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Market Cap $3.12 billion
P/E Ratio 11.19
Dividend Yield 6.36%
Shares Outstanding 1.10 billion
Earnings per share 0.253
Dividend per share 0.19
Year To Date Return -11.36%
Earnings Yield 8.94%
Franking 100%
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  • Metcash Ltd (ASX: MTS)
    Latest News

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    Yes, Metcash historically pays two fully franked dividends a year.

    Metcash generally pays its shareholder dividends in January and August.

    Metcash Ltd listed on the ASX on 8 April 2005.

    Dividend Payment History Data provided by Morningstar.

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    Ex-Date Amount Franking Type Payable
    14 Jul 2026 $0.0950 100.00% Final 26 Aug 2026
    12 Dec 2025 $0.0850 100.00% Interim 28 Jan 2026
    15 Jul 2025 $0.0950 100.00% Final 27 Aug 2025
    13 Dec 2024 $0.0850 100.00% Interim 29 Jan 2025
    16 Jul 2024 $0.0850 100.00% Final 27 Aug 2024
    14 Dec 2023 $0.1100 100.00% Interim 30 Jan 2024
    18 Jul 2023 $0.1100 100.00% Final 21 Aug 2023
    20 Dec 2022 $0.1150 100.00% Interim 30 Jan 2023
    12 Jul 2022 $0.1100 100.00% Final 10 Aug 2022
    21 Dec 2021 $0.1050 100.00% Interim 28 Jan 2022
    01 Jul 2021 $0.0950 100.00% Final 11 Aug 2021
    22 Dec 2020 $0.0800 100.00% Interim 29 Jan 2021
    07 Jul 2020 $0.0650 100.00% Final 05 Aug 2020
    17 Dec 2019 $0.0600 100.00% Interim 23 Jan 2020
    09 Jul 2019 $0.0700 100.00% Final 07 Aug 2019
    13 Dec 2018 $0.0650 100.00% Interim 18 Jan 2019
    10 Jul 2018 $0.0700 100.00% Final 08 Aug 2018
    14 Dec 2017 $0.0600 100.00% Interim 19 Jan 2018
    06 Jul 2017 $0.0450 100.00% Final 27 Jul 2017
    27 Jun 2014 $0.0900 100.00% Final 25 Jul 2014
    27 Dec 2013 $0.0950 100.00% Interim 24 Jan 2014
    03 Jul 2012 $0.1650 100.00% Final 16 Jul 2012
    09 Dec 2011 $0.1150 100.00% Interim 06 Jan 2012
    09 Dec 2010 $0.1100 100.00% Interim 07 Jan 2011
    04 Dec 2006 $0.0700 100.00% Interim 03 Jan 2007
    26 Jun 2006 $0.0600 100.00% Final 12 Jul 2006
    03 Nov 2005 $0.0550 100.00% Interim 02 Dec 2005

    MTS ASX Announcements

    An announcement is considered as "Price Sensitive" if it is thought that it may have an impact on the price of the security.

    DateAnnouncementPrice Sensitive?TimeNo. of PagesFile Size
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    About Metcash Ltd

    Metcash Ltd (ASX: MTS) is a wholesale distribution and marketing company specialising in food, liquor, and hardware. The company supplies and supports independent retailers in Australia.

    Its supermarket segment supplies more than 1600 stores, including the IGA and Foodland brands. Its liquor operations supply more than 90 per cent of independently owned bottle shops including the Bottle-O and Cellarbrations brands, as well as pubs. 

    Metcash's hardware division is the second-largest supplier in Australia, servicing more than 700 Mitre 10, Home Timber & Hardware, and Total Tools stores across metropolitan and regional Australia. 

     

    MTS Share Price History Data provided by Morningstar.

