The Bunzl Board is recommending a final dividend of 50.1p, 10.4% higher than the prior year, resulting in a full year dividend of 68.3p. This represents an 8.9% increase in the total dividend compared to 2022 and is Bunzl's 31stconsecutive year of annual dividend growth. The Group remains committed to ensuring sustainable dividend growth.
Since 2004, Bunzl has returned £2.2 billion to shareholders through dividends and has committed over £5 billion to self-funded acquisitions to support a growth strategy that has delivered an adjusted earnings per share CAGR of c.10% over that period and achieved a return on invested capital of 15.5% in 2023.
