WPP Plc. WPP
Dividend Summary
The next WPP Plc. dividend is expected to go ex in 7 months and to be paid in 8 months.
The previous WPP Plc. dividend was 15p and it went ex 1 month ago and it was paid 20 days ago.
There are typically 2 dividends per year (excluding specials), and the dividend cover is approximately 1.7.
Latest Dividends
| Summary | Previous dividend | Next dividend |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Paid | Forecast |
| Type | Interim | Final |
| Per share | 15p | Sign Up Required |
| Declaration date | 07 Aug 2024 (Wed) | 20 Feb 2025 (Thu) |
| Ex-div date | 10 Oct 2024 (Thu) | 05 Jun 2025 (Thu) |
| Pay date | 01 Nov 2024 (Fri) | 04 Jul 2025 (Fri) |
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Previous Payment
£15.00
Paid on 01 Nov 2024 (Fri)
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The table below shows the full dividend history for WPP Plc.
| Status | Type | Decl. date | Ex-div date | Pay date | Decl. Currency | Forecast amount | Decl. amount | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast | Final | 15 Feb 2029 | 07 Jun 2029 | 29 Jun 2029 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | 02 Aug 2028 | 12 Oct 2028 | 27 Oct 2028 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | 17 Feb 2028 | 08 Jun 2028 | 30 Jun 2028 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | 04 Aug 2027 | 14 Oct 2027 | 29 Oct 2027 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | 18 Feb 2027 | 10 Jun 2027 | 02 Jul 2027 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | 05 Aug 2026 | 08 Oct 2026 | 30 Oct 2026 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | 19 Feb 2026 | 04 Jun 2026 | 03 Jul 2026 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | 06 Aug 2025 | 09 Oct 2025 | 31 Oct 2025 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | 20 Feb 2025 | 05 Jun 2025 | 04 Jul 2025 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Paid | Interim | 07 Aug 2024 | 10 Oct 2024 | 01 Nov 2024 | GBP | 17p | 15p | 😏 |
| Paid | Final | 22 Feb 2024 | 06 Jun 2024 | 05 Jul 2024 | GBP | 24.4p | 24.4p | 😄 |
| Paid | Interim | 04 Aug 2023 | 12 Oct 2023 | 03 Nov 2023 | GBP | 19.2p | 15p | 😌 |
| Paid | Final | 23 Feb 2023 | 08 Jun 2023 | 07 Jul 2023 | GBP | 20p | 24.4p | 😌 |
| Paid | Interim | 05 Aug 2022 | 13 Oct 2022 | 01 Nov 2022 | GBP | 14p | 15p | 😊 |
| Paid | Final | 24 Feb 2022 | 09 Jun 2022 | 08 Jul 2022 | GBP | 17p | 18.7p | 😊 |
| Paid | Interim | 05 Aug 2021 | 14 Oct 2021 | 01 Nov 2021 | GBP | 12p | 12.5p | 😃 |
| Paid | Final | 11 Mar 2021 | 10 Jun 2021 | 09 Jul 2021 | GBP | 20p | 14p | 😞 |
| Paid | Interim | 27 Aug 2020 | 08 Oct 2020 | 06 Nov 2020 | GBP | — | 10p | |
| Paid | Interim | 09 Aug 2019 | 03 Oct 2019 | 04 Nov 2019 | GBP | 22.7p | 22.7p | 😄 |
| Paid | Final | 11 Dec 2018 | 13 Jun 2019 | 08 Jul 2019 | GBP | 37.3p | 37.3p | 😄 |
| Paid | Interim | 04 Sep 2018 | 04 Oct 2018 | 05 Nov 2018 | GBP | 23.5p | 22.7p | 😃 |
| Paid | Final | 01 Mar 2018 | 14 Jun 2018 | 09 Jul 2018 | GBP | 41.5p | 37.3p | 😏 |
| Paid | Interim | 23 Aug 2017 | 05 Oct 2017 | 06 Nov 2017 | GBP | 22p | 22.7p | 😃 |
| Paid | Final | 03 Mar 2017 | 08 Jun 2017 | 03 Jul 2017 | GBP | — | 37.05p | |
| Paid | Interim | 24 Aug 2016 | 06 Oct 2016 | 07 Nov 2016 | GBP | 17.5p | 19.55p | 😏 |
| Paid | Final | 04 Mar 2016 | 09 Jun 2016 | 04 Jul 2016 | GBP | — | 28.78p | |
| Paid | Interim | 26 Aug 2015 | 08 Oct 2015 | 09 Nov 2015 | GBP | — | 15.91p | |
| Paid | Final | 09 Mar 2015 | 04 Jun 2015 | 06 Jul 2015 | GBP | — | 26.58p | |
| Paid | Interim | 26 Aug 2014 | 09 Oct 2014 | 10 Nov 2014 | GBP | — | 11.62p | |
| Paid | Final | 27 Feb 2014 | 04 Jun 2014 | 07 Jul 2014 | GBP | — | 23.65p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 09 Oct 2013 | 11 Nov 2013 | GBP | — | 10.56p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 05 Jun 2013 | 08 Jul 2013 | GBP | — | 19.71p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 10 Oct 2012 | 12 Nov 2012 | GBP | — | 8.8p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 12 Oct 2011 | 14 Nov 2011 | GBP | — | 7.46p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 01 Jun 2011 | 04 Jul 2011 | GBP | — | 11.82p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 06 Oct 2010 | 08 Nov 2010 | GBP | — | 5.97p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | GBP | — | 15.47p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | GBP | — | 15.47p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | GBP | — | 13.45p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | GBP | — | 11.21p |
| Year | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11.21p | — |
| 2007 | 13.45p | 20.0% |
| 2008 | 15.47p | 15.0% |
