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WHSmith

WHSmith's most recent dividend was 6p per share, its final dividend, paid on 12 Feb 2026. WHSmith usually pays two dividends a year, in February and August. No further dividend has been declared yet — this page updates when the next one is filed.

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WHSmith dividends by year

What WHSmith 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. WHSmith’s financial year ends 31 Aug.

Total dividend per share for each financial year, as stated by the company, since 2015. Hover a bar for its value; the table below is the full record, each row linked to its source filing.
Year endedTotalChangeInterimFinalSource
31 Aug 202517.3p−48.5%11.3p6pFiling ↗
31 Aug 202433.6p+16.3%11p22.6pFiling ↗
31 Aug 202328.9p+217.6%8.1p20.8pFiling ↗
31 Aug 20229.1p——9.1pFiling ↗
31 Aug 2021Nil———Filing ↗
31 Aug 2020Nil−100.0%——Filing ↗
31 Aug 201958.2p+7.6%17.2p41pFiling ↗
31 Aug 201854.1p+12.2%16p38.1pFiling ↗
31 Aug 201748.2p+9.8%14.6p33.6pFiling ↗
31 Aug 201643.9p+11.4%13.4p30.5pFiling ↗
31 Aug 201539.4p—12.1p27.3pFiling ↗

Each year’s total is the figure WHSmith itself published, linked to the announcement it appeared in, and every payment behind it has been checked against that total. WHSmith’s financial year ends 31 Aug.

Every annual total above is the figure WHSmith published in its own results announcement, filed under UK listing rules, and links back to it. This is general information, not investment advice — always confirm against the company’s announcement before acting. Figures are shown in the currency the company declared.