Gold Fields Limited
GFIBasic Materials · Stock · semiannual payer
Forward Yield
5.16%
Annual Dividend
$2.32
Payout Ratio
32%
5-Yr Growth
36.2%
Ex-Date
Mar 13, 2026
Frequency
Semiannual
Summary
As of September 2026, Gold Fields Limited (GFI) yields 5.16% ($2.32 per share annually), with a blended fair-value estimate of $32.83 — -29% downside, so it screens as overvalued. Dividend safety grade: C (54/100). 1 years of dividend growth.
Is GFI a good dividend stock?
MixedGold Fields Limited (GFI) pays a semiannual dividend yielding 5.16% ($2.32/yr), with 1 year of growth and a dividend-safety grade of C. The picture is mixed — the dividend pays, but safety or growth signals are weaker than ideal.
Advantages
- Comfortable payout ratio (32%)
- Strong 36.2% 5-yr dividend growth
- 466% total price return over 5 years
Risks
- Cut its dividend in 2024
Key Data
- Dividend Yield
- 5.16%
- Payout Ratio
- 32%
- Annual Dividend
- $2.32
- 5-Yr Avg Growth
- 36.2%
- Ex-Dividend Date
- Mar 13, 2026
- Years of Growth
- 1
- Frequency
- semiannual
- Beta
- 0.60
- Market Cap
- $42.9B
- P/E Ratio
- 9.2
- 5-Yr Total Return
- 466%
- 52-Week Range
- $31.11 – $61.64
- Dividend Safety
- C · 54/100
- Ever Cut?
- Yes (2024)
Frequently Asked Questions
GFI Price — Last 12 Months
Daily close
Price Return
1 Year
+10%
3 Years
+323%
5 Years
+466%
52-Week Range
$31.11 – $61.64
Price change over each period (excludes dividends). Past performance doesn't guarantee future results.
What is GFI worth?
Overvaluedhigh confidenceOur blended fair-value estimate for Gold Fields Limited is $32.83 per share, versus a market price of $45.96. That implies 29% of downside.
Fair Value
$32.83
Current Price
$45.96
Downside
-29%
Margin of Safety
-40%
How we get there
Discounted cash flow
Discounts projected free cash flow back to today.
Dividend discount
Discounts the future dividend stream back to today.
Earnings multiple (Graham)
Graham's earnings-multiple formula, anchored to bond yields.
At today's price, the market is pricing in about 9.5% annual free-cash-flow growth. We model -3.4% — so the price already assumes faster growth than we think is likely.
Assumptions: 7.3% discount rate (CAPM), -3.4% stage-1 growth, 2.5% terminal growth, $4.70 EPS, $2.32 annual dividend. Updated weekly.
Fair-value estimates are model output for educational purposes only — not investment advice or a price target.
GFI Dividend Safety Score
Borderline
SmarterDividends' proprietary score, backtested against which dividends were actually cut over 15+ years (0.78 AUC). It blends a validated cut-risk model (growth streak, cut history) with current payout, cash-flow and debt. Higher is safer · not investment advice.
Dividend Growth
Total dividends per share by year
Dividend History
| Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026 | — | $1.4420 | regular |
| Mar 14, 2025 | — | $0.3750 | regular |
| Sep 13, 2024 | — | $0.1690 | regular |
| Mar 14, 2024 | — | $0.2190 | regular |
| Sep 7, 2023 | — | $0.1710 | regular |
| Mar 16, 2023 | — | $0.2430 | regular |
| Sep 15, 2022 | — | $0.1780 | regular |
| Mar 10, 2022 | — | $0.1740 | regular |
| Sep 9, 2021 | — | $0.1380 | regular |
| Mar 11, 2021 | — | $0.2180 | regular |
| Sep 10, 2020 | — | $0.0930 | regular |
| Mar 12, 2020 | — | $0.0670 | regular |
| Sep 5, 2019 | — | $0.0390 | regular |
| Mar 14, 2019 | — | $0.0140 | regular |
Income Calculator
At $2.32 / yr per share
