Direct Line Insurance Group plc DLG
Dividend Summary
The next Direct Line Insurance Group plc dividend is expected to go ex in 3 months and to be paid in 5 months.
The previous Direct Line Insurance Group plc dividend was 2p 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 1.0.
Latest Dividends
| Summary | Previous dividend | Next dividend |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Paid | Forecast |
| Type | Interim | Final |
| Per share | 2p | Sign Up Required |
| Declaration date | 04 Sep 2024 (Wed) | 20 Mar 2025 (Thu) |
| Ex-div date | 12 Sep 2024 (Thu) | 03 Apr 2025 (Thu) |
| Pay date | 11 Oct 2024 (Fri) | 16 May 2025 (Fri) |
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Previous Payment
£2.00
Paid on 11 Oct 2024 (Fri)
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The table below shows the full dividend history for Direct Line Insurance Group plc
| Status | Type | Decl. date | Ex-div date | Pay date | Decl. Currency | Forecast amount | Decl. amount | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast | Final | 18 Mar 2027 | 08 Apr 2027 | 14 May 2027 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | 28 Jul 2026 | 13 Aug 2026 | 11 Sep 2026 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | 19 Mar 2026 | 02 Apr 2026 | 15 May 2026 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | 29 Jul 2025 | 14 Aug 2025 | 05 Sep 2025 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | 20 Mar 2025 | 03 Apr 2025 | 16 May 2025 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Paid | Interim | 04 Sep 2024 | 12 Sep 2024 | 11 Oct 2024 | GBP | 1p | 2p | 😖 |
| Paid | Final | 21 Mar 2024 | 04 Apr 2024 | 17 May 2024 | GBP | — | 4p | |
| Paid | Interim | 02 Aug 2022 | 11 Aug 2022 | 09 Sep 2022 | GBP | 7.9p | 7.6p | 😃 |
| Paid | Final | 08 Mar 2022 | 07 Apr 2022 | 17 May 2022 | GBP | 15.4p | 15.1p | 😃 |
| Paid | Interim | – | 12 Aug 2021 | 03 Sep 2021 | GBP | 7.8p | 7.6p | 😃 |
| Paid | Final | 08 Mar 2021 | 08 Apr 2021 | 20 May 2021 | GBP | — | 14.7p | |
| Paid | Special | 04 Aug 2020 | 13 Aug 2020 | 04 Sep 2020 | GBP | — | 14.4p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 13 Aug 2020 | 04 Sep 2020 | GBP | 7.5p | 7.4p | 😃 |
| Paid | Interim | 07 Dec 2018 | 08 Aug 2019 | 06 Sep 2019 | GBP | 7.2p | 7.2p | 😄 |
| Paid | Special | 05 Mar 2019 | 04 Apr 2019 | 16 May 2019 | GBP | 15p | 8.3p | 😖 |
| Paid | Final | 07 Dec 2018 | 04 Apr 2019 | 16 May 2019 | GBP | 14.7p | 14p | 😃 |
| Paid | Interim | 08 Dec 2017 | 09 Aug 2018 | 07 Sep 2018 | GBP | 7p | 7p | 😄 |
| Paid | Special | 27 Feb 2018 | 05 Apr 2018 | 17 May 2018 | GBP | — | 15p | |
| Paid | Final | 08 Dec 2017 | 05 Apr 2018 | 17 May 2018 | GBP | 13.4p | 13.6p | 😃 |
| Paid | Interim | 08 Dec 2016 | 10 Aug 2017 | 08 Sep 2017 | GBP | 5.2p | 6.8p | 😒 |
| Paid | Final | 08 Dec 2016 | 16 Mar 2017 | 18 May 2017 | GBP | 9.8p | 9.7p | 😃 |
| Paid | Special | 02 Aug 2016 | 11 Aug 2016 | 09 Sep 2016 | GBP | — | 10p | |
| Paid | Interim | 03 Dec 2015 | 11 Aug 2016 | 09 Sep 2016 | GBP | 4.8p | 4.9p | 😃 |
| Paid | Special | 01 Mar 2016 | 10 Mar 2016 | 19 May 2016 | GBP | — | 8.8p | |
| Paid | Final | 03 Dec 2015 | 10 Mar 2016 | 19 May 2016 | GBP | — | 9.2p | |
| Paid | Interim | 28 Nov 2014 | 13 Aug 2015 | 11 Sep 2015 | GBP | — | 4.6p | |
| Paid | Special | 29 May 2015 | 30 Jun 2015 | 24 Jul 2015 | GBP | — | 27.5p | |
| Paid | Special | 03 Mar 2015 | 12 Mar 2015 | 17 Apr 2015 | GBP | — | 4p | |
| Paid | Final | 28 Nov 2014 | 12 Mar 2015 | 17 Apr 2015 | GBP | — | 8.8p | |
| Paid | Special | 01 Aug 2014 | 13 Aug 2014 | 12 Sep 2014 | GBP | — | 10p | |
| Paid | Interim | 20 Dec 2013 | 13 Aug 2014 | 12 Sep 2014 | GBP | — | 4.4p | |
| Paid | Special | 26 Feb 2014 | 12 Mar 2014 | 20 May 2014 | GBP | — | 4p | |
| Paid | Final | 20 Dec 2013 | 12 Mar 2014 | 20 May 2014 | GBP | — | 8.4p | |
| Paid | Special | – | 04 Dec 2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | GBP | — | 4p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 14 Aug 2013 | 26 Sep 2013 | GBP | — | 4.2p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 06 Mar 2013 | 11 Jun 2013 | GBP | — | 8p |
| Year | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.0p | — |
| 2007 | 0.0p | 0% |
| 2008 | 0.0p | 0% |