| 2009 | 15.47p | 0% |
| 2010 | 17.79p | 15.0% |
| 2011 | 7.46p | -58.1% |
| 2012 | 28.51p | 282.2% |
| 2013 | 34.21p | 20.0% |
| 2014 | 38.2p | 11.7% |
| 2015 | 44.69p | 17.0% |
| 2016 | 56.6p | 26.7% |
| 2017 | 60.0p | 6.0% |
| 2018 | 60.0p | 0% |
| 2019 | 22.7p | -62.2% |
| 2020 | 24.0p | 5.7% |
| 2021 | 31.2p | 30.0% |
| 2022 | 39.4p | 26.3% |
| 2023 | 39.4p | 0% |
| 2024 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2025 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2026 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2027 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2028 | Sign Up Required | |
WPP Plc. Optimized Dividend Chart
The chart below shows the optimized dividends for this security over a rolling 12-month period.
- Dividend Yield Today
- 4.9%
- Optimized Yield
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- 52 Week High
- 8.5% on 04 June 2024
- 52 Week Low
- 4.7% on 06 November 2024
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About WPP Plc.
The WPP group was founded in 1985 and specialises in communications. It is now comprised of several companies working across media; public relations and public affairs; digital; e-commerce; data insight; avertising and health and wellness sectors. The company has an upwards of 100,000+ employees operating in over 100 countries. The services companies under the WPP group provide include data insight, brand consulting and digital shopping.
WPP has slowly but steadily been increasing its dividend payout ratio since establishing a higher payout target in 2013.
- Sector
- Media
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Share Price
- £8.10 (yesterday's closing price)
- Shares in Issue
- 1,079 million
- Market Cap
- £8.7bn
- 1.7
- 0
- Market Indices
- STOXX600, FTSE 350, FTSE 100, CBOE 350, CBOE 100
- Dividend History URL
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- Financial Calendar URL
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- Investor Relations URL
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- Home Page URL
- https://www.wpp.com/
WPP announce an interim dividend of 15.0p
The WPP Board is declaring an interim dividend of 15.0p (2023: 15.0p). The record date for the interim dividend is 11 October 2024, and the dividend will be payable on 1 November 2024.
WPP Plc announce a final dividend of 24.4p
The WPP Plc Board is proposing a final dividend for 2023 of 24.4 pence per share, which together with the interim dividend paid in November 2023 gives a full-year dividend of 39.4 pence per share. The record date for the final dividend is 7 June 2024, and the dividend will be payable on 5 July 2024.
WPP Plc announce a Final dividend of 24.4 pence
WPP Plc announce a Final dividend of 24.4 pence proposed, up 30.5%, for a proposed total dividend for 2022 of 39.4 pence, in line with their policy of approximately 40% of headline diluted EPS
WPP Plc have proposed a final dividend of 18.7p per share
The WPP Plc Board is proposing a final dividend for 2021 of 18.7 pence per share, which together with the interim dividend paid in November 2021 gives a full-year dividend of 31.2 pence per share. The record date for the final dividend is 10 June 2022, and the dividend will be payable on 8 July 2022.
WPP is declaring an interim dividend of 12.5p, an increase of 25%
The WPP Board has recommended an interim dividend of 12.5p (2020: 10.0p) per ordinary share. This is expected to be paid on 1 November 2021 to shareholders on the register at 15 October 2021. The Board recommended a final dividend of 14.0p per ordinary share in respect of 2020. This was paid on 9 July 2021.
WPP announce a final dividend of 14pence per share
The WPP Board is proposing a final dividend for 2020 of 14.0p per share, which together with the interim dividend paid in November 2020 gives a full-year dividend of 24.0p per share. The record date for the final dividend is 11 June 2021, and the dividend will be payable on 9 July 2021.
WPP 10p 2020 interim dividend declared
In March 2020, WPP announced the Board's decision to suspend the 2019 final dividend of 37.3p per share to protect liquidity in light of the threat to liquidity and cash flow from the COVID-19 impact. The Board has now decided to cancel this dividend to contribute towards lower leverage.
WPP maintain their final dividend of 37.3p per share
The WPP Board proposes to maintain the final dividend of 37.3p per share, which, together with the interim dividend of 22.7p per share, makes a total of 60.0p per share for 2019, the same as the prior year. The record date for the final dividend is 12 June 2020, payable on 6 July 2020.
