The Aberdeen Group Plc Board has declared an interim dividend for 2025 of 7.3p (H1 2024: 7.3p) per share. The dividend payment is expected to be £131m.
Other financial highlights include:
- AOP increased by 25% to £69m (H1 2024: £55m) with adjusted net operating revenue 12% higher at £154m (H1 2024: £137m) reflecting sustained growth in the business.
- Trading revenue 36% higher at £45m (H1 2024: £33m) with trading volumes reaching record levels in April.
- Treasury income 10% higher at £75m (H1 2024: £68m), with cash balances up 19% to £7.0bn (H1 2024: £5.9bn) and average cash margin of 221bps (FY 2024: 229bps).
- Adjusted operating expenses increased by £3m reflecting investment in brand, technology, and capacity to support future growth.
- AUMA up 9% to £84.7bn (FY 2024: £77.5bn), with net inflows increasing by 29% to £4.0bn
(H1 2024: £3.1bn).
- Net growth of 9% in total customers to 461k (H1 2024: 422k) ahead of 8% target, including 27% growth in SIPP customers to 92.4k (H1 2024: 73.0k).
