MRU.TO Metro Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
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Research Scores
Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.
How the Dividend Safety Score is built for MRU.TO
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings payout ratio | Earnings payout ratio 37% (TTM to Jul 4, 2026) | 100 | 20% |
| FCF payout ratio | FCF payout ratio 30% (TTM to Jul 4, 2026) | 100 | 25% |
| Net debt / EBITDA | Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x (TTM to Jul 4, 2026) | 75 | 15% |
| Interest coverage | Interest coverage 13.0x (TTM to Jul 4, 2026) | 96 | 10% |
| Dividend record | 31 years of uninterrupted regular payments | 94 | 20% |
| Earnings stability | Net income positive in 5 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2021–FY2025) | 100 | 10% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
How the Dividend Growth Score is built for MRU.TO
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-year dividend growth | 5-year dividend CAGR 10.5% (2020–2025) | 100 | 25% |
| Consecutive annual increases | 30 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) | 100 | 20% |
| Payout headroom | Headroom from the earnings payout ratio 37% (TTM to Jul 4, 2026) | 100 | 20% |
| Earnings per share growth (3 years) | EPS CAGR 9.7% (FY2022–FY2025) | 98 | 15% |
| Revenue growth (3 years) | Revenue CAGR 5.2% (FY2022–FY2025) | 83 | 10% |
| 10-year dividend growth | 10-year dividend CAGR 12.2% (2015–2025) | 100 | 10% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
How the Dividend Value Score is built for MRU.TO
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yield vs own history | Current yield at the 80th percentile of its 120 month-end yields | 80 | 40% |
| P/E vs own 5-year median | P/E 23.1 is 1.17x its 5-year median of 19.7 | 29 | 25% |
| FCF yield | FCF yield 5.5% (TTM to Jul 4, 2026) | 73 | 20% |
| P/E vs peers | P/E 23.1 vs peer median 23.1 (1.00x; 55 corporation / Consumer Defensive securities) | 50 | 15% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
Key Metrics
Current Yield
1.68%
At the Oct 19, 2026 price
The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.Annualized Dividend
$1.6300
Declared Sep 28, 2026
The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.Frequency
Q Quarterly
How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.RSI (14)
67
As of Oct 19, 2026
Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.52-Week Range
$87.44 – $100.81
Closes through Oct 16, 2026
The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio (TTM)
36.79%
12 months to Jul 04, 2026 (Q3 FY2026)
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.Years Paying
31
How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.Price / Book (TTM)
2.95
Price as of Oct 18, 2026; latest reported book value
Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.S.A.F.E. Dividend Read
Quote & Key Data
Dividend Growth
How often a record like this ends in a cut
MRU.TO has raised its annual dividend in 30 separate years since February 1995, which ranks 171 among the 2,435 payers with a comparable record in our dataset. No year in that span saw the annual total fall by more than a fifth.
Of the 310 companies we track with 25 or more years of increases, 173 — 56 per cent — also have at least one year in which the dividend fell by more than 20 per cent. Across every company with twenty years of comparable history, only 278 of 1079 (26 per cent) have never cut. A long record of increases is common; a record with no cut anywhere in it is not.
Measured from annual totals using split-adjusted amounts, comparing only consecutive years with the same number of payments — a stock split and a payment shifting across a year boundary both look like cuts otherwise. The current year is excluded as incomplete. How we measure a cut, and what the corrections change. Figures are for information only, not a view on any security.
Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)
MRU.TO's dividend yield fell from 1.77% to 1.68% over the past ~90 days (-0.09 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.09 pp from the share price ($92.29 on Jul 22, 2026 → $97.14 on Oct 19, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Across 274 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 16, 2026), MRU.TO's current yield is higher than approximately 37% of them. Our stored price history for MRU.TO covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.
