On 23 July 2025, the Howden Joinery Group Plc board approved the payment of an interim dividend of 5.0p/share to be paid on 21 November 2025 to ordinary shareholders on the register on 17 October 2025. This represents a 2% increase from last year's interim dividend. The ex-div date is 16 October 2025.
Other financial highlights include:
Group sales growth of 3.2%, with adjusted sales ahead by 4.3%
Gross margins of 62.1% benefited from the price increase at the start of the period, ongoing purchasing benefits and a stronger weighting of kitchens by volume in the overall category mix in H1
Profit before tax of £117.2m grew 4.4%, after £11.0m investment in strategic initiatives
