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WestRock Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
WestRock is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.62%.
Key information
2.6%
Dividend yield
-0.005%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 2.6% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 2.6% |
| Dividend Growth | 2.7% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$1.210 |
| Payout ratio | 97% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
WestRock: Exceptional Free Cash Flow Off Highly Productive Assets
Jun 05Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK)
May 22
WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Feb 28WestRock Company: Hold, Technicals Are Neutral And Upside Is Limited
Feb 27WestRock Acquisitions Did Not Create Shareholder Value
Nov 24WestRock: Solid Asset-Based, But (Likely) Not The Right Time
Sep 12WestRock Company: Buying Low And Selling High
Aug 22WestRock Company: 69% Upside But Poor Profitability Comps Vs. Peers
Jul 18We Think WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
Apr 10WestRock: Asymmetric Opportunity At $35
Feb 06WestRock declares $0.275 dividend
Jan 27Is There An Opportunity With WestRock Company's (NYSE:WRK) 44% Undervaluation?
Jan 22WestRock to sell stake in RTS Packaging to Sonoco Products for $330M
Nov 09WestRock raises dividend by 10% to $0.275
Oct 27WestRock to close corrugated medium manufacturing at Minnesota facility
Oct 05WestRock Is A Clear Buy At This Price
Sep 19What Does WestRock Company's (NYSE:WRK) Share Price Indicate?
Aug 29WestRock Q3 2022 Earnings Preview
Aug 03WestRock: Buy This Growth Stock On The Cheap
Jul 25These 4 Measures Indicate That WestRock (NYSE:WRK) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Jul 08WestRock: Price Increase Over Cost Inflation
May 13Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: WRK's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: WRK's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| WestRock Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (WRK) | 2.6% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.3% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.2% |
| Industry Average (Packaging) | 2.2% |
| Analyst forecast (WRK) (up to 3 years) | 2.6% |
Notable Dividend: WRK's dividend (2.62%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.55%).
High Dividend: WRK's dividend (2.62%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.76%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (97.4%), WRK's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (67.5%), WRK's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.