The DCC Plc Board is proposing a 5.0% increase in the final dividend to 140.21 pence per share, which, when added to the interim dividend of 66.19 pence per share, gives a total dividend for the year of 206.40 pence per share. This represents a 5.0% increase over the total prior year dividend of 196.57 pence per share. The dividend is covered 2.3 times by adjusted earnings per share (2024: 2.3 times). It is proposed to pay the final dividend on 17 July 2025 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 23 May 2025.
Over its 31 years as a listed company, DCC has an unbroken record of dividend growth at a compound annual rate of 12.9%.
