Next plc. NXT
Dividend Summary
The next Next plc. dividend is expected to go ex in 11 months and to be paid in 11 months.
The previous Next plc. dividend was 57.5p and it went ex 1 year ago and it was paid 1 year ago.
There is typically 1 dividend per year (excluding specials), and the dividend cover is approximately 2.7.
Latest Dividends
| Summary | Previous dividend | Next dividend |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Paid | Forecast |
| Type | Interim | Interim |
| Per share | 57.5p | Sign Up Required |
| Declaration date | – | – |
| Ex-div date | 05 Dec 2019 (Thu) | 09 Dec 2021 (Thu) |
| Pay date | 02 Jan 2020 (Thu) | 03 Jan 2022 (Mon) |
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Previous Payment
£57.50
Paid on 02 Jan 2020 (Thu)
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| Status | Type | Decl. date | Ex-div date | Pay date | Decl. Currency | Forecast amount | Decl. amount | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast | Final | – | 10 Jul 2025 | 01 Aug 2025 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | – | 05 Dec 2024 | 01 Jan 2025 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | – | 07 Jul 2022 | 01 Aug 2022 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | – | 09 Dec 2021 | 03 Jan 2022 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 05 Dec 2019 | 02 Jan 2020 | GBP | 57.5p | 57.5p | 😄 |
| Paid | Final | 21 Mar 2019 | 04 Jul 2019 | 01 Aug 2019 | GBP | 110p | 110p | 😄 |
| Paid | Interim | – | 06 Dec 2018 | 02 Jan 2019 | GBP | 50p | 55p | 😊 |
| Paid | Final | 23 Mar 2018 | 05 Jul 2018 | 01 Aug 2018 | GBP | 105p | 105p | 😄 |
| Paid | Special | 04 Jan 2017 | 04 Jan 2018 | 25 Jan 2018 | GBP | 45p | 45p | 😄 |
| Paid | Interim | 14 Sep 2017 | 07 Dec 2017 | 02 Jan 2018 | GBP | 53p | 53p | 😄 |
| Paid | Special | 04 Jan 2017 | 05 Oct 2017 | 01 Nov 2017 | GBP | 45p | 45p | 😄 |
| Paid | Special | 04 Jan 2017 | 06 Jul 2017 | 01 Aug 2017 | GBP | 45p | 45p | 😄 |
| Paid | Final | 23 Mar 2017 | 06 Jul 2017 | 01 Aug 2017 | GBP | 105p | 105p | 😄 |
| Paid | Special | 04 Jan 2017 | 06 Apr 2017 | 02 May 2017 | GBP | 45p | 45p | 😄 |
| Paid | Interim | 15 Sep 2016 | 08 Dec 2016 | 03 Jan 2017 | GBP | 56p | 53p | 😊 |
| Paid | Final | 24 Mar 2016 | 07 Jul 2016 | 01 Aug 2016 | GBP | — | 105p | |
| Paid | Special | 05 Jan 2016 | 14 Jan 2016 | 01 Feb 2016 | GBP | — | 60p | |
| Paid | Interim | 10 Sep 2015 | 10 Dec 2015 | 04 Jan 2016 | GBP | — | 53p | |
| Paid | Special | 28 Jul 2015 | 08 Oct 2015 | 02 Nov 2015 | GBP | — | 60p | |
| Paid | Special | 29 Apr 2015 | 09 Jul 2015 | 03 Aug 2015 | GBP | — | 60p | |
| Paid | Final | 19 Mar 2015 | 09 Jul 2015 | 03 Aug 2015 | GBP | — | 100p | |
| Paid | Special | 05 Feb 2015 | 09 Apr 2015 | 01 May 2015 | GBP | — | 60p | |
| Paid | Special | 30 Dec 2014 | 15 Jan 2015 | 02 Feb 2015 | GBP | — | 50p | |
| Paid | Interim | 11 Sep 2014 | 04 Dec 2014 | 02 Jan 2015 | GBP | — | 50p | |
| Paid | Special | 30 Apr 2014 | 09 Jul 2014 | 01 Aug 2014 | GBP | — | 50p | |
| Paid | Final | 20 Mar 2014 | 09 Jul 2014 | 01 Aug 2014 | GBP | — | 93p | |
| Paid | Special | 31 Jan 2014 | 02 Apr 2014 | 01 May 2014 | GBP | — | 50p | |
| Paid | Special | 03 Jan 2014 | 15 Jan 2014 | 03 Feb 2014 | GBP | — | 50p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 20 Nov 2013 | 02 Jan 2014 | GBP | — | 36p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 26 Jun 2013 | 01 Aug 2013 | GBP | — | 74p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 21 Nov 2012 | 02 Jan 2013 | GBP | — | 31p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 23 Nov 2011 | 03 Jan 2012 | GBP | — | 27.5p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 25 May 2011 | 01 Jul 2011 | GBP | — | 53p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 24 Nov 2010 | 04 Jan 2011 | GBP | — | 25p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | GBP | — | 66p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | GBP | — | 55p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | GBP | — | 49p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | GBP | — | 44p |
| Year | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 44.0p | — |
