Final dividend
7.8p / share
27 Aug 2026
28 Aug 2026
25 Sep 2026
Source: issuer announcement, UK National Storage Mechanism · filed 21 May 2026
Auto Trader's latest dividend of 7.8p per share went ex-dividend on 27 Aug 2026 and is due to be paid on 25 Sep 2026. Auto Trader usually pays two dividends a year, in January and September. Every date below is taken from the company's own regulatory filings.
Data updated
Final dividend
7.8p / share
27 Aug 2026
28 Aug 2026
25 Sep 2026
Source: issuer announcement, UK National Storage Mechanism · filed 21 May 2026
What Auto Trader paid in each of its own financial years, on the basis the company reports. A company’s year and the dates its dividends reach shareholders do not always line up, so a dividend can sit under a different year here than on the payment-dates view. Auto Trader’s financial year ends 31 Mar.
| Year ended | Total | Change | Interim | Final | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2026 | 11.6p | +9.4% | 3.8p | 7.8p | Filing ↗ |
| 31 Mar 2025 | 10.6p | +10.4% | 3.5p | 7.1p | Filing ↗ |
| 31 Mar 2024 | 9.6p | +14.3% | 3.2p | 6.4p | Filing ↗ |
| 31 Mar 2023 | 8.4p | +2.4% | 2.8p | 5.6p | Filing ↗ |
| 31 Mar 2022 | 8.2p | +64.0% | 2.7p | 5.5p | Filing ↗ |
| 31 Mar 2021 | 5p | +108.3% | — | 5p | Filing ↗ |
| 31 Mar 2020 | 2.4p | −64.2% | 2.4p | — | Filing ↗ |
| 31 Mar 2019 | 6.7p | +13.6% | 2.1p | 4.6p | Filing ↗ |
| 31 Mar 2018 | 5.9p | +13.5% | 1.9p | 4p | Filing ↗ |
| 31 Mar 2017 | 5.2p | +246.7% | 1.7p | 3.5p | Filing ↗ |
| 31 Mar 2016 | 1.5p | — | 0.5p | 1p | Filing ↗ |
Each year’s total is the figure Auto Trader itself published, linked to the announcement it appeared in, and every payment behind it has been checked against that total. Auto Trader’s financial year ends 31 Mar.