J D Wetherspoon plc (JDW.XLON) Dividend Analysis
Does J D Wetherspoon (JDW.XLON) pay a dividend?
Yes. J D Wetherspoon (JDW.XLON) pays a dividend: £0.12 per share over the last twelve months, a dividend yield of 1.16% at the latest close.
The payout takes about 29.6% of earnings.
Computed from company filings. Ex-dividend and payment dates are not part of those filings, so they are not shown here. This is analysis, not investment advice.
| Fiscal year | Per share | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | £0.12 | |
| 2019 | £0.12 | 0.0% |
| 2018 | £0.12 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | £0.12 | 0.0% |
| 2016 | £0.12 | 0.0% |
| 2015 | £0.12 | 0.0% |
| 2014 | £0.12 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | £0.12 | 0.0% |
| 2012 | £0.12 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | £0.12 |
Newest 10 of 21 fiscal years; the chart below has the full series. Each payment counts toward the fiscal year it is paid for, so a final dividend paid in spring belongs to the year before. Figures are adjusted for stock splits, so a fall is a cut.
Dividend appears well-covered by both earnings and free cash flow, no sustained growth pattern yet.
Based on TTM and annual data · Not a buy/sell signal
Score Breakdown
Safety
40% of composite
Growth
35% of composite
Income
25% of composite
Composite = Safety (100) × 0.40 + Growth (0) × 0.35 + Income (45) × 0.25 = 51
Dividend Yield
1.16%
Per Share (TTM)
£0.12
Payout Ratio
29.6%
CAGR
—
Dividend Safety
Earnings Payout
29.6%
FCF Payout
23.2%
FCF Coverage
4.3x
Dividend Growth
Per Share (TTM)
£0.12
Growth Streak
—
CAGR
—
Dividend Income
Annual DPS (TTM)
£0.12
Annual Income / £10K
£116
Payment frequency, ex-dividend and payment dates are not available from company filings. Check your broker or the company's investor relations page for the schedule.
J D Wetherspoon (JDW.XLON) dividend: yield, safety and growth
Frequently asked
Does J D Wetherspoon (JDW.XLON) pay a dividend, and how much?+
Yes, J D Wetherspoon pays a regular dividend of about £0.12 per share per year (a yield of roughly 1.2%). That is a payout ratio of about 29.6% of earnings, so it is comfortably covered by free cash flow. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and cash flow cover the payout, not the percentage alone. The full payout history and per-share figures are on this dividends tab.
Is J D Wetherspoon's dividend safe?+
J D Wetherspoon's dividend looks comfortably covered by free cash flow, with free cash flow covering the payout about 4.3 times over. Intrinsiqq scores its dividend safety at 100 out of 100, weighing the payout ratio, free-cash-flow coverage and balance-sheet strength. Safety matters more than yield: a payout you can rely on beats a high one you cannot.
What is J D Wetherspoon's dividend payout ratio?+
J D Wetherspoon pays out about 29.6% of its earnings as dividends. A lower payout ratio leaves more room to keep raising the dividend and to absorb a bad year, while a very high ratio can signal a payout under pressure. On this measure the dividend is comfortably covered by free cash flow. See the dividend-safety breakdown for the free-cash-flow view, which is often more telling than earnings.
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