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Data last updated: Oct 12, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 12, 2026): Barclays PLC (BCS) pays a $0.12 annual dividend, yielding 2.69% at $22.95/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-07. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.69%
Annual Dividend: $0.12 per share
Payout Ratio: 17.9%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-07
Dividend Frequency: semi-annually
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 40
Barclays PLC dividend investors are looking at a 334-year-old British bank that spans retail accounts, investment banking, wealth management, and US consumer credit cards across more than a dozen global markets. The current yield sits at 2.43%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $0.46 per share paid semi-annually. The next ex-dividend date is August 7, 2026. BCS stock carries a beta of 0.878, meaning it moves somewhat less than the broader market, which suits income investors who want dividend exposure to global banking 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 substantial room to absorb earnings pressure before the dividend comes under threat, and BCS operates across diversified revenue streams including retail banking, investment banking, and wealth management. Barclays PLC dividend safety is further supported by the fact that the payout has not been cut in the four consecutive years of increases ending in 2025, though the dividend history does contain prior year-over-year declines, which is the most significant data-supported risk factor for income investors to weigh.
Barclays PLC dividend history shows a CAGR of -7.3% per year from 2006 to 2025. The per-share dividend moved from $1.8581 at the start of the window to $0.4358 by 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 47.7% in 2019, but the overall trend across the full period is negative, and the history contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%. For income investors focused on dividend growth, that long-run trajectory is a clear limitation.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +10.3% | $0.33 (2022) | $0.44 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +6.9% | $0.31 (2020) | $0.44 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +0.9% | $0.40 (2015) | $0.44 (2025) |
BCS stock fits dividend investors who prioritize a moderate current yield over long-run dividend growth. The 2.43% yield falls within the moderate (2-4%) range and sits well above the 5-year average yield of 1.39%, which means the current income level is meaningfully higher than what BCS has historically offered. The 28.7% payout ratio keeps the dividend on firm footing relative to earnings. The trade-off is a long-run dividend CAGR of -7.3% since 2006, which reflects real cuts in prior years. An investor in Barclays PLC gets above-average-for-this-stock income today, backed by a conservative payout, but accepts a history that includes dividend reductions.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | $0.3196 |
| 2026-02-20 | $0.2968 |
| 2025-08-08 | $0.1621 |
| 2025-02-28 | $0.2737 |
| 2024-08-16 | $0.1489 |
| 2024-02-29 | $0.2671 |
| 2023-08-10 | $0.1398 |
| 2023-02-23 | $0.2435 |
| 2022-08-11 | $0.1080 |
| 2022-03-03 | $0.2170 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.6164 |
| 2025 | $0.4358 |
| 2024 | $0.4160 |
| 2023 | $0.3833 |
| 2022 | $0.3250 |
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