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IMBBY Imperial Brands PLC — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

Other OTC· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock· ADR · Consumer Defensive / Tobacco

$39.19 ▲ $0.58(1.50%) as of Oct 30, 2026 06:20 UTC
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Imperial Brands PLC, along with its various subsidiaries, operates globally, primarily focusing on the manufacturing, sourcing, marketing, and sale of tobacco and related products across continents including Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australasia. Its extensive product portfolio encompasses traditional tobacco items such as cigarettes, fine cut and smokeless tobacco, rolling papers, and cigars. Additionally, the company maintains a significant presence in the "Next Generation Products" (NGPs) market, offering innovations like e-vapour devices, oral nicotine products, and heated tobacco. These diverse products are sold under numerous well-recognized brands, a selection of which includes Davidoff, Gauloises, JPS, Winston, blu, Golden Virginia, and Dutch Masters. Beyond its own production, Imperial Brands also functions as a distributor for other manufacturers' tobacco and NGP offerings, and handles a wide range of non-tobacco and non-NGP merchandise and services. Its operations extend further into diversified activities such as managing a golf course, distributing pharmaceuticals and point-of-sale (POS) software, engaging in printing and publishing, and providing various logistical services including long-haul transportation, industrial parcel and express delivery, advertising, and general management support. The company also holds ownership of its extensive trademarks and directly retails its products. Originally founded in 1901, the enterprise was formerly known as Imperial Tobacco Group PLC until its official rebranding to Imperial Brands PLC in February 2016. Its corporate headquarters are situated in Bristol, United Kingdom.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusGrowing
Last Dividend$0.5526Paid Oct 07, 2026
Forward Annual$2.21From the $0.5526 dividend declared May 12, 2026
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateAug 21, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
1-Yr Growth21.4%Annual totals, 2024–2025

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.

Dividend Safety Score

80/100

Very strong indicators

Complete data

Dividend Growth Score

46/100

Moderate growth record

Complete data

Dividend Value Score

Not Rated

only 40% of the inputs available (60% needed)

DividendRank

61/100

Upper middle of the scale

Partial data

How the Dividend Safety Score is built for IMBBY
InputValuePointsWeight
Earnings payout ratioEarnings payout ratio 75% (FY2025) 57 20%
FCF payout ratioFCF payout ratio 54% (FY2025) 94 25%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / EBITDA 2.0x (FY2025) 85 15%
Interest coverageInterest coverage 7.9x (FY2025) 84 10%
Dividend record11 years of uninterrupted regular payments 71 20%
Earnings stabilityNet 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 IMBBY
InputValuePointsWeight
5-year dividend growth5-year dividend CAGR 2.3% (2020–2025) 48 25%
Consecutive annual increases0 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) 10 20%
Payout headroomHeadroom from the earnings payout ratio 75% (FY2025) 43 20%
Earnings per share growth (3 years)EPS CAGR 14.7% (FY2022–FY2025) 100 15%
Revenue growth (3 years)Revenue CAGR -0.4% (FY2022–FY2025) 38 10%
10-year dividend growthN/A (not used) N/A 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

5.64%

At the Oct 30, 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

$2.2104

Declared May 12, 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

Q Quarterly

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)

77

As of Oct 30, 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

$32.27 – $45.55

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 (TTM)

74.17%

12 months to Mar 31, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)

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

29

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 (TTM)

5.62

Price as of Oct 25, 2026; latest reported book value

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

S.A.F.E. is a set of four checks on a dividend's record and the company's data, the same test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a Dividend Safety Score of 70+ and a yield of 2%+. Accelerating: at least three consecutive completed calendar years of higher total regular dividends. Flawless: since 1990, no calendar year whose total regular dividend fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension. Enduring: at least 20 years between the first and latest dividend in our records. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Meets the Solid check: Dividend Safety Score 80/100 and yield 5.64%.
A Accelerating
Dividend growth has stalled — 0 consecutive annual increase(s), under the 3 this check looks for.
F Flawless
No calendar year's regular dividend total fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension of the regular dividend is on record.
E Enduring
29 years of dividend payments on record.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeOther OTCThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume197,336Oct 23, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the trading session dated beside this figure, a rough read on trading activity. Daily bars are refreshed on a slower cycle than the quoted price, so this session can be older than the price above.
Open$38.56Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Day Range$38.22 – $38.58Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Prev Close$38.47Close of Oct 22, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$29.36BAs of Oct 30, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out749.21MImplied by market cap, Oct 30, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)GBP 2.1912 months to Mar 31, 2026 (Q2 FY2026); reported in GBPEarnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)13.4Price as of Oct 25, 2026; earnings to Mar 31, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateAug 21, 2026Paid Oct 07, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateN/ANone declared yetThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)9.8%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)2.3%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
Consecutive Increases0 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of consecutive years the dividend has increased.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

