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WestRock Co (WestRock Co) Dividends per Share : $1.16 (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is WestRock Co Dividends per Share?

WestRock Co's dividends per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.30. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $1.16. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.78. As of today, WestRock Co's Dividend Yield % is 2.23%.

Warning Sign:

WestRock Co stock dividend yield is close to 1-year low.

During the past 12 months, WestRock Co's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -6.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -11.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.30% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of WestRock Co was 53.70% per year. The lowest was -20.00% per year. And the median was 4.70% per year.

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WestRock Co Dividends per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for WestRock Co's Dividends per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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WestRock Co Dividends per Share Chart

WestRock Co Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Dividends per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.82 1.33 0.88 1.00 1.10

WestRock Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Dividends per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.30 0.30

Competitive Comparison of WestRock Co's Dividends per Share

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, WestRock Co's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % 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.


WestRock Co's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, WestRock Co's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WestRock Co's Dividend Yield % falls into.



WestRock Co Dividends per Share Calculation

Dividends paid to per common share.


WestRock Co  (NYSE:WRK) Dividends per Share Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

WestRock Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Mar. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=0.303/ 0.39
=0.78

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of WestRock Co was 0.61. The lowest was 0.19. And the median was 0.39.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

WestRock Co Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.3025002024-05-132024-05-142024-05-22Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3025002024-02-082024-02-092024-02-21Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3025002023-11-102023-11-132023-11-21Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2750002023-08-092023-08-102023-08-24Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.


WestRock Co's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.1825/52.615
=2.25 %

Current Share Price is $52.615.
WestRock Co's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.1825.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of WestRock Co was 7.60%. The lowest was 0.66%. And the median was 2.72%.

Warning Sign:

WestRock Co stock dividend yield is close to 1-year low.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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WestRock Co (WestRock Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1000 Abernathy Road, North East, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30328
WestRock manufactures corrugated packaging and consumer packaging, such as folding cartons and paperboard. After the merger of RockTenn and MeadWestvaco in fall 2015, WestRock became the largest North American producer of solid bleached sulfate and the second-largest producer of containerboard, which is used in the production of shipping containers.
Executives
Currey M Russell director PO BOX 4098, NORCROSS GA 30091
John L O'neal officer: President, Global Paper 1155 PERIMETER CENTER WEST, ATLANTA GA 30338
James E Nevels director C/O TASTY BAKING COMPANY, NAVY YARD CORP. CTR., THREE CRESCENT DR., PHILADELPHIA PA 19112
Samuel W. Shoemaker officer: President, Consumer Packaging 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD NE, SUITE 125, ATLANTA GA 30328
Dmitri L Stockton director 777 LONG RIDGE ROAD, SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL C/O CORP. SECRETARY, STAMFORD CT 06902
Thomas Stigers officer: President, Mill Operations 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD NE, SUITE 125, ATLANTA GA 30328
Denise R Singleton officer: EVP, GC and Secretary 3100 SANDERS ROAD, SUITE 301, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Jean Savage director 14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
David B Sewell officer: Chief Executive Officer 101 W. PROSPECT AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Alexander W Pease officer: Chief Financial Officer 5605 CARNEGIE BOULEVARD, SUTIE 500, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Patrick M. Kivits officer: Pres, Consumer PKG 1200 WILLOW LAKE BLVD., P.O. BOX 64683, ST. PAUL MN 55110
Peter C Durette officer: President, Corrugated Pkg. MEADWESTVACO, 501 SOUTH 5TH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219-0501
Jeffrey Wayne Chalovich officer: President - Corrugated Pkging 504 THRASHER STREET, NORCROSS GA 30071
Steven C Voorhees director, officer: CEO - President 214 N TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Patrick Edward Lindner officer: President, Consumer Packaging 501 SOUTH 5TH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219

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