Adjusted Price History
Dividend History
Dividend Payment History
Ex-dividend calendar →| Amount | Type | Declared | Ex-Date | Record | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.4075 I | Special upcoming, declared | Sep 28, 2026 | Oct 22, 2026 | Oct 22, 2026 | Nov 10, 2026 |
| $0.4075 Q | Regular | Aug 12, 2026 | Sep 04, 2026 | Sep 04, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 |
| $0.4075 Q | Regular | Aug 12, 2026 | Sep 03, 2026 | Sep 03, 2026 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| $0.4075 Q | Regular | Apr 21, 2026 | May 13, 2026 | May 13, 2026 | Jun 02, 2026 |
| $0.4075 Q | Regular | Jan 27, 2026 | Feb 12, 2026 | Feb 12, 2026 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| $0.3700 Q | Regular | Sep 29, 2025 | Oct 23, 2025 | Oct 23, 2025 | Nov 12, 2025 |
| $0.3700 Q | Regular | Aug 13, 2025 | Sep 04, 2025 | Sep 04, 2025 | Sep 23, 2025 |
| $0.3700 Q | Regular | Apr 21, 2025 | May 07, 2025 | May 07, 2025 | May 27, 2025 |
| $0.3700 Q | Regular | Jan 29, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 | Mar 11, 2025 |
| $0.3350 Q | Regular | Sep 30, 2024 | Oct 24, 2024 | Oct 24, 2024 | Nov 12, 2024 |
| $0.3350 Q | Regular | Aug 14, 2024 | Sep 05, 2024 | Sep 05, 2024 | Sep 24, 2024 |
| $0.3350 Q | Regular | Apr 24, 2024 | May 14, 2024 | May 15, 2024 | Jun 04, 2024 |
| $0.3350 Q | Regular | Jan 30, 2024 | Feb 14, 2024 | Feb 15, 2024 | Mar 12, 2024 |
| $0.3025 Q | Regular | Oct 06, 2023 | Oct 26, 2023 | Oct 27, 2023 | Nov 14, 2023 |
| $0.3025 Q | Regular | Aug 09, 2023 | Aug 29, 2023 | Aug 30, 2023 | Sep 20, 2023 |
| $0.3025 Q | Regular | Apr 19, 2023 | May 09, 2023 | May 10, 2023 | May 30, 2023 |
| $0.3030 Q | Regular | Jan 24, 2023 | Feb 08, 2023 | Feb 09, 2023 | Mar 06, 2023 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | Oct 20, 2022 | Oct 20, 2022 | Oct 21, 2022 | Nov 08, 2022 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | Aug 30, 2022 | Aug 30, 2022 | Aug 31, 2022 | Sep 21, 2022 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | May 11, 2022 | May 11, 2022 | May 12, 2022 | Jun 01, 2022 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | Jan 25, 2022 | Feb 09, 2022 | Feb 10, 2022 | Mar 07, 2022 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Sep 27, 2021 | Oct 21, 2021 | Oct 22, 2021 | Nov 09, 2021 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2021 | Sep 01, 2021 | Sep 22, 2021 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | May 19, 2021 | May 19, 2021 | May 20, 2021 | Jun 11, 2021 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Feb 10, 2021 | Feb 10, 2021 | Feb 11, 2021 | Mar 08, 2021 |
| $0.2250 Q | Regular | Sep 28, 2020 | Oct 22, 2020 | Oct 23, 2020 | Nov 10, 2020 |
| $0.2250 Q | Regular | Aug 11, 2020 | Sep 01, 2020 | Sep 02, 2020 | Sep 23, 2020 |
| $0.2250 Q | Regular | Apr 22, 2020 | May 20, 2020 | May 21, 2020 | Jun 12, 2020 |
