Stock Dividend Profile

The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC

ESCT.LSE LSE GBX ISIN GB00BMCF8689
Open 236.00p Prev close 234.50p Volume 428,781
Frequency Quarterly 4 events in last 12m
Trend Growing 2022-2026 payout trend
Volatility 27.75% annual payout CV
Growth 17.99% annualised payout

Yield Pulse

Next Event Overdue
~1.51% 3.6p
interim
0%
Declaration overdue Ex 18 Sep · 6 days to go
Next Event · Detail
Forecast Declaration Date Overdue
Forecast ex-div date18 Sep
Countdown6 days to go
Amount3.6p interim
Forecast declaration date has passed without an announcement
TTM
5.04% 11.9p
ttm total
0%
4 payments last 04 sep
TTM · Detail
08 Oct Regular 3.4p
27 Feb Regular 2.8p
29 May Regular 2.8p
04 Sep Regular 2.8p
TTM + Specials
5.04% 11.9p
ttm+sp total
0%
4 payments last 04 sep
TTM + Specials · Detail
08 Oct Regular 3.4p
27 Feb Regular 2.8p
29 May Regular 2.8p
04 Sep Regular 2.8p
No specials in the last 12 months
Forward
5.29% 12.4p
fwd total
0%
4 payments next 17 oct
Forward · Detail
17 Oct Interim forecast 3.6p
27 Feb Quarterly forecast 2.8p
29 May Quarterly forecast 3.3p
28 Aug Quarterly forecast 2.8p

Next Dividends

1 18 Sep 2026 Forecast
3.6p Interim
Yield 1.51%
Pay 17 Oct 2026 Decl overdue
2 29 Jan 2027 Forecast
2.8p Quarterly
Yield 1.19%
Pay 27 Feb 2027 Decl 07 Jan 2027
3 30 Apr 2027 Forecast
3.3p Quarterly
Yield 1.39%
Pay 29 May 2027 Decl 08 Apr 2027
4 30 Jul 2027 Forecast
2.8p Quarterly
Yield 1.19%
Pay 28 Aug 2027 Decl 08 Jul 2027

Dividends

Trade analysis
Dividend3.4pInterim Event yield1.63% – 1.65%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop-1.42%price move Decl09 Sep Ex-div18 Sep Pay08 Oct
Dividend2.8pQuarterly Event yield1.22% – 1.39%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop-1.53%price move Decl09 Sep Ex-div29 Jan Pay27 Feb
Dividend2.8pQuarterly Event yield1.22% – 1.43%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop0.00%price move Decl09 Sep Ex-div30 Apr Pay29 May
Dividend2.8pQuarterly Event yield1.14% – 1.43%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop-1.27%price move Decl09 Sep Ex-div30 Jul Pay04 Sep
Price History 26 Feb 2025 to 11 Sep 2026
History dividend: 18 Sep 2025 | Declared: 09 Sep 2025 | Dividend: 3.4p | Yield before ex: 1.63% | Ex-drop: -1.42% | Window yield range: 1.63% to 1.65% History dividend: 29 Jan 2026 | Declared: 09 Sep 2025 | Dividend: 2.8p | Yield before ex: 1.22% | Ex-drop: -1.53% | Window yield range: 1.22% to 1.39% History dividend: 30 Apr 2026 | Declared: 09 Sep 2025 | Dividend: 2.8p | Yield before ex: 1.25% | Ex-drop: 0.00% | Window yield range: 1.22% to 1.43% History dividend: 30 Jul 2026 | Declared: 09 Sep 2025 | Dividend: 2.8p | Yield before ex: 1.19% | Ex-drop: -1.27% | Window yield range: 1.14% to 1.43% 156.32 180.54 204.75 228.96 253.18 Apr 25 Jul 25 Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Decl 09 Sep Ex 18 Sep Pay 08 Oct Decl 09 Sep Ex 29 Jan Pay 27 Feb Decl 09 Sep Ex 30 Apr Pay 29 May Decl 09 Sep Ex 30 Jul Pay 04 Sep
3.4p Interim
Declared
09 Sep
Ex-div
18 Sep
Yield
1.63%–1.65%
Ex-drop
-1.42%
Paid
08 Oct
2.8p Quarterly
Declared
09 Sep
Ex-div
29 Jan
Yield
1.22%–1.39%
Ex-drop
-1.53%
Paid
27 Feb
2.8p Quarterly
Declared
09 Sep
Ex-div
30 Apr
Yield
1.22%–1.43%
Ex-drop
0.00%
Paid
29 May
2.8p Quarterly
Declared
09 Sep
Ex-div
30 Jul
Yield
1.14%–1.43%
Ex-drop
-1.27%
Paid
04 Sep
Forecast
3.6p Interim
Declared
Overdue
Ex-div
18 Sep 2026
Pay
17 Oct 2026
Yield
1.51%
Forecast
2.8p Quarterly
Declared
07 Jan 2027
Ex-div
29 Jan 2027
Pay
27 Feb 2027
Yield
1.19%
Forecast
3.3p Quarterly
Declared
08 Apr 2027
Ex-div
30 Apr 2027
Pay
29 May 2027
Yield
1.39%
Forecast
2.8p Quarterly
Declared
08 Jul 2027
Ex-div
30 Jul 2027
Pay
28 Aug 2027
Yield
1.19%

News

Market tone: No signal
No recent news returned.

