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DEO Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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DEODiageo plc
Consumer Defensive / Beverages - Alcoholic
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DEO Dividend answer
Diageo plc (DEO) pays a semiannual dividend. Forward dividend yield: 2.57%, or $2.40 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 2.14%, from $2.00 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $1.20 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Oct 16, 2026. Payment date: Dec 3, 2026. Next dividend status: announced at $1.20 per share.
DEO 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 DEO Dividend Date
When DEO next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next DEO dividend
DEO's announced dividend calendar data is shown separately from historical payments so future dates do not get blended into completed dividend history.
Latest DEO Dividend Dates
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DEO 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.
DEO Annual Dividend History
DEO Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $1.20, event yield 2.13%.
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
- 2.64%
- 2020 regular DPS
- $3.634
- 2025 regular DPS
- $4.139
- Absolute change
- $0.505
- Years increased
- 3
- Years reduced
- 1
DEO's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 2.64% a year from 2020 through 2025.
DEO 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.
DEO Dividend Yield
How DEO's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
DEO'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 DEO dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | $1.20 | $1.20 | 2.13% | Semi-Annual | $2.00 | Aug 13, 2026 | Oct 16, 2026 | Dec 3, 2026 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | $0.80 | $0.80 | 4.05% | Semi-Annual | $3.32 | Mar 16, 2026 | Apr 17, 2026 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Oct 17, 2025 | $2.52 | $2.52 | 4.24% | Semi-Annual | $4.14 | Aug 13, 2025 | Oct 17, 2025 | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | $1.62 | $1.62 | 3.80% | Semi-Annual | $4.14 | Feb 12, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | Apr 24, 2025 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | $2.52 | $2.52 | 3.17% | Semi-Annual | $4.14 | Aug 1, 2024 | Aug 30, 2024 | Oct 17, 2024 |
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| Feb 29, 2024 | $1.62 | $1.62 | 2.74% | Semi-Annual | $4.13 | Feb 6, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 | Apr 17, 2024 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | $2.39 | $2.51 | 2.44% | Semi-Annual | $4.04 | Aug 8, 2023 | Aug 25, 2023 | Oct 17, 2023 |
| Mar 2, 2023 | $1.54 | $1.53 | 2.16% | Semi-Annual | $3.81 | Jan 26, 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 | Apr 18, 2023 |
| Aug 25, 2022 | $2.28 | $2.28 | 2.09% | Semi-Annual | $3.85 | Jul 28, 2022 | Aug 26, 2022 | Oct 25, 2022 |
| Feb 24, 2022 | $1.56 | $1.57 | 2.10% | Semi-Annual | $4.05 | Jan 27, 2022 | Feb 25, 2022 | Apr 12, 2022 |
| Aug 26, 2021 | $2.47 | $2.48 | 2.11% | Semi-Annual | $4.02 | Aug 3, 2021 | Aug 27, 2021 | Oct 13, 2021 |
| Feb 25, 2021 | $1.53 | $1.53 | 2.32% | Semi-Annual | $3.74 | Jan 28, 2021 | Feb 26, 2021 | Apr 13, 2021 |
| Aug 13, 2020 | $2.20 | $2.21 | 2.61% | Semi-Annual | $3.64 | Aug 4, 2020 | Aug 14, 2020 | Oct 14, 2020 |
| Feb 27, 2020 | $1.44 | $1.44 | 2.47% | Semi-Annual | $3.56 | Jan 30, 2020 | Feb 28, 2020 | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Aug 8, 2019 | $2.09 | $2.12 | 2.13% | Semi-Annual | $3.49 | Jul 26, 2019 | Aug 9, 2019 | Oct 8, 2019 |
| Feb 28, 2019 | $1.37 | $1.37 | 2.26% | Semi-Annual | $3.50 | Jan 31, 2019 | Mar 1, 2019 | Apr 16, 2019 |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $2.10 | $2.13 | 2.47% | Semi-Annual | $3.55 | Jul 26, 2018 | Aug 10, 2018 | Oct 10, 2018 |
| Feb 22, 2018 | $1.42 | $1.42 | 2.53% | Semi-Annual | $3.46 | Jan 25, 2018 | Feb 23, 2018 | Apr 11, 2018 |
| Aug 9, 2017 | $2.03 | $2.03 | 2.47% | Semi-Annual | — | Jul 31, 2017 | Aug 11, 2017 | Oct 11, 2017 |
| Feb 22, 2017 | $1.19 | $1.19 | 2.72% | Semi-Annual | — | Jan 26, 2017 | Feb 24, 2017 | Apr 11, 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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DEO Dividends FAQ
Does DEO pay a dividend?
Diageo plc (DEO) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $1.20 per share and a semiannual cadence based on available events.
What is DEO's dividend yield?
DEO's trailing dividend yield is 2.14%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is DEO's next dividend?
DEO's next announced dividend is $1.20 per share with an ex-dividend date of Oct 16, 2026 and payment date of Dec 3, 2026.
When is DEO's ex-dividend date?
DEO's next announced ex-dividend date is Oct 16, 2026.
How has DEO's dividend changed?
DEO's one-year dividend growth is -51.68% based on comparable covered dividend history.