| $0.2250 Q | Regular | Jan 28, 2020 | Feb 12, 2020 | Feb 13, 2020 | Mar 10, 2020 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Sep 30, 2019 | Oct 24, 2019 | Oct 25, 2019 | Nov 12, 2019 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Aug 14, 2019 | Sep 03, 2019 | Sep 04, 2019 | Sep 25, 2019 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Apr 17, 2019 | May 15, 2019 | May 16, 2019 | Jun 07, 2019 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Jan 28, 2019 | Feb 13, 2019 | Feb 14, 2019 | Mar 12, 2019 |
| $0.1800 Q | Regular | Oct 01, 2018 | Oct 25, 2018 | Oct 26, 2018 | Nov 13, 2018 |
| $0.1800 Q | Regular | Aug 15, 2018 | Sep 04, 2018 | Sep 05, 2018 | Sep 26, 2018 |
| $0.1800 Q | Regular | Apr 23, 2018 | May 02, 2018 | May 03, 2018 | May 25, 2018 |
| $0.1800 Q | Regular | Jan 30, 2018 | Feb 14, 2018 | Feb 15, 2018 | Mar 13, 2018 |
| $0.1625 Q | Regular | Oct 02, 2017 | Oct 26, 2017 | Oct 27, 2017 | Nov 14, 2017 |
| $0.1625 Q | Regular | Aug 15, 2017 | Aug 31, 2017 | Sep 05, 2017 | Sep 26, 2017 |
| $0.1625 Q | Regular | Apr 25, 2017 | May 19, 2017 | May 24, 2017 | Jun 15, 2017 |
| $0.1625 Q | Regular | Jan 24, 2016 | Feb 13, 2017 | Feb 15, 2017 | Mar 13, 2017 |
| $0.1400 S | Regular | Sep 26, 2016 | Oct 26, 2016 | Oct 28, 2016 | Nov 14, 2016 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Aug 12, 2016 | Aug 31, 2016 | Sep 02, 2016 | Sep 23, 2016 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Apr 20, 2016 | May 16, 2016 | May 18, 2016 | Jun 09, 2016 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Jan 26, 2016 | Feb 12, 2016 | Feb 17, 2016 | Mar 15, 2016 |
| $0.1167 Q | Regular | Sep 28, 2015 | Nov 04, 2015 | Nov 06, 2015 | Nov 25, 2015 |
| $0.1167 Q | Regular | Aug 12, 2015 | Aug 28, 2015 | Sep 01, 2015 | Sep 21, 2015 |
| $0.1167 Q | Regular | Apr 21, 2015 | May 19, 2015 | May 21, 2015 | Jun 12, 2015 |
| $0.1167 Q | Regular | Jan 26, 2015 | Feb 13, 2015 | Feb 18, 2015 | Mar 16, 2015 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | Sep 29, 2014 | Nov 05, 2014 | Nov 07, 2014 | Nov 26, 2014 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | Aug 13, 2014 | Aug 28, 2014 | Sep 02, 2014 | Sep 19, 2014 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | Apr 16, 2014 | May 13, 2014 | May 15, 2014 | Jun 06, 2014 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | Jan 28, 2013 | Feb 13, 2014 | Feb 18, 2014 | Mar 14, 2014 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Sep 23, 2013 | Nov 06, 2013 | Nov 09, 2013 | Nov 27, 2013 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Aug 14, 2013 | Aug 29, 2013 | Sep 03, 2013 | Sep 20, 2013 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Apr 23, 2013 | May 21, 2013 | May 23, 2013 | Jun 14, 2013 |
| $0.2500 Q | Regular | Jan 28, 2013 | Feb 14, 2013 | Feb 19, 2013 | Mar 15, 2013 |
| $0.2150 S | Regular | Sep 25, 2012 | Oct 30, 2012 | Nov 01, 2012 | Nov 21, 2012 |
| $0.2150 Q | Regular | Aug 09, 2012 | Aug 23, 2012 | Aug 27, 2012 | Sep 13, 2012 |
| $0.2150 Q | Regular | Apr 18, 2012 | May 15, 2012 | May 17, 2012 | Jun 08, 2012 |
| $0.2150 Q | Regular | Jan 31, 2012 | Feb 09, 2012 | Feb 13, 2012 | Mar 09, 2012 |
| $0.1925 Q | Regular | Sep 20, 2011 | Oct 24, 2011 | Oct 26, 2011 | Nov 16, 2011 |
| $0.1925 Q | Regular | Aug 10, 2011 | Aug 22, 2011 | Aug 24, 2011 | Sep 07, 2011 |
| $0.1925 Q | Regular | Apr 19, 2011 | May 12, 2011 | May 16, 2011 | Jun 07, 2011 |
