Stock Dividend Profile

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust PLC

ASL.LSE LSE GBX ISIN GB0000066554
Open 1,794.00p Prev close 1,792.00p Volume 257,278
Frequency Semi-annual 2 events in last 12m
Trend Growing 2022-2026 payout trend
Volatility 15.35% annual payout CV
Growth 13.29% annualised payout

Yield Pulse

Next Event Forecast
~2.63% 47.6p
final
0%
Awaiting declaration Ex 05 Feb · 121 days to go
Next Event · Detail
Forecast Declaration Date 27 Jan 2027
Forecast ex-div date05 Feb
Countdown121 days to go
Amount47.6p final
TTM
3.31% 59.8p
ttm total
0%
2 payments last 27 aug
TTM · Detail
09 Mar Regular 44.5p
27 Aug Regular 15.3p
TTM + Specials
3.31% 59.8p
ttm+sp total
0%
2 payments last 27 aug
TTM + Specials · Detail
09 Mar Regular 44.5p
27 Aug Regular 15.3p
No specials in the last 12 months
Forward
3.53% 63.7p
fwd total
0%
2 payments next 01 mar
Forward · Detail
01 Mar Final forecast 47.6p
30 Aug Interim forecast 16.1p

Next Dividends

1 05 Feb 2027 Forecast
47.6p Final
Yield 2.63%
Pay 01 Mar 2027 Decl 27 Jan 2027
2 06 Aug 2027 Forecast
16.1p Interim
Yield 0.89%
Pay 30 Aug 2027 Decl 28 Jul 2027

Dividends

Trade analysis
Dividend14.3pInterim Event yield0.91% – 0.93%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop-1.02%price move Decl29 Jul Ex-div07 Aug Pay28 Aug
Dividend44.5pFinal Event yield2.61% – 2.70%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop-3.17%price move Decl29 Jan Ex-div05 Feb Pay09 Mar
Dividend15.3pInterim Event yield0.89% – 0.90%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop-0.35%price move Decl28 Jul Ex-div06 Aug Pay27 Aug
Price History 21 Mar 2025 to 06 Oct 2026
History dividend: 07 Aug 2025 | Declared: 29 Jul 2025 | Dividend: 14.3p | Yield before ex: 0.91% | Ex-drop: -1.02% | Window yield range: 0.91% to 0.93% History dividend: 05 Feb 2026 | Declared: 29 Jan 2026 | Dividend: 44.5p | Yield before ex: 2.61% | Ex-drop: -3.17% | Window yield range: 2.61% to 2.70% History dividend: 06 Aug 2026 | Declared: 28 Jul 2026 | Dividend: 15.3p | Yield before ex: 0.89% | Ex-drop: -0.35% | Window yield range: 0.89% to 0.90% 1,163.52 1,339.26 1,515.00 1,690.74 1,866.48 Apr 25 Jul 25 Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 Decl 29 Jul Ex 07 Aug Pay 28 Aug Decl 29 Jan Ex 05 Feb Pay 09 Mar Decl 28 Jul Ex 06 Aug Pay 27 Aug
14.3p Interim
Declared
29 Jul
Ex-div
07 Aug
Yield
0.91%–0.93%
Ex-drop
-1.02%
Paid
28 Aug
44.5p Final
Declared
29 Jan
Ex-div
05 Feb
Yield
2.61%–2.70%
Ex-drop
-3.17%
Paid
09 Mar
15.3p Interim
Declared
28 Jul
Ex-div
06 Aug
Yield
0.89%–0.90%
Ex-drop
-0.35%
Paid
27 Aug
Forecast
47.6p Final
Declared
27 Jan 2027
Ex-div
05 Feb 2027
Pay
01 Mar 2027
Yield
2.63%
Forecast
16.1p Interim
Declared
28 Jul 2027
Ex-div
06 Aug 2027
Pay
30 Aug 2027
Yield
0.89%

