Stock profile

Qinetiq Group PLC

QQ.LSE LSE GBX ISIN GB00B0WMWD03

Market tone: Positive sentiment score 1.00 from 2 mentions, latest 05 May 2026.

Open 485.00p Prev close 482.40p Volume 196,920
Frequency Semi-annual 1.8 events/year
Trend Falling 2022-2026 payout trend
Volatility 29.58% annual payout CV
Growth -19.93% annualised payout

Recent Dividends

Trade analysis
Dividend2.8pInterim Event yield0.65% - 0.69%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop0.64%price move Decl14 Nov Ex-div09 Jan Pay07 Feb
Dividend6.0pFinal Event yield1.06% - 1.30%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop-0.89%price move Decl22 May Ex-div24 Jul Pay21 Aug
Dividend3.0pInterim Event yield0.61% - 0.74%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop-1.26%price move Decl13 Nov Ex-div08 Jan Pay06 Feb
Dividend8.0pFinal Event yield1.59% - 1.72%declared to ex-div Decl21 May Ex-div23 Jul Pay20 Aug
Price History 12 Nov 2024 to 01 Jun 2026
344.12 405.31 466.50 527.69 588.88 Jan 25 Apr 25 Jul 25 Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 History dividend: 09 Jan 2025 | Declared: 14 Nov 2024 | Dividend: 2.8p | Yield before ex: 0.69% | Ex-drop: 0.64% | Window yield range: 0.65% to 0.69% History dividend: 24 Jul 2025 | Declared: 22 May 2025 | Dividend: 6.0p | Yield before ex: 1.20% | Ex-drop: -0.89% | Window yield range: 1.06% to 1.30% History dividend: 08 Jan 2026 | Declared: 13 Nov 2025 | Dividend: 3.0p | Yield before ex: 0.61% | Ex-drop: -1.26% | Window yield range: 0.61% to 0.74% Declared dividend: 23 Jul 2026 | Declared: 21 May 2026 | Dividend: 8.0p | Yield before ex: - | Window yield range: 1.59% to 1.72%

News

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Historical Dividends

Total dividends and yield-at-ex-date by year
Payout trend 6.42% Growing · 2021-2025 payout CAGR
Payout volatility 8.84% Stable · std dev / average payout
Peak payout11.0p
Peak annual yield2.27%
2021
2.08%
6.9p
07 Jan 2.2p 29 Jul 4.7p
2022
2.26%
7.3p
06 Jan 2.3p 28 Jul 5.0p
2023
2.20%
7.7p
05 Jan 2.4p 27 Jul 5.3p
2024
2.13%
8.2p
04 Jan 2.6p 25 Jul 5.6p
2025
1.94%
8.8p
09 Jan 2.8p 24 Jul 6.0p
2026 This year
2.27%
11.0p
08 Jan 3.0p 23 Jul 8.0p
2027 Projection
2.06%
10.0p
08 Jan 3.2p 24 Jul 6.8p
YearEx-dateDeclaredRecordPaymentPeriodValue
2026 23 Jul 2026 21 May 2026 - 20 Aug 2026 Final 0.0800 GBP
2026 08 Jan 2026 13 Nov 2025 - 06 Feb 2026 Interim 0.0300 GBP
2025 24 Jul 2025 22 May 2025 - 21 Aug 2025 Final 0.0605 GBP
2025 09 Jan 2025 14 Nov 2024 09 Jan 2025 07 Feb 2025 Interim 0.0280 GBP
2024 25 Jul 2024 23 May 2024 25 Jul 2024 22 Aug 2024 Final 0.0565 GBP
2024 04 Jan 2024 16 Nov 2023 04 Jan 2024 02 Feb 2024 Interim 0.0260 GBP
2023 27 Jul 2023 25 May 2023 27 Jul 2023 24 Aug 2023 Final 0.0530 GBP
2023 05 Jan 2023 10 Nov 2022 05 Jan 2023 03 Feb 2023 Interim 0.0240 GBP
2022 28 Jul 2022 19 May 2022 28 Jul 2022 25 Aug 2022 Final 0.0500 GBP
2022 06 Jan 2022 11 Nov 2021 06 Jan 2022 04 Feb 2022 Interim 0.0230 GBP
2021 29 Jul 2021 20 May 2021 29 Jul 2021 26 Aug 2021 Final 0.0470 GBP
2021 07 Jan 2021 12 Nov 2020 07 Jan 2021 05 Feb 2021 Interim 0.0220 GBP
2020 08 Oct 2020 30 Sep 2020 08 Oct 2020 16 Nov 2020 Final 0.0440 GBP
2020 09 Jan 2020 14 Nov 2019 09 Jan 2020 07 Feb 2020 Interim 0.0220 GBP

Upcoming Dividends

Declared and projected dividend cycle
Ex-dateStatusPeriodDividendEst. yield
23 Jul 2026 Declared Final 0.0800 GBP 1.66%
08 Jan 2027 Predicted Interim 0.0320 GBP 0.66%
24 Jul 2027 Predicted Final 0.0675 GBP 1.40%

Recovery Speed

Recovered by trading week
1w
4 <= 5d trading days
2w
4 <= 10d trading days
3w
4 <= 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 recovery0dtrading days to regain pre-ex close
Recovered66.67%events recovered inside 6w
Drop capture94.65%ex-drop as share of dividend paid
Score70speed, 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