| 2009 | 0.0p | 0% |
| 2010 | 0.0p | 0% |
| 2011 | 0.0p | 0% |
| 2012 | 8.0p | 100% |
| 2013 | 12.6p | 57.5% |
| 2014 | 13.2p | 4.8% |
| 2015 | 13.8p | 4.5% |
| 2016 | 14.6p | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 20.4p | 39.7% |
| 2018 | 21.0p | 2.9% |
| 2019 | 7.2p | -65.7% |
| 2020 | 22.1p | 206.9% |
| 2021 | 22.7p | 2.7% |
| 2022 | 7.6p | -66.5% |
| 2023 | 4.0p | -47.4% |
| 2024 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2025 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2026 | Sign Up Required | |
Direct Line Insurance Group plc Optimized Dividend Chart
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- Dividend Yield Today
- 2.1%
- Optimized Yield
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- 52 Week High
- 4.2% on 25 March 2024
- 52 Week Low
- 0.0% on 22 December 2023
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About Direct Line Insurance Group plc
Direct Line Group is a retail general insurer with leading market positions in the UK and businesses in Italy and Germany.
They utilise a multi-brand, multi-product and multi-distribution channel business model that covers most major customer segments in the UK for personal lines general insurance and a more limited presence in the commercial market.
- Sector
- Nonlife Insurance
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Share Price
- £2.43 (yesterday's closing price)
- Shares in Issue
- 1,311 million
- Market Cap
- £3.2bn
- 1.0
- 0
- Market Indices
- STOXX600, FTSE 350, FTSE 250, CBOE 350, CBOE 100
- Other listings
- Direct Line Insurance Group plc - ADR
- Home Page URL
- https://www.directlinegroup.com/
- Investor Relations URL
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Direct Line Insurance Group plc have declared a dividend of 2.0 pence per share.
Direct Line Insurance Group plc declare a dividend of 2.0 pence per share (£26 million).
Direct Line Insurance Group announce dividend of 4.0 pence per share to be proposed
- Stable policy count overall as the introduction of over 700,000 new Motability customers offset lower policies elsewhere primarily in Motor and associated Rescue.
Direct Line Insurance Group Plc has announced an interim dividend of 7.6 pence per share
Direct Line Insurance Group Plc has announced an interim dividend of 7.6 pence per share (2021: 7.6 pence). The interim dividend is scheduled to be paid on 9 September 2022 to shareholders on the register on 12 August 2022. The ex-dividend date will be 11 August 2022.
Direct Line Insurance Group plc announce a proposed final ordinary dividend of 15.1 pence per share
Direct Line Insurance Group announce a proposed final ordinary dividend of 15.1 pence per share, making a total of 22.7 pence per share, an increase of 2.7% over the 2020 total ordinary dividend, and announcing a £100.0 million share buyback programme. Strong capital position with an adjusted solvency capital ratio of 160%.
Direct Line PLC have declared an interim dividend of 7.6 pence per share
The Direct Line Board has declared an interim dividend of 7.6 pence per share, an increase of 2.7% over 2020. The Group's strong capital generation during the first half, alongside broadly flat capital requirements, resulted in a solvency capital ratio as at 30 June 2021 of 195% after the interim dividend.
Direct Line announce a proposed final ordinary dividend of 14.7 pence per share, increased 2.1%
The Direct Line Group's solvency capital ratio, prior to any dividends or incremental capital returns, was 213% as at 31 December 2020. The Board has recommended a final dividend of 14.7 pence, an increase of 2.1% on the special interim dividend of 14.4 pence announced at the time of their interim results, which reflected a full catch up of the cancelled 2019 final dividend.
Direct Line have announced a proposed final ordinary dividend of 14.4 pence, an increase of 2.9% on 2018, announcing a £150 million share buyback and awarding people £500 of free shares each
The Direct Line Board has recommended a final dividend of 14.4 pence per share (2018: 14.0 pence), an increase of 0.4 pence per share (2.9%).
Direct Line increase dividend by 2.9%
Interim ordinary dividend of 7.2 pence per share has been declared.