News

Market tone: No signal
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Historical Dividends

Total dividends and yield-at-ex-date by year
Payout trend 10.41% Growing · 2021-2025 payout CAGR
Payout volatility 16.74% Variable · std dev / average payout
Peak payout63.7p
Peak annual yield3.68%
2021
2.40%
33.8p
11 Feb 22.9p 05 Aug 11.0p
2022
2.70%
36.3p
10 Feb 24.2p 04 Aug 12.0p
2023
3.68%
48.2p
09 Feb 35.2p 03 Aug 13.0p
2024
3.54%
51.2p
08 Feb 37.6p 08 Aug 13.6p
2025
3.40%
50.3p
06 Feb 36.0p 07 Aug 14.3p
2026 This year
3.56%
59.8p
05 Feb 44.5p 06 Aug 15.3p
2027 Projection
3.52%
63.7p
05 Feb 47.6p 06 Aug 16.1p
YearEx-dateDeclaredRecordPaymentPeriodValueYield
2027
2027 05 Feb 2027 27 Jan 2027 — — Final Forecast 47.6p Final 2.63%
2027 06 Aug 2027 28 Jul 2027 — — Interim Forecast 16.1p Interim 0.89%
History
2026
2026 06 Aug 2026 28 Jul 2026 - 27 Aug 2026 Interim 15.3p Interim —
2026 05 Feb 2026 29 Jan 2026 - 09 Mar 2026 Final 44.5p Final —
2025
2025 07 Aug 2025 29 Jul 2025 - 28 Aug 2025 Interim 14.3p Interim —
2025 06 Feb 2025 30 Jan 2025 - 10 Mar 2025 Final 36.0p Final —
2024
2024 08 Aug 2024 26 Jul 2024 08 Aug 2024 29 Aug 2024 Interim 13.6p Interim —
2024 08 Feb 2024 31 Jan 2024 08 Feb 2024 08 Mar 2024 Final 37.6p Final —
2023
2023 03 Aug 2023 26 Jul 2023 03 Aug 2023 25 Aug 2023 Interim 13.0p Interim —
2023 09 Feb 2023 27 Jan 2023 09 Feb 2023 08 Mar 2023 Final 35.2p Final —
2022
2022 04 Aug 2022 26 Jul 2022 04 Aug 2022 26 Aug 2022 Interim 12.0p Interim —
2022 10 Feb 2022 28 Jan 2022 10 Feb 2022 08 Mar 2022 Final 24.2p Final —
2021
2021 05 Aug 2021 27 Jul 2021 05 Aug 2021 27 Aug 2021 Interim 11.0p Interim —
2021 11 Feb 2021 29 Jan 2021 11 Feb 2021 09 Mar 2021 Final 22.9p Final —
2020
2020 06 Aug 2020 28 Jul 2020 06 Aug 2020 28 Aug 2020 Interim 10.4p Interim —
2020 06 Feb 2020 29 Jan 2020 06 Feb 2020 06 Mar 2020 Final 26.0p Final —

Upcoming Dividends

Declared and forecast dividend cycle
Ex-dateStatusPeriodDividendYield
05 Feb 2027 Forecast Final Forecast 47.6p Final 2.63%
06 Aug 2027 Forecast Interim Forecast 16.1p Interim 0.89%

Recovery Speed

Recovered by trading week
1w
2 <= 5d trading days
2w
2 <= 10d trading days
3w
3 <= 15d trading days
4w
4 <= 20d trading days
5w
4 <= 25d trading days
6w
4 <= 30d trading days

Recovery Signature

Post ex-div behaviour
Median recovery8dtrading days to regain pre-ex close
Recovered66.67%events recovered inside 6w
Drop capture71.92%ex-drop as share of dividend paid
Score62speed, consistency, and drift blend
+15% +5% 0% -5% -15% Ex 1w 2w 3w 4w 5w 6w
Bold white line = average visible recovery curve 6 events selected