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Smith & Nephew

Paid for 33 yrs
2.6%
dividend yield · 29.4p in the last 12 months · price 1140.5p
Forward yield
2.6%
30.1p declared + forecast, next 12 months
Next ex-dividend date
25 Mar 2027
~ Forecast
5-year dividend growth
-0.7%
a year, compound · 10y +3.7%
Payments a year
2
paid every year for 33 yrs

When it goes ex-dividend

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

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec

Dividends per share by year

Price 1140.5p
0p10p20p30p40p'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)29.4p
202528.7p
202429.6p
202330.3p
202231.3p
202127.1p
202029.7p
201928.5p
201826.9p
201723.8p
201623.1p
201520p
201416.9p
201317.1p
201213p
201110.2p
20109.65p
20098.86p
20086.58p
20075.62p
20065.71p
20055.3p
20045p
20034.85p
20024.7p
20014.55p
20006.59p
19997.7p
19987.58p
19977.47p
19967.06p
19956.62p
19946.16p
19935.76p

Coming up

  • 25
    Mar
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 136 days · paid around 24 Apr
    Forecast · high
    18.2p
  • 30
    Sept
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 325 days · paid around 30 Oct
    Forecast · high
    11.9p

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

Announcements

  • Sterling Amount of Dividend
    22 Oct 2026 · declared interim $0.150 · ex 1 Oct · paid 6 Nov
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  • Half-Year Report
    4 Aug 2026 · declared interim $0.156 · ex 1 Oct · paid 6 Nov
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  • Final Results
    2 Mar 2026 · proposed final $0.241 · ex 26 Mar · paid 27 May
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  • Sterling Amount of Dividend
    22 Oct 2025 · declared interim $0.150 · ex 2 Oct · paid 7 Nov
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  • Dividend Declaration
    22 Oct 2025 · declared interim $0.150 · ex 2 Oct · paid 7 Nov
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  • Half-year Report
    5 Aug 2025 · declared interim $0.150 · ex 2 Oct · paid 7 Nov
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Dividend history

69 payments since 1993
Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
1 Oct 2026 · announced11.7p
26 Mar 202617.8p
2 Oct 2025 · announced11.3p
27 Mar 202517.5p
3 Oct 202411.1p
28 Mar 202418.5p
5 Oct 202311.9p
30 Mar 202318.4p
29 Sept 202212.9p
31 Mar 202218.4p
30 Sept 202110.5p
1 Apr 202116.6p
All 69 payments
1 Oct 202011.1p
2 Apr 202018.7p
3 Oct 201911.5p
4 Apr 201917p
4 Oct 201810.7p
5 Apr 201816.2p
5 Oct 20179.34p
30 Mar 201714.4p
6 Oct 201610.1p
21 Apr 201613p
8 Oct 20157.68p
16 Apr 201512.3p
23 Oct 20146.82p
16 Apr 201410.1p
9 Oct 20136.49p
17 Apr 201310.6p
10 Oct 20126.31p
18 Apr 20126.7p
12 Oct 20114.17p
27 Apr 20115.97p
13 Oct 20103.81p
21 Apr 20105.84p
14 Oct 20093.29p
15 Apr 20095.58p
15 Oct 20082.88p
16 Apr 20083.7p
17 Oct 20072.21p
18 Apr 20073.41p
18 Oct 20062.21p
19 Apr 20063.5p
19 Oct 20052.1p
20 Apr 20053.2p
20 Oct 20041.9p
21 Apr 20043.1p
13 Aug 20031.85p
16 Apr 20033p
16 Oct 20021.8p
17 Apr 20022.9p
7 Nov 20011.75p
18 Apr 20012.8p
8 Nov 20001.7p
7 Aug 200074.3p
2 May 20004.89p
1 Nov 19993.06p
4 May 19994.64p
2 Nov 19982.93p
1 Jun 19984.64p
13 Oct 19972.93p
6 May 19974.53p
14 Oct 19962.8p
7 May 19964.27p
16 Oct 19952.64p
1 May 19953.98p
3 Oct 19942.47p
25 Apr 19943.69p
4 Oct 19932.31p
10 May 19933.45p

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