BCS dividend history (2026)
Barclays PLC (BCS) pays $0.63 a share a year, semi-annual, a yield of 2.58% at the last close. The payment has risen for 3 consecutive years and has grown -12.5% a year compounded (CAGR) over the past five. Dividends take 17% of net income. The last ex-dividend date was Aug 7, 2026. Not investment advice.
Price and yield as of market close, Sep 30, 2026; the dividend record runs from 1995.
What a holding earns#
At the current rate of $0.63 a share a year, shares priced at the last close ($24.27). Before tax; the rate can change at any payment.
| Holding | Shares | Per year | Per payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 shares | 100 | $62.60 | $31.30 |
| 500 shares | 500 | $313 | $157 |
| 1,000 shares | 1,000 | $626 | $313 |
| $10,000 at the last close | 412 | $258 | $129 |
Dividends by year#
Regular 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 | $0.62 | — |
| 2025 | $0.43 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | $0.42 | +8.6% |
| 2023 | $0.38 | +20.7% |
| 2022 | $0.32 | +90.9% |
| 2021 | $0.17 | -46.7% |
| 2020 | $0.31 | -12.7% |
| 2019 | $0.36 | +48.4% |
| 2018 | $0.24 | +61.5% |
| 2017 | $0.15 | -40.0% |
| 2016 | $0.25 | +38.9% |
| 2015 | $0.18 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | $0.19 | +8.4% |
| 2013 | $0.18 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | $0.17 | -46.6% |
| 2011 | $0.32 | +29.9% |
| 2010 | $0.25 | +316.8% |
| 2009 | $0.06 | -97.5% |
| 2008 | $2.37 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | $2.33 | +26.1% |
| 2006 | $1.85 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | $1.68 | +19.1% |
| 2004 | $1.41 | +27.0% |
| 2003 | $1.11 | +19.4% |
| 2002 | $0.93 | +16.0% |
| 2001 | $0.80 | +10.2% |
| 2000 | $0.73 | +9.7% |
| 1999 | $0.67 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | $0.63 | +22.3% |
| 1997 | $0.52 | +25.5% |
| 1996 | $0.41 | +21.3% |
| 1995 | $0.34 | — |
Recent payments#
The last 16 ex-dividend dates. Amounts are split-adjusted, as paid on today's share count.
| Ex-date | Per share |
|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | $0.31 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | $0.31 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | $0.16 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | $0.27 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | $0.15 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | $0.27 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | $0.14 |
| Feb 23, 2023 | $0.24 |
| Aug 11, 2022 | $0.11 |
| Mar 3, 2022 | $0.21 |
| Aug 12, 2021 | $0.11 |
| Feb 25, 2021 | $0.06 |
| Feb 27, 2020 | $0.31 |
| Aug 8, 2019 | $0.15 |
| Feb 28, 2019 | $0.21 |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $0.13 |
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 BCS pay in dividends?
- BCS pays $0.63 a share a year at its current rate — $0.31 semi-annual, a dividend yield of 2.58% at the last close.
- How often does BCS pay dividends?
- Barclays PLC pays semi-annual (2 payments a year); the most recent ex-dividend date was Aug 7, 2026.
- How many years has BCS raised its dividend?
- BCS has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years, counting complete calendar years in which the regular payment rose over the prior year's.
- What is BCS's payout ratio?
- About 17%: over the trailing twelve months BCS paid $1,655,478,597 in dividends against $9,522,302,330 of net income, both from its SEC filings.
- Can I see BCS'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.