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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): Prudential plc (PUK) pays a $0.28 annual dividend ($0.07 quarterly), yielding 2.30% at $24.13/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-11. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.30%
Annual Dividend: $0.28 per share
Payout Ratio: 18.7%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-11
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 27
Prudential plc dividend income comes from a life and health insurer serving individuals across Asia and Africa, offering savings, wealth, and protection products. PUK currently yields 2.32%, with trailing twelve-month payments of $0.2780 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is September 11, 2026. A beta of 0.909 puts PUK slightly below market volatility, which appeals to income investors who prioritize steadier price behavior over aggressive growth.
Prudential plc pays out 18.7% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low payout leaves substantial room to absorb earnings pressure without touching the dividend, supported by demand for life, health, and savings products across growing markets in Asia and Africa. Prudential plc dividend safety faces its clearest test from currency and macroeconomic exposure across those emerging markets, which can compress reported earnings and, in turn, the dollar-denominated dividend.
Prudential plc dividend history shows a CAGR of -1.9% per year from 2007 to 2025. Per-share payments moved from $0.6721 to $0.4800 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR). The largest annual increase in the window was 395.0% in 2019, which reflects the volatility in this history rather than a sustained upward trend. The data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, confirming this is not an unbroken growth record.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +10.9% | $0.35 (2022) | $0.48 (2025) |
| 5-Year | -4.6% | $0.61 (2020) | $0.48 (2025) |
| 10-Year | -8.1% | $1.12 (2015) | $0.48 (2025) |
PUK fits dividend investors who want moderate income from a life and health insurer with a very low payout ratio, rather than those chasing maximum yield or fast dividend growth. The current yield of 2.32% sits in the moderate (2-4%) range and is meaningfully above the 5-year average of 1.59%, so today's income level is historically elevated for this stock. Four consecutive years of dividend increases show recent momentum, but the long-term CAGR of -1.9% is a real trade-off. The stock offers a conservatively funded payout with geographic exposure to Asia and Africa, and investors accept a history of dividend volatility in exchange for that low payout cushion.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | $0.1776 |
| 2026-03-27 | $0.3778 |
| 2025-09-05 | $0.1542 |
| 2025-03-28 | $0.3258 |
| 2024-09-06 | $0.1368 |
| 2024-04-01 | $0.2842 |
| 2023-09-07 | $0.1252 |
| 2023-03-23 | $0.2608 |
| 2022-08-18 | $0.1148 |
| 2022-03-24 | $0.2372 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.5554 |
| 2025 | $0.4800 |
| 2024 | $0.4210 |
| 2023 | $0.3860 |
| 2022 | $0.3520 |
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