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Upcoming Ex-Dividend Date of 9/20/11 for Safeway Inc.

By Dividend Channel Staff, Friday, September 16, 10:14 AM ET
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On 9/20/11, Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.145, payable on 10/13/11. As a percentage of SWY's recent stock price of $18.24, this dividend works out to approximately 0.79%.

Below is a dividend history chart for SWY, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.145 declared by Safeway Inc.:

SWY Dividend History
Date Div*
06/21/11 0.145
03/22/11 0.120
12/21/10 0.120
09/21/10 0.120
06/22/10 0.120
03/23/10 0.100
12/22/09 0.100
09/22/09 0.100
06/23/09 0.100
03/24/09 0.083
12/22/08 0.083
09/23/08 0.083
06/24/08 0.083
03/25/08 0.069
12/24/07 0.069
06/27/07 0.069
03/28/07 0.058
12/27/06 0.058
09/11/06 0.058
06/14/06 0.058
03/29/06 0.050
12/28/05 0.050
09/02/05 0.050
06/14/05 0.050
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from SWY is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 3.18% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, SWY makes up 3.13% of the First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund ETF (AMEX:FXG) which is trading relatively unchanged on the day Friday.

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SWY operates in the Grocery & Drug Stores sector, among companies like Etablissements Delhaize Freres et Cie Le Lion S.A. (Belgium) (NYSE:DEG) which is up about 1.7% today, and Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) trading up by about 0.5%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of SWY, versus DEG and WFM.

SWY,DEG,WFM Relative Performance Chart

In Friday trading, Safeway Inc. shares are currently down about 0.5% on the day.


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