| $0.1925 Q | Regular | Jan 25, 2011 | Feb 09, 2011 | Feb 11, 2011 | Mar 08, 2011 |
| $0.1700 Q | Regular | Sep 22, 2010 | Oct 22, 2010 | Oct 26, 2010 | Nov 16, 2010 |
| $0.1700 Q | Regular | Aug 11, 2010 | Aug 17, 2010 | Aug 19, 2010 | Sep 03, 2010 |
| $0.1700 Q | Regular | Apr 20, 2010 | May 14, 2010 | May 18, 2010 | Jun 08, 2010 |
| $0.1700 Q | Regular | Jan 26, 2010 | Feb 10, 2010 | Feb 12, 2010 | Mar 08, 2010 |
| $0.1375 Q | Regular | Sep 23, 2009 | Oct 23, 2009 | Oct 27, 2009 | Nov 17, 2009 |
| $0.1375 Q | Regular | Aug 06, 2009 | Aug 18, 2009 | Aug 20, 2009 | Sep 04, 2009 |
| $0.1375 Q | Regular | Apr 23, 2009 | May 14, 2009 | May 19, 2009 | Jun 09, 2009 |
| $0.1375 Q | Regular | Jan 27, 2009 | Feb 11, 2009 | Feb 13, 2009 | Mar 09, 2009 |
| $0.1250 Q | Regular | Sep 24, 2008 | Oct 24, 2008 | Oct 28, 2008 | Nov 18, 2008 |
| $0.1250 Q | Regular | Aug 07, 2008 | Aug 15, 2008 | Aug 19, 2008 | Sep 03, 2008 |
| $0.1250 Q | Regular | Apr 15, 2008 | May 08, 2008 | May 12, 2008 | Jun 02, 2008 |
| $0.1250 Q | Regular | Jan 29, 2008 | Feb 13, 2008 | Feb 15, 2008 | Mar 10, 2008 |
| $0.1150 Q | Regular | Sep 25, 2007 | Oct 26, 2007 | Oct 30, 2007 | Nov 20, 2007 |
| $0.1150 Q | Regular | Aug 08, 2007 | Aug 17, 2007 | Aug 21, 2007 | Sep 05, 2007 |
| $0.1150 Q | Regular | Apr 17, 2007 | May 10, 2007 | May 14, 2007 | Jun 04, 2007 |
| $0.1150 Q | Regular | Jan 23, 2007 | Feb 07, 2007 | Feb 09, 2007 | Mar 02, 2007 |
| $0.1050 Q | Regular | Sep 26, 2006 | Oct 27, 2006 | Oct 31, 2006 | Nov 21, 2006 |
| $0.1050 Q | Regular | Aug 10, 2006 | Aug 17, 2006 | Aug 21, 2006 | Sep 05, 2006 |
| $0.1050 Q | Regular | Apr 11, 2006 | May 04, 2006 | May 08, 2006 | May 29, 2006 |
| $0.1050 Q | Regular | Jan 24, 2006 | Feb 07, 2006 | Feb 09, 2006 | Mar 02, 2006 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Sep 20, 2005 | Oct 28, 2005 | Nov 01, 2005 | Nov 22, 2005 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Aug 10, 2005 | Aug 18, 2005 | Aug 22, 2005 | Sep 06, 2005 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Apr 14, 2005 | May 05, 2005 | May 09, 2005 | May 30, 2005 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Jan 25, 2005 | Feb 04, 2005 | Feb 08, 2005 | Mar 01, 2005 |
| $0.0850 Q | Regular | Sep 28, 2004 | Nov 04, 2004 | Nov 08, 2004 | Nov 29, 2004 |
| $0.0850 Q | Regular | Aug 04, 2004 | Aug 12, 2004 | Aug 16, 2004 | Aug 31, 2004 |
| $0.0850 Q | Regular | Apr 07, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | May 04, 2004 | May 25, 2004 |
| $0.0850 Q | Regular | Jan 27, 2004 | Feb 06, 2004 | Feb 10, 2004 | Mar 03, 2004 |
| $0.2550 Q | Special | N/A | Jan 06, 2004 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.0700 Q | Regular | Sep 30, 2003 | Nov 06, 2003 | Nov 10, 2003 | Dec 01, 2003 |
| $0.0700 Q | Regular | Aug 06, 2003 | Aug 14, 2003 | Aug 18, 2003 | Sep 02, 2003 |
| $0.0700 Q | Regular | Apr 16, 2003 | May 08, 2003 | May 12, 2003 | Jun 02, 2003 |
| $0.0700 Q | Regular | Jan 28, 2003 | Feb 06, 2003 | Feb 10, 2003 | Mar 03, 2003 |
| $0.0550 Q | Regular | Nov 06, 2002 | Nov 06, 2002 | Nov 08, 2002 | Dec 02, 2002 |
