Stock profile

Standard Life PLC

SDLF.LSE LSE GBX ISIN -

Market tone: Positive sentiment score 0.92 from 4 mentions, latest 15 Apr 2026.

Open 759.00p Prev close 759.00p Volume 1,157,500
Frequency Semi-annual 1.8 events/year
Trend Falling 2022-2026 payout trend
Volatility 20.79% annual payout CV
Growth -13.28% annualised payout

Recent Dividends

Trade analysis
Dividend27.4pFinal Event yield4.66% - 5.04%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop-5.41%price move Decl17 Mar Ex-div03 Apr Pay21 May
Dividend27.4pInterim Event yield4.15% - 4.42%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop-5.39%price move Decl08 Sep Ex-div25 Sep Pay30 Oct
Dividend28.0pFinal Event yield3.83% - 4.29%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop-3.49%price move Decl16 Mar Ex-div09 Apr Pay20 May
Price History 19 Nov 2024 to 08 Jun 2026
History dividend: 03 Apr 2025 | Declared: 17 Mar 2025 | Dividend: 27.4p | Yield before ex: 4.77% | Ex-drop: -5.41% | Window yield range: 4.66% to 5.04% History dividend: 25 Sep 2025 | Declared: 08 Sep 2025 | Dividend: 27.4p | Yield before ex: 4.15% | Ex-drop: -5.39% | Window yield range: 4.15% to 4.42% History dividend: 09 Apr 2026 | Declared: 16 Mar 2026 | Dividend: 28.0p | Yield before ex: 3.83% | Ex-drop: -3.49% | Window yield range: 3.83% to 4.29% 453.51 547.36 641.20 735.04 828.89 Jan 25 Apr 25 Jul 25 Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26

News

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Historical Dividends

Total dividends and yield-at-ex-date by year
Payout trend 3.21% Growing · 2021-2025 payout CAGR
Payout volatility 4.61% Very stable · std dev / average payout
Peak payout56.9p
Peak annual yield10.30%
2021
7.17%
48.2p
01 Apr 24.1p 19 Aug 24.1p
2022
8.15%
49.6p
31 Mar 24.8p 25 Aug 24.8p
2023
10.24%
52.0p
30 Mar 26.0p 28 Sep 26.0p
2024
10.30%
53.3p
11 Apr 26.6p 03 Oct 26.6p
2025
9.39%
54.7p
03 Apr 27.4p 25 Sep 27.4p
2026 This year
7.65%
56.2p
09 Apr 28.0p 25 Sep 28.2p
2027 Projection
7.45%
56.9p
09 Apr 28.7p 25 Sep 28.2p
YearEx-dateDeclaredRecordPaymentPeriodValue
2026 09 Apr 2026 16 Mar 2026 - 20 May 2026 Final 0.2805 GBP
2025 25 Sep 2025 08 Sep 2025 - 30 Oct 2025 Interim 0.2735 GBP
2025 03 Apr 2025 17 Mar 2025 - 21 May 2025 Final 0.2735 GBP
2024 03 Oct 2024 16 Sep 2024 - 31 Oct 2024 Interim 0.2665 GBP
2024 11 Apr 2024 22 Mar 2024 - 22 May 2024 Final 0.2665 GBP
2023 28 Sep 2023 18 Sep 2023 - 23 Oct 2023 Interim 0.2600 GBP
2023 30 Mar 2023 13 Mar 2023 - 10 May 2023 Final 0.2600 GBP
2022 25 Aug 2022 15 Aug 2022 - 12 Sep 2022 Interim 0.2480 GBP
2022 31 Mar 2022 14 Mar 2022 - 09 May 2022 Final 0.2480 GBP
2021 19 Aug 2021 - - 03 Sep 2021 Interim 0.2410 GBP
2021 01 Apr 2021 08 Mar 2021 - 18 May 2021 Final 0.2410 GBP
2020 13 Aug 2020 06 Aug 2020 - 04 Sep 2020 Interim 0.2340 GBP
2020 02 Apr 2020 09 Mar 2020 - 19 May 2020 Final 0.2340 GBP
2019 15 Aug 2019 07 Aug 2019 - 30 Sep 2019 Interim 0.2340 GBP

Upcoming Dividends

Declared and projected dividend cycle
Ex-dateStatusPeriodDividendEst. yield
25 Sep 2026 Predicted Interim 0.2820 GBP 3.69%
09 Apr 2027 Predicted Final 0.2873 GBP 3.76%

Recovery Speed

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

Recovery Signature

Post ex-div behaviour
Median recovery7dtrading days to regain pre-ex close
Recovered50.00%events recovered inside 6w
Drop capture118.14%ex-drop as share of dividend paid
Score55speed, 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