Stock profile

Smiths News PLC

SNWS.LSE LSE GBX ISIN GB00B17WCR61

Market tone: No signal.

Open 67.40p Prev close 67.00p Volume 270,202
Frequency Semi-annual 1.8 events/year
Trend Growing 2022-2026 payout trend
Volatility 34.24% annual payout CV
Growth 27.79% annualised payout

Recent Dividends

Trade analysis
Dividend5.4pFinal Event yield7.87% - 8.97%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop-9.47%price move Decl05 Nov Ex-div09 Jan Pay06 Feb
Dividend1.8pInterim Event yield2.82% - 3.07%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop-1.67%price move Decl07 May Ex-div05 Jun Pay03 Jul
Dividend6.8pFinal Event yield8.76% - 10.33%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop-11.69%price move Decl04 Nov Ex-div08 Jan Pay05 Feb
Dividend1.8pInterim Event yield2.55% - 2.65%declared to ex-div Decl06 May Ex-div04 Jun Pay03 Jul
Price History 12 Nov 2024 to 01 Jun 2026
45.09 53.82 62.55 71.28 80.01 Jan 25 Apr 25 Jul 25 Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 History dividend: 09 Jan 2025 | Declared: 05 Nov 2024 | Dividend: 5.4p | Yield before ex: 7.99% | Ex-drop: -9.47% | Window yield range: 7.87% to 8.97% History dividend: 05 Jun 2025 | Declared: 07 May 2025 | Dividend: 1.8p | Yield before ex: 2.92% | Ex-drop: -1.67% | Window yield range: 2.82% to 3.07% History dividend: 08 Jan 2026 | Declared: 04 Nov 2025 | Dividend: 6.8p | Yield before ex: 8.83% | Ex-drop: -11.69% | Window yield range: 8.76% to 10.33% Declared dividend: 04 Jun 2026 | Declared: 06 May 2026 | Dividend: 1.8p | Yield before ex: 2.61% | Window yield range: 2.55% to 2.65%

News

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04 Feb 2026 Positive 1.00 3 UK Dividend Stocks Yielding Up To 12.3% In recent weeks, the UK market has been under pressure, with the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indices experiencing declines amid concerns over weak trade data from China and its impact on Dividends Earnings Growth Investment Strategy Share Price 06 Jan 2026 Positive 1.00 Top UK Dividend Stocks Featuring Macfarlane Group And Two More In the current UK market landscape, the FTSE 100 has recently experienced a downturn, influenced by weak trade data from China and its ongoing struggle to recover from pandemic-rel Dividend Payments Dividends Earnings Growth Share Price 08 Dec 2025 Positive 1.00 3 UK Dividend Stocks With Up To 12% Yield As the United Kingdom's FTSE 100 index experiences turbulence due to weak trade data from China, investors are keenly observing how these global economic shifts impact their portfo Dividend Payments Dividends Free Cash Flow Income 07 Nov 2025 Positive 1.00 UK Dividend Stocks Featuring Macfarlane Group And 2 More The United Kingdom's stock market has recently experienced some turbulence, with the FTSE 100 index closing lower due to weak trade data from China, highlighting the global interco Distribution Dividend Payments Dividends Earnings Growth

Historical Dividends

Total dividends and yield-at-ex-date by year
Payout trend 94.46% Growing · 2021-2025 payout CAGR
Payout volatility 58.46% High variance · std dev / average payout
Peak payout10.1p
Peak annual yield15.12%
2021
1.17%
0.5p
01 Jul 0.5p
2022
7.00%
2.6p
13 Jan 1.2p 09 Jun 1.4p
2023
7.83%
4.2p
12 Jan 2.8p 08 Jun 1.4p
2024
8.08%
4.5p
11 Jan 2.8p 06 Jun 1.8p
2025
11.90%
7.2p
09 Jan 5.4p 05 Jun 1.8p
2026 This year
12.67%
8.6p
08 Jan 6.8p 04 Jun 1.8p
2027 Projection
15.12%
10.1p
08 Jan 8.2p 05 Jun 2.0p
YearEx-dateDeclaredRecordPaymentPeriodValue
2026 04 Jun 2026 06 May 2026 - 03 Jul 2026 Interim 0.0175 GBP
2026 08 Jan 2026 04 Nov 2025 - 05 Feb 2026 Final 0.0680 GBP
2025 05 Jun 2025 07 May 2025 - 03 Jul 2025 Interim 0.0175 GBP
2025 09 Jan 2025 05 Nov 2024 09 Jan 2025 06 Feb 2025 Final 0.0540 GBP
2024 06 Jun 2024 02 May 2024 06 Jun 2024 04 Jul 2024 Interim 0.0175 GBP
2024 11 Jan 2024 04 Oct 2023 11 Jan 2024 08 Feb 2024 Final 0.0275 GBP
2023 08 Jun 2023 03 May 2023 08 Jun 2023 06 Jul 2023 Interim 0.0140 GBP
2023 12 Jan 2023 09 Nov 2022 12 Jan 2023 09 Feb 2023 Final 0.0275 GBP
2022 09 Jun 2022 04 May 2022 09 Jun 2022 07 Jul 2022 Interim 0.0140 GBP
2022 13 Jan 2022 04 Nov 2021 13 Jan 2022 10 Feb 2022 Final 0.0115 GBP
2021 01 Jul 2021 21 Jun 2021 01 Jul 2021 30 Jul 2021 Interim 0.0050 GBP
2020 16 Jan 2020 06 Nov 2019 - 13 Feb 2020 Final 0.0100 GBP
2018 07 Jun 2018 01 May 2018 - 06 Jul 2018 Interim 0.0310 GBP

Upcoming Dividends

Declared and projected dividend cycle
Ex-dateStatusPeriodDividendEst. yield
04 Jun 2026 Declared Interim 0.0175 GBP 2.61%
08 Jan 2027 Predicted Final 0.0815 GBP 12.16%
05 Jun 2027 Predicted Interim 0.0198 GBP 2.96%

Recovery Speed

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

Recovery Signature

Post ex-div behaviour
Median recovery4dtrading days to regain pre-ex close
Recovered16.67%events recovered inside 6w
Drop capture102.42%ex-drop as share of dividend paid
Score38speed, 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