    Data provided by Morningstar.
    Date Close Change % Change Volume Open High Low
    22 Sep 2026 $2.84 $0.01 0.35% 2,117,942 $2.83 $2.86 $2.82
    21 Sep 2026 $2.83 $0.01 0.35% 2,765,774 $2.82 $2.86 $2.80
    18 Sep 2026 $2.82 $-0.02 -0.70% 9,458,753 $2.85 $2.88 $2.81
    17 Sep 2026 $2.84 $0.00 0.00% 4,545,506 $2.87 $2.87 $2.84
    16 Sep 2026 $2.84 $-0.02 -0.70% 2,598,062 $2.86 $2.88 $2.82
    15 Sep 2026 $2.86 $0.02 0.70% 2,335,843 $2.85 $2.87 $2.83
    14 Sep 2026 $2.84 $0.01 0.35% 2,702,456 $2.84 $2.87 $2.82
    11 Sep 2026 $2.83 $-0.02 -0.70% 2,595,614 $2.84 $2.87 $2.83
    10 Sep 2026 $2.85 $-0.02 -0.70% 6,292,333 $2.87 $2.89 $2.82
    09 Sep 2026 $2.87 $-0.08 -2.71% 5,669,913 $2.96 $3.05 $2.86
    08 Sep 2026 $2.95 $-0.01 -0.34% 1,767,365 $2.95 $2.96 $2.94
    07 Sep 2026 $2.96 $-0.02 -0.67% 2,465,210 $2.99 $2.99 $2.95
    04 Sep 2026 $2.98 $0.02 0.68% 2,922,945 $2.95 $2.98 $2.95
    03 Sep 2026 $2.96 $-0.02 -0.67% 1,492,035 $2.97 $3.00 $2.96
    02 Sep 2026 $2.98 $-0.02 -0.67% 3,193,149 $2.97 $3.03 $2.97
    01 Sep 2026 $3.00 $0.06 2.04% 4,598,533 $2.93 $3.00 $2.91
    31 Aug 2026 $2.94 $0.00 0.00% 3,590,650 $2.94 $2.96 $2.93
    28 Aug 2026 $2.94 $-0.01 -0.34% 2,979,165 $2.95 $2.96 $2.91
    27 Aug 2026 $2.95 $-0.07 -2.32% 2,336,530 $3.02 $3.02 $2.95
    26 Aug 2026 $3.02 $0.04 1.34% 2,973,744 $3.00 $3.05 $2.99
    25 Aug 2026 $2.98 $0.03 1.02% 1,884,212 $2.96 $3.00 $2.93

    Director Transactions Data provided by Morningstar.

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    Date Director Type Amount Value Notes
    10 Sep 2026 Douglas (Doug) Jones Issued 886,986 $2,527,910
    Issue of securities. 2,184,579 Performance Rights
    25 Aug 2026 Marina Go Buy 10,000 $29,600
    On-market trade.
    14 Aug 2026 Douglas (Doug) Jones Issued 81,748 $252,601
    Conversion of securities.
    14 Aug 2026 Douglas (Doug) Jones Exercise 399,746 $1,235,215
    Conversion of securities. 1,297,593 Performance Rights
    16 Jul 2026 Douglas (Doug) Jones Issued 54,775 $159,395
    Issue of securities. 1,697,339 Performance Rights
    03 Jul 2026 Mark Johnson Buy 10,000 $29,876
    On-market trade.
    28 Jan 2026 Margaret Haseltine Issued 1,830 $6,039
    Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP).
    28 Jan 2026 Marina Go Issued 1,007 $3,323
    Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP).
    19 Jan 2026 Douglas (Doug) Jones Sell 100,000 $332,300
    On-market trade.
    03 Dec 2025 Mark Johnson Buy 5,000 $16,835
    On-market trade.
    02 Dec 2025 Marina Go Buy 15,000 $49,845
    On-market trade.

    Directors & Management Data provided by Morningstar.

