DS Smith Plc. SMDS
Dividend Summary
The next DS Smith Plc. dividend is expected to go ex in 21 days and to be paid in 2 months.
The previous DS Smith Plc. dividend was 12p and it went ex 3 months ago and it was paid 2 months ago.
There are typically 2 dividends per year (excluding specials), and the dividend cover is approximately 2.1.
Latest Dividends
| Summary | Previous dividend | Next dividend |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Paid | Forecast |
| Type | Final | Interim |
| Per share | 12p | Sign Up Required |
| Declaration date | 16 Apr 2024 (Tue) | 05 Dec 2024 (Thu) |
| Ex-div date | 05 Sep 2024 (Thu) | 12 Dec 2024 (Thu) |
| Pay date | 04 Oct 2024 (Fri) | 29 Jan 2025 (Wed) |
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Previous Payment
£12.00
Paid on 04 Oct 2024 (Fri)
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The table below shows the full dividend history for DS Smith Plc.
| Status | Type | Decl. date | Ex-div date | Pay date | Decl. Currency | Forecast amount | Decl. amount | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast | Final | 10 Apr 2029 | 30 Aug 2029 | 28 Sep 2029 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | 07 Dec 2028 | 07 Dec 2028 | 24 Jan 2029 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | 11 Apr 2028 | 31 Aug 2028 | 29 Sep 2028 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | 09 Dec 2027 | 09 Dec 2027 | 26 Jan 2028 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | 13 Apr 2027 | 02 Sep 2027 | 01 Oct 2027 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | 03 Dec 2026 | 10 Dec 2026 | 27 Jan 2027 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | 14 Apr 2026 | 03 Sep 2026 | 02 Oct 2026 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | 04 Dec 2025 | 11 Dec 2025 | 28 Jan 2026 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | 15 Apr 2025 | 04 Sep 2025 | 03 Oct 2025 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | 05 Dec 2024 | 12 Dec 2024 | 29 Jan 2025 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Paid | Final | 16 Apr 2024 | 05 Sep 2024 | 04 Oct 2024 | GBP | 12p | 12p | 😄 |
| Paid | Interim | 07 Dec 2023 | 14 Dec 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | GBP | 7.32p | 6p | 😌 |
| Paid | Final | 22 Jun 2023 | 07 Sep 2023 | 03 Oct 2023 | GBP | 11.5p | 12p | 😃 |
| Paid | Interim | 08 Dec 2022 | 15 Dec 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | GBP | 5.2p | 6p | 😏 |
| Paid | Final | 21 Jun 2022 | 06 Oct 2022 | 01 Nov 2022 | GBP | 10p | 10.2p | 😃 |
| Paid | Interim | 08 Dec 2021 | 07 Apr 2022 | 03 May 2022 | GBP | 4.5p | 4.8p | 😊 |
| Paid | Final | 22 Jun 2021 | 07 Oct 2021 | 01 Nov 2021 | GBP | 8.1p | 8.1p | 😄 |
| Paid | Interim | 10 Dec 2020 | 08 Apr 2021 | 04 May 2021 | GBP | — | 4p | |
| Paid | Final | 13 Jun 2019 | 03 Oct 2019 | 01 Nov 2019 | GBP | 11p | 11p | 😄 |
| Paid | Interim | 06 Dec 2018 | 04 Apr 2019 | 01 May 2019 | GBP | 4.9p | 5.2p | 😊 |
| Paid | Final | 18 Jun 2018 | 04 Oct 2018 | 01 Nov 2018 | GBP | 11.1p | 9.8p | 😏 |
| Paid | Interim | 07 Dec 2017 | 05 Apr 2018 | 01 May 2018 | GBP | 5p | 4.9p | 😃 |
| Paid | Final | 29 Jun 2017 | 05 Oct 2017 | 01 Nov 2017 | GBP | 9.6p | 10.6p | 😊 |
| Paid | Interim | 08 Dec 2016 | 06 Apr 2017 | 02 May 2017 | GBP | — | 4.6p | |
| Paid | Final | 23 Jun 2016 | 29 Sep 2016 | 01 Nov 2016 | GBP | 8.3p | 8.8p | 😊 |
| Paid | Interim | 03 Dec 2015 | 31 Mar 2016 | 03 May 2016 | GBP | — | 4p | |
| Paid | Final | 25 Jun 2015 | 01 Oct 2015 | 02 Nov 2015 | GBP | — | 7.7p | |
| Paid | Interim | 04 Dec 2014 | 02 Apr 2015 | 01 May 2015 | GBP | — | 3.7p | |
| Paid | Final | 26 Jun 2014 | 01 Oct 2014 | 03 Nov 2014 | GBP | — | 6.8p | |
| Paid | Interim | 05 Dec 2013 | 02 Apr 2014 | 01 May 2014 | GBP | — | 3.2p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 02 Oct 2013 | 01 Nov 2013 | GBP | — | 5.5p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 03 Apr 2013 | 01 May 2013 | GBP | — | 2.5p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 03 Oct 2012 | 01 Nov 2012 | GBP | — | 4p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 21 Dec 2011 | 23 Jan 2012 | GBP | — | 2.8p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 10 Aug 2011 | 13 Sep 2011 | GBP | — | 4.5p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 26 Jan 2011 | 01 Mar 2011 | GBP | — | 2p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 11 Aug 2010 | 14 Sep 2010 | GBP | — | 3.1p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 27 Jan 2010 | 02 Mar 2010 | GBP | — | 1.5p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | GBP | — | 3.4p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | GBP | — | 8.8p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | GBP | — | 8.6p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | GBP | — | 8.4p |
