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Data last updated: Nov 08, 2026
Snapshot (as of Nov 08, 2026): Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (HMY) pays a $12.80 annual dividend, yielding 4.54% at $17.17/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-10-09. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 4.54%
Annual Dividend: $12.80 per share
Payout Ratio: 15.3%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-10-09
Dividend Frequency: semi-annually
Sector: Basic Materials
Years of Dividend History: 20
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited dividend currently yields 4.62%, placing it firmly in high-yield territory for a gold mining stock. HMY operates gold, silver, uranium, and copper exploration and extraction across South Africa, Papua New Guinea, and Australia, including nine underground operations in the Witwatersrand Basin and the open-pit Hidden Valley mine. The trailing annual dividend rate based on actual TTM payments is $12.80 per share, paid semi-annually, with the next ex-dividend date on October 9, 2026. A beta of 0.787 means HMY moves less than the broader market, which appeals to income-focused investors who want commodity exposure without maximum price swings.
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited pays out 14.8% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low retention of earnings relative to the dividend means the company keeps the vast majority of its income, leaving substantial room before the payout comes under pressure. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited dividend safety benefits from this wide buffer, though the dividend history does contain year-over-year declines, which reflects the reality that gold mining revenues are tied to commodity prices and production output, both of which can shift sharply.
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited dividend history shows a CAGR of 1.8% per year from 1999 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.1198 to $0.1909 over that span (2026 data is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 213.4% in 2002, which illustrates how erratic the growth pattern has been rather than a steady upward trend.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-Year | +24.0% | $0.07 (2017) | $0.19 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +10.7% | $0.07 (2010) | $0.19 (2025) |
HMY fits income-focused investors who want exposure to gold mining and can accept an irregular dividend history in exchange for a high current yield. At 4.62%, the yield is classified as high (above 4%), and it stands well above the 5-year average yield of 0.96%, which reflects how much the payout has shifted in recent years. The payout ratio of 14.8% keeps the dividend covered with room to spare. The trade-off is growth: a 1.8% CAGR over 26 years is slow, and the history includes cuts, so income predictability is not this stock's strength. What HMY offers is a high yield backed by a conservative payout, from a company with operations spanning three continents in the gold sector.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | $0.4611 |
| 2026-10-09 | $0.4610 |
| 2026-04-24 | $0.4611 |
| 2025-10-10 | $0.0710 |
| 2025-04-11 | $0.1199 |
| 2024-10-11 | $0.0525 |
| 2024-04-11 | $0.0779 |
| 2023-10-12 | $0.0404 |
| 2022-10-13 | $0.0130 |
| 2022-04-07 | $0.0260 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.3832 |
| 2025 | $0.1909 |
| 2024 | $0.1304 |
| 2023 | $0.0404 |
| 2022 | $0.0390 |
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