KKR & Co. dividend history

KKR & Co. paid $650m in dividends in fiscal 2025. That was 27.4% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q2 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $233M
Dividends (TTM): $670M
Returned to shareholders: 34%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $293M
Total shareholder yield: 1.0%; dividends 0.8% + buybacks 0.3% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 21%; of net income paid out

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

KKR & Co.: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2016Dec 2016	2017Dec 2017	2018Dec 2018	2019Dec 2019	2020Dec 2020	2021Dec 2021	2022Dec 2022	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMJun 2026
Dividends paid	285	312	322	271	297	331	444	563	612	650	670
Share buybacks	297	0	173	72	246	270	347	290	0	3	233
Dividends ÷ net income	92.3%	30.6%	28.5%	13.5%	14.8%	7.0%	—	15.1%	19.9%	27.4%	21.2%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.2%	136.0%	26.9%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from KKR & Co.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to KKR & Co.