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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): Prudential plc (PUKPF) pays a $0.28 annual dividend ($0.07 quarterly), yielding 2.28% at $12.17/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-10. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.28%
Annual Dividend: $0.28 per share
Payout Ratio: 18.6%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-10
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 27
Prudential plc dividend income is minimal at current levels, with the London-headquartered insurer paying $0.0028 per share on a trailing annual basis. PUKPF operates across Asia and Africa, offering life and health insurance, retirement planning, and investment management to individuals in high-growth emerging markets. The current yield sits at 0.02%. With a beta of 0.901, this stock moves broadly in line with the market, which suits investors prioritizing price stability over income generation.
Prudential plc pays out 15.1% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low payout leaves substantial room within earnings to sustain the dividend, even if profits from its Asia and Africa life insurance and health protection businesses face short-term pressure. Prudential plc dividend safety is supported by that wide earnings buffer, though the dividend history does show at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which means the payout has not been immune to cuts in the past.
Prudential plc dividend history shows a CAGR of 0.6% per year from 1992 to 2025. Per-share payments moved from $0.1964 to $0.2400 over that period (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 90.2% in 2014, which shows the growth rate has been highly uneven rather than gradual.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +10.9% | $0.18 (2022) | $0.24 (2025) |
| 5-Year | -5.2% | $0.31 (2020) | $0.24 (2025) |
| 10-Year | -9.4% | $0.65 (2014) | $0.24 (2025) |
PUKPF stock fits dividend investors who want low payout risk rather than meaningful income. The yield classification is low (below 2%), and at 0.02% today, it sits far below the 5-year average yield of 1.46%, meaning current buyers receive far less income than the stock's own recent history would imply. Four consecutive years of dividend increases show a recent positive direction, but a 0.6% annual growth rate over three decades means income has barely kept pace with inflation. The trade-off is clear: a very conservative payout ratio provides a wide safety margin, but the income itself is negligible at current prices.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | $0.0890 |
| 2026-03-27 | $0.1889 |
| 2025-09-05 | $0.0771 |
| 2025-03-28 | $0.1629 |
| 2024-09-06 | $0.0684 |
| 2024-03-28 | $0.1421 |
| 2023-09-07 | $0.0626 |
| 2023-03-23 | $0.1304 |
| 2022-08-18 | $0.0574 |
| 2022-03-24 | $0.1186 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.2779 |
| 2025 | $0.2400 |
| 2024 | $0.2105 |
| 2023 | $0.1930 |
| 2022 | $0.1760 |
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