DRDGOLD Limited (DRD) Dividend History

NYSE: DRDYield, payment dates, growth and payout ratio.

DRD latest dividend

$0.74last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateSep 11Friday, 2026
Payment dateSep 21Monday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 1 yearsof dividend increases
  • 2008paying since
  • —payments
  • −5.7%5-year growth a year
  • 4.10%forward yield

DRD dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$103
Each payment
$26
Value of the shares
$2,513
Dividend yield
4.10%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $1.03 per share, before tax.

DRD dividends per share by year

Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.

DRD dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)7.1%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)36.4%
Well covered · of fiscal 2026 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)−5.7%
Shrinking · a year on average
Years of increases1
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

DRD yield on cost

DRDGOLD Limited yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$28.523.61%$1.053.7%
3 years ago$9.4010.96%$1.6617.6%
5 years ago$9.1311.28%$2.4927.2%
10 years ago$4.8321.33%$3.7878.3%
20 years ago$12.808.05%$5.0439.4%

Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).

DRD dividend payments

Payment

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 32 payments).

DRD dividends by year

DRDGOLD Limited dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$0.39+78.0%1.26%2
2024$0.22−52.1%2.54%2
2023$0.46+23.2%5.75%2
2022$0.37−33.0%5.01%2
2021$0.55+5.7%6.53%2
2020$0.52—4.47%3
2019$0.14+216.3%2.65%1
2018$0.04+10.3%2.07%1
2017$0.04−90.3%1.20%1
2016$0.40—7.60%3
2015$0.07+300.0%4.50%1
2014$0.02−93.8%1.17%1
2013$0.29—7.91%2
2012$0.12+34.1%1.51%1
2011$0.09+33.8%1.68%1
2010$0.07+7.9%1.40%1
2009$0.06−50.8%0.92%1
2008$0.13—2.30%1

DRD dividend history

32 payments
DRDGOLD Limited dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-09-112026-09-21$0.738+136.5%Semiannual
2026-03-132026-03-23$0.312+37.5%Semiannual
2025-09-122025-09-22$0.2269+39.2%Semiannual
2025-03-142025-03-27$0.163+44.2%Semiannual
2024-09-132024-09-26$0.113+6.6%Semiannual
2024-03-072024-03-21$0.106−69.4%Semiannual
2023-09-142023-09-28$0.346+211.7%Semiannual
2023-03-092023-03-23$0.111−53.4%Semiannual
2022-09-222022-10-06$0.238+78.9%Semiannual
2022-03-102022-03-24$0.133−52.8%Semiannual
2021-09-222021-10-07$0.282+3.7%Semiannual
2021-03-042021-03-18$0.272+31.4%
2020-09-242020-10-08$0.207+38.9%Semiannual
2020-06-172020-06-25$0.149−11.3%Semiannual
2020-03-052020-03-19$0.168+23.5%Semiannual
2019-09-262019-10-10$0.136+216.3%Once a year
Show all 32 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2018-03-152018-03-29$0.043+10.3%Quarterly
2017-09-282017-10-12$0.039−53.0%Quarterly
2016-10-122016-10-27$0.083−65.8%Quarterly
2016-05-252016-06-09$0.243+219.7%Quarterly
2016-03-162016-04-01$0.076+5.6%Once a year
2015-10-072015-10-22$0.072+300.0%Once a year
2014-11-122014-11-28$0.018−86.6%Once a year
2013-10-092013-10-24$0.134−15.2%Once a year
2013-03-132013-03-28$0.158+29.5%Once a year
2012-10-102012-10-25$0.122+34.1%Once a year
2011-10-122011-10-27$0.091+33.8%Once a year
2010-10-062010-10-21$0.068+7.9%Once a year
2009-10-072009-10-22$0.063−50.8%Once a year
2008-10-082008-10-23$0.128+540.0%Once a year
2005-07-202005-07-29$0.02−97.9%
1997-09-221997-10-06$0.949—

Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.

DRD stock split history

  • 1:10July 23, 2007

DRD dividend overview

DRDGOLD pays an annual dividend of $1.03 per share, a yield of 4.10% at the latest close. It paid $0.39 per share in 2025, up 78.0% from 2024. Over five years the dividend grew −5.7% a year on average and over ten years 18.4% a year. The payout ratio is 7.1% of trailing earnings.

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DRD dividends FAQ

Does DRDGOLD pay a dividend?

Yes. DRDGOLD has paid a regular dividend since 2008, most recently $0.74 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 11, 2026. It also paid dividends from 1997 to 2005.

What is DRDGOLD's dividend yield?

DRDGOLD's forward annual dividend is $1.03 per share, a dividend yield of 4.10% at the latest close of $25.13.

How fast is DRDGOLD's dividend growing?

DRDGOLD's dividend per share grew from $0.52 in 2020 to $0.39 in 2025, −5.7% a year on average over five years.

What is DRDGOLD's dividend payout ratio?

DRDGOLD pays out 7.1% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 36.4% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2026).

Has DRDGOLD split its stock?

DRDGOLD has split its stock 1 time: 1:10 on July 23, 2007. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.

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