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Data last updated: Aug 31, 2026
Snapshot (as of Aug 31, 2026): Barclays PLC (BCS) pays a $0.36 annual dividend ($0.09 quarterly), yielding 1.79% at $26.86/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-07. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.79%
Annual Dividend: $0.36 per share
Payout Ratio: 28.7%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-07
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 40
Barclays PLC dividend investors are looking at a global bank founded in 1690, operating across retail banking, investment banking, wealth management, and credit cards in markets spanning the UK, Americas, and Asia. BCS currently pays a 1.81% dividend yield. The trailing annual dividend rate is $0.36 per share, paid quarterly, with the next ex-dividend date on August 7, 2026. A beta of 0.878 means BCS stock moves somewhat less than the broader market, which suits income investors who want bank exposure without extreme price swings.
Barclays PLC pays out 28.7% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low payout leaves meaningful room to absorb earnings pressure across its diversified businesses, from UK retail current accounts and mortgages to investment banking and wealth management. Barclays PLC dividend safety is further supported by the fact that the dividend has grown in each of the last four consecutive years, though the history table shows prior cuts, which means the payout is not immune to stress in difficult operating environments.
Barclays PLC dividend history shows a CAGR of -7.4% per year from 2006 to 2025. Per-share payments started at $1.8581 and ended at $0.4340 (with 2026 partial and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 46.3% in 2019, but the overall trend across the full period is negative, and the data includes multiple years with year-over-year declines exceeding 5%. Growth is slow at best, and the long-run direction has been down.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +10.1% | $0.33 (2022) | $0.43 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +6.8% | $0.31 (2020) | $0.43 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +0.8% | $0.40 (2015) | $0.43 (2025) |
BCS stock fits dividend investors who prioritize a low payout ratio over a high headline yield. The current yield of 1.81% is classified as low (below 2%), though it sits above the 5-year average of 1.29%, which means today's yield is actually elevated relative to recent norms for this stock. Four consecutive years of dividend increases show recent momentum, but the long-run CAGR of -7.4% is a real trade-off. What an investor gets here is a globally diversified bank with a conservative payout and a yield that has room to grow, paired with a history that includes meaningful cuts when conditions deteriorated.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | $0.3134 |
| 2026-02-20 | $0.3070 |
| 2025-08-08 | $0.1600 |
| 2025-02-28 | $0.2740 |
| 2024-08-16 | $0.1490 |
| 2024-02-29 | $0.2670 |
| 2023-08-10 | $0.1400 |
| 2023-02-23 | $0.2440 |
| 2022-08-11 | $0.1080 |
| 2022-03-03 | $0.2170 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.6204 |
| 2025 | $0.4340 |
| 2024 | $0.4160 |
| 2023 | $0.3840 |
| 2022 | $0.3250 |
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