JSAIY (Sainsbury (J)) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.32 (As of Feb. 2025)

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What is Sainsbury (J) Dividend Payout Ratio?

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period. Sainsbury (J)'s Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Feb. 2025 was 0.32.

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

JSAIY' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.28 Med: 0.53 Max: 0.73
Current: 0.58

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.

JSAIY's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
70.11% of 184 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.355 vs JSAIY: 0.58

As of today (2025-04-26), the Dividend Yield % of Sainsbury (J) is 4.79%.

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

Sainsbury (J)'s Dividends per Share for the months ended in Feb. 2025 was $0.19.

During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 60.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -4.50% 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 4.20% 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.

Sainsbury (J) Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sainsbury (J)'s Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Sainsbury (J) Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Sainsbury (J) Annual Data

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Feb24

Dividend Payout Ratio

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0.61

0.93

0.43

0.60

0.62

Sainsbury (J) Semi-Annual Data
	Mar15	Sep15	Aug16	Feb17	Aug17	Feb18	Aug18	Feb19	Aug19	Feb20	Aug20	Feb21	Aug21	Feb22	Aug22	Feb23	Aug23	Feb24	Aug24	Feb25
Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.34	0.93	0.35	0.88	0.32

Competitive Comparison of Sainsbury (J)'s Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Sainsbury (J)'s Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio 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 Payout Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

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Sainsbury (J) Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Sainsbury (J)'s Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Feb. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Feb. 2024 )
	=	0.68	/	1.091
	=	0.62

Sainsbury (J)'s Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Feb. 2025 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Feb. 2025 )
	=	0.192	/	0.607
	=	0.32

Sainsbury (J) (OTCPK:JSAIY) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Dividend 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) Business Description

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Address

33 Holborn, London, GBR, EC1N 2HT

Website

https://www.about.sainsburys.co.uk

Founded in 1869, Sainsbury's is the second-largest UK grocery chain with around 15% 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.