| $0.0550 Q | Regular | Aug 07, 2002 | Aug 14, 2002 | Aug 18, 2002 | Sep 03, 2002 |
| $0.0550 Q | Regular | Apr 11, 2002 | May 06, 2002 | May 08, 2002 | Jun 03, 2002 |
| $0.0550 Q | Regular | Jan 29, 2002 | Feb 08, 2002 | Feb 12, 2002 | Mar 01, 2002 |
| $0.0900 Q | Regular | Sep 26, 2001 | Nov 05, 2001 | Nov 07, 2001 | Dec 03, 2001 |
| $0.0900 Q | Regular | Aug 15, 2001 | Aug 22, 2001 | Aug 24, 2001 | Sep 04, 2001 |
| $0.0900 Q | Regular | Apr 11, 2001 | May 07, 2001 | May 09, 2001 | Jun 01, 2001 |
| $0.0900 Q | Regular | Jan 30, 2001 | Feb 08, 2001 | Feb 12, 2001 | Mar 01, 2001 |
| $0.0750 Q | Regular | Sep 26, 2000 | Nov 03, 2000 | Nov 07, 2000 | Dec 01, 2000 |
| $0.0750 Q | Regular | Aug 09, 2000 | Aug 15, 2000 | Aug 17, 2000 | Sep 01, 2000 |
| $0.0750 Q | Regular | Apr 07, 2000 | May 05, 2000 | May 09, 2000 | Jun 01, 2000 |
| $0.0750 Q | Regular | Jan 25, 2000 | Feb 04, 2000 | Feb 08, 2000 | Mar 01, 2000 |
| $0.0650 Q | Regular | N/A | Nov 05, 1999 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.0650 Q | Regular | Aug 10, 1999 | Aug 17, 1999 | Aug 19, 1999 | Sep 02, 1999 |
| $0.0650 Q | Regular | N/A | May 07, 1999 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.0650 Q | Regular | N/A | Feb 05, 1999 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.0550 Q | Regular | N/A | Nov 05, 1998 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.0550 Q | Regular | N/A | Aug 12, 1998 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.0550 Q | Regular | N/A | May 07, 1998 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.0550 Q | Regular | Jan 27, 1998 | Feb 05, 1998 | Feb 09, 1998 | Mar 02, 1998 |
| $0.0400 Q | Regular | N/A | Nov 06, 1997 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.0400 Q | Regular | N/A | Aug 13, 1997 | N/A | N/A |
Peer Comparison
Selected Grocery Stores dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.
| Ticker | Name | Yield | 5-Yr Growth | Streak | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBLCF | Loblaw Companies Limited | 0.91% | 10.6% | 10 yrs | 80 |
| MTRAF | Metro Inc. | 1.71% | 9.5% | 14 yrs | 80 |
| KOBNF | Kobe Bussan Co., Ltd. | 0.85% | 6.3% | 2 yrs | 76 |
| L.TO | Loblaw Companies Limited | 0.89% | 11.5% | 14 yrs | 74 |
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MRU.TO dividend — frequently asked questions
Does Metro Inc. pay a dividend?
Yes. Metro Inc. (MRU.TO) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $1.63 per share, a yield of approximately 1.68%.
What is Metro Inc.'s dividend yield?
Metro Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 1.68%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.
How often does Metro Inc. pay dividends?
Metro Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.
When is Metro Inc.'s next ex-dividend date?
The next declared ex-dividend date for Metro Inc. is October 22, 2026. The associated payment is $0.4075 per share; you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive it.
How long has Metro Inc. paid dividends?
Metro Inc. has 31 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years.
Data updated Oct 19, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.