IMBBY's dividend yield fell from 5.95% to 5.64% over the past ~90 days (-0.31 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.31 pp from the share price ($37.14 on Aug 03, 2026 → $39.19 on Oct 30, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current5.64%
1-Yr Average5.60%
Low / High4.64% – 6.85%
Percentile55%

Across 272 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), IMBBY's current yield is higher than approximately 55% of them. Our stored price history for IMBBY 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
$0.5526 Q Regular May 12, 2026 Aug 21, 2026 Aug 21, 2026 Oct 07, 2026
$0.5511 Q Regular May 12, 2026 May 22, 2026 May 22, 2026 Jul 08, 2026
$0.5288 Q Regular Feb 03, 2026 Feb 20, 2026 Feb 20, 2026 Apr 07, 2026
$0.5375 Q Regular Nov 18, 2025 Nov 28, 2025 Nov 28, 2025 Jan 08, 2026
$0.5384 Q Regular Aug 12, 2025 Aug 22, 2025 Aug 22, 2025 Oct 07, 2025
$0.5488 Q Regular Apr 08, 2025 May 23, 2025 May 23, 2025 Jul 07, 2025
$0.7006 Q Regular Jan 27, 2025 Feb 21, 2025 Feb 21, 2025 Apr 07, 2025
$0.6790 Q Regular Oct 10, 2024 Nov 29, 2024 Nov 29, 2024 Jan 08, 2025
$0.2999 Q Regular May 15, 2024 Aug 23, 2024 Aug 23, 2024 Oct 11, 2024
$0.2834 Q Regular May 15, 2024 May 24, 2024 May 28, 2024 Jul 08, 2024
$0.6538 Q Regular Jan 02, 2024 Feb 15, 2024 Feb 16, 2024 Apr 05, 2024
$0.6576 Q Regular Nov 16, 2023 Nov 24, 2023 Nov 27, 2023 Jan 08, 2024
$0.2641 Q Regular May 16, 2023 Aug 17, 2023 Aug 18, 2023 Oct 06, 2023
$0.2722 Q Regular May 16, 2023 May 25, 2023 May 26, 2023 Jul 10, 2023
$0.6087 Q Regular Jan 05, 2023 Feb 16, 2023 Feb 17, 2023 Apr 07, 2023
$0.5830 Q Regular Nov 15, 2022 Nov 23, 2022 Nov 25, 2022 Jan 09, 2023
$0.2620 Q Regular Aug 13, 2022 Aug 18, 2022 Aug 19, 2022 Oct 07, 2022
$0.2620 Q Regular May 17, 2022 May 26, 2022 May 27, 2022 Jul 08, 2022
$0.6500 Q Regular Feb 15, 2022 Feb 17, 2022 Feb 18, 2022 Apr 07, 2022
$0.6500 Q Regular Nov 16, 2021 Nov 24, 2021 Nov 26, 2021 Jan 07, 2022
$0.2900 Q Regular Jul 27, 2021 Aug 19, 2021 Aug 20, 2021 Oct 07, 2021
$0.2900 Q Regular May 18, 2021 May 27, 2021 May 28, 2021 Jul 08, 2021
$0.6608 Q Regular Feb 01, 2021 Feb 18, 2021 Feb 19, 2021 Apr 07, 2021
$0.6537 Q Regular Nov 19, 2020 Nov 27, 2020 Nov 30, 2020 Jan 08, 2021
$0.2687 Q Regular Aug 05, 2020 Aug 20, 2020 Aug 21, 2020 Oct 07, 2020
$0.2596 Q Regular May 19, 2020 May 28, 2020 May 29, 2020 Jul 08, 2020
$0.8933 Q Regular Feb 06, 2020 Feb 20, 2020 Feb 21, 2020 Apr 06, 2020
