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MRCHShares · London Stock Exchange

Merchants Trust

Paid for 54 yrs
4.4%
dividend yield · 29.9p in the last 12 months · price 683p
Forward yield
4.5%
30.6p declared + forecast, next 12 months
Next ex-dividend date
4 Feb 2027
~ Forecast
5-year dividend growth
+1.4%
a year, compound · 10y +2.0%
Payments a year
4
paid every year for 54 yrs

When it goes ex-dividend

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

Jan
Mar
May
Jun
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec

Dividends per share by year

Price 683p
0p10p20p30p'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)29.9p
202529.2p
202428.7p
202328.1p
202227.4p
202127.2p
202027.2p
201926.6p
201825.4p
201724.5p
201624p
201524p
201423.6p
201323.4p
201223.2p
201122.8p
201022.7p
200922.9p
200821.9p
200721p
200619.4p
200518.3p
200418p
200321.5p
200217p
200116.6p
200016.3p
199916p
199818.5p
199714.2p
199612.8p
199511.8p
199411.4p
199310.6p
199210.3p
19919.5p
19908.74p
19897.35p
19885.88p
19874.92p
19864.1p
19853.45p
19842.72p
19832.41p
19822.08p
19812.08p
19802p
19791.63p
19781.43p
19771.24p
19761.02p
19750.9p
19740.83p
19730.7p
19720.27p

Coming up

  • 8
    Oct
    Interim dividend
    Ex-dividend 32 days ago · paid 19 Nov
    Awaiting payment
    7.5p
  • 4
    Feb
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 87 days · paid around 6 Mar
    Forecast · high
    7.58p
  • 15
    Apr
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 157 days · paid around 15 May
    Forecast · high
    7.68p
  • 8
    Jul
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 241 days · paid around 7 Aug
    Forecast · high
    7.68p
  • 7
    Oct
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 332 days · paid around 6 Nov
    Forecast · high
    7.68p

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

Announcements

  • Half-year Financial Report
    18 Sept 2026 · declared interim 7.5p · ex 8 Oct · paid 19 Nov
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  • Dividend Declaration
    7 Jul 2026 · declared interim 7.5p · ex 9 Jul · paid 21 Aug
    Read ↗
  • Final Results
    2 Apr 2026 · proposed final 7.5p · ex 16 Apr · paid 27 May
    Read ↗
  • Dividend Declaration
    28 Jan 2026 · declared interim 7.4p · ex 5 Feb · paid 19 Mar
    Read ↗
  • Half-year Report
    29 Sept 2025 · declared interim 7.3p · ex 9 Oct · paid 20 Nov
    Read ↗

