Coats Group Plc are declaring an interim dividend of 1.05 cents per share, a 5% increase from the 2025 interim dividend. The interim dividend will be paid on 12 November 2026 to ordinary shareholders on the register at 16 October 2026, with an ex-dividend date of 15 October 2026.
Other financial highlights include:
Group revenue of $837m, 1% up on an organic CER basis with:
o Apparel delivering 1% organic growth, driven by portfolio-wide share gains and strong growth in China domestic and automotive thread markets
o Footwear delivering flat organic revenue, with significant acceleration in Q2 despite soft market, and strong growth from composite tapes for energy markets
o OrthoLite revenue lower year-on-year against very strong prior year comparator with temporary capacity challenges in Indonesia being resolved
Group adjusted EBIT margin maintained at 19.8% with OrthoLite accretion, cost and procurement discipline enabling continued investment in growth initiatives
Adjusted basic earnings per share 4.4c (H1 2025: 4.7c)
Free cash flow of $30m (H1 2025: $38m), leverage5 on track to 2.0x or below at end of 2026 given normal seasonal H2 cash generation weighting
