Merchants Trust plc MRCH

Dividend Summary

The next Merchants Trust plc dividend went ex yesterday for 7.1p and will be paid in 1 month.
The previous Merchants Trust plc dividend was 7.1p and it went ex 3 months ago and it was paid 1 month ago.
There are typically 4 dividends per year (excluding specials), and the dividend cover is approximately 1.0.

Latest Dividends

Summary	Previous dividend	Next dividend
Status	Paid	Declared
Type	Quarterly	Quarterly
Per share	7.1p	7.1p
Declaration date	25 Jan 2024 (Thu)	04 Apr 2024 (Thu)
Ex-div date	01 Feb 2024 (Thu)	18 Apr 2024 (Thu)
Pay date	14 Mar 2024 (Thu)	22 May 2024 (Wed)

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Previous Payment

£7.10

Paid on 14 Mar 2024 (Thu)

Next Payment

£7.10

Paid on 22 May 2024 (Wed)

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Dividend Yield Today

5.4%

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The table below shows the full dividend history for Merchants Trust plc

Status	Type	Decl. date	Ex-div date	Pay date	Decl. Currency	Forecast amount	Decl. amount	Accuracy
Forecast	Quarterly	02 Apr 2026	23 Apr 2026	20 May 2026	GBP	Sign up	—
Forecast	Quarterly	22 Jan 2026	29 Jan 2026	12 Mar 2026	GBP	Sign up	—
Forecast	Quarterly	23 Sep 2025	09 Oct 2025	07 Nov 2025	GBP	Sign up	—
Forecast	Quarterly	26 Jun 2025	03 Jul 2025	21 Aug 2025	GBP	Sign up	—
Forecast	Quarterly	03 Apr 2025	24 Apr 2025	21 May 2025	GBP	Sign up	—
Forecast	Quarterly	23 Jan 2025	30 Jan 2025	13 Mar 2025	GBP	Sign up	—
Forecast	Quarterly	24 Sep 2024	03 Oct 2024	08 Nov 2024	GBP	Sign up	—
Forecast	Quarterly	27 Jun 2024	04 Jul 2024	22 Aug 2024	GBP	Sign up	—
Declared	Quarterly	04 Apr 2024	18 Apr 2024	22 May 2024	GBP	7.24p	7.1p	😃
Paid	Quarterly	25 Jan 2024	01 Feb 2024	14 Mar 2024	GBP	7.15p	7.1p	😄
Paid	Quarterly	26 Sep 2023	05 Oct 2023	10 Nov 2023	GBP	7.1p	7.1p	😄
Paid	Quarterly	29 Jun 2023	06 Jul 2023	24 Aug 2023	GBP	7p	7.1p	😃
Paid	Quarterly	05 Apr 2023	20 Apr 2023	26 May 2023	GBP	6.9p	7p	😃
Paid	Quarterly	20 Jan 2023	02 Feb 2023	15 Mar 2023	GBP	6.85p	6.9p	😄
Paid	Quarterly	30 Sep 2022	06 Oct 2022	10 Nov 2022	GBP	6.85p	6.85p	😄
Paid	Quarterly	07 Jul 2022	14 Jul 2022	24 Aug 2022	GBP	6.85p	6.85p	😄
Paid	Quarterly	07 Apr 2022	14 Apr 2022	24 May 2022	GBP	6.85p	6.85p	😄
Paid	Quarterly	20 Jan 2022	03 Feb 2022	15 Mar 2022	GBP	6.8p	6.85p	😄
Paid	Quarterly	27 Sep 2021	07 Oct 2021	11 Nov 2021	GBP	6.8p	6.8p	😄
Paid	Quarterly	02 Jul 2021	15 Jul 2021	20 Aug 2021	GBP	6.96p	6.8p	😃
Paid	Quarterly	14 Apr 2021	22 Apr 2021	18 May 2021	GBP	6.83p	6.8p	😄
Paid	Quarterly	26 Jan 2021	04 Feb 2021	16 Mar 2021	GBP	6.8p	6.8p	😄
Paid	Quarterly	30 Sep 2020	08 Oct 2020	12 Nov 2020	GBP	7.1p	6.8p	😃
Paid	Quarterly	24 Jun 2020	09 Jul 2020	19 Aug 2020	GBP	7p	6.8p	😃
Paid	Quarterly	16 Apr 2020	23 Apr 2020	29 May 2020	GBP	6.9p	6.8p	😃
Paid	Quarterly	21 Jan 2020	30 Jan 2020	11 Mar 2020	GBP	6.6p	6.8p	😃
Paid	Quarterly	17 Sep 2019	03 Oct 2019	12 Nov 2019	GBP	6.6p	6.8p	😃
Paid	Quarterly	02 Jul 2019	11 Jul 2019	20 Aug 2019	GBP	6.6p	6.7p	😃
Paid	Quarterly	29 Mar 2019	11 Apr 2019	22 May 2019	GBP	6.6p	6.6p	😄
Paid	Quarterly	22 Jan 2019	31 Jan 2019	06 Mar 2019	GBP	6.5p	6.5p	😄
Paid	Quarterly	24 Sep 2018	04 Oct 2018	15 Nov 2018	GBP	6.4p	6.5p	😃
Paid	Quarterly	04 Jul 2018	12 Jul 2018	22 Aug 2018	GBP	6.3p	6.4p	😃
Paid	Quarterly	29 Mar 2018	19 Apr 2018	30 May 2018	GBP	6.2p	6.3p	😃
Paid	Quarterly	16 Jan 2018	25 Jan 2018	02 Mar 2018	GBP	—	6.2p
Paid	Quarterly	26 Sep 2017	05 Oct 2017	16 Nov 2017	GBP	6.2p	6.2p	😄
Paid	Quarterly	04 Jul 2017	13 Jul 2017	11 Aug 2017	GBP	6.2p	6.1p	😃
Paid	Quarterly	28 Mar 2017	20 Apr 2017	18 May 2017	GBP	—	6.1p
Paid	Quarterly	16 Jan 2017	26 Jan 2017	23 Feb 2017	GBP	—	6.1p
Paid	Quarterly	16 Sep 2016	06 Oct 2016	10 Nov 2016	GBP	6.1p	6p	😃
Paid	Quarterly	04 Jul 2016	14 Jul 2016	12 Aug 2016	GBP	6.1p	6p	😃
Paid	Quarterly	31 Mar 2016	21 Apr 2016	26 May 2016	GBP	—	6p
Paid	Quarterly	20 Jan 2016	28 Jan 2016	24 Feb 2016	GBP	—	6p
Paid	Quarterly	24 Sep 2015	08 Oct 2015	12 Nov 2015	GBP	—	6p
Paid	Quarterly	03 Jul 2015	16 Jul 2015	14 Aug 2015	GBP	—	6p
Paid	Quarterly	14 Apr 2015	23 Apr 2015	22 May 2015	GBP	—	6p
Paid	Quarterly	20 Jan 2015	29 Jan 2015	25 Feb 2015	GBP	—	6p
Paid	Quarterly	24 Sep 2014	09 Oct 2014	11 Nov 2014	GBP	—	5.9p
Paid	Quarterly	02 Jul 2014	09 Jul 2014	14 Aug 2014	GBP	—	5.9p
Paid	Quarterly	02 Apr 2014	23 Apr 2014	23 May 2014	GBP	—	5.9p
Paid	Quarterly	21 Jan 2014	29 Jan 2014	26 Feb 2014	GBP	—	5.9p
Paid	Quarterly	–	09 Oct 2013	12 Nov 2013	GBP	—	5.9p
Paid	Quarterly	–	10 Jul 2013	14 Aug 2013	GBP	—	5.9p
Paid	Quarterly	–	10 Apr 2013	15 May 2013	GBP	—	5.8p
Paid	Quarterly	–	30 Jan 2013	27 Feb 2013	GBP	—	5.8p
Paid	Quarterly	–	03 Oct 2012	12 Nov 2012	GBP	—	5.8p
Paid	Quarterly	–	11 Jul 2012	15 Aug 2012	GBP	—	5.8p
Paid	Quarterly	–	05 Oct 2011	11 Nov 2011	GBP	—	5.7p
Paid	Quarterly	–	13 Jul 2011	17 Aug 2011	GBP	—	5.7p
Paid	Quarterly	–	13 Apr 2011	13 May 2011	GBP	—	5.7p
Paid	Quarterly	–	19 Jan 2011	18 Feb 2011	GBP	—	5.7p
Paid	Quarterly	–	06 Oct 2010	11 Nov 2010	GBP	—	5.7p
Paid	Quarterly	–	21 Jul 2010	20 Aug 2010	GBP	—	5.7p
Paid	Final	–	31 Dec 2009	31 Dec 2009	GBP	—	22.3p
Paid	Final	–	31 Dec 2008	31 Dec 2008	GBP	—	21.6p
Paid	Final	–	31 Dec 2007	31 Dec 2007	GBP	—	21p
Paid	Final	–	31 Dec 2006	31 Dec 2006	GBP	—	19.4p

