Nutrien Dividend Stays at $0.55 as EPS Slide Tests Payout Ratio
Nutrien kept its quarterly dividend at $0.55 a share. EPS dropped 27% and the Alpha Score is 48, leaving the payout's long-term footing under pressure.
Alpha Score of 48 reflects weak overall profile with moderate momentum, moderate value, moderate quality. Based on 3 of 4 signals — score is capped at 90 until remaining data ingests.
Nutrien Ltd. kept its quarterly dividend at $0.55 a share for the upcoming payout, with the ex-dividend date set for Sept. 29. The payout, which goes to shareholders Oct. 16, continues a distribution streak that runs unbroken since 1990.
The Canadian fertilizer giant is the world's largest crop-inputs supplier, operating through a retail network of Nutrien Ag Solutions stores and a production arm mining potash in Saskatchewan and running nitrogen plants across North America and Trinidad.
The 12-month trailing yield stands at 3.03%. The forward yield is 3.06%. Annual dividend growth averaged 5.80% over the past five years. The ten-year figure is negative at -0.70%.
GuruFocus data shows revenue falling at an average 5.40% a year over the past three years, a pace that trails roughly 65% of global peers. Earnings per share (EPS) contracted even more sharply, down 27.10% a year. The five-year EBITDA growth rate, at 2.50%, undershoots about 60% of competitors.
The payout ratio sits at 0.42, meaning the company retains the majority of its earnings. The gap between contracting EPS and a steady payout is narrowing.
Nutrien's Alpha Score is 48 out of 100, labeled Mixed, in the Basic Materials sector.
The next quarterly dividend of $0.55 a share goes ex-dividend on Sept. 29, payable Oct. 16.
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