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MCK Mckesson dividend history, payout ratio & dates

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  3. NYSE: MCK
  4. Dividend

Mckesson's most recent quarterly dividend was on May 31, 2022 (ex-date) with a cash dividend payment of $0.47 per share. On an annualized basis, the company has a current payout of $1.88 per share. This brings the dividend yield to 0.57% based on its recent close price.

Key dates

  • MCK last dividend date: May 31, 2022
  • MCK next dividend date: Not announced
Peer dividends: CAH ABC PDCO OMI PINC
MCK dividend stats
DPS
$1.88
Dividend yield
0.57%
Payout ratio
25.7%
vs. Healthcare sector
Dividend yield
1.67%
Payout ratio
33.5%

Dividend yield

What is Mckesson current dividend yield

MCK has a dividend yield of 0.57% which is lower than the Healthcare sector, the industry and its peers average.

Dividend history

What is MCK dividend payout history and dates

Mckesson has been paying dividends since 1995. MCK has distributed four quarterly dividends in the past year. The annualized dividend per share has increased by 12% for the last twelve months. But since the stock price has gone up by 71% from a year ago, the dividend yield has decreased by 35%.

Recent dividends

Ex-date Payment date Declared on Amount Type
May 31, 2022 Jul 1, 2022 Apr 27, 2022 $0.47 normal
Feb 28, 2022 Apr 1, 2022 Jan 27, 2022 $0.47 normal
Nov 30, 2021 Jan 3, 2022 Oct 28, 2021 $0.47 normal
Aug 31, 2021 Oct 1, 2021 Jul 26, 2021 $0.47 normal
May 28, 2021 Jul 1, 2021 Apr 29, 2021 $0.42 normal
Mar 1, 2021 Apr 1, 2021 Jan 28, 2021 $0.42 normal
Nov 30, 2020 Jan 4, 2021 Oct 29, 2020 $0.42 normal
Aug 31, 2020 Oct 1, 2020 Jul 29, 2020 $0.42 normal
May 29, 2020 Jul 1, 2020 Apr 29, 2020 $0.41 normal
Feb 28, 2020 Apr 1, 2020 Jan 29, 2020 $0.41 normal
Nov 29, 2019 Jan 2, 2020 Oct 23, 2019 $0.41 normal
Aug 30, 2019 Oct 1, 2019 Jul 31, 2019 $0.41 normal
May 31, 2019 Jul 1, 2019 Apr 24, 2019 $0.39 normal
Feb 28, 2019 Apr 1, 2019 Jan 31, 2019 $0.39 normal
Nov 30, 2018 Jan 2, 2019 Oct 24, 2018 $0.39 normal
Aug 31, 2018 Oct 1, 2018 Jul 25, 2018 $0.39 normal
May 31, 2018 Jul 2, 2018 Apr 25, 2018 $0.34 normal
Feb 28, 2018 Apr 2, 2018 Feb 1, 2018 $0.34 normal
Nov 30, 2017 Jan 2, 2018 Oct 25, 2017 $0.34 normal
Aug 30, 2017 Oct 2, 2017 Jul 26, 2017 $0.34 normal
Jun 1, 2017 Jul 3, 2017 May 24, 2017 $0.28 normal
Feb 27, 2017 Apr 3, 2017 Jan 25, 2017 $0.28 normal
Nov 29, 2016 Jan 2, 2017 Oct 27, 2016 $0.28 normal
Aug 30, 2016 Oct 3, 2016 Jul 26, 2016 $0.28 normal
Jun 2, 2016 Jul 1, 2016 May 25, 2016 $0.28 normal
Feb 26, 2016 Apr 1, 2016 Jan 27, 2016 $0.28 normal
Nov 27, 2015 Jan 4, 2016 Oct 30, 2015 $0.28 normal
Aug 28, 2015 Oct 1, 2015 Jul 29, 2015 $0.28 normal

Mckesson dividend payout ratio

What is Mckesson dividend payout ratio compared to the sector

Payout ratio

MCK has a payout ratio of 25.7% which is higher than the industry average but lower than the Healthcare sector and its peers average.

Total amount of dividends paid per financial year (from cash flow)

MCK dividend vs peer dividends

How does MCK dividend compare to its peers' dividends
Name Dividend yield DPS Payout ratio
CAH Cardinal Health Inc 3.71% $1.97 N/A
PDCO Patterson Companies Inc 3.4% $1.04 49.8%
PINC Premier Inc 2.21% $0.8 37.7%
ABC Amerisourcebergen Corp 1.27% $1.82 21.9%
MCK Mckesson Corp 0.57% $1.88 25.7%
OMI Owens & Minor Inc 0.04% $0.01 0.5%