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Woolworths Group Ltd

WOW ·ASX ·Consumer Staples ·Australia

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A$39.57
Mkt capA$48.15bn
P/E42.8x
Div yield2.42%
1Y return+53.1%
52-week range$25.50–$41.17
71.0
Jones Dynamic Risk Score
-4.0 since 28 Sep

Scores as at 4 October 2026. Members see this week's.

The Jones Overview

Woolworths Group Limited is Australia’s largest retail company, primarily focused on food, everyday needs, and specialty retail. Founded in 1924, it serves millions of customers across Australia and New Zealand through an extensive network of physical stores and e-commerce platforms.

What is WOW's share price doing?

Snapshot

Share price activity
Last price
A$39.57
52 week range
A$25.50 – A$41.17
Position in range
90%
Daily turnover, 10d avg
0.14%
Beta
0.53
Performance
1 week
+3.8%
1 month
+2.4%
3 months
+0.8%
6 months
+8.0%
1 year
+53.1%
3 years
+5.8%
5 years
-1.2%
Since listing
16×
Price return, dividends excluded.
Key fundamentals
P/E
42.84x
P/E forward
26.31x
PEG
4.68
Price to book
10.09x
Dividend yield
2.45%
Return on equity
23.57%
Net margin
1.59%
Debt to equity
343.6%
Last full financial year.
Size
Market cap
A$48.15bn
Net debt
A$10.38k
Revenue
A$49.34k
Total assets
A$23.49k
Shares on issue
1.22bn
Size band
Large cap
JDS rank, global
#13,292 of 52,149
Consensus
Analysts covering
16
Consensus rating
Locked
Consensus target
Locked
Implied vs last
Locked
Broker consensus collected by our data vendor. Not our rating.

Latest announcements

30 Sep 2026 Appendix 3X - Terry Bowen 24 Sep 2026 2026 Annual General Meeting 18 Sep 2026 Appendix 3Y - Jon Alferness 18 Sep 2026 Notification regarding unquoted securities - WOW

Company details

Listing
Listed on
Australian Securities Exchange
Ticker
WOW
ISIN
AU000000WOW2
Listing date
12 Jul 1993
Sector
Consumer Staples
Industry
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
Index membership
S&P/ASX 300, S&P/ASX 200, S&P/ASX 200 Consumer Staples (Sector), S&P/ASX 20

Dividends

Dividend yield2.45%
Paid last 12 monthsA$0.97
Latest declared, finalA$0.52
Franking100%
Payments on record40
Latest dividend dates
Ex dividend 1 Sep 2026
Record date 2 Sep 2026
Payment date 25 Sep 2026
Paid per year, per share
1.39 15
0.77 16
0.84 17
1.03 18
1.02 19
0.94 20
1.08 21
0.92 22
1.04 23
1.44 24
0.84 25
0.97 26
Ex dateAmount per shareYear total
A$0.52 A$0.97
A$0.45 A$0.97
A$0.45 A$0.84
A$0.39 A$0.84
A$0.97 A$1.44
A$0.47 A$1.44
A$0.58 A$1.04
A$0.46 A$1.04
A$0.53 A$0.92
A$0.39 A$0.92
13 Oct 0800 A$0.55 A$1.08
A$0.53 A$1.08
Cash amounts per share, unadjusted for franking except where shown above. Ex dates as published by the exchange.

Insiders

Board and management
Mr Scott Perkins Chair, Non-executive Director
Ms Amanda Jane Bardwell Managing Director, Chief Executive
Mr Jonathan Alferness Non-executive Director
Mr Terence James Bowen Non-executive Director
Mr Warwick Bray Non-executive Director
Ms Maxine Brenner Non-executive Director
Ms Jennifer Carr-Smith Non-executive Director
Mr Philip Chronican Non-executive Director
Mr Kenneth Meyer Non-executive Director
Ms Kathryn Tesija Non-executive Director
Mr Stephen Harrison Chief Financial Officer
Mr Dominic Paul Millgate Company Secretary
Ms Michelle Tamara Hall Company Secretary
Names and titles as published by the exchange.
Director interests and substantial holdings
30 Sep 2026 Appendix 3X - Terry Bowen 18 Sep 2026 Appendix 3Y - Jon Alferness 03 Sep 2026 Appendix 3Y - Amanda Bardwell 01 Sep 2026 Change in substantial holding
Each notice is the filing itself. The shareholdings and the dealings are stated inside the document, which we link rather than transcribe.

