BNZL.L BUNZL PLC ORD 32 1/7P
Consumer Defensive · Food Distribution
27.56
-0.65%
About the company
Bunzl plc operates as a distribution and services company in the North America, Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and internationally. It provides personal protection and safety equipment, including gloves, boots, hard hats, ear and eye protection, other workwear, as well as cleaning and hygiene supplies and asset protection products; and healthcare consumables, such as gloves, masks, swabs, gowns, bandages, healthcare devices, and other healthcare related equipment. The company also offers cleaning and hygiene materials comprising chemicals and hygiene paper; goods-not-for-resale, including food packaging, films, labels, and other store supplies; non-food consumables, such as food packaging, disposable tableware, guest amenities, catering equipment, and agricultural supplies; and other products. It serves its products to industrial, construction, e-commerce, hospitals, care homes and other facilities serving the healthcare, public sector customers, grocery stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, hotels, restaurants, contract caterers, food processors, commercial growers, leisure, retail customers, and office supply companies. Bunzl plc was founded in 1854 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
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BUNZL PLC ORD 32 1/7P (BNZL.L) operates in the Food Distribution sector. The company's current dividend yield is 2.65%. This yield is above its 5-year average of 2.27% but within its 5-year trading band, which ranges from a low of 2.01% to a high of 2.91%. The dividend safety status is rated as 'safe'. BUNZL PLC currently holds a 'contender' tier rating in the CCC list, signifying a consistent history of dividend payments.
Dividend history
BUNZL PLC has a dividend increase streak of 19 years, qualifying it as a 'contender' in the CCC list. Over the past three years, the dividend has grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.397%. The five-year CAGR stands at 7.477%. The annual dividend per share in GBP has progressed as follows: 2014 (33.4), 2015 (36.25), 2016 (39.25), 2017 (43.0), 2018 (47.2), 2019 (50.5), 2020 (51.6), 2021 (54.5), 2022 (58.1), 2023 (63.6), 2024 (70.2), and a projected 74.0 for 2025.
Dividend safety
BUNZL PLC's dividend appears covered by earnings, with a payout ratio of 52.48% based on its earnings per share of 1.41 GBP and dividend of 0.74 GBP.
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