The Persimmon plc Board proposes a final dividend of 40p per share, payable on 11 July 2025 to shareholders on the register at 20 June 2025, following shareholder approval at the AGM. This dividend, combined with the interim dividend of 20p per share paid in November 2024, totals 60p per share for the 2024 financial year.
Other financial highlights include:
7% increase in completions to 10,664
14% increase in underlying operating profit and underlying operating margin of 14.1% (2023: 14.0%)
Improved net private sales rate of 0.70 per outlet per week up from 0.58 in 2023. Excluding bulk sales, net private sales rate of 0.59, up 5% on the prior year (2023: 0.56)
Customer satisfaction score improved to 96.0% (2023: 92.9%); continued five-star HBF rating
13,064 plots achieved detailed planning consent in the year, a 21% improvement and significantly above industry trends
£1.55bn disciplined land investment in last three years supporting future outlet growth
12% increase in underlying EPS to 92.1p
