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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RYCEF) pays a $0.11 annual dividend, yielding 0.91% at $17.61/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-06. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.91%
Annual Dividend: $0.11 per share
Payout Ratio: 26.2%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-06
Dividend Frequency: semi-annually
Sector: Industrials
Years of Dividend History: 19
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc dividend sits at a current yield of 0.87%, reflecting the company's position as a designer and manager of mission-critical power systems across civil aerospace, defence, and power systems markets. Trailing twelve-month payments total $0.11 per share, paid semi-annually, with the next ex-dividend date set for August 6, 2026. RYCEF operates in the Industrials sector with a beta of 1.272, meaning the stock carries above-average price volatility. That profile suits dividend investors who prioritize earnings coverage over yield size.
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc pays out 26.2% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low payout leaves substantial room to sustain payments even if earnings face pressure, and the company's aftermarket services across civil aero engines and defence contracts provide recurring demand that supports the current payout level. Rolls-Royce Holdings plc dividend safety faces its most visible risk from the beta of 1.272: the underlying stock is volatile, and the company's civil aerospace revenues are tied to commercial flight cycles, which can swing sharply in downturns.
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc dividend history shows a CAGR of 2.5% per year from 1988 to 2025. Per-share payments moved from $0.056 at the start of the window to $0.1407 by 2025 (the 2026 figure of $0.1486 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 278.8% in 2012, though the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, and the current streak of consecutive annual increases stands at just 3 years.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-Year | -16.9% | $0.35 (2015) | $0.14 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +5.9% | $0.08 (1995) | $0.14 (2025) |
RYCEF stock fits dividend investors who want earnings coverage over income size. The yield is low (below 2%) at 0.87%, and it sits meaningfully below the 5-year average of 1.48%, so income-focused investors get less yield than the stock's own recent history has offered. The 26.2% payout ratio is the real story here: it signals that the dividend is well-covered by earnings, and the 3-year streak of increases points to a company rebuilding its payout after past cuts. The trade-off is clear. Growth over the full history has been slow at 2.5% per year, and the above-average beta means the stock price itself will move more than the dividend.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | $0.0810 |
| 2026-04-24 | $0.0676 |
| 2025-08-08 | $0.0605 |
| 2025-04-22 | $0.0802 |
| 2019-10-24 | $0.0157 |
| 2019-04-25 | $0.0242 |
| 2018-10-25 | $0.0157 |
| 2018-04-26 | $0.0242 |
| 2017-10-26 | $0.0157 |
| 2017-04-27 | $0.0242 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.1486 |
| 2025 | $0.1407 |
| 2019 | $0.0399 |
| 2018 | $0.0399 |
| 2017 | $0.0399 |
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