Stock Dividend Profile

Henderson Smaller Cos Inv Tst

HSL.LSE LSE GBX ISIN GB0009065060
Open 941.00p Prev close 940.00p Volume 76,887
Frequency Annual 1 event in last 12m
Trend Falling 2022-2026 payout trend
Volatility 33.85% annual payout CV
Growth -25.23% annualised payout

Yield Pulse

Next Event Declared
2.26% 21.5p
final
0%
Dividend declared Ex 01 Oct · 19 days to go
Next Event · Detail
Declaration Date 30 Jul 2026
Ex-dividend date01 Oct
Countdown19 days to go
Amount21.5p final
Ranked top 20 for this yield across the market
TTM
2.95% 28.0p
ttm total
0%
2 payments last 27 mar
TTM · Detail
13 Oct Regular 20.5p
27 Mar Regular 7.5p
TTM + Specials
2.95% 28.0p
ttm+sp total
0%
2 payments last 27 mar
TTM + Specials · Detail
13 Oct Regular 20.5p
27 Mar Regular 7.5p
No specials in the last 12 months
Forward
3.07% 29.2p
fwd total
0%
2 payments next 23 oct
Forward · Detail
23 Oct Final declared 21.5p
10 Apr Interim forecast 7.7p

Next Dividends

1 01 Oct 2026 Declared
21.5p Final
Yield 2.26%
Decl 30 Jul 2026
2 12 Mar 2027 Forecast
7.7p Interim
Yield 0.81%
Pay 10 Apr 2027 Decl 19 Feb 2027
3 28 Aug 2027 Forecast
22.8p Final
Yield 2.40%
Pay 26 Sep 2027 Decl 07 Aug 2027

Dividends

Trade analysis
Dividend20.5pFinal Event yield2.31% – 2.39%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop-1.94%price move Decl31 Jul Ex-div28 Aug Pay13 Oct
Dividend7.5pInterim Event yield0.80% – 0.87%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop-1.72%price move Decl28 Jan Ex-div12 Mar Pay27 Mar
Dividend21.5pFinal Event yield2.16% – 2.29%declared to ex-div Decl30 Jul Ex-div01 Oct Pay23 Oct
Price History 26 Feb 2025 to 11 Sep 2026
History dividend: 28 Aug 2025 | Declared: 31 Jul 2025 | Dividend: 20.5p | Yield before ex: 2.34% | Ex-drop: -1.94% | Window yield range: 2.31% to 2.39% History dividend: 12 Mar 2026 | Declared: 28 Jan 2026 | Dividend: 7.5p | Yield before ex: 0.86% | Ex-drop: -1.72% | Window yield range: 0.80% to 0.87% Declared dividend: 01 Oct 2026 | Declared: 30 Jul 2026 | Dividend: 21.5p | Yield before ex: - | Window yield range: 2.16% to 2.29% 648.16 741.83 835.50 929.17 1,022.84 Apr 25 Jul 25 Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 Decl 31 Jul Ex 28 Aug Pay 13 Oct Decl 28 Jan Ex 12 Mar Pay 27 Mar Decl 30 Jul Ex 01 Oct Pay 23 Oct
20.5p Final
Declared
31 Jul
Ex-div
28 Aug
Yield
2.31%–2.39%
Ex-drop
-1.94%
Paid
13 Oct
7.5p Interim
Declared
28 Jan
Ex-div
12 Mar
Yield
0.80%–0.87%
Ex-drop
-1.72%
Paid
27 Mar
21.5p Final
Declared
30 Jul
Ex-div
01 Oct
Yield
2.16%–2.29%
Paid
23 Oct
Declared
21.5p Final
Declared
30 Jul 2026
Ex-div
01 Oct 2026
Yield
2.26%
Forecast
7.7p Interim
Declared
19 Feb 2027
Ex-div
12 Mar 2027
Pay
10 Apr 2027
Yield
0.81%
Forecast
22.8p Final
Declared
07 Aug 2027
Ex-div
28 Aug 2027
Pay
26 Sep 2027
Yield
2.40%

