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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Danone S.A. (GPDNF) pays a $2.25 annual dividend, yielding 3.53% at $73.01/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-05-05. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 3.53%
Annual Dividend: $2.25 per share
Payout Ratio: 73.5%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-05-05
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Years of Dividend History: 27
Danone S.A. dividend investors are looking at a Paris-based food and beverage company behind brands like Activia, evian, Silk, and Aptamil, spanning dairy, plant-based products, specialized nutrition, and bottled water across more than a dozen global markets. The current yield stands at 3.53%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $2.25 per share. GPDNF carries a beta of just 0.177, meaning its share price moves very little relative to the broader market. That low volatility profile makes it a natural fit for income-focused investors who prioritize price steadiness over capital gains.
Danone S.A. pays out 73.5% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as elevated (60–75%). That level is supported by demand across product categories that tend to hold up regardless of economic conditions: infant formula under the Aptamil and Nutricia brands, medical nutrition products, and everyday dairy staples. Danone S.A. dividend safety is worth watching, however, because a payout above 70% leaves limited room to absorb an earnings decline without pressuring the dividend. The history table already shows multiple year-over-year declines, including a drop from $2.3952 in 2020 to $2.3609 in 2021 and a sharper fall to $2.0430 in 2022, which confirms the dividend is not immune to cuts when earnings come under pressure.
Danone S.A. dividend history shows a CAGR of 3.0% per year from 2010 to 2025. The per-share payment grew from $1.5644 to $2.4389 over that period (2026 data is partial and excluded from the CAGR calculation). Growth has been uneven: the largest single-year jump was 21.4% in 2018, but the window also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, most visibly the drop to $2.0430 in 2022. Three consecutive years of increases now follow that trough, but 3.0% annual growth is slow, and at that pace the dividend's purchasing power barely keeps pace with typical inflation.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +6.1% | $2.04 (2022) | $2.44 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +0.4% | $2.40 (2020) | $2.44 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +1.9% | $2.02 (2014) | $2.44 (2025) |
GPDNF fits income-focused investors who want a moderate yield from a globally diversified food and beverage business, and who can accept that the dividend has historically moved in both directions. The current yield of 3.53% sits above the 5-year average of 3.09%, which means buyers today are getting more income than the stock's recent norm. The trade-off is a payout ratio of 73.5% and a growth rate of just 3.0% per year. This is a moderate (2–4%) yield stock with limited dividend growth and a payout structure that has shown it can be trimmed when earnings weaken. What an investor gets is above-average-for-this-stock income; what they accept is slow growth and a history of occasional resets.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | $2.6340 |
| 2025-05-06 | $2.4389 |
| 2024-05-03 | $2.2616 |
| 2023-05-09 | $2.1906 |
| 2022-05-10 | $2.0430 |
| 2021-05-10 | $2.3609 |
| 2020-07-14 | $2.3952 |
| 2019-05-07 | $2.1685 |
| 2018-05-04 | $2.2668 |
| 2017-05-05 | $1.8679 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.6340 |
| 2025 | $2.4389 |
| 2024 | $2.2616 |
| 2023 | $2.1906 |
| 2022 | $2.0430 |
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