Current Yield
0.42%
TTM Dividend/Share
$0.10
Payment Frequency
Quarterly
Payout Ratio
0.0%
Consecutive Growth Years
0
Key takeaways
- GameStop (GME) currently yields 0.42%, paying $0.10 per share over the trailing twelve months, distributed quarterly.
- Payout ratio is 0.0% — the share of earnings distributed as dividends.
- 6 of 6 dividend safety checks passed.
- 5-year dividend CAGR of -22.05% (growth is decelerating).
Dividend health for GameStop (GME)
Cash-flow, leverage and returns metrics that signal whether the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.
Chowder score | -21.6% |
FCF payout ratio | 0.1% |
Net debt / EBITDA | -4.3x |
Interest coverage | 0.00x |
ROIC (TTM) | 7.8% |
Dividend safety score for GameStop (GME)
Checks covering payout coverage, free-cash-flow support, leverage and dividend-growth durability.
6 of 6 checks passed
Payout ratio below 75%
Payout ratio is 0.0%, well below the 75% threshold.
Free cash flow covers dividend
TTM FCF after dividends is $741M — FCF fully covers the payout.
No dividend cuts in 8 years
No dividend cuts in the available 8 years of data.
Positive earnings growth trend
Earnings per share have grown over the past 5 years.
8+ years of consecutive growth
N/A — only 8 years of data available (need 10+).
FCF payout ratio below 70%
FCF payout ratio is 0.1%, below the 70% threshold.
Net Debt/EBITDA below 3x
Net Debt/EBITDA is -4.3x.
Dividend growth ≤ earnings growth (5Y)
N/A — earnings base is negative, CAGR not computable.
This analysis is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. Safety scores and comparisons reflect historical data and do not predict future performance.
Per-payment dividend history
29 payments from 2012 to 2019 · Adj. Dividend is split-adjusted
| Mar 14, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | $0.3800 | $0.0950 |
| Dec 10, 2018 | Dec 21, 2018 | $0.3800 | $0.0950 |
| Sep 17, 2018 | Oct 2, 2018 | $0.3800 | $0.0950 |
| Jun 11, 2018 | Jun 26, 2018 | $0.3800 | $0.0950 |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Mar 20, 2018 | $0.3800 | $0.0950 |
| Nov 30, 2017 | Dec 12, 2017 | $0.3800 | $0.0950 |
| Sep 7, 2017 | Sep 21, 2017 | $0.3800 | $0.0950 |
| Jun 5, 2017 | Jun 20, 2017 | $0.3800 | $0.0950 |
| Mar 10, 2017 | Mar 28, 2017 | $0.3800 | $0.0950 |
| Nov 29, 2016 | Dec 13, 2016 | $0.3700 | $0.0925 |
| Sep 7, 2016 | Sep 22, 2016 | $0.3700 | $0.0925 |
| Jun 6, 2016 | Jun 21, 2016 | $0.3700 | $0.0925 |
- Mar 14, 2019$0.3800
- Dec 10, 2018$0.3800
- Sep 17, 2018$0.3800
- Jun 11, 2018$0.3800
- Mar 2, 2018$0.3800
- Nov 30, 2017$0.3800
- Sep 7, 2017$0.3800
- Jun 5, 2017$0.3800
- Mar 10, 2017$0.3800
- Nov 29, 2016$0.3700
- Sep 7, 2016$0.3700
- Jun 6, 2016$0.3700
Historical dividend yield for GameStop (GME)
Dividend per share for GameStop (GME)
CAGR (per year)1Y: -75.00%5Y: -22.05%↓ Decelerating
| Year | Total ($/share) | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $0.20 | 4 |
| 2013 | $0.28 | 4 |
| 2014 | $0.33 | 4 |
| 2015 | $0.36 | 4 |
| 2016 | $0.37 | 4 |
| 2017 | $0.38 | 4 |
| 2018 | $0.38 | 4 |
| 2019 | $0.10 | 1 |
Dividend growth for GameStop (GME)
Year-over-year change in total annual dividend per share (split-adjusted, by ex-dividend year). Green is an increase, red a cut.
The table shows 5 year-over-year increases across 8 calendar years of data (2012–2019).
Dividend Increase Track Record
Year-over-year change in total annual DPS (dividends per share, split-adjusted), based on ex-dividend date.
| 2019 | $0.3800 | $0.0950 | -75.0% |
| 2018 | $0.3800 | $0.3800 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | $0.3700 | $0.3800 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | $0.3600 | $0.3700 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | $0.3300 | $0.3600 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | $0.2750 | $0.3300 | +20.0% |
| 2013 | $0.2000 | $0.2750 | +37.5% |
| 2012 | — | $0.2000 | — |
- 2019$0.0950
- 2018$0.3800
- 2017$0.3800
- 2016$0.3700
- 2015$0.3600
- 2014$0.3300
- 2013$0.2750
- 2012$0.2000
DPS sums split-adjusted amounts (adj. dividend) by ex-dividend calendar year—the same basis as the Adj. Dividend column in Dividend Payment History. The Dividend column can differ after stock splits. This table uses four decimals per annual total so the Change column matches the shown amounts; each payment row in Dividend Payment History also uses four.
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