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Sainsbury (J) (Sainsbury (J)) Dividend Yield % : 4.90% (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Sainsbury (J) Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-04-30), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Sainsbury (J) is 4.90%.

Good Sign:

Sainsbury (J) PLC stock dividend yield is close to 1-year high.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sainsbury (J)'s Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

JSNSF' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.03   Med: 4.85   Max: 7.63
Current: 4.9

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Sainsbury (J) was 7.63%. The lowest was 1.03%. And the median was 4.85%.

JSNSF's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
82.93% of 205 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 2.6 vs JSNSF: 4.90

Sainsbury (J)'s Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.34.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Sainsbury (J) was 0.73. The lowest was 0.28. And the median was 0.53.

As of today (2024-04-30), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Sainsbury (J) is 4.73%.

Sainsbury (J)'s Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was $0.05.

During the past 12 months, Sainsbury (J)'s average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 235.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 1.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -7.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Sainsbury (J) was 63.70% per year. The lowest was -30.90% per year. And the median was 3.60% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Sainsbury (J) Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sainsbury (J)'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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Sainsbury (J) Dividend Yield % Chart

Sainsbury (J) Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.32 5.65 1.40 4.07 5.26

Sainsbury (J) Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
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 - - 5.26 4.86 5.36

Competitive Comparison of Sainsbury (J)'s Dividend Yield %

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Sainsbury (J)'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.


Sainsbury (J)'s Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Sainsbury (J)'s Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sainsbury (J)'s Dividend Yield % falls into.



Sainsbury (J) Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Sainsbury (J) Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
GBP 0.0392023-11-132023-11-102023-12-15Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyGBP:USD 1.243781
GBP 0.0922023-06-082023-06-092023-07-14Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyGBP:USD 1.262626

* 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.

Sainsbury (J)'s Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.164669051/3.478
=4.73 %

Current Share Price is $3.478.
Sainsbury (J)'s Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.164669051.

Sainsbury (J)'s Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.097014918/3.478
=2.79 %

Current Share Price is $3.478.
Sainsbury (J)'s Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.048507459 * 2 = $0.097014918.

* 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.


Sainsbury (J)  (OTCPK:JSNSF) 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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Sainsbury (J) (Sainsbury (J)) Business Description

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Address
33 Holborn, London, GBR, EC1N 2HT
Founded in 1869, Sainsbury's is the second-largest U.K. grocery chain with around 16% market share. It operates around 600 supermarkets and 800 convenience stores, all in the U.K. The company has diversified away from core food by selling clothing, telecom equipment, and other nonfood items. In September 2016, it took a step further into nonfood retailing with the purchase of Home Retail Group, operating the Habitat and Argos chains (general merchandise and electronics stores), for GBP 1.10 billion. It has been selling products online since 1997.

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