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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Prudential plc (PUK) pays a $0.01 annual dividend, yielding 0.02% at $27.75/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-11. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.02%
Annual Dividend: $0.01 per share
Payout Ratio: 15.1%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-11
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 27
Prudential plc dividend income is minimal at present, with the Asia and Africa-focused life insurer currently yielding just 0.02%. PUK serves individuals across those regions with life and health coverage, retirement planning, and asset management products including unit-linked and participating policies. The trailing annual dividend rate stands at $0.0053 per share, with the next ex-dividend date set for September 11, 2026. At a beta of 0.901, PUK stock moves slightly less than the broader market, which appeals to investors who prioritize lower volatility over high current income.
Prudential plc pays out 15.1% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low retention of earnings relative to the dividend leaves substantial room to maintain payments even if profits from its life, health, and critical illness insurance operations in Asia and Africa come under pressure. Prudential plc dividend safety is further supported by the fact that the payout ratio sits well below thresholds that typically precede cuts. The most significant data-supported risk is the long-term downward drift in per-share dividends, which have declined from $0.6930 in 2007 to $0.4800 in 2025, a CAGR of -2.0% per year.
Prudential plc dividend history shows a CAGR of -2.0% per year from 2007 to 2025. Per-share dividends moved from $0.6930 at the start of the window to $0.4800 by 2025 (2026 data is partial and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 395.0% in 2019, but the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, and the overall trend across the full period is negative. Four consecutive years of increases through 2025 show recent momentum, but growth is slow and the long-run direction has worked against income investors.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +10.9% | $0.35 (2022) | $0.48 (2025) |
| 5-Year | -5.2% | $0.63 (2020) | $0.48 (2025) |
| 10-Year | -8.4% | $1.15 (2015) | $0.48 (2025) |
PUK stock fits dividend investors who accept a very low current yield in exchange for a conservative payout structure. The yield classification is low (below 2%), and at 0.02% today, it sits far below the 5-year average yield of 1.41%, meaning recent pricing has compressed income to near zero. The payout ratio of 15.1% means the dividend itself is not under structural pressure, but the long-run per-share trend has been negative. Four consecutive years of increases offer some encouragement. What an investor gets here is a financially uncrowded dividend from a life and health insurer with broad emerging-market exposure. What they give up is meaningful income.
| 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 | $0.1150 |
| 2022-03-24 | $0.2370 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.5554 |
| 2025 | $0.4800 |
| 2024 | $0.4210 |
| 2023 | $0.3860 |
| 2022 | $0.3520 |
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