How does Woolworths Group Ltd score on Alpha360?

The eight tabs below are the Alpha360 factor scores. Built on decades of academic research, Alpha360 grades Woolworths Group Ltd from 0 to 100 on each dimension against all listed stocks worldwide, so a reading in the 90s is genuinely top-tier rather than a pass mark, and the Jones Dynamic Risk Score blends all eight into a single number. Each tab gives the score, a read of what it looks like in practice, and the numbers beneath it. General information only.

Rank by Jones Dynamic Risk Score
Sector 5 of 50
Country (AU) 324 of 1,794
Global 13,292 of 52,149
Financial history FY21 to FY25, reported in AUD
Pre-2023 members only
Revenue A$69.08bn
FY06 FY25
Net income A$953.0m
FY06 FY25
Dividend per share A$0.84
FY06 FY25
  FY25 Jun 2025 FY24 Jun 2024 FY23 Jun 2023 FY22 Jun 2022 FY21 Jun 2021
Profitability
NPAT A$953.0m A$117.0m A$1.63bn
NPAT margin 1.4% 0.2% 2.5%
Revenue A$69.08bn A$67.92bn A$64.29bn
Return on equity 27.0% 28.9% 27.8%
Return on assets 4.1% 5.1% 5.1%
Return on capital – 11.7% 23.0%
Valuation
P / E 37.46x 379.56x 27.81x
Price / book 7.38x 6.89x 6.98x
EV / EBITDA 9.96x 8.65x 10.65x
Market cap A$35.89bn A$37.25bn A$45.44bn
Enterprise value A$52.05bn A$52.81bn A$60.18bn
Shares outstanding 1.22bn 1.22bn 1.22bn
Price / sales 0.52x 0.55x 0.70x
EV / sales 0.75x 0.78x 0.94x
Growth & efficiency
Revenue growth 1.7% 5.6% 5.7%
EPS growth 789.5% -93.3% 5.2%
Operating margin 3.2% 2.4% 4.7%
EBITDA margin 7.5% 9.0% 8.8%
Asset turnover 2.04 – –
Effective tax rate 30.6% 86.6% 29.8%
Per share
Earnings per share A$0.78 A$0.09 A$1.32
Dividend per share A$0.84 A$1.04 A$1.04
Free cash flow / sh A$-0.23 A$-0.67 –
Book value / share A$3.98 A$4.43 –
Dividend yield 4.1% 4.9% 4.0%
Payout ratio 106.5% 1,628.7% 78.3%
  FY25 Jun 2025 FY24 Jun 2024 FY23 Jun 2023 FY22 Jun 2022 FY21 Jun 2021
Income statement
Revenue A$69.08bn A$67.92bn A$64.29bn
Cost of goods sold A$50.26bn A$49.37bn A$47.12bn
Gross profit A$18.82bn A$18.55bn A$17.18bn
Gross margin 27.2% 27.3% 26.7%
Operating expenses A$66.89bn A$66.31bn A$61.30bn
Selling, general & admin A$14.33bn A$14.79bn A$14.45bn
EBITDA A$5.21bn A$6.11bn A$5.65bn
Depreciation & amort A$2.57bn A$2.45bn –
EBIT A$2.26bn A$3.33bn A$3.08bn
Interest expense A$833.0m A$755.0m A$683.0m
Pretax income A$1.37bn A$876.0m A$2.32bn
Tax A$421.0m A$759.0m A$693.0m
Net income A$953.0m A$117.0m A$1.63bn
EPS basic A$0.79 A$0.09 A$1.33
EPS diluted A$0.78 A$0.09 A$1.32
  FY25 Jun 2025 FY24 Jun 2024 FY23 Jun 2023 FY22 Jun 2022 FY21 Jun 2021
Assets
Cash & equivalents A$1.33bn A$1.32bn –
Receivables A$1.03bn A$1.06bn –
Inventory A$4.17bn A$4.19bn –
Current assets A$6.99bn A$6.99bn –
Property, plant & eq A$17.71bn A$17.72bn –
Goodwill A$2.47bn A$2.47bn –
Intangibles A$2.24bn A$2.41bn –
Total assets A$33.83bn A$33.94bn –
Liabilities & equity
