Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) Stock to Pay Quarterly Dividend of $0.44

Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, October 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 24th will be given a dividend of $0.44 per share on Tuesday, December 15th. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 24th.

Brunswick has raised its dividend payment by an average of 0.1% annually over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 13 consecutive years. Brunswick has a dividend payout ratio of 43.6% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Brunswick to earn $5.49 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.76 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 32.1%.

Brunswick Stock Performance

NYSE BC traded up $0.30 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $64.12. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 13,084 shares, compared to its average volume of 807,100. The firm has a market cap of $4.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -49.02 and a beta of 1.38. Brunswick has a twelve month low of $59.06 and a twelve month high of $90.25. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $71.07 and its 200-day moving average price is $76.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 1.45.

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.56 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.19 by $0.37. The firm had revenue of $1.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.52 billion. Brunswick had a positive return on equity of 15.28% and a negative net margin of 1.53%. Brunswick’s quarterly revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.90 earnings per share. Brunswick has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.400 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.350-4.750 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Brunswick will post 4.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Brunswick

Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) is a marine recreation company that designs, manufactures and distributes products used in boating and related recreational activities. Its portfolio includes marine propulsion systems, boats, engines, electronics, boat control systems and other components, as well as parts and accessories.

The company’s marine businesses include Mercury Marine, which produces outboard, sterndrive and inboard engines, and a range of boat brands such as Boston Whaler, Sea Ray, Bayliner, Lund, Harris and Princecraft.