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WH Smith PLC SMWH.L
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WH Smith PLC dividends
Dividend yield6.91%
Dividend payout-29.9%
Paid from FCF22.1%
Safetysafe
Per share (TTM)£0.51
Years paying (in our data)3 · rising
Dividends by year
Yield by year = that fiscal year's dividend per share over the share price around year-end — approximate, not the yield on today's price.
By fiscal year
| FY | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total dividends paid | £43.0M | £41.0M | £22.0M |
| Per share | £0.29 | £0.27 | £0.15 |
| Yield then (approx) | 0.04% | 0.02% | 0.01% |
Annual dividend per share = total paid ÷ shares. “Yield then” is the per-share dividend over the share price at that fiscal year-end — approximate.
Per-share dividends by quarter · as declared
| Period end | Dividend / share | Yield then (approx) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | £0.06 | 0.03% |
| 2025-07-31 | £0.113 | 0.07% |
| 2025-02-06 | £0.226 | 0.08% |
| 2024-08-01 | £0.11 | 0.03% |
| 2024-02-01 | £0.208 | 0.07% |
| 2023-08-03 | £0.081 | 0.02% |
| 2023-01-26 | £0.091 | 0.02% |
| 2020-01-30 | £0.41 | 0.09% |
| 2019-08-01 | £0.172 | 0.04% |
| 2019-01-31 | £0.381 | 0.07% |
| 2018-08-02 | £0.16 | 0.03% |
| 2018-02-01 | £0.336 | 0.07% |
Per-share amounts are declared dividends tagged to each fiscal quarter (exact ex-/pay-dates aren't in the filings). “Yield then” annualises that quarter's dividend over the month-end share price at the time — approximate.
Computed from company filings · GB · as of 2025-08-31. Figures in GBP. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.