European Smaller Companies Trust Plc ESCT

Dividend Summary

The next European Smaller Companies Trust Plc dividend went ex 15 days ago for 1.45p and will be paid in 14 days.
The previous European Smaller Companies Trust Plc dividend was 3.25p and it went ex 6 months ago and it was paid 5 months ago.
There are typically 2 dividends per year (excluding specials), and the dividend cover is approximately 1.5.

Latest Dividends

Summary	Previous dividend	Next dividend
Status	Paid	Declared
Type	Final	Interim
Per share	3.25p	1.45p
Declaration date	10 Oct 2023 (Tue)	27 Feb 2024 (Tue)
Ex-div date	02 Nov 2023 (Thu)	04 Apr 2024 (Thu)
Pay date	01 Dec 2023 (Fri)	03 May 2024 (Fri)

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Previous Payment

£3.25

Paid on 01 Dec 2023 (Fri)

Next Payment

£1.45

Paid on 03 May 2024 (Fri)

Forecast Accuracy

49%

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Dividend Yield Today

2.8%

The dividend yield is calculated by dividing the annual dividend payment by the prevailing share price

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The table below shows the full dividend history for European Smaller Companies Trust Plc

Status	Type	Decl. date	Ex-div date	Pay date	Decl. Currency	Forecast amount	Decl. amount	Accuracy
Forecast	Final	06 Oct 2026	29 Oct 2026	27 Nov 2026	GBP	Sign up	—
Forecast	Interim	24 Feb 2026	02 Apr 2026	01 May 2026	GBP	Sign up	—
Forecast	Final	07 Oct 2025	30 Oct 2025	28 Nov 2025	GBP	Sign up	—
Forecast	Interim	25 Feb 2025	03 Apr 2025	02 May 2025	GBP	Sign up	—
Forecast	Final	08 Oct 2024	31 Oct 2024	29 Nov 2024	GBP	Sign up	—
Declared	Interim	27 Feb 2024	04 Apr 2024	03 May 2024	GBP	1.79p	1.45p	😌
Paid	Final	10 Oct 2023	02 Nov 2023	01 Dec 2023	GBP	3.6p	3.25p	😏
Paid	Interim	02 Mar 2023	30 Mar 2023	28 Apr 2023	GBP	1.58p	1.45p	😊
Paid	Final	05 Oct 2022	20 Oct 2022	02 Dec 2022	GBP	2.56p	3.1p	😌
Paid	Interim	01 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2022	29 Apr 2022	GBP	1.09p	1.25p	😏
Paid	Final	14 Oct 2021	21 Oct 2021	03 Dec 2021	GBP	14.9p	16.8p	😏
Paid	Interim	23 Feb 2021	25 Mar 2021	23 Apr 2021	GBP	8.42p	8.2p	😃
Paid	Final	08 Oct 2020	22 Oct 2020	27 Nov 2020	GBP	15.1p	14.2p	😊
Paid	Interim	25 Feb 2020	26 Mar 2020	17 Apr 2020	GBP	8p	7.8p	😃
Paid	Final	03 Oct 2019	24 Oct 2019	29 Nov 2019	GBP	15p	14.5p	😃
Paid	Interim	26 Feb 2019	14 Mar 2019	12 Apr 2019	GBP	5.2p	7.5p	😞
Paid	Final	11 Oct 2018	25 Oct 2018	30 Nov 2018	GBP	7p	14p	😖
Paid	Interim	06 Mar 2018	15 Mar 2018	13 Apr 2018	GBP	—	5p
Paid	Special	02 Oct 2017	02 Nov 2017	30 Nov 2017	GBP	—	3p
Paid	Final	02 Oct 2017	02 Nov 2017	30 Nov 2017	GBP	11p	11.5p	😃
Paid	Special	10 Oct 2016	03 Nov 2016	05 Dec 2016	GBP	—	2.5p
Paid	Final	10 Oct 2016	03 Nov 2016	05 Dec 2016	GBP	—	9p
Paid	Special	29 Sep 2015	22 Oct 2015	23 Nov 2015	GBP	—	2.5p
Paid	Final	29 Sep 2015	22 Oct 2015	23 Nov 2015	GBP	—	7p
Paid	Special	06 Oct 2014	16 Oct 2014	24 Nov 2014	GBP	—	2.7p
Paid	Final	06 Oct 2014	16 Oct 2014	24 Nov 2014	GBP	—	6.5p
Paid	Special	–	16 Oct 2013	18 Nov 2013	GBP	—	2p
Paid	Final	–	16 Oct 2013	18 Nov 2013	GBP	—	6p
Paid	Special	–	03 Oct 2012	09 Nov 2012	GBP	—	1.5p
Paid	Final	–	03 Oct 2012	09 Nov 2012	GBP	—	4.5p

Year	Amount	Change
2006	0.0p	—
2007	0.0p	 0%
2008	0.0p	 0%
2009	0.0p	 0%
2010	0.0p	 0%
2011	0.0p	 0%
2012	4.5p	 100%
2013	6.0p	 33.3%
2014	6.5p	 8.3%
2015	7.0p	 7.7%
2016	9.0p	 28.6%
2017	11.5p	 27.8%
2018	19.0p	 65.2%
2019	22.0p	 15.8%
2020	22.0p	 0%
2021	25.0p	 13.6%
2022	4.35p	 -82.6%
2023	4.7p	 8.0%
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2025	Sign Up Required
2026	Sign Up Required

European Smaller Companies Trust Plc Optimized Dividend Chart

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Dividend Yield Today: 2.8%
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52 Week High: 6.7% on 09 October 2023
52 Week Low: 3.0% on 03 April 2024
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About European Smaller Companies Trust Plc

Sector: Investment Trusts
Country: United Kingdom
Share Price: £1.69 (yesterday's closing price)
Shares in Issue: 399 million
Market Cap: £673mn
Dividend Cover How many times is the dividend covered by company income. A cover of 1 means all income is paid out in dividends: 1.5
CADI The Consecutive Annual Dividend Increases - the number of years this company has been increasing its dividends: 1
Market Indices: none

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