Krispy Kreme, Inc.
DNUTConsumer Defensive · Stock · quarterly payer
Forward Yield
3.47%
Annual Dividend
$0.14
Payout Ratio
700%
5-Yr Growth
—
Ex-Date
Apr 23, 2025
Frequency
Quarterly
Summary
As of July 2026, Krispy Kreme, Inc. (DNUT) yields 3.47% ($0.14 per share annually), with a blended fair-value estimate of $1.46 — -56% downside, so it screens as overvalued. Dividend safety grade: C (51/100).
Is DNUT a good dividend stock?
MixedKrispy Kreme, Inc. (DNUT) pays a quarterly dividend yielding 3.47% ($0.14/yr), with 0 years 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
- Never cut its dividend on record
Risks
- Elevated payout ratio (700%)
- Share price is down over the past 5 years
Key Data
- Dividend Yield
- 3.47%
- Payout Ratio
- 700%
- Annual Dividend
- $0.14
- 5-Yr Avg Growth
- —
- Ex-Dividend Date
- Apr 23, 2025
- Years of Growth
- 0
- Frequency
- quarterly
- Beta
- 1.26
- Market Cap
- $551.7M
- P/E Ratio
- —
- 5-Yr Total Return
- -80%
- 52-Week Range
- $2.88 – $5.73
- Dividend Safety
- C · 51/100
- Ever Cut?
- No
Frequently Asked Questions
DNUT Price — Last 12 Months
Daily close
Price Return
1 Year
-7%
3 Years
-75%
5 Years
-80%
52-Week Range
$2.88 – $5.73
Price change over each period (excludes dividends). Past performance doesn't guarantee future results.
What is DNUT worth?
Overvaluedlow confidenceOur blended fair-value estimate for Krispy Kreme, Inc. is $1.46 per share, versus a market price of $3.30. That implies 56% of downside.
Fair Value
$1.46
Current Price
$3.30
Downside
-56%
Margin of Safety
-126%
How we get there
Dividend discount
Discounts the future dividend stream back to today.
At today's price, the market is pricing in about 40.0% annual free-cash-flow growth. We model -5.0% — so the price already assumes faster growth than we think is likely.
Assumptions: 10.6% discount rate (CAPM), -5.0% stage-1 growth, 2.5% terminal growth, -$2.98 EPS, $0.14 annual dividend. Updated weekly.
Fair-value estimates are model output for educational purposes only — not investment advice or a price target.
DNUT 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2025 | — | $0.0350 | regular |
| Jan 22, 2025 | — | $0.0350 | regular |
| Oct 23, 2024 | — | $0.0350 | regular |
| Jul 24, 2024 | — | $0.0350 | regular |
| Apr 23, 2024 | — | $0.0350 | regular |
| Jan 23, 2024 | — | $0.0350 | regular |
| Oct 25, 2023 | — | $0.0350 | regular |
| Jul 25, 2023 | — | $0.0350 | regular |
| Apr 25, 2023 | — | $0.0350 | regular |
| Jan 24, 2023 | — | $0.0350 | regular |
| Oct 25, 2022 | — | $0.0350 | regular |
| Jul 26, 2022 | — | $0.0350 | regular |
| Apr 26, 2022 | — | $0.0350 | regular |
| Jan 25, 2022 | — | $0.0350 | regular |
Income Calculator
At $0.14 / yr per share
