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NGShares · London Stock Exchange

National Grid

Paid for 30 yrs
3.9%
dividend yield · 48.5p in the last 12 months · price 1255.5p
Forward yield
4.0%
50.3p declared + forecast, next 12 months
Next ex-dividend date
19 Nov 2026
~ Forecast
5-year dividend growth
+1.0%
a year, compound · 10y +0.9%
Payments a year
2
paid every year for 30 yrs

When it goes ex-dividend

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

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Dividends per share by year

Price 1255.5p
0p20p40p60p'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)32.1p
202547.2p
202455p
202352.4p
202247.4p
202145.4p
202045p
201944p
201842.8p
201741p
201643.6p
201543.3p
201442.4p
201341p
201239.9p
201137.5p
201037.8p
200932.6p
200830.2p
200726.2p
200623.8p
200524.5p
200420.6p
200318.5p
200216.7p
200115.7p
200014.6p
199913.6p
199813.7p
199715.7p
199612.6p

Coming up

  • 19
    Nov
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 10 days · paid around 13 Jan
    Forecast · medium
    17p
  • 27
    May
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 199 days · paid around 21 Jul
    Forecast · medium
    33.4p

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

Announcements

  • Scrip Dividend for 2025/26 Final Dividend
    4 Jun 2026 · declared final 32.1p · ex 28 May · paid 23 Jul
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  • Scrip Dividend for 2025/26 Interim Dividend
    27 Nov 2025 · declared interim 16.4p · ex 20 Nov · paid 13 Jan
    Read ↗

Dividend history

63 payments since 1996
Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
28 May 2026 · announced32.1p
20 Nov 2025 · announced16.4p
29 May 202530.9p
21 Nov 202415.8p
6 Jun 202439.1p
23 Nov 202317.8p
1 Jun 202334.6p
24 Nov 202216.4p
1 Jun 202231p
2 Dec 202115.8p
3 Jun 202129.6p
26 Nov 202015.6p
All 63 payments
2 Jul 202029.4p
28 Nov 201915.2p
30 May 201928.7p
22 Nov 201814.8p
31 May 201828p
23 Nov 201714.2p
1 Jun 201726.7p
22 May 201777.6p
24 Nov 201615.2p
2 Jun 201628.4p
26 Nov 201515p
4 Jun 201528.2p
20 Nov 201414.7p
4 Jun 201427.6p
4 Dec 201314.5p
5 Jun 201326.4p
28 Nov 201214.5p
30 May 201225.4p
30 Nov 201114p
1 Jun 201123.5p
1 Dec 201012.9p
2 Jun 201024.9p
2 Dec 200912.1p
3 Jun 200920.4p
3 Dec 200811.2p
4 Jun 200818.9p
28 Nov 200710.4p
6 Jun 200715.8p
29 Nov 20069.69p
7 Jun 200614.1p
30 Nov 20059.07p
8 Jun 200515.4p
1 Dec 20048.61p
2 Jun 200412p
26 Nov 20038.01p
28 May 200310.5p
4 Dec 20026.95p
5 Jun 20029.7p
28 Nov 20016.54p
30 May 20019.15p
27 Nov 20006.13p
30 May 20008.46p
6 Dec 19995.66p
1 Jun 19997.92p
30 Nov 19985.32p
8 Jun 19988.36p
12 Jan 199862.5p
1 Dec 19977.72p
9 Jun 19977.96p
2 Dec 19965.3p
10 Jun 19967.34p

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