News

Market tone: No signal
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Historical Dividends

Total dividends and yield-at-ex-date by year
Payout trend 4.20% Growing · 2021-2025 payout CAGR
Payout volatility 6.44% Stable · std dev / average payout
Peak payout52.0p
Peak annual yield5.47%
2021
1.95%
23.8p
11 Feb 7.0p 26 Aug 16.8p
2022
2.46%
24.0p
10 Feb 7.0p 25 Aug 17.0p
2023
3.27%
26.0p
09 Feb 7.0p 24 Aug 19.0p
2024
3.25%
27.0p
08 Feb 7.5p 29 Aug 19.5p
2025
3.35%
28.0p
06 Feb 7.5p 28 Aug 20.5p
2026 This year
3.21%
29.0p
12 Mar 7.5p 01 Oct 21.5p
2027 Projection
5.47%
52.0p
12 Mar 7.7p 28 Aug 22.8p 01 Oct 21.5p
YearEx-dateDeclaredRecordPaymentPeriodValueYield
2026
2026 01 Oct 2026 30 Jul 2026 — — Final Declared 21.5p Final 2.26%
2027
2027 12 Mar 2027 19 Feb 2027 — — Interim Forecast 7.7p Interim 0.81%
2027 28 Aug 2027 07 Aug 2027 — — Final Forecast 22.8p Final 2.40%
History
2026
2026 01 Oct 2026 30 Jul 2026 - 23 Oct 2026 Final 21.5p Final —
2026 12 Mar 2026 28 Jan 2026 - 27 Mar 2026 Interim 7.5p Interim —
2025
2025 28 Aug 2025 31 Jul 2025 - 13 Oct 2025 Final 20.5p Final —
2025 06 Feb 2025 29 Jan 2025 - 07 Mar 2025 Interim 7.5p Interim —
2024
2024 29 Aug 2024 01 Aug 2024 29 Aug 2024 07 Oct 2024 Final 19.5p Final —
2024 08 Feb 2024 31 Jan 2024 08 Feb 2024 05 Mar 2024 Interim 7.5p Interim —
2023
2023 24 Aug 2023 03 Aug 2023 24 Aug 2023 09 Oct 2023 Final 19.0p Final —
2023 09 Feb 2023 26 Jan 2023 09 Feb 2023 06 Mar 2023 Interim 7.0p Interim —
2022
2022 25 Aug 2022 04 Aug 2022 25 Aug 2022 10 Oct 2022 Final 17.0p Final —
2022 10 Feb 2022 26 Jan 2022 10 Feb 2022 07 Mar 2022 Interim 7.0p Interim —
2021
2021 26 Aug 2021 04 Aug 2021 26 Aug 2021 11 Oct 2021 Final 16.8p Final —
2021 11 Feb 2021 27 Jan 2021 11 Feb 2021 08 Mar 2021 Interim 7.0p Interim —
2020
2020 27 Aug 2020 31 Jul 2020 27 Aug 2020 12 Oct 2020 Final 16.5p Final —
2020 13 Feb 2020 29 Jan 2020 13 Feb 2020 09 Mar 2020 Interim 7.0p Interim —

Upcoming Dividends

Declared and forecast dividend cycle
Ex-dateStatusPeriodDividendYield
01 Oct 2026 Declared Final Declared 21.5p Final 2.26%
12 Mar 2027 Forecast Interim Forecast 7.7p Interim 0.81%
28 Aug 2027 Forecast Final Forecast 22.8p Final 2.40%

Recovery Speed

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

Recovery Signature

Post ex-div behaviour
Median recovery5dtrading days to regain pre-ex close
Recovered83.33%events recovered inside 6w
Drop capture126.15%ex-drop as share of dividend paid
Score73speed, 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