Lifetime Brands, Inc.
LCUTConsumer Cyclical · Stock · quarterly payer
Forward Yield
1.99%
Annual Dividend
$0.17
Payout Ratio
43%
5-Yr Growth
0.0%
Ex-Date
Jul 31, 2026
Frequency
Quarterly
Summary
As of July 2026, Lifetime Brands, Inc. (LCUT) yields 1.99% ($0.17 per share annually), with a blended fair-value estimate of $2.68 — -69% downside, so it screens as overvalued. Dividend safety grade: A (82/100).
Is LCUT a good dividend stock?
YesLifetime Brands, Inc. (LCUT) pays a quarterly dividend yielding 1.99% ($0.17/yr), with 0 years of growth and a dividend-safety grade of A. It scores well across payout coverage, growth history and safety — a dependable income holding.
Advantages
- Comfortable payout ratio (43%)
- Top-tier dividend safety score
Risks
- Cut its dividend in 2011
- Share price is down over the past 5 years
Key Data
- Dividend Yield
- 1.99%
- Payout Ratio
- 43%
- Annual Dividend
- $0.17
- 5-Yr Avg Growth
- 0.0%
- Ex-Dividend Date
- Jul 31, 2026
- Years of Growth
- 0
- Frequency
- quarterly
- Beta
- 0.98
- Market Cap
- $199.5M
- P/E Ratio
- —
- 5-Yr Total Return
- -54%
- 52-Week Range
- $2.90 – $9.80
- Dividend Safety
- A · 82/100
- Ever Cut?
- Yes (2011)
Frequently Asked Questions
LCUT Price — Last 12 Months
Daily close
Price Return
1 Year
+116%
3 Years
+35%
5 Years
-54%
52-Week Range
$2.90 – $9.80
Price change over each period (excludes dividends). Past performance doesn't guarantee future results.
What is LCUT worth?
Overvaluedlow confidenceOur blended fair-value estimate for Lifetime Brands, Inc. is $2.68 per share, versus a market price of $8.52. That implies 69% of downside.
Fair Value
$2.68
Current Price
$8.52
Downside
-69%
Margin of Safety
-218%
How we get there
Discounted cash flow
Discounts projected free cash flow back to today.
At today's price, the market is pricing in about 4.2% annual free-cash-flow growth. We model -5.0% — so the price already assumes faster growth than we think is likely.
Assumptions: 9.2% discount rate (CAPM), -5.0% stage-1 growth, 2.5% terminal growth, -$1.27 EPS, $0.17 annual dividend. Updated weekly.
Fair-value estimates are model output for educational purposes only — not investment advice or a price target.
LCUT Dividend Safety Score
Very Safe
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | — | $0.0430 | regular |
| Jan 30, 2026 | — | $0.0430 | regular |
| Oct 31, 2025 | — | $0.0430 | regular |
| Aug 1, 2025 | — | $0.0430 | regular |
| May 1, 2025 | — | $0.0430 | regular |
| Jan 31, 2025 | — | $0.0430 | regular |
| Nov 1, 2024 | — | $0.0430 | regular |
| Aug 1, 2024 | — | $0.0430 | regular |
| Apr 30, 2024 | — | $0.0430 | regular |
| Jan 31, 2024 | — | $0.0430 | regular |
| Oct 31, 2023 | — | $0.0430 | regular |
| Jul 31, 2023 | — | $0.0430 | regular |
| Apr 28, 2023 | — | $0.0430 | regular |
| Jan 31, 2023 | — | $0.0430 | regular |
Income Calculator
At $0.17 / yr per share
