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Data last updated: Jul 06, 2026
Dividend Yield: 0.80%
Annual Dividend: $0.75 per share
Payout Ratio: 27.6%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-05-15
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 17
KKR & Co. Inc. dividend income comes from one of the world's largest alternative asset managers, with a global portfolio spanning private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and technology investments. The stock currently yields 0.8%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $0.75 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is May 15, 2026. With a beta of 1.794, KKR stock carries meaningful price volatility, making it a better fit for growth-oriented dividend investors than those seeking low-risk income.
KKR & Co. Inc. pays out 27.6% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low retention of earnings relative to the dividend leaves substantial room to absorb earnings pressure without touching the payout. KKR & Co. Inc. dividend safety benefits from this cushion, though the firm's earnings are tied to performance fees, asset valuations, and deal activity across private equity and real assets, all of which can fluctuate with market cycles. A beta of 1.794 reflects that the stock itself moves sharply with broader markets, which is a separate but real risk for income investors.
KKR & Co. Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 0.2% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share, that translates from $0.71 to $0.73 over the full window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 92.9% in 2013, but the history also includes at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has been far from linear. At 0.2% annually, dividend growth has not kept pace with inflation.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +6.2% | $0.61 (2022) | $0.73 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +6.6% | $0.53 (2020) | $0.73 (2025) |
| 10-Year | -7.4% | $1.58 (2015) | $0.73 (2025) |
KKR stock fits dividend investors who are comfortable accepting a low current yield in exchange for exposure to a large-scale global alternatives manager. The yield classification is low (below 2%), and at 0.8% today it sits only modestly above the 5-year average of 0.69%, so there is no meaningful yield expansion on offer. Six consecutive years of dividend increases show recent discipline, but the 0.2% long-run CAGR makes clear that income growth has been negligible over time. The 27.6% payout ratio is the strongest argument for dividend durability. What an investor gets here is a conservatively covered, low-yield payout from a firm with a broad global investment platform. What they give up is meaningful income or dividend growth.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | $0.1950 |
| 2026-02-17 | $0.1850 |
| 2025-11-17 | $0.1850 |
| 2025-08-11 | $0.1850 |
| 2025-05-12 | $0.1850 |
| 2025-02-14 | $0.1750 |
| 2024-11-04 | $0.1750 |
| 2024-08-12 | $0.1750 |
| 2024-05-10 | $0.1750 |
| 2024-02-15 | $0.1650 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.3800 |
| 2025 | $0.7300 |
| 2024 | $0.6900 |
| 2023 | $0.6500 |
| 2022 | $0.6100 |
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