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BCS Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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BCSBarclays PLC
Financial Services / Banks - Diversified
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BCS Dividend answer
Barclays PLC (BCS) pays a semiannual dividend. Forward dividend yield: 2.81%, or $0.6268 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 2.75%, from $0.6123 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.3134 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Aug 7, 2026. Payment date: Sep 15, 2026. Next dividend status: not announced.
BCS Dividend Snapshot
Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next BCS Dividend Date
When BCS next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next BCS dividend
BCS's next dividend has not yet been announced. The latest completed dividend was $0.3134 per share. Data last checked: Oct 10, 2026.
Latest BCS Dividend Dates
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BCS Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
BCS Annual Dividend History
BCS Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.3134, event yield 1.70%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 7.45%
- 2020 regular DPS
- $0.312
- 2025 regular DPS
- $0.447
- Absolute change
- $0.135
- Years increased
- 4
- Years reduced
- 1
BCS's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 7.45% a year from 2020 through 2025.
BCS reduced its regular dividend in at least one calendar year between 2020 and 2025.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
The regular dividend jumped 90.5% in 2022, a single step rather than steady compounding.
BCS Dividend Yield
How BCS's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
BCS's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent BCS dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | $0.3134 | $0.3134 | 1.70% | Semi-Annual | $0.6123 | Jul 28, 2026 | Aug 7, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | $0.2989 | $0.2989 | — | — | $0.461 | — | — | — |
| Aug 8, 2025 | $0.1621 | $0.1621 | 2.19% | Semi-Annual | $0.4359 | Jul 29, 2025 | Aug 8, 2025 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | $0.2848 | $0.2737 | 2.67% | Semi-Annual | $0.4226 | Feb 13, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | Apr 4, 2025 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | $0.1528 | $0.1489 | 3.50% | Semi-Annual | $0.416 | Aug 1, 2024 | Aug 16, 2024 | Sep 20, 2024 |
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| Feb 29, 2024 | $0.2684 | $0.2671 | 4.79% | Semi-Annual | $0.4069 | Feb 20, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 | Apr 3, 2024 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | $0.1346 | $0.1398 | 5.11% | Semi-Annual | $0.3833 | Jul 27, 2023 | Aug 11, 2023 | Sep 15, 2023 |
| Feb 23, 2023 | $0.2465 | $0.2435 | 4.23% | Semi-Annual | $0.3515 | Feb 15, 2023 | Feb 24, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 |
| Aug 11, 2022 | $0.105 | $0.108 | 3.85% | Semi-Annual | $0.325 | Jul 28, 2022 | Aug 12, 2022 | Sep 16, 2022 |
| Mar 3, 2022 | $0.212 | $0.217 | 3.59% | Semi-Annual | $0.3277 | Feb 23, 2022 | Mar 4, 2022 | Apr 5, 2022 |
| Aug 12, 2021 | $0.1107 | $0.1107 | 1.60% | Semi-Annual | $0.1664 | Jul 28, 2021 | Aug 13, 2021 | Sep 17, 2021 |
| Feb 25, 2021 | $0.0557 | $0.0557 | 62.11% | Annual | $0.0557 | Feb 19, 2021 | Feb 26, 2021 | Apr 1, 2021 |
| Feb 27, 2020 | $0.312 | $0.312 | 5.83% | Annual | $0.46 | Feb 13, 2020 | Feb 28, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 |
| Aug 8, 2019 | $0.148 | $0.148 | 5.09% | Semi-Annual | $0.3575 | — | Aug 9, 2019 | Sep 23, 2019 |
| Feb 28, 2019 | $0.2095 | $0.2095 | 3.92% | Annual | $0.3405 | Feb 21, 2019 | Mar 1, 2019 | Apr 5, 2019 |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $0.131 | $0.131 | 2.43% | Semi-Annual | $0.242 | Aug 2, 2018 | Aug 10, 2018 | Sep 17, 2018 |
| Mar 1, 2018 | $0.111 | $0.111 | 1.41% | Semi-Annual | $0.164 | Feb 22, 2018 | Mar 2, 2018 | Apr 5, 2018 |
| Aug 9, 2017 | $0.053 | $0.053 | 1.42% | Annual | — | Jul 28, 2017 | Aug 11, 2017 | Sep 18, 2017 |
| Mar 1, 2017 | $0.1001 | $0.1001 | 1.35% | Semi-Annual | — | Feb 16, 2017 | Mar 3, 2017 | Apr 5, 2017 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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BCS Dividends FAQ
Does BCS pay a dividend?
Barclays PLC (BCS) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.31 per share and a semiannual cadence based on available events.
What is BCS's dividend yield?
BCS's trailing dividend yield is 2.75%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is BCS's next dividend?
BCS's next dividend has not been announced in the current AlgovestIQ snapshot. The latest completed dividend row remains available in the history table when covered data exists.
When is BCS's ex-dividend date?
BCS's latest covered ex-dividend date is Aug 7, 2026. Future ex-dividend dates are shown only when announced or explicitly projected.
How has BCS's dividend changed?
BCS's one-year dividend growth is 40.48% based on comparable covered dividend history.