BZLFY Bunzl plc — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
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Research Scores
Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.
Not Rated
How the Dividend Safety Score is built for BZLFY
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings payout ratio | Earnings payout ratio 53% (FY2025) | 87 | 20% |
| FCF payout ratio | FCF payout ratio 32% (FY2025) | 100 | 25% |
| Net debt / EBITDA | Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x (FY2025) | 83 | 15% |
| Interest coverage | Interest coverage 4.7x (FY2025) | 64 | 10% |
| Dividend record | 5 years of uninterrupted regular payments; suspension May 15, 2020, within 10 years: capped at 20 | 20 | 20% |
| Earnings stability | Net income positive in 5 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2021–FY2025) | 100 | 10% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
How the Dividend Growth Score is built for BZLFY
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-year dividend growth | 5-year dividend CAGR 7.9% (2020–2025) | 90 | 25% |
| Consecutive annual increases | 3 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) | 45 | 20% |
| Payout headroom | Headroom from the earnings payout ratio 53% (FY2025) | 81 | 20% |
| Earnings per share growth (3 years) | EPS CAGR -0.7% (FY2022–FY2025) | 36 | 15% |
| Revenue growth (3 years) | Revenue CAGR -1.3% (FY2022–FY2025) | 32 | 10% |
| 10-year dividend growth | 10-year dividend CAGR 6.1% (2015–2025) | 79 | 10% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
Key Metrics
Current Yield
2.63%
At the Oct 29, 2026 price
The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.Annualized Dividend
$0.4990
Declared Sep 02, 2026
The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.Frequency
S Semi-Annual
How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.RSI (14)
60
As of Oct 29, 2026
Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.52-Week Range
$13.33 – $19.43
Closes through Oct 23, 2026
The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio (FY2025)
52.74%
Fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.Years Paying
27
How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.Price / Book (FY2025)
1.21
At fiscal year-end, Dec 31, 2025
Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.S.A.F.E. Dividend Read
Quote & Key Data
Dividend Growth
How often a record like this ends in a cut
BZLFY has raised its annual dividend in 19 separate years since December 1998, which ranks 503 among the 2,430 payers with a comparable record in our dataset. In 1 year the annual total fell by more than a fifth.
Of the 878 companies we track with 10 to 24 years of increases, 661 — 75 per cent — also have at least one year in which the dividend fell by more than 20 per cent. Across every company with twenty years of comparable history, only 277 of 1078 (26 per cent) have never cut. A long record of increases is common; a record with no cut anywhere in it is not.
Measured from annual totals using split-adjusted amounts, comparing only consecutive years with the same number of payments — a stock split and a payment shifting across a year boundary both look like cuts otherwise. The current year is excluded as incomplete. How we measure a cut, and what the corrections change. Figures are for information only, not a view on any security.
Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)
BZLFY's dividend yield rose from 2.62% to 2.63% over the past ~90 days (+0.01 pp). Of that move, +0.02 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.01 pp from the share price ($18.90 on Aug 03, 2026 → $19.00 on Oct 29, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Across 272 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), BZLFY's current yield is higher than approximately 7% of them. Our stored price history for BZLFY covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.
Adjusted Price History
Dividend History
Dividend Payment History
Ex-dividend calendar →| Amount | Type | Declared | Ex-Date | Record | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.1405 S | Regular upcoming, declared | Sep 02, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 | Jan 12, 2027 |
| $0.3585 S | Regular | Apr 16, 2026 | May 22, 2026 | May 22, 2026 | Jul 10, 2026 |
| $0.1363 S | Regular | Oct 15, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 | Jan 12, 2026 |
| $0.3652 S | Regular | Mar 27, 2025 | May 23, 2025 | May 23, 2025 | Jul 09, 2025 |
| $0.2489 S | Regular | Sep 24, 2024 | Nov 15, 2024 | Nov 15, 2024 | Jan 10, 2025 |
| $0.6341 S | Regular | Feb 27, 2024 | May 16, 2024 | May 17, 2024 | Jul 05, 2024 |
| $0.2295 S | Regular | Sep 07, 2023 | Nov 16, 2023 | Nov 17, 2023 | Jan 08, 2024 |
| $0.5758 S | Regular | Feb 27, 2023 | May 18, 2023 | May 19, 2023 | Jul 10, 2023 |
| $0.1990 S | Regular | Sep 08, 2022 | Nov 17, 2022 | Nov 18, 2022 | Jan 09, 2023 |
| $0.5450 S | Regular | Mar 01, 2022 | May 19, 2022 | May 20, 2022 | Jul 08, 2022 |
