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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Imperial Brands PLC (IMBBF) pays a $1.64 annual dividend, yielding 6.57% at $34.13/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-21. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 6.57%
Annual Dividend: $1.64 per share
Payout Ratio: 74.2%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-21
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Years of Dividend History: 17
Imperial Brands PLC dividend investors are looking at one of the tobacco sector's more generous yields, currently sitting at 6.57%. Founded in 1636 and headquartered in Bristol, the company sells cigarettes, vapour products, and oral nicotine under brands including JPS, Davidoff, and Golden Virginia across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia. IMBBF paid $1.6352 per share in trailing twelve-month dividends, with the next ex-dividend date set for August 21, 2026. A beta of 0.145 points to very low price volatility, which suits income-focused investors who prioritize a steady payout over capital appreciation.
Imperial Brands PLC pays out 74.2% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as elevated (60–75%). That level is near the upper end of what most income investors consider sustainable, though the company's broad international footprint across tobacco and next-generation products like vapour and oral nicotine reflects a diversified demand base that supports recurring revenue. Imperial Brands PLC dividend safety faces its most visible pressure from the long-term structural decline in cigarette volumes globally, a factor the description acknowledges through the company's ongoing investment in e-vapour research and development. A payout ratio this high leaves limited room to absorb earnings pressure without affecting the dividend.
Imperial Brands PLC dividend history shows a CAGR of -1.8% per year from 2015 to 2025. The per-share annual dividend moved from $2.7625 in 2015 to $2.3004 in 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 19.6% in 2025, but the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which means growth has been far from linear. For income investors, a negative CAGR over a decade means the dividend has not kept pace with inflation.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +9.0% | $1.78 (2022) | $2.30 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +1.8% | $2.10 (2020) | $2.30 (2025) |
| 10-Year | -1.8% | $2.76 (2015) | $2.30 (2025) |
IMBBF fits income-focused investors who want a high current yield and can accept that dividend growth has been negative over the past decade. The yield classification is high (above 4%), and at 6.57% it sits well above the stock's own 5-year average of 5.67%, which means the current entry point offers a historically elevated income rate. The trade-off is real: a -1.8% CAGR from 2015 to 2025 and a payout ratio of 74.2% leave little margin for error. What an investor gets is a large, low-volatility income stream from a global tobacco business with a 17-year dividend history. What they accept is slow erosion of per-share dividend value over time.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | $0.5686 |
| 2026-05-22 | $0.5600 |
| 2026-02-20 | $0.5411 |
| 2025-11-28 | $0.5311 |
| 2025-08-22 | $0.5421 |
| 2025-05-23 | $0.5414 |
| 2025-02-21 | $0.6858 |
| 2024-11-29 | $0.6896 |
| 2024-08-23 | $0.2962 |
| 2024-05-23 | $0.2855 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.6697 |
| 2025 | $2.3004 |
| 2024 | $1.9234 |
| 2023 | $1.7795 |
| 2022 | $1.7775 |
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