UK Dividends Rose in Q4 to £14.3bn

Energy, consumer and property sectors boost UK dividends in Q4

Better than expected payouts in the energy, consumer basics and property sectors led UK dividends to a 1.3% increase in Q4 of last year, according to the latest Computershare Dividend Monitor report. The rise meant UK companies paid out a total £14.3bn on a headline basis in a positive final quarter. Regular dividends, which exclude one-off special payments, were up 2.1% to £13.9bn. This was £281m better than projected, mainly due to stronger pa…

UK dividends rose in Q4 in a positive end to 2025

UK dividends rose 1.3% in the last quarter of 2025 to £14.3bn, to end the year nicely, according to the latest Dividend Monitor report from financial services firm Computershare.  Regular dividends, which exclude one-off special payments, rose to £13.9bn in Q4, up 2.1% on a constant-currency basis. The report noted how Q4 ended positively thanks to better than anticipated payouts in the energy, consumer basics and property sectors, a boost from …

UK dividends rose in Q4 to £14.3bn

UK dividends rose 1.3% in Q4 2025 to £14.3bn according to the Dividend Monitor report from global financial services company Computershare. Regular UK dividends rose 1.3% in Q4 2025 to £14.3bn according to the latest Dividend Monitor report from global financial services company Computershare.

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