| 2007 | 49.0p | 11.4% |
| 2008 | 55.0p | 12.2% |
| 2009 | 66.0p | 20.0% |
| 2010 | 78.0p | 18.2% |
| 2011 | 27.5p | -64.7% |
| 2012 | 105.0p | 281.8% |
| 2013 | 129.0p | 22.9% |
| 2014 | 150.0p | 16.3% |
| 2015 | 158.0p | 5.3% |
| 2016 | 158.0p | 0% |
| 2017 | 158.0p | 0% |
| 2018 | 165.0p | 4.4% |
| 2019 | 57.5p | -65.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0p | -100.0% |
| 2021 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2022 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2023 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2024 | Sign Up Required | |
Next plc. Optimized Dividend Chart
The chart below shows the optimized dividends for this security over a rolling 12-month period.
- Dividend Yield Today
- 1.9%
- Optimized Yield
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- 52 Week High
- 6.9% on 03 April 2020
- 52 Week Low
- 0.7% on 21 January 2021
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About Next plc.
Next is a relative newcomer to the UK retail market, having opened its first womenswear store in 1982. Within five months the group had 70 outlets open. In 1986 the group acquired mail order company Grattan and two years later launched its own directory business. With over 300 shops the group generates about three quarters of its revenue from its retail outlets. Almost all of the rest comes from its directory arm.
- Sector
- Retailers
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Share Price
- £78.80 (yesterday's closing price)
- Shares in Issue
- 147 million
- Market Cap
- £11.6bn
- 2.7
- 0
- Market Indices
- STOXX600, FTSE 350, FTSE 100, CBOE 350, CBOE 100
- Home Page URL
- https://www.nextplc.co.uk/
- Investor Relations URL
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- Financial Calendar URL
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- Dividend History URL
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Next announces they will defer dividend
Next has decided to defer a decision on its dividend declaration. It is their usual practice at this time of the year to propose a final ordinary dividend to be paid at the start of August, subject to approval by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held in May. However, given the highly unusual circumstances arising from the coronavirus, but they believe it is important to maintain flexibility around the timing of a decision to pay this dividend.
Next are declaring an ordinary interim dividend of 57.5p per share, which is up +4.5% on last year.
Next are declaring an ordinary dividend of 57.5p, up +4.5% on last year, to be paid on 2 January 2020. Shares will trade ex-dividend from 5 December 2019 and the record date will be 6 December 2019.
Next to pay a full year dividend of 159p in the coming year
The balance sheet remains strong with net debt of £549m at the end of July, although this was immediately before dividend payments in early August totalling £237m. Our balance sheet is financed by £788m of bonds and committed bank facilities of £550m after being recently increased and extended.
Next increases its 2014 full year dividend by 16.3%
PROFIT and EPS
January 2015 £m
January 2014 £m
NEXT Retail
383.8
347.7
+10.4%
NEXT Directory
376.8
358.5
+5.1%
NEXT BRAND
760.6
706.2
+7.7%
Other
51.5
16.6
Operating profit
812.1
722.8
+12.3%
Net interest
(29.9)
(27.6)
Profit before tax - underlying
782.2
695.2
+12.5%
Exceptional disposal gains
12.6
-
Taxation
(159.9)
(142.0)
Profit after tax
634.9
553.2
+14.8%
EPS - underlying
419.8p
366.1p
+14.7%
Ordinary dividends per share
150.0p
129.0p
+16.3%
Next increases its 2014 interim dividend by 38.8%
BALANCE SHEET, CASH FLOW, Special Dividends and Share Buybacks
Next increases 2013 full year dividend by 22.9%
NEXT has had another good year, achieving 5.4% growth in sales and 11.8% growth in underlying profit before tax. Strong cash generation enabled us to buy back 3.8% of shares outstanding without increasing financial leverage which, along with a lower tax rate, resulted in earnings per share (EPS) growing much faster than profits.