STZ dividend analysis

STZ dividend deep dive

STZ returns 2.20% per year through the dividend at the current $242.00 share price. The payout sits at 62% of trailing earnings, leaving 38% as retained capital — the standard line for evaluating dividend safety alongside the company's free-cash-flow trajectory.

Pillar mix backing the STZ dividend: Quality 67/100, Risk 49/100, and a payout-strain adjustment that lands the dividend safety at 62/100. The Risk pillar is the place to look first if leverage or earnings cyclicality is a concern.

Reinvested-distribution math on STZ at $242.00: holding yield (2.20%) and growth (8.2%) constant, the cumulative income compounds to roughly 12.5% over 5 years, 26.5% over 10, 60.1% over 20.

On the peer line for STZ: KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%). The cohort-mean yield (3.13%) sets the baseline; the 2.20% read on STZ is 0.93 pp below that anchor.

For STZ cash-flow planning: ex-date 2026-03-01, settlement 2026-03-15, quarterly run-rate $1.330/share. Annualized: $5.32.

STZ synthesis: yield 2.20%, growth 8.2%, safety 62/100, payout 62%. The next earnings line will tell whether free-cash-flow conversion supports the current trajectory.