Year	Amount	Change
2006	19.4p	—
2007	21.0p	 8.2%
2008	21.6p	 2.9%
2009	22.3p	 3.2%
2010	22.8p	 2.2%
2011	11.4p	 -50.0%
2012	23.2p	 103.5%
2013	23.6p	 1.7%
2014	23.8p	 0.8%
2015	24.0p	 0.8%
2016	24.2p	 0.8%
2017	24.8p	 2.5%
2018	26.0p	 4.8%
2019	27.1p	 4.2%
2020	27.2p	 0.4%
2021	27.3p	 0.4%
2022	27.6p	 1.1%
2023	28.4p	 2.9%
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Merchants Trust plc Optimized Dividend Chart

The chart below shows the optimized dividends for this security over a rolling 12-month period.

Dividend Yield Today: 5.4%
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52 Week High: 9.3% on 29 January 2024
52 Week Low: 4.6% on 20 April 2023
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About Merchants Trust plc

Merchant aims to provide an above average level of income and growth combined with long term growth of capital via a policy of investing primarily in higher yielding UK 'blue chip' FTSE 100 companies.

Merchants Trust Dividends:

The Merchants trust is a dividend paying giant with a high yield and a consecutine annual dividend increase spanning the past 30 years.

Sector: Investment Trusts
Country: United Kingdom
Share Price: £5.40 (yesterday's closing price)
Shares in Issue: 148 million
Market Cap: £801mn
Dividend Cover How many times is the dividend covered by company income. A cover of 1 means all income is paid out in dividends: 1.0
CADI The Consecutive Annual Dividend Increases - the number of years this company has been increasing its dividends: 10+
Market Indices: none
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Home Page URL: https://www.merchantstrust.co.uk/Navigate.aspx/Merchants/1/Home/Home
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Merchants Trust increases 2012 full year dividend by 0.9% Results

27 Mar 2013