AZN dividend history (2026)
AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) paid $3.18 a share over its last year of payments, semi-annual, a yield of 1.73% at the last close. The payment has risen for 2 consecutive years and has grown +2.7% a year compounded (CAGR) over the past five. Dividends take 49% of net income. The last ex-dividend date was Feb 19, 2026. Not investment advice.
Price and yield as of market close, Nov 13, 2026; the dividend record runs from 2000.
What a holding earns#
Data provided bySource: Twelve DataAt the current rate of $3.18 a share a year, shares priced at the last close ($184.45). Before tax; the rate can change at any payment.
| Holding | Shares | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 100 shares | 100 | $318 |
| 500 shares | 500 | $1,592 |
| 1,000 shares | 1,000 | $3,183 |
| $10,000 at the last close | 54.2 | $173 |
Dividends by year#
Data provided bySource: Twelve DataRegular payments that went ex in each calendar year, per share, newest first. A special dividend or a spin-off distribution is counted separately and left out of the total and the change.
| Year | Paid / share | vs prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | $2.15 | — |
| 2025 | $3.13 | +5.4% |
| 2024 | $2.97 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | $2.90 | 0.0% |
| 2022 | $2.90 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | $2.80 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | $2.80 | 0.0% |
| 2019 | $2.80 | 0.0% |
| 2018 | $2.80 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | $2.80 | -75.0% |
| 2016 | $11.20 | +300.0% |
| 2015 | $2.80 | 0.0% |
| 2014 | $2.80 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | $2.80 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | $2.85 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | $2.70 | +12.0% |
| 2010 | $2.41 | +15.3% |
| 2009 | $2.09 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | $1.90 | +8.6% |
| 2007 | $1.75 | +24.1% |
| 2006 | $1.41 | +37.6% |
| 2005 | $1.03 | +247.5% |
| 2004 | $0.30 | — |
| 2001 | $0.52 | +104.4% |
| 2000 | $0.26 | — |
Recent payments#
Data provided bySource: Twelve DataThe last 16 ex-dividend dates. Amounts are split-adjusted, as paid on today's share count.
| Ex-date | Per share |
|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2026 | $2.15 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | $1.03 |
| Feb 21, 2025 | $2.10 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | $1.00 |
| Feb 22, 2024 | $1.97 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | $0.93 |
| Feb 23, 2023 | $1.97 |
| Aug 11, 2022 | $0.93 |
| Feb 24, 2022 | $1.97 |
| Aug 12, 2021 | $0.90 |
| Feb 25, 2021 | $1.90 |
| Aug 13, 2020 | $0.90 |
| Feb 27, 2020 | $1.90 |
| Aug 8, 2019 | $0.90 |
| Feb 28, 2019 | $1.90 |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $0.90 |
About this data#
Payments come from ChartRow's own dividend record, one row per ex-date, split-adjusted. A payment more than 2.5 times the year's median is treated as a special dividend or a distribution and left out of the annual total, the run-rate and the streak. The annual dividend is the latest regular payment times the number of payments a year; the yield divides it by the last close. Years of raises counts consecutive complete calendar years in which that payment rose over the prior year's — a cut, a flat year or a gap ends the count, and the current year is not counted until it is over. Where the run reaches the start of our record (1995 for many long-lived payers) it is shown with a plus sign, because it may be longer. The payout ratio is dividends paid over net income, both trailing twelve months from the company's SEC filings, and is blank where earnings are negative. Not investment advice.
FAQ#
- How much does AZN pay in dividends?
- AZN paid $3.18 a share over its last year of payments, which vary in size, a dividend yield of 1.73% at the last close.
- How often does AZN pay dividends?
- AstraZeneca PLC pays semi-annual (2 payments a year); the most recent ex-dividend date was Feb 19, 2026.
- How many years has AZN raised its dividend?
- AZN has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years, counting complete calendar years in which the regular payment rose over the prior year's.
- What is AZN's payout ratio?
- About 49%: over the trailing twelve months AZN paid $4,971,000,000 in dividends against $10,233,000,000 of net income, both from its SEC filings.
- Can I see AZN's dividends reinvested?
- Yes, as a total-return view: the Growth of $1,000 page for this ticker shows what an investment became with dividends reinvested against price only, from any starting month.