The Severn Trent plc Board has proposed a final ordinary dividend of 75.62 pence per share for 2025/26 (2024/25: 73.03 pence per share). This gives a total ordinary dividend for the year of 126.02 pence per share (2024/25: 121.71 pence per share). The final ordinary dividend is payable on 15 July 2026 to shareholders on the register at 29 May 2026.
Other financial highlights include:
Invested £1.9 billion driving a 13% increase in regulatory asset base to £15.4 billion.
PBIT growth of 45.9% driven by increased revenues, operational leverage and efficiencies.
Regulatory return of 17.2% from performance and indexation on their regulatory asset base.
£1.8 billion debt financing raised this year at 66bps below the regulatory allowance for the cost of new debt.
Regulated gearing of 63.6% (62.7% at 31 March 2025).
