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Data last updated: Aug 17, 2026
Snapshot (as of Aug 17, 2026): KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) pays a $0.76 annual dividend ($0.20 quarterly), yielding 0.67% at $114.01/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-10. 6 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.67%
Annual Dividend: $0.76 per share
Payout Ratio: 26.4%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-10
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, a firm that deploys capital across private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and credit in more than a dozen countries. The current yield sits at 0.67%, paid quarterly, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $0.76 per share and the next ex-dividend date set for August 10, 2026. KKR's business spans everything from leveraged buyouts of publicly traded companies to investments in cybersecurity, energy royalties, and logistics infrastructure. With a beta of 1.786, this is a higher-volatility stock that suits dividend investors who are comfortable with price swings in exchange for exposure to a globally diversified alternative asset platform.
KKR & Co. Inc. pays out 26.4% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low retention of earnings relative to the dividend means the current payment has substantial room before it would come under pressure from an earnings shortfall. KKR & Co. Inc. dividend safety benefits from the firm's diversified fee-generating model, which spans private equity, real estate, credit, and infrastructure across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The most significant data-supported risk is the stock's beta of 1.786: KKR's earnings are tied to asset valuations and deal activity, both of which can contract sharply in a market downturn, potentially pressuring the dividend even at a conservative payout level.
KKR & Co. Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 0.2% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share, that translates from $0.71 at the start of the window to $0.73 by 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 92.9% in 2013, which illustrates how lumpy the growth pattern has been rather than a steady upward march. Growth is slow, and the six consecutive years of increases through 2025 represent the most disciplined stretch in the available data.
| 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 want exposure to a global alternative asset manager and are willing to accept a low current yield in exchange for a conservative payout structure. The yield of 0.67% is classified as low (below 2%), and at 0.10 percentage points above the 5-year average of 0.57%, it offers only a marginal premium to its own historical norm. The 26.4% payout ratio means the dividend is well-covered, but the 0.2% annual growth rate over 14 years means income is barely keeping pace with inflation. What an investor gets here is a conservatively structured dividend from a firm with global reach across private equity, real estate, and infrastructure. What they give up is meaningful income or fast dividend growth.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | $0.1950 |
| 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 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.5750 |
| 2025 | $0.7300 |
| 2024 | $0.6900 |
| 2023 | $0.6500 |
| 2022 | $0.6100 |
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