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Data last updated: Sep 24, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 24, 2026): Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (HMY) pays a $6.85 annual dividend, yielding 2.24% at $18.73/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-10-09. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.24%
Annual Dividend: $6.85 per share
Payout Ratio: 15.2%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-10-09
Dividend Frequency: semi-annually
Sector: Basic Materials
Years of Dividend History: 20
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited dividend comes from a company with over seven decades of mining history, operating gold, silver, uranium, and copper projects across South Africa, Papua New Guinea, and Australia. HMY currently pays a 2.12% dividend yield, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $6.85 per share paid semi-annually. The next ex-dividend date is April 24, 2026, with the last dividend amount at $0.4611 per share. A beta of 0.792 places HMY below average market volatility, which appeals to dividend investors seeking exposure to gold mining without the full price swings of the broader sector.
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited pays out 15.2% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low retention of earnings means the company keeps the vast majority of profits available for operations across its nine underground South African mines and international projects, leaving substantial room before the dividend faces earnings pressure. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited dividend safety does face one meaningful risk: the dividend history contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, reflecting how gold price volatility and currency fluctuations can directly compress the earnings base that funds the payout.
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 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 213.4% in 2002. Growth is slow, and the long-run CAGR of 1.8% means income purchasing power has barely kept pace with inflation over the full period.
| 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 stock fits dividend investors who want gold mining exposure paired with a low payout ratio and a moderate current yield. At 2.12%, the yield falls in the moderate (2–4%) range, and it stands well above the 5-year average yield of 0.49%, which means the current income level is historically elevated for this stock. The trade-off is clear: the payout ratio of 15.2% keeps the dividend covered, but the 1.8% long-run growth rate means income does not compound quickly. Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited offers a conservative payout structure and below-market volatility, but income growth has been slow and the history includes past declines.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2021-10-14 | $0.0189 |
| 2021-04-15 | $0.0727 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.4611 |
| 2025 | $0.1909 |
| 2024 | $0.1304 |
| 2023 | $0.0404 |
| 2022 | $0.0390 |
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