.
Sturm Ruger's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.72.

Sturm Ruger's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.72/36.39
=1.98 %

Current Share Price is $36.39.
Sturm Ruger's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.18 * 4 = $0.72.

* 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.


Sturm Ruger  (NYSE:RGR) 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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Sturm Ruger Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1 Lacey Place, Southport, CT, USA, 06890
Sturm Ruger & Co Inc and its subsidiary are principally engaged in the design, manufacture, and sale of firearms to domestic customers. The company's design and manufacturing operations are in the United States and almost all product content is domestic. The company has two reportable operating segments: firearms and castings. The firearms segment manufactures and sells rifles, pistols, and revolvers principally to a number of federally-licensed, independent wholesale distributors located in the United States. The castings segment manufactures and sells steel investment castings and metal injection molding parts. It generates maximum income from the sale of Firearms.
Executives
Cosentino John A Jr director C/O STURM RUGER & COMPANY INC, ONE LACEY PLACE, SOUTHPORT CT 06890
Phillip Widman director C/O TEREX CORP, 200 NYALA FARM ROAD, WESTPORT CT 06880
Sandra S Froman director 1 LACEY PLACE, SOUTHPORT CT 06890
Timothy Lowney officer: VP of Prescott Operations 1 LACEY PLACE, SOUTHPORT CT 06890
Terrence Gregory Oconnor director C/O HIGH RISE PARTNERS, 325 NORTH AVENUE EAST, WESTFIELD NJ 07090
Sarah F Colbert officer: VP of Administration ONE LACEY PLACE, SOUTHPORT CT 06890
Amir Rosenthal director C/O KATY INDUSTRIES INC, 765 STRAITS TURNPIKE STE 2000, MIDDLEBURY CT 06762
Christopher John Killoy officer: Vice President Sales and Mtg. C/O STURM, RUGER, & COMPANY, INC., 1 LACEY PLACE, SOUTHPORT CT 06890
Michael W Wilson officer: VP of Mayodan Operations ONE LACEY PLACE, SOUTHPORT CT 06890
Reid Kevin B. Sr officer: VP & General Counsel C/O STURM, RUGER & CO. INC, 1 LACEY PLACE, SOUTHPORT CT 06890
Rebecca S Halstead director ONE LACEY PLACE, SOUTHPORT CT 06890
Shawn Christopher Leska officer: Vice President, Sales ONE LACEY PLACE, SOUTHPORT CT 06890
C Michael Jacobi director C/O KATY INDUSTRIES INC, 765 STRAITS TURNPIKE STE 2000, MIDDLEBURY CT 06762
Randall Wheeler officer: VP of Newport Operations 1 LACEY PLACE, SOUTHPORT CT 06890
Thomas Patrick Sullivan officer: VP of Newport Operations C/O STURM RUGER & COMPANY INC, ONE LACEY PLACE, SOUTHPORT CT 06890