Big Lots's latest quarterly cash dividend of $0.3 per share was issued to shareholders on record before Mar 16, 2023. At an annualized rate of $1.2 per share, the stock yields 24.79%.
BIG has a dividend yield of 24.79% which is above the Consumer Defensive sector and the industry average. Compared to its Consumer Defensive sector average of 2.45%, Big Lots's dividend yield is 912% higher. The current dividend yield is above the historical average of 4.3% of the last 5 years.
Big Lots has a dividend history dating as far as 2002, but consistently the company has been paying dividends for the last nine consecutive years. Our records show that BIG has distributed two quarterly dividends in the past year. The annualized dividend per share has remained the same since twelve months ago. However with the price of the stock down by 73% from a year ago, the dividend yield has grown by 273%.
| Ex-date | Payment date | Declared on | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | $0.3 | normal |
| Dec 13, 2022 | Dec 28, 2022 | Nov 29, 2022 | $0.3 | normal |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Sep 23, 2022 | Aug 23, 2022 | $0.3 | normal |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Jun 24, 2022 | May 27, 2022 | $0.3 | normal |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 | Mar 3, 2022 | $0.3 | normal |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Dec 29, 2021 | Dec 1, 2021 | $0.3 | normal |
| Sep 9, 2021 | Sep 24, 2021 | Aug 25, 2021 | $0.3 | normal |
| Jun 10, 2021 | Jun 25, 2021 | May 26, 2021 | $0.3 | normal |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Apr 2, 2021 | Mar 5, 2021 | $0.3 | normal |
| Dec 15, 2020 | Dec 30, 2020 | Dec 4, 2020 | $0.3 | normal |
| Sep 10, 2020 | Sep 25, 2020 | Aug 27, 2020 | $0.3 | normal |
| Jun 11, 2020 | Jun 26, 2020 | May 29, 2020 | $0.3 | normal |
| Mar 19, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | Feb 27, 2020 | $0.3 | normal |
| Dec 13, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 | Dec 4, 2019 | $0.3 | normal |
| Sep 12, 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 | Aug 28, 2019 | $0.3 | normal |
| Jun 13, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | May 29, 2019 | $0.3 | normal |
| Mar 21, 2019 | Apr 5, 2019 | Mar 6, 2019 | $0.3 | normal |
| Dec 13, 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 | Dec 4, 2018 | $0.3 | normal |
| Sep 13, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | Aug 29, 2018 | $0.3 | normal |
| Jun 14, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | May 31, 2018 | $0.3 | normal |
| Mar 22, 2018 | Apr 6, 2018 | Mar 7, 2018 | $0.3 | normal |
| Dec 14, 2017 | Dec 29, 2017 | Dec 1, 2017 | $0.25 | normal |
| Sep 7, 2017 | Sep 22, 2017 | Aug 24, 2017 | $0.25 | normal |
| Jun 7, 2017 | Jun 23, 2017 | May 25, 2017 | $0.25 | normal |
| Mar 15, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | Mar 3, 2017 | $0.25 | normal |
| Dec 14, 2016 | Dec 30, 2016 | Nov 30, 2016 | $0.21 | normal |
| Sep 7, 2016 | Sep 23, 2016 | Aug 26, 2016 | $0.21 | normal |
| Jun 8, 2016 | Jun 24, 2016 | May 26, 2016 | $0.21 | normal |
| Mar 16, 2016 | Apr 1, 2016 | Mar 4, 2016 | $0.21 | normal |
| Name | Dividend yield | DPS | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIG Big Lots Inc | 24.07% | $1.2 | N/A |
| TGT Target Corp | 3.93% | $4.34 | 59.2% |
| DG Dollar General Corp | 2.15% | $2.28 | 23.3% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp | 0.68% | $3.84 | 28.4% |
Big Lots has issued two dividends in the last twelve months.
Big Lots's last dividend ex-date was on Mar 16, 2023. The dividend amount was $0.3 per share.
BIG has paid dividend of $1.2 per share in the last year.
Currently Big Lots's dividend yield is 24.79%.
Big Lots pays four dividends per year.
Big Lots's dividend yield is above the Consumer Defensive sector average.