KHC shareholders OK 2.8% dividend for 2026

12/05/2026 Argaam Exclusive
Kingdom Holding Co. (KHC) said its shareholders approved on May 11 the board of directors’ recommendation to distribute cash dividend from the retained earnings at 2.8%, or SAR 0.28 per share, for 2026.
 

The dividend payment will be made on a quarterly basis at SAR 0.07 a share for each three-month period, totaling SAR 0.28 for the entire year. This will bring quarterly dividend to SAR 259.4 million, and the full year distributions to SAR 1.037 billion.

 

Cash Dividend Details

Current Capital

SAR 37.05 bln

No. of Shares

3.7 bln

Total Annual Dividend

SAR 1.3 bln

Total Quarterly Dividend

SAR 259.4 mln

Dividend % (Full Year)

2.8% (SAR 0.28 a share)

Dividend % (Quarterly)

0.7% (SAR 0.07 a share)

Record Date (1st installment)

May 12, 2026

Payment Date (1st installment)

10 business days from the second trading day following the record date

Record Date (2nd installment)

July 30, 2026

Payment Date (2nd installment)

10 business days from the second trading day following the general meeting

Record Date (3rd installment)

Oct. 1, 2026

Payment Date (3rd installment)

10 business days from the second trading day following the general meeting

Record Date (4th installment)

Dec. 31, 2026

Payment Date (4th installment)

10 business days from the second trading day following the general meeting

 

 Shareholders approved authorizing the board to pay interim dividend on a semi-annual or quarterly basis for 2026.

 

They further approved business contracts related to the share sale and purchase agreement signed between the company and the Public Investment Fund (PIF), under which the company will acquire 70% of Al Hilal Club Co.’s shares. Non-executive board member Abdulmajeed Al-Haqbani has an indirect interest in the deal, given his executive position at the PIF.

 

The company also approved the acquisition of a stake in Breakthrough Energy Ventures between KHC and the company’s Chairman Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz, valued at SAR 255 million ($68 million), with no preferential terms.

Dividend History (SAR/share) Corporate Actions

Announcement Ex-Dividend Payment Dividends
(M Riyal)
Dividends * Notes
25/03/2026 12/05/2026 26/05/2026 259.40 0.07
25/03/2026 30/07/2026 13/08/2026 259.40 0.07
25/03/2026 01/10/2026 15/10/2026 259.40 0.07
25/03/2026 31/12/2026 14/01/2027 259.40 0.07
26/03/2024 10/06/2024 24/06/2024 259.40 0.07
26/03/2024 31/07/2024 14/08/2024 259.40 0.07
26/03/2024 01/10/2024 15/10/2024 259.40 0.07
26/03/2024 31/12/2024 14/01/2025 259.40 0.07
30/03/2023 14/05/2023 29/05/2023 259.40 0.07
30/03/2023 03/07/2023 18/07/2023 259.40 0.07
Historical dividend per share adjusted for the effect of capital changes and bonus shares, if any

Dividend History

Consolidated cash dividend Cash dividend per share (SAR) * The stock price at the beginning of the period (SAR) Return on the base price
Last 3 Financial years 0.84 7.69 10.92 %
Last 5 Financial years 1.62 7.80 20.77 %
Last 10 Financial years 4.12 15.79 26.09 %
Based on the beginning of the period (January 1 of the base year)

Historical Dividends

14.04
(0.17) (1.20 %)

Valuation Data (Latest Share Price)

P/E (TTM) 27.26
Recurring P/E (TTM) 44.80
P/BV 0.76
Dividend Yield 3.50 %
Market Cap. (M) 52,030.64
Return on Average Assets 2.62 %
Return on Average Equity 3.43 %

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