Historical Dividends

Total dividends and yield-at-ex-date by year
Payout trend 11.90% Growing · 2021-2025 payout CAGR
Payout volatility 14.90% Variable · std dev / average payout
Peak payout12.4p
Peak annual yield5.29%
2021
0.23%
3.1p
25 Mar 1.0p 21 Oct 2.1p
2022
3.04%
4.4p
31 Mar 1.2p 20 Oct 3.1p
2023
3.12%
4.7p
30 Mar 1.4p 02 Nov 3.2p
2024
2.86%
4.8p
04 Apr 1.4p 31 Oct 3.4p
2025
2.53%
4.9p
03 Apr 1.4p 18 Sep 3.4p
2026 This year
5.21%
12.0p
29 Jan 2.8p 30 Apr 2.8p 30 Jul 2.8p 18 Sep 3.6p
2027 Projection
5.29%
12.4p
29 Jan 2.8p 30 Apr 3.3p 30 Jul 2.8p 18 Sep 3.6p
YearEx-dateDeclaredRecordPaymentPeriodValueYield
2026
2026 18 Sep 2026 Overdue — — Interim Forecast 3.6p Interim 1.51%
2027
2027 29 Jan 2027 07 Jan 2027 — — Quarterly Forecast 2.8p Quarterly 1.19%
2027 30 Apr 2027 08 Apr 2027 — — Quarterly Forecast 3.3p Quarterly 1.39%
2027 30 Jul 2027 08 Jul 2027 — — Quarterly Forecast 2.8p Quarterly 1.19%
History
2026
2026 30 Jul 2026 09 Sep 2025 - 04 Sep 2026 Quarterly 2.8p Quarterly —
2026 30 Apr 2026 09 Sep 2025 - 29 May 2026 Quarterly 2.8p Quarterly —
2026 29 Jan 2026 09 Sep 2025 - 27 Feb 2026 Quarterly 2.8p Quarterly —
2025
2025 18 Sep 2025 09 Sep 2025 - 08 Oct 2025 Interim 3.4p Interim —
2025 03 Apr 2025 20 Mar 2025 - 02 May 2025 Interim 1.4p Interim —
2024
2024 31 Oct 2024 10 Oct 2024 31 Oct 2024 29 Nov 2024 Final 3.4p Final —
2024 04 Apr 2024 27 Feb 2024 04 Apr 2024 03 May 2024 Interim 1.4p Interim —
2023
2023 02 Nov 2023 10 Oct 2023 02 Nov 2023 01 Dec 2023 Final 3.2p Final —
2023 30 Mar 2023 02 Mar 2023 30 Mar 2023 28 Apr 2023 Interim 1.4p Interim —
2022
2022 20 Oct 2022 05 Oct 2022 20 Oct 2022 02 Dec 2022 Final 3.1p Final —
2022 31 Mar 2022 01 Mar 2022 31 Mar 2022 29 Apr 2022 Interim 1.2p Interim —
2021
2021 21 Oct 2021 14 Oct 2021 - 03 Dec 2021 Final 2.1p Final —
2021 25 Mar 2021 23 Feb 2021 - 23 Apr 2021 Interim 1.0p Interim —
2020
2020 22 Oct 2020 08 Oct 2020 - 27 Nov 2020 Final 1.8p Final —

Upcoming Dividends

Declared and forecast dividend cycle
Ex-dateStatusPeriodDividendYield
18 Sep 2026 Forecast Interim Forecast 3.6p Interim 1.51%
29 Jan 2027 Forecast Quarterly Forecast 2.8p Quarterly 1.19%
30 Apr 2027 Forecast Quarterly Forecast 3.3p Quarterly 1.39%
30 Jul 2027 Forecast Quarterly Forecast 2.8p Quarterly 1.19%

Recovery Speed

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

Recovery Signature

Post ex-div behaviour
Median recovery3dtrading days to regain pre-ex close
Recovered83.33%events recovered inside 6w
Drop capture138.62%ex-drop as share of dividend paid
Score80speed, 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