    Data provided by Morningstar.
    Name Title Start Date Profile
    Mr David Charles Hunter Whittle Non-Executive Director Nov 2024
    Mr Whittle is an ASX board director and has a background in brand, data technology, omni-channel retail and digital transformation experience. He is a founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Lexer, a global software company helping brands and retailers genuinely understand and engage their customers. David's executive career spans over 20 years, including 10 years with global advertising group M&C Saatchi in a number of local and international leadership roles, involved in three years as Managing Director in Australia. He is the member of the risk and compliance committee.
    Mr Peter Alan Birtles Non-Executive DirectorNon-Executive Chairman Aug 2019
    Mr Birtles has over 30 years'experience in retail and consumer goods industries, including 18 years with Super Retail Group Limited where he was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer from 2006 to early 2019, he brings a retail and FMCG lens to his role. Peter's executive career also includes experience in accounting and finance having previously held the position of Chief Financial Officer of Super Retail Group Limited, as well as other senior financial roles during his 12 years with The Boots Company in the UK and Australia. He is the member of the Safety and Sustainability Committee.
    Mr Mark Graham Johnson Non-Executive Director Aug 2022
    Mr Johnson has 35 years'experience as an accountant and Senior Partner with Coopers & Lybrand and then PwC, including as PwC's National Assurance Leader in Australia from 2003 to 2007 and then as its Chief Executive Officer, Australia and Deputy Chairman, Asia Pacific from 2008 to 2012. He is the chairperson of the risk and Compliance Committee.
    Ms Margaret Anne Haseltine Non-Executive Director May 2021
    Ms Haseltine has more than 30 years of experience across supply chains and logistics, customer interface in the FMCG sector, change management and governance. Her executive career includes 20 years at Mars Inc including five years as Chief Executive Officer of Food in Australia. She is the chairperson of the Safety and Sustainability Committee and member of the people and culture committee.
    Ms Marina Simone Go Non-Executive Director Feb 2025
    Ms Go brings a customer focus and understanding of independent retailing, as well as a background in digital strategy. Marina's executive career spanned more than 25 years in the media industry, culminating in her role as General Manager of Hearst-Bauer Media, publisher of Harper's Bazaar, Elle and Cosmopolitan. Prior to this she held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Private Media, Australia's independent digital publisher. She is the chairperson of the People and culture committee and member of the Safety and Sustainability Committee.
    Mr Douglas (Doug) Jones Executive DirectorChief Executive Officer Mar 2022
    Mr Jones is an executive with wholesale, retail and eCommerce experience in Canada, South Africa and Australia. He has held senior finance, supply chain and general management roles at Makro SA, Massmart Limited, Amalgamated Beverages Industries Limited and The South African Breweries, all in Johannesburg, Coca Cola Enterprises in Canada, and Deloitte in both Canada and South Africa.
    Ms Nicole Tania Sparshott Non-Executive Director Jul 2026
    Ms Sparshott brings more than 30 years' experience in FMCG and retail across some of the consumer brands, including Unilever, Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble, spanning Asia Pacific, the USA, the UK and Europe. Her executive career encompasses brand, marketing, supply chain, wholesale distribution, owned retail and e-commerce, and organisational transformation. Ms Sparshott is founder and principal of an independent advisory practice, working with founders and CEOs on strategy, growth, transformation and leadership at scale. She is a non-executive director of ASX-listed Carma Limited and Australian Agriculture Company Limited, and chairs the Vice-Chancellor's Industry Advisory Board at the University of Technology Sydney.
    Ms Johanna O'Shea Company Secretary Jul 2025
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    Deepa Sita CFO
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    Johanna O'Shea Company Secretary
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    Top Shareholders Data provided by Morningstar.

    Data provided by Morningstar.
    Name Shares Capital
    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited -I 327,795,982 29.81%
    J P Morgan Nominees Australia Pty Limited 179,858,749 16.35%
    Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited 177,203,295 16.11%
    BNP Paribas Noms Pty Ltd 34,748,058 3.16%
    BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd <Agency Lending A/C> 18,852,653 1.71%
    BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd <Hub24 Custodial Serv Ltd> 9,512,069 0.86%
    BKI Investment Company Limited 6,700,045 0.61%
    Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited <Colonial First State Inv A/C> 6,307,347 0.57%
    Netwealth Investments Limited <Wrap Services A/C> 4,052,444 0.37%
    BNP Paribas Noms (NZ) Ltd 3,161,787 0.29%
    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited <Nt Comnwlt Super Corp A/C> 3,036,306 0.28%
    Ubs Nominees Pty Ltd 2,276,381 0.21%
    BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd <Clearstream> 2,196,189 0.20%
    First Samuel Ltd Acn 086243567 <Anf Its Mda Clients A/C> 2,125,972 0.19%
    Netwealth Investments Limited <Super Services A/C> 1,982,785 0.18%
    BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd <IB AU Noms Retailclient> 1,911,242 0.17%
    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited -Ii 1,837,622 0.17%
    BNP Paribas Noms Pty Ltd <Global Markets> 1,701,347 0.15%
    Merrill Lynch (Australia) Nominees Pty Limited 1,624,381 0.15%
    HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited Gsco Eca 1,596,913 0.15%

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