Dividend history

186 payments since 1972
Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
8 Oct 2026 · announced7.5p
9 Jul 2026 · announced7.5p
16 Apr 2026 · announced7.5p
5 Feb 2026 · announced7.4p
9 Oct 2025 · announced7.3p
10 Jul 20257.3p
17 Apr 20257.3p
6 Feb 20257.3p
10 Oct 20247.3p
11 Jul 20247.2p
18 Apr 20247.1p
1 Feb 20247.1p
All 186 payments
5 Oct 20237.1p
6 Jul 20237.1p
20 Apr 20237p
2 Feb 20236.9p
6 Oct 20226.85p
14 Jul 20226.85p
14 Apr 20226.85p
3 Feb 20226.85p
7 Oct 20216.8p
15 Jul 20216.8p
22 Apr 20216.8p
4 Feb 20216.8p
8 Oct 20206.8p
9 Jul 20206.8p
23 Apr 20206.8p
30 Jan 20206.8p
3 Oct 20196.8p
11 Jul 20196.7p
11 Apr 20196.6p
31 Jan 20196.5p
4 Oct 20186.5p
12 Jul 20186.4p
19 Apr 20186.3p
25 Jan 20186.2p
5 Oct 20176.2p
13 Jul 20176.1p
20 Apr 20176.1p
26 Jan 20176.1p
6 Oct 20166p
14 Jul 20166p
21 Apr 20166p
28 Jan 20166p
8 Oct 20156p
16 Jul 20156p
23 Apr 20156p
29 Jan 20156p
9 Oct 20145.9p
9 Jul 20145.9p
23 Apr 20145.9p
29 Jan 20145.9p
9 Oct 20135.9p
10 Jul 20135.9p
10 Apr 20135.8p
30 Jan 20135.8p
3 Oct 20125.8p
11 Jul 20125.8p
11 Apr 20125.8p
25 Jan 20125.8p
5 Oct 20115.7p
13 Jul 20115.7p
13 Apr 20115.7p
19 Jan 20115.7p
6 Oct 20105.7p
21 Jul 20105.7p
14 Apr 20105.7p
20 Jan 20105.6p
7 Oct 20095.6p
15 Jul 20095.6p
15 Apr 20096.1p
21 Jan 20095.6p
8 Oct 20085.6p
16 Jul 20085.5p
9 Apr 20085.4p
23 Jan 20085.4p
17 Oct 20075.4p
18 Jul 20075.4p
11 Apr 20075.1p
24 Jan 20075.1p
11 Oct 20064.9p
19 Jul 20064.9p
5 Apr 20064.8p
25 Jan 20064.8p
5 Oct 20054.7p
20 Jul 20054.6p
13 Apr 20054.5p
19 Jan 20054.5p
6 Oct 20044.5p
21 Jul 20044.5p
17 Mar 20044.5p
21 Jan 20044.5p
8 Oct 20034.3p
23 Jul 20034.3p
18 Apr 20034.3p
16 Apr 20034.3p
22 Jan 20034.3p
9 Oct 20024.3p
10 Jul 20024.3p
10 Apr 20024.2p
16 Jan 20024.2p
10 Oct 20014.2p
11 Jul 20014.2p
18 Apr 20014.1p
15 Jan 20014.1p
2 Oct 20004.1p
10 Jul 20004.1p
10 Apr 20004.05p
17 Jan 20004.05p
4 Oct 19993.95p
19 Jul 19993.95p
19 Apr 19993.75p
18 Jan 19994.34p
28 Sept 19983.75p
20 Jul 19983.75p
20 Apr 19983.75p
24 Mar 19983.75p
19 Jan 19983.5p
13 Oct 19974.65p
2 Jun 19972.35p
14 Apr 19973.9p
20 Jan 19973.25p
7 Oct 19963.25p
15 Jul 19963.25p
9 Apr 19963.25p
22 Jan 19963p
9 Oct 19953p
17 Jul 19953p
3 Apr 19952.95p
16 Jan 19952.85p
3 Oct 19942.85p
18 Jul 19942.85p
11 Apr 19942.85p
17 Jan 19942.85p
4 Oct 19932.65p
19 Jul 19932.65p
29 Mar 19932.65p
18 Jan 19932.65p
5 Oct 19922.65p
13 Jul 19922.65p
6 Apr 19922.5p
27 Jan 19922.5p
30 Sept 19912.5p
20 May 19912.5p
2 Apr 19912.25p
28 Jan 19912.25p
24 Sept 19902.25p
9 Jul 19902.25p
26 Mar 19902.15p
15 Jan 19902.1p
2 Oct 19892.02p
3 Jul 19891.72p
3 Apr 19893.6p
19 Sept 19883p
21 Mar 19882.88p
28 Sept 19872.52p
6 Apr 19872.4p
15 Sept 19862.1p
1 Apr 19862p
2 Sept 19851.75p
25 Mar 19851.7p
3 Sept 19841.3p
9 Apr 19841.42p
19 Sept 19831p
11 Apr 19831.41p
20 Sept 19820.88p
29 Mar 19821.2p
28 Sept 19810.88p
30 Mar 19811.2p
15 Sept 19800.88p
24 Mar 19801.13p
24 Sept 19790.75p
9 Apr 19790.88p
18 Sept 19780.63p
3 Apr 19780.8p
19 Sept 19770.5p
28 Mar 19770.74p
20 Sept 19760.4p
22 Mar 19760.63p
22 Sept 19750.35p
7 Apr 19750.55p
16 Sept 19740.35p
25 Mar 19740.48p
13 Aug 19730.3p
12 Mar 19730.39p
18 Sept 19720.27p

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