SMWH.L

WH Smith PLC

Consumer Discretionary · LSE · Market cap GBP 560m

406.4p

as of 16 Oct 2026, 43% below its 52-week high

Last paid

Final

-73.5% on the same payment last year.

Ex-dividend date: 22 Jan 2026
Pay date: 12 Feb 2026

Next dividend

Estimated

Final

about 6p

Our estimate from the payment pattern. It changes once the company declares.

Ex-dividend date: 22 Jan 2027
Pay date: 12 Feb 2027

Div Impact 1.48%

The payment as a share of today’s price. Shares tend to drop by roughly this much on the ex-dividend date, because buyers from then on no longer get the payment.

1-year change: -43.6%FY2024 to FY2025
3-year growth, per year: +37.2%FY2022 to FY2025
5-year growth, per year: Not enough history
10-year growth, per year: -5.0%FY2015 to FY2025
Years without a cut: 0Cut in FY2025

Regular dividend per share by fiscal year

Regular dividends
Cut year
Year so far

SMWH.L dividends by fiscal year

Totals and changes leave out special dividends.

SMWH.L dividend per share by fiscal year, newest first
Year	Interim	Final	Special	Total	Change
FY2026 (so far)				0p	n/a
FY2025	11.3p	6p		17.3p	-43.6%Cut
FY2024	8.09p	22.6p		30.69p	+44.4%
FY2023	5.96p	15.3p		21.26p	+217.6%
FY2022		6.69p		6.69p	n/a
FY2021				0p	n/a
FY2020				0p	-100.0%Cut
FY2019	12.65p	30.16p		42.82p	+7.6%
FY2018	11.77p	28.03p		39.8p	+12.2%
FY2017	10.74p	24.72p		35.46p	+9.8%
FY2016	9.86p	22.44p		32.3p	+11.4%
FY2015	8.9p	20.08p		28.99p	+12.6%
FY2014	7.95p	17.8p		25.75p	+14.0%
FY2013	6.92p	15.67p		22.59p	+14.1%
FY2012	6.11p	13.68p		19.79p	+19.6%
FY2011	5.3p	11.26p		16.55p	+16.0%
FY2010	4.49p	9.78p		14.27p	+16.2%
FY2009	3.97p	8.31p		12.29p	+16.8%
FY2008	3.38p	7.14p		10.52p	-10.8%Cut
FY2007	3.7p	8.1p	24.28p	11.8p	n/a
FY2006 (part year)		6.2p		6.2p	n/a

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