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DPLMShares · London Stock Exchange

Diploma

Paid for 34 yrs
0.9%
dividend yield · 63.2p in the last 12 months · price 7155p
Forward yield
0.9%
66.3p declared + forecast, next 12 months
Next ex-dividend date
14 Jan 2027
~ Forecast
5-year dividend growth
+14.9%
a year, compound · 10y +12.7%
Payments a year
2
paid every year for 34 yrs

When it goes ex-dividend

Filled: went ex in the last 12 months. Dashed: expected in the next 12.

Feb
Mar
Apr
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Dividends per share by year

Price 7155p
0p20p40p60p80p'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26
Yearly totals as a table
YearDividends per share
2026 (so far)63.2p
202560.2p
202457.3p
202355.3p
202245.1p
202112.5p
202030p
201929p
201825.5p
201723p
201620p
201518.2p
201417p
201317.4p
201215.5p
201113.3p
201010p
20098.67p
20088.06p
20075.4p
20064.6p
20054p
20043.4p
20033p
20022.8p
20012.6p
20001.9p
19993.6p
19985.8p
19975.8p
19965.8p
19955.8p
19945.4p
19934.8p
19922.8p

Coming up

  • 14
    Jan
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 66 days · paid around 13 Feb
    Forecast · high
    46.3p
  • 27
    May
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 199 days · paid around 26 Jun
    Forecast · high
    20.1p

Forecasts repeat last year's payments with recent growth, until the company declares. How accurate are they?

Announcements

  • Half Year Results
    19 May 2026 · declared interim 19.1p · ex 28 May · paid 12 Jun
    Read ↗
  • Preliminary Results
    18 Nov 2025 · proposed final 44.1p · ex 15 Jan · paid 30 Jan
    Read ↗

Dividend history

67 payments since 1992
Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
28 May 2026 · announced19.1p
15 Jan 2026 · announced44.1p
29 May 202518.2p
16 Jan 202542p
23 May 202417.3p
18 Jan 202440p
25 May 202316.5p
19 Jan 202338.8p
26 May 202215p
20 Jan 202230.1p
27 May 202112.5p
26 Nov 202030p
All 67 payments
28 Nov 201920.5p
23 May 20198.5p
29 Nov 201817.8p
24 May 20187.7p
30 Nov 201716p
25 May 20177p
1 Dec 201613.8p
26 May 20166.2p
26 Nov 201512.4p
21 May 20155.8p
27 Nov 201411.6p
21 May 20145.4p
27 Nov 201311.9p
22 May 20135.56p
28 Nov 201211.3p
23 May 20124.2p
7 Dec 20119.44p
25 May 20113.89p
1 Dec 20106.89p
19 May 20103.11p
25 Nov 20095.89p
20 May 20092.78p
26 Nov 20085.56p
21 May 20082.5p
5 Dec 20073.6p
23 May 20071.8p
29 Nov 20063p
17 May 20061.6p
30 Nov 20052.6p
18 May 20051.4p
1 Dec 20042.2p
19 May 20041.2p
3 Dec 20032p
21 May 20031p
4 Dec 20021.8p
29 May 20021p
19 Dec 20011.6p
30 May 20011p
18 Dec 20001.4p
30 May 20000.5p
20 Dec 19991.8p
7 Jun 19991.8p
14 Dec 19984p
26 May 19981.8p
1 Dec 19974p
19 May 19971.8p
25 Nov 19964p
28 May 19961.8p
4 Dec 19954p
22 May 19951.8p
28 Nov 19943.8p
6 Jun 19941.6p
29 Nov 19933.4p
24 May 19931.4p
30 Nov 19922.8p

Amounts are adjusted for share splits and consolidations. p = pence per share. Specials count in the history but not in yields or streaks.