Weston (George) Dividend yield

Weston (George) is part of Food and Drug Retailers business, which is part of Consumer Services industry. Weston (George) is a company from Canada, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Weston (George) stock dividend

Weston (George) paid a total dividend of 399 million CAD last year, for a market value of 20,979 millions (Market Cap 10,080 millions). Weston (George) dividend per share is 2.85 CAD, and his stock market price 149.85 CAD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Weston (George) has a dividend yield of 1.90%, 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 Weston (George) stocks dividend with other Food and Drug Retailers companies or other of the highest Canada dividend stocks list.

Weston (George) Dividend Payout

About the ability of Weston (George) to maintain his current dividend of CAD 2.85 per share, an amount that accounts for 1.90%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Weston (George) payout on ernings is currently 14.84%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Consumer Services industry, which are 39.34% and 31.45% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Weston (George)can maintain his current 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 Weston (George) is CAD 27.75 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of CAD 2.85, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Weston (George), compared againt world market average, Canada companies, Consumer Services industry and Food and Drug Retailers sector companies.

Weston (George) Dividend History

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

Year	Yield	CAD	Paypout	Shares*
Present	1.90%	2.85	14.84%	140
2022	1.57%	2.64	30.17%	142
2021	1.64%	2.41	20.87%	150
2020	2.31%	2.20	34.00%	154
2019	2.53%	2.61	29.90%	153
2018	2.17%	1.95	20.14%	153
2017	1.67%	1.82	18.35%	128
2016	1.58%	1.77	18.23%	128
2015	1.56%	1.70	0.00%	128

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Weston (George) dividend stock, and compare it with the average of Canada stocks and that of the Food and Drug Retailers stocks.

Weston (George) Stock performance

Finally, last moth Weston (George) showed a return of -1.30% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -3.06% of Consumer Services firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a -0.20% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Canada and Food and Drug Retailers firms.