Leggett & Platt Dividend
Dividend criteria checks 2/6
Leggett & Platt is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.55%.
Key information
1.6%
Dividend yield
-24%
Payout ratio
| Industry average yield | 1.2% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$0.200 |
| Earnings per share | -US$6.08 |
| Dividend yield forecast | 1.6% |
Recent dividend updates
Leggett & Platt's (NYSE:LEG) Shareholders Will Receive A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year
Jun 06
Leggett & Platt's (NYSE:LEG) Dividend Will Be Reduced To $0.05
May 23Leggett & Platt's (NYSE:LEG) Dividend Is Being Reduced To $0.05
May 09Recent updates
Leggett & Platt's (NYSE:LEG) Returns Have Hit A Wall
Aug 20Leggett & Platt: True Earning Power Could Have Been Overestimated
Aug 06Results: Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Delivered A Surprise Loss And Now Analysts Have New Forecasts
Aug 04Leggett & Platt: A Cash Generation Machine Priced At A Discount
Jun 24Leggett & Platt's (NYSE:LEG) Shareholders Will Receive A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year
Jun 06Leggett & Platt: Dividend Lessons Learned From A Former King
Jun 04Leggett & Platt: Our Previous Thesis Is Invalidated - A Rating Downgrade Is Imminent
May 29Leggett & Platt's (NYSE:LEG) Dividend Will Be Reduced To $0.05
May 23Leggett & Platt's (NYSE:LEG) Dividend Is Being Reduced To $0.05
May 09It Looks Like Leggett & Platt, Incorporated's (NYSE:LEG) CEO May Expect Their Salary To Be Put Under The Microscope
May 02Leggett & Platt Cuts Its Dividend: Signs Of An Existential Threat?
May 01Dividend King On A Tightrope: Leggett & Platt's Fight To Maintain Its Status
Apr 20Leggett & Platt: Lower Sales And Worsening Margins Are Bad News For This King
Apr 14Leggett & Platt: 2 High-Yield Income Options
Mar 19Leggett & Platt: Declining Cash Flows Make This Dividend King A Stock I Would Avoid
Mar 07Leggett & Platt: Is The Dividend Still Safe Amid Poor Cash Flow Guidance?
Feb 09Is The Leggett & Platt Stock A Good Buy Ahead Of Its Q4 Results?
Jan 31Leggett & Platt: The Pain Is Not Over Yet
Jan 09Should You Think About Buying Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (NYSE:LEG) Now?
Dec 14Leggett & Platt: Many Issues Ahead
Dec 02Is Leggett & Platt (NYSE:LEG) Using Too Much Debt?
Nov 28Leggett & Platt: Evaluating The Near 8% Yield Of This Dividend King
Nov 15Leggett & Platt: The 7.7% Dividend May Not Be Worth It After The Poor Q3
Nov 01Leggett & Platt: Don't Let This Dividend Aristocrat Fool You
Sep 27Leggett & Platt: This Dividend King Might Have Bottomed
Sep 07At US$27.11, Is Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (NYSE:LEG) Worth Looking At Closely?
Sep 06These 4 Measures Indicate That Leggett & Platt (NYSE:LEG) Is Using Debt Extensively
Aug 21Leggett & Platt: Best Time In 14 Years To Buy This 6.4%-Yielding Dividend King
Aug 19Leggett & Platt Q2 Earnings: (Dividend) King - Pinned?
Aug 01Estimating The Fair Value Of Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (NYSE:LEG)
Jul 26Leggett & Platt: Is The Dividend King's Throne At Risk?
Jul 20Leggett & Platt: The Reasons We Are Not Yet Buyers Of The Stock
Jul 13Leggett & Platt: The High Costs Of Being A King
Jun 16Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (NYSE:LEG)?
Jun 06Leggett & Platt: More Than Meets The Eye
Jun 03Leggett & Platt (NYSE:LEG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.46
May 22Leggett & Platt (NYSE:LEG) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.46
May 08Estimating The Fair Value Of Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (NYSE:LEG)
Apr 26Leggett & Platt (NYSE:LEG) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Apr 08Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: LEG's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: LEG's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Leggett & Platt Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (LEG) | 1.6% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.4% |
| Industry Average (Consumer Durables) | 1.2% |
| Analyst forecast (LEG) (up to 3 years) | 1.6% |
Notable Dividend: LEG's dividend (1.55%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.43%).
High Dividend: LEG's dividend (1.55%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.36%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: LEG is paying a dividend but the company is unprofitable.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (9.2%), LEG's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by cash flows.