| $0.2241 S | Regular | Sep 09, 2021 | Nov 18, 2021 | Nov 19, 2021 | Jan 10, 2022 |
| $0.5276 S | Regular | Mar 29, 2021 | May 20, 2021 | May 21, 2021 | Jul 07, 2021 |
| $0.2139 Q | Regular | Dec 03, 2020 | Dec 03, 2020 | Dec 04, 2020 | Jan 12, 2021 |
| $0.4712 S | Regular | Oct 16, 2020 | Oct 15, 2020 | Oct 16, 2020 | Nov 19, 2020 |
| $0.2033 S | Regular | N/A | Nov 14, 2019 | Nov 15, 2019 | Jan 07, 2020 |
| $0.4422 S | Regular | Mar 13, 2019 | May 23, 2019 | May 24, 2019 | Jul 05, 2019 |
| $0.1913 S | Regular | Oct 23, 2018 | Nov 15, 2018 | Nov 16, 2018 | Jan 07, 2019 |
| $0.4193 S | Regular | May 02, 2018 | May 24, 2018 | May 25, 2018 | Jul 06, 2018 |
| $0.1899 S | Regular | Sep 15, 2017 | Nov 16, 2017 | Nov 17, 2017 | Jan 05, 2018 |
| $0.3753 S | Regular | Mar 02, 2017 | May 24, 2017 | May 26, 2017 | Jul 07, 2017 |
| $0.1590 S | Regular | Sep 14, 2016 | Nov 16, 2016 | Nov 18, 2016 | Jan 06, 2017 |
| $0.3477 S | Regular | Mar 02, 2016 | May 18, 2016 | May 20, 2016 | Jul 07, 2016 |
| $0.1725 S | Regular | N/A | Nov 18, 2015 | Nov 20, 2015 | Jan 07, 2016 |
| $0.3821 S | Regular | N/A | May 20, 2015 | May 22, 2015 | Jul 07, 2015 |
| $0.1586 S | Regular | N/A | Nov 05, 2014 | Nov 07, 2014 | Jan 07, 2015 |
| $0.3631 S | Regular | N/A | May 07, 2014 | May 09, 2014 | Jul 07, 2014 |
| $0.8207 S | Regular | N/A | Nov 06, 2013 | Nov 08, 2013 | Jan 07, 2014 |
| $1.4744 S | Regular | N/A | May 09, 2013 | May 13, 2013 | Jul 11, 2013 |
| $0.7178 S | Regular | N/A | Nov 07, 2012 | Nov 09, 2012 | Jan 14, 2013 |
| $1.4330 S | Regular | N/A | May 09, 2012 | May 11, 2012 | Jul 12, 2012 |
| $0.6265 S | Regular | N/A | Nov 08, 2011 | Nov 10, 2011 | Jan 13, 2012 |
| $1.2962 S | Regular | N/A | May 11, 2011 | May 13, 2011 | Jul 11, 2011 |
| $0.5566 S | Regular | N/A | Nov 09, 2010 | Nov 12, 2010 | Jan 14, 2011 |
| $1.1119 S | Regular | N/A | May 05, 2010 | May 07, 2010 | Jul 12, 2010 |
| $0.5362 S | Regular | N/A | Nov 10, 2009 | Nov 13, 2009 | Jan 14, 2010 |
| $1.1597 S | Regular | N/A | May 06, 2009 | May 08, 2009 | Jul 13, 2009 |
| $0.4691 S | Regular | N/A | Nov 12, 2008 | Nov 14, 2008 | Jan 12, 2009 |
| $1.2810 S | Regular | N/A | May 07, 2008 | May 09, 2008 | Jul 14, 2008 |
| $0.5716 S | Regular | N/A | Nov 14, 2007 | Nov 16, 2007 | Jan 14, 2008 |
| $1.1794 S | Regular | N/A | May 02, 2007 | May 04, 2007 | Jul 12, 2007 |
| $0.5210 S | Regular | N/A | Nov 15, 2006 | Nov 17, 2006 | Jan 12, 2007 |
| $0.9951 S | Regular | N/A | May 03, 2006 | May 05, 2006 | Jul 13, 2006 |
| $0.4231 S | Regular | N/A | Nov 16, 2005 | Nov 18, 2005 | Jan 13, 2006 |
| $0.8112 S | Regular | N/A | May 04, 2005 | May 06, 2005 | Jul 11, 2005 |
| $0.7858 S | Regular | N/A | Nov 17, 2004 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.7478 S | Regular | N/A | May 05, 2004 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.3038 S | Regular | N/A | Nov 19, 2003 | N/A | N/A |
| $1.1910 S | Regular | N/A | May 07, 2003 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.5564 S | Regular | N/A | Nov 20, 2002 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.9908 S | Regular | N/A | May 08, 2002 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.4954 S | Regular | N/A | Nov 20, 2001 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.4639 S | Regular | N/A | May 16, 2001 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.4440 S | Regular | N/A | Nov 21, 2000 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.8754 S | Regular | N/A | May 17, 2000 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.2452 A | Regular | N/A | Dec 01, 1999 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.5190 A | Regular | N/A | Dec 02, 1998 | N/A | N/A |
Peer Comparison
Selected Industrial - Distribution dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.
| Ticker | Name | Yield | 5-Yr Growth | Streak | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDIUF | ADENTRA Inc. | 1.83% | 11.1% | 13 yrs | 87 |
| POOL | Pool Corporation | 2.66% | 16.7% | 15 yrs | 84 |
| TMTNF | Toromont Industries Ltd. | 1.11% | 9.7% | 10 yrs | 80 |
| ADEN.TO | ADENTRA Inc | 1.82% | 12.0% | 13 yrs | 76 |
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BZLFY dividend — frequently asked questions
Does Bunzl plc pay a dividend?
Yes. Bunzl plc (BZLFY) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $0.50 per share, a yield of approximately 2.63%.
What is Bunzl plc's dividend yield?
Bunzl plc's dividend yield is approximately 2.63%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.
How often does Bunzl plc pay dividends?
Bunzl plc pays dividends semi-annually — 2 times per year.
When is Bunzl plc's next ex-dividend date?
The next declared ex-dividend date for Bunzl plc is November 13, 2026. The associated payment is $0.1405 per share; you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive it.
How long has Bunzl plc paid dividends?
Bunzl plc has 27 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
Data updated Oct 29, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.