Kansas City Southern (Kansas City Southern) Dividend Yield % : 0.70% (As of Apr. 26, 2024)

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What is Kansas City Southern Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-04-26), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Kansas City Southern is 0.70%.

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

KSU' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.25 Med: 1.03 Max: 1.96
Current: 0.7

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Kansas City Southern was 1.96%. The lowest was 0.25%. And the median was 1.03%.

KSU's Dividend Yield % is not ranked
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 3.02 vs KSU: 0.70

Kansas City Southern's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was 0.32.

Warning Sign:

If a company dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Kansas City Southern is 1.98, which seems too high.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Kansas City Southern was 1.98. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 0.25.

As of today (2024-04-26), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Kansas City Southern is 0.74%.

Kansas City Southern's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was $0.54.

During the past 12 months, Kansas City Southern's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 28.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Kansas City Southern was 19.20% per year. The lowest was 0.00% per year. And the median was 3.90% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Kansas City Southern Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kansas City Southern's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

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* 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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Kansas City Southern Dividend Yield % Chart

Kansas City Southern Annual Data

Trend

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Dec12

Dec13

Dec14

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Dec16

Dec17

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Dec20

Dividend Yield %

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1.56

1.31

1.51

0.97

0.80

Kansas City Southern Quarterly Data
	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21
Dividend Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.88	0.80	0.67	0.68	0.76

Competitive Comparison of Kansas City Southern's Dividend Yield %

For the Railroads subindustry, Kansas City Southern'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.

Kansas City Southern's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Kansas City Southern's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kansas City Southern's Dividend Yield % falls into.

Kansas City Southern Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Kansas City Southern (NYSE:KSU) 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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Kansas City Southern (Kansas City Southern) Business Description

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Address

427 West 12th Street, Kansas City, MO, USA, 64105

Website

https://www.kcsouthern.com

Kansas City Southern, the smallest Class I railroad, derives about half of its $2.6 billion revenue on 3,400 miles of track in the Central and Southern United States. Remaining sales are produced by operating concessions on 3,300 miles of rail in Mexico and 47 miles of track adjacent to the Panama Canal. KCS' freight includes industrial and forest products (around 21% of total revenue), chemicals and petroleum (26%), agriculture and minerals (18%), intermodal (13%), energy (9%), and autos (9%); other revenue stems from switching, demurrage, and the like.

Executives

Warren K Erdman	officer: Executive Vice President
Lora S Cheatum	officer: Sr. VP - Human Resources	KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN PO BOX 219335 KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Suzanne M Grafton	officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer	427 W 12TH STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Del Cueto Cuevas Oscar Augusto	officer: President & Exec Rep of Sub	427 W 12TH STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Michael W Upchurch	officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer	KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, PO BOX 219335, KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Patrick J Ottensmeyer	officer: President & CEO	PO BOX 219335, KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Adam J Godderz	officer: SVP Chief Legal Ofc & Corp Sec	427 W 12TH STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Brian D. Hancock	officer: EVP & Chief Innovation Officer	KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, PO BOX 219335, KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Michael J. Naatz	officer: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer	10990 ROE AVE, OVERLAND PARK KS 66211
Thomas A Mcdonnell	director	C/O KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, 427 W 12TH STREET, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Garza Santos David F	director	AV. INDUSTRIALES DEL PONIENTE NO. 2300 SANTA CATARINA, N.L. O5 66350
Robert J Druten	director	6503 SENECA ROAD, MISSION HILLS KS 66208
Jeffrey M Songer	officer: EVP & COO	KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN PO BOX 219335 KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Janet H Kennedy	director	KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, PO BOX 219335, KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Lydia I Beebe	director	13403 NORTHWEST FREEWAY, HOUSTON TX 77040