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Data last updated: Oct 12, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 12, 2026): Kinross Gold Corporation (KGC) pays a $0.16 annual dividend ($0.04 quarterly), yielding 0.67% at $23.74/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-20. 5 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.67%
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 investors are working with a modest payout from a gold miner operating across the United States, Brazil, Chile, Canada, and Mauritania. KGC currently yields 0.67%, with trailing twelve-month payments of $0.155 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is August 20, 2026. At a beta of 1.522, this is a volatile stock, making it a better fit for investors who want gold sector exposure than for those prioritizing steady income.
Kinross Gold Corporation pays out just 5.5% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That leaves an unusually wide buffer between earnings and the dividend obligation, which is the primary support for the current payout level. Kinross Gold Corporation dividend safety faces its main pressure from gold price volatility: as a company whose revenue depends on extraction and sale of gold and silver, a sustained drop in commodity prices flows directly into earnings.
Kinross Gold Corporation dividend history shows a CAGR of 2.7% per year from 2008 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.08 to $0.125 over that period (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR 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.
| 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) |
KGC fits dividend investors who want gold sector exposure and are not relying on the dividend for meaningful income. The yield is low (below 2%), currently at 0.67%, well below its own 5-year average of 1.07%, which means the stock is delivering less income than it has historically on a yield basis. Five consecutive years of dividend increases show a commitment to growing the payout, but at 2.7% annual growth, that growth is slow. What an investor gets is a very conservative payout ratio that leaves the dividend well-covered; what they give up is any real income contribution from a stock that moves with gold prices and carries a beta above 1.5.
| 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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