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Data last updated: Aug 31, 2026
Snapshot (as of Aug 31, 2026): Kinross Gold Corporation (KGC) pays a $0.16 annual dividend ($0.04 quarterly), yielding 0.50% at $31.27/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-20. 5 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.50%
Annual Dividend: $0.16 per share
Payout Ratio: 5.5%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-20
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Basic Materials
Years of Dividend History: 13
Kinross Gold Corporation dividend sits at $0.1550 per share annually, paid quarterly by a gold mining company operating across the United States, Brazil, Ghana, and Mauritania. The current yield is 0.5%, reflecting a stock that prioritizes capital deployment in mining and exploration over income distribution. KGC pays $0.0400 per quarter, with the next ex-dividend date on August 20, 2026. A beta of 1.406 means the stock moves sharply with market sentiment, making it a fit for dividend investors who accept volatility in exchange for exposure to gold.
Kinross Gold Corporation pays out just 5.5% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That leaves the vast majority of earnings available to fund the company's ongoing gold mining, processing, and site rehabilitation operations across multiple continents. Kinross Gold Corporation dividend safety benefits from this exceptionally low payout floor, which provides substantial room before any earnings pressure would threaten the distribution. The primary risk is gold price volatility: as a pure-play gold miner, KGC's earnings are directly tied to commodity prices, and a sustained downturn in gold could compress the earnings base that supports even this modest payout.
Kinross Gold Corporation dividend history shows a CAGR of 2.7% per year from 2008 to 2025. The per-share dividend grew from $0.0800 to $0.1250 over that period (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the growth calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 45.5% in 2012, though the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been linear. At 2.7% annually, dividend growth is slow, and income investors relying on KGC for rising income will find the pace modest.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +1.4% | $0.12 (2022) | $0.13 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +15.8% | $0.06 (2020) | $0.13 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +3.3% | $0.09 (2009) | $0.13 (2025) |
Kinross Gold Corporation stock fits dividend investors who want gold sector exposure and are not depending on the dividend for meaningful income. The yield is low (below 2%), currently at 0.5%, though that is above the 5-year average yield of 0.39%, so the current payout is at the higher end of KGC's own recent range. The 5.5% payout ratio means the dividend is well-covered, but growth at 2.7% per year barely keeps pace with inflation. What an investor gets here is a token income stream from a commodity-driven business with a high beta of 1.406. The trade-off is clear: dividend coverage is strong, but the yield is too low to serve as a primary income source.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | $0.0400 |
| 2026-05-21 | $0.0400 |
| 2026-03-11 | $0.0400 |
| 2025-11-26 | $0.0350 |
| 2025-08-21 | $0.0300 |
| 2025-05-29 | $0.0300 |
| 2025-03-05 | $0.0300 |
| 2024-11-27 | $0.0300 |
| 2024-08-22 | $0.0300 |
| 2024-05-30 | $0.0300 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.1200 |
| 2025 | $0.1250 |
| 2024 | $0.1200 |
| 2023 | $0.1200 |
| 2022 | $0.1200 |
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