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Data last updated: Sep 28, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 28, 2026): Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANEWF) pays a $1.66 annual dividend, yielding 4.32% at $17.00/share. Next ex-dividend date 2022-11-07. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 4.32%
Annual Dividend: $1.66 per share
Payout Ratio: 61.8%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2022-11-07
Dividend Frequency: semi-annually
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 12
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited dividend income comes from one of the oldest banks in the Southern Hemisphere, founded in 1835 and operating across retail, commercial, institutional, and Pacific banking markets. ANEWF currently pays a 4.36% dividend yield, placing it firmly in high-yield territory for a diversified bank. The trailing annual dividend rate is $1.66 per share, paid semi-annually, with the most recent ex-dividend date of November 7, 2022. That yield level makes this stock a natural fit for income-focused investors who prioritize cash return over dividend growth.
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited pays out 61.8% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as elevated (60–75%). ANZ's broad revenue base, spanning home mortgages, commercial asset financing, institutional lending, and Pacific consumer banking, supports the current payout level across multiple business lines. Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited dividend safety faces its clearest pressure from the history of year-over-year declines, including a drop from $1.81 in 2015 to $1.60 in 2016, which shows the dividend is not immune to cuts when earnings come under stress.
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited dividend history shows a CAGR of 0.1% per year from 2012 to 2022. Per-share payments moved from $1.45 to $1.46 over that decade, a gain of just one cent across ten full years. The largest annual increase in the window was 13.1% in 2013, but that single jump was followed by years of flat or declining payments, which is what pulls the long-run growth rate to near zero. Growth is slow, and that limits upside for investors counting on rising income over time.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -3.0% | $1.60 (2019) | $1.46 (2022) |
| 5-Year | -1.8% | $1.60 (2017) | $1.46 (2022) |
| 10-Year | +0.1% | $1.45 (2012) | $1.46 (2022) |
ANEWF stock fits income-focused investors who want a high cash yield from a diversified international bank and can accept that dividend growth has been essentially flat over the past decade. The yield classification is high (above 4%), which is the primary draw here. The trade-off is a 0.1% ten-year CAGR and a payout ratio of 61.8% that has not prevented cuts in the past, most notably the drop from $1.81 in 2015 to $1.60 in 2016. What an investor gets is meaningful current income from a bank with operations across Australia, New Zealand, institutional markets, and the Pacific. What they accept is little to no dividend growth and a history that includes reductions.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2022-11-07 | $0.7400 |
| 2022-05-09 | $0.7200 |
| 2021-11-08 | $0.7200 |
| 2021-05-10 | $0.7000 |
| 2020-08-24 | $0.2500 |
| 2019-11-12 | $0.8000 |
| 2019-05-13 | $0.8000 |
| 2018-11-13 | $0.8000 |
| 2017-11-13 | $0.8000 |
| 2017-05-08 | $0.8000 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $1.4600 |
| 2021 | $1.4200 |
| 2020 | $0.2500 |
| 2019 | $1.6000 |
| 2018 | $0.8000 |
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