Accounts payable A$6.02bn A$5.82bn –
Short term debt A$27.0m A$0 –
Current liabilities A$12.30bn A$12.82bn –
Long term debt A$15.44bn A$14.41bn –
Total liabilities A$28.97bn A$28.53bn –
Total debt A$17.39bn A$16.72bn –
Net debt A$16.16bn A$15.56bn –
Total equity A$4.86bn A$5.41bn –
Working capital (A$5.31bn) (A$5.83bn) –
Debt to equity 357.72 309.21 –
Current ratio 0.57 0.55 –
Quick ratio 0.23 0.22 –
Interest coverage 2.83 4.61 4.69
Retained earnings (A$809.0m) (A$230.0m) –
Tangible book value A$2.93bn A$1.31bn A$1.85bn
  FY25 Jun 2025 FY24 Jun 2024 FY23 Jun 2023 FY22 Jun 2022 FY21 Jun 2021
Cash flow
Operating cash flow A$4.55bn A$4.36bn –
Capital expenditure (A$2.53bn) (A$2.55bn) –
Free cash flow (A$283.0m) (A$825.0m) –
Investing cash flow (A$1.93bn) (A$2.28bn) –
Debt repaid (A$1.22bn) (A$1.90bn) –
Dividends paid (A$1.66bn) (A$1.17bn) –
Financing cash flow (A$2.65bn) (A$1.92bn) –
Net change in cash (A$23.0m) A$163.0m –
  FY25 Jun 2025 FY24 Jun 2024 FY23 Jun 2023 FY22 Jun 2022 FY21 Jun 2021
Dividend
Dividend per share A$0.84 A$1.04 A$1.04
Dividend yield 4.1% 4.9% 4.0%
Payout ratio 106.5% 1,628.7% 78.3%
Dividends paid (A$1.66bn) (A$1.17bn) –
Cover and capacity
Earnings per share A$0.78 A$0.09 A$1.32
Free cash flow / sh A$-0.23 A$-0.67 –
Free cash flow (A$283.0m) (A$825.0m) –
Other capital returns
Shares outstanding 1.22bn 1.22bn 1.22bn
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The method

Every score on this page comes from Alpha360, the eight-factor model built by Professor Stewart Jones from three decades of published academic research, rescored weekly across more than 50,000 listed companies worldwide.

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Common questions about WOW

What is Woolworths Group Ltd's Jones Dynamic Risk Score?
Woolworths Group Ltd currently scores 71.0 (Strong) on the Jones Dynamic Risk Score, ranking 7 of 50 in Consumer Staples. The score is recalculated weekly from institutional-grade data.
Is WOW profitable?
Yes. Woolworths Group Ltd reports a net profit margin of 1.6% on the latest data. Return on equity is 23.6%.
Does WOW pay a dividend?
Yes. On the latest data Woolworths Group Ltd pays a dividend with a trailing yield of about 2.4% at the last close.
How does WOW compare to its peers?
Ranked by the Jones Dynamic Risk Score, Woolworths Group Ltd sits 7 of 50 in its Consumer Staples peer group. The full peer ranking, with each peer's score, is shown on this page.
Is this personal financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is general information only. It does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs, and you should consider whether it is appropriate for you before acting on it. The full General Advice Warning is at the bottom of this page.
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