Kroger Dividend yield

Kroger is part of Food and Drug Retailers business, which is part of Consumer Services industry. Kroger is a company from USA, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Kroger stock dividend

Kroger paid a total dividend of 833 million USD last year, for a market value of 33,308 millions (Market Cap 30,217 millions). Kroger dividend per share is 1.16 USD, and his stock market price 46.39 USD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Kroger has a dividend yield of 2.50%, which is lower than the amount offered by the market average , but bigger than Consumer Services industry. Dividend yields are similar among companies from the same industry, so it is a positive sign for the company.

In addition, you should compare Kroger stocks dividend with other Food and Drug Retailers companies or other of the highest USA dividend stocks list.

Kroger Dividend Payout

About the ability of Kroger to maintain his current dividend of USD 1.16 per share, an amount that accounts for 2.50%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Kroger payout on ernings is currently 36.48%, which is lower than the market average, but higher than companies of Consumer Services industry, which are 39.34% and 31.45% respectively. Both figures show that Kroger is in a good position to keep maintaining his dividend.

The payout on earnings should be complemented with the payout on cash flow since it is this last amount the one which can be distributed to shareholders. Cash flow per share of Kroger is USD 6.27 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of USD 1.16, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Kroger, compared againt world market average, USA companies, Consumer Services industry and Food and Drug Retailers sector companies.

Kroger Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Kroger's dividend stock, both in percentage and in USD, its Payout on Earnings and the number of shares (in case there is an split, number shares altered the dividend per share).

Year	Yield	USD	Paypout	Shares*
Present	2.50%	1.16	36.48%	718
2022	2.33%	1.04	44.07%	721
2021	1.86%	0.84	23.73%	744
2020	2.27%	0.72	32.43%	778
2019	2.21%	0.64	16.12%	798
2018	2.04%	0.56	43.41%	797
2017	1.82%	0.50	22.22%	897
2016	1.49%	0.48	22.12%	954
2015	1.12%	0.42	23.33%	978

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Kroger dividend stock, and compare it with the average of USA stocks and that of the Food and Drug Retailers stocks.

Kroger Stock performance

Finally, last moth Kroger showed a return of -4.60% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -3.06% of Consumer Services firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a -3.20% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for USA and Food and Drug Retailers firms.