| Year | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.4p | — |
| 2007 | 8.6p | 2.4% |
| 2008 | 8.8p | 2.3% |
| 2009 | 3.4p | -61.4% |
| 2010 | 4.6p | 35.3% |
| 2011 | 6.5p | 41.3% |
| 2012 | 6.8p | 4.6% |
| 2013 | 8.0p | 17.6% |
| 2014 | 10.0p | 25.0% |
| 2015 | 11.4p | 14.0% |
| 2016 | 12.8p | 12.3% |
| 2017 | 15.2p | 18.8% |
| 2018 | 14.7p | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 16.2p | 10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0p | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 12.1p | 100% |
| 2022 | 15.0p | 24.0% |
| 2023 | 18.0p | 20.0% |
| 2024 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2025 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2026 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2027 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2028 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2029 | Sign Up Required | |
DS Smith Plc. Optimized Dividend Chart
The chart below shows the optimized dividends for this security over a rolling 12-month period.
- Dividend Yield Today
- 3.1%
- Optimized Yield
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- 52 Week High
- 10.6% on 28 November 2023
- 52 Week Low
- 4.0% on 06 November 2024
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About DS Smith Plc.
DS Smith is an international packaging company. It is the UK's leading producer of recycled paper board and manufacturer of corrugated packaging. The company also produces corrugated packaging in various countries in continental Europe and it manufactures plastic packaging.
- Sector
- General Industrials
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Share Price
- £5.75 (yesterday's closing price)
- Shares in Issue
- 1,381 million
- Market Cap
- £7.9bn
- 2.1
- 0
- Market Indices
- STOXX600, FTSE 350, FTSE 100, CBOE 350, CBOE 100
- Investor Relations URL
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- Dividend History URL
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- Home Page URL
- https://www.dssmith.com/
- Financial Calendar URL
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DS Smith Plc. has announced a final dividend of 12.0p per share
DS Smith Plc. Board has announced a final dividend of 12.0p per share, taking the total dividend for this year to 18.0 pence per share, in line with FY 2022/23.
Smith (DS) announce an interim of 6.0pence per share
Today, Smith 9DS) are announcing an interim dividend for this year of 6.0 pence per share, an increase of 25 per cent and consistent with our policy of 2.0-2.5 times dividend cover over the medium term.
Smith (DS) announce a final dividend for this year of 8.1 pence
The Smith(DS) Board considers the dividend to be a very important component of shareholder returns. In December 2020 they announced an interim dividend of 4.0 pence per share. Their policy is that dividends will be progressive and that, in the medium term, dividend cover should be on average of 2 to 2.5 times (relative to adjusted earnings per share), through the cycle. Accordingly, they are announcing a final dividend for this year of 8.1 pence, taking the total dividend for the year to 12.1 pence (2019/20: nil), in line with their policy.
Smith (DS) announce a dividend resumed
The Smith (DS) Board declares an interim dividend for this half year of 4.0 pence per share. The dividend will be paid on 4 May 2021 to ordinary shareholders on the register at the close of business on 9 April 2021.
Smith (DS) declares an interim dividend of 5.4p per share
Smith (DS) declares an interim dividend for this half year of 5.4 pence per share (H1 2018/19: 5.2 pence per share). This represents an increase of 4%, demonstrating the confidence of the Board in the outlook for the Group. The dividend will be paid on 1 May 2020 to ordinary shareholders on the register at the close of business on 14 April 2020.