$0.9508 Q Regular Nov 06, 2019 Nov 21, 2019 Nov 22, 2019 Jan 07, 2020
$0.3842 Q Regular Jul 01, 2019 Aug 22, 2019 Aug 23, 2019 Oct 04, 2019
$0.4041 Q Regular May 15, 2019 May 24, 2019 May 28, 2019 Jul 05, 2019
$0.8518 Q Regular Nov 08, 2018 Feb 21, 2019 Feb 22, 2019 Apr 04, 2019
$0.8366 Q Regular Nov 08, 2018 Nov 21, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 Jan 07, 2019
$0.3697 Q Regular May 11, 2018 Aug 23, 2018 Aug 24, 2018 Oct 04, 2018
$0.3742 Q Regular May 09, 2018 May 24, 2018 May 25, 2018 Jul 06, 2018
$0.8339 Q Regular Jan 11, 2018 Feb 22, 2018 Feb 23, 2018 Apr 05, 2018
$0.8028 Q Regular Nov 07, 2017 Nov 16, 2017 Nov 17, 2017 Jan 05, 2018
$0.3459 Q Regular Aug 15, 2017 Aug 23, 2017 Aug 25, 2017 Oct 06, 2017
$0.3360 Q Regular May 04, 2017 May 17, 2017 May 19, 2017 Jul 10, 2017
$0.6758 Q Regular Jan 31, 2017 Feb 15, 2017 Feb 17, 2017 Apr 07, 2017
$0.6684 Q Regular Nov 10, 2016 Nov 17, 2016 Nov 21, 2016 Jan 06, 2017
$0.3049 Q Regular May 11, 2016 Aug 17, 2016 Aug 19, 2016 Oct 06, 2016
$0.6230 Q Regular May 11, 2016 May 19, 2016 May 23, 2016 Jul 08, 2016
$2.8451 S Special N/A Feb 03, 2016 Feb 05, 2016 Apr 06, 2016
$1.4461 Q Special N/A Nov 18, 2015 Nov 20, 2015 Jan 08, 2016
$0.6468 Q Regular N/A Aug 26, 2015 Aug 28, 2015 Oct 06, 2015
$0.6689 S Regular N/A May 27, 2015 May 29, 2015 Jul 08, 2015
$2.7365 S Regular N/A Jan 14, 2015 Jan 16, 2015 Feb 24, 2015
$1.2890 S Regular N/A Jul 16, 2014 Jul 18, 2014 Aug 26, 2014
$2.7087 S Regular N/A Jan 15, 2014 Jan 17, 2014 Feb 21, 2014
$1.0989 S Regular N/A Jul 17, 2013 Jul 19, 2013 Aug 23, 2013
$2.2785 S Regular N/A Jan 16, 2013 Jan 18, 2013 Feb 25, 2013
$0.9936 S Regular N/A Jul 18, 2012 Jul 20, 2012 Aug 24, 2012
$2.1163 S Regular N/A Jan 18, 2012 Jan 20, 2012 Feb 24, 2012
$0.9247 S Regular N/A Jul 20, 2011 Jul 22, 2011 Aug 26, 2011
$1.9382 S Regular N/A Jan 19, 2011 Jan 21, 2011 Feb 25, 2011
$0.7519 S Regular N/A Jul 21, 2010 Jul 23, 2010 Aug 27, 2010
$1.5979 S Regular N/A Jan 20, 2010 Jan 22, 2010 Feb 26, 2010
$0.6888 S Regular N/A Jun 17, 2009 Jun 19, 2009 Aug 26, 2009
$1.2019 S Regular N/A Feb 25, 2009 Jan 23, 2009 Feb 27, 2009
$9.4548 S Special N/A Jun 16, 2008 May 23, 2008 Jun 17, 2008
$0.9107 S Regular N/A Jun 04, 2008 Jun 06, 2008 Aug 15, 2008
$1.8872 S Regular N/A Jan 16, 2008 Jan 18, 2008 Feb 22, 2008
$0.8393 S Regular N/A Jul 11, 2007 Jul 13, 2007 Aug 17, 2007
$1.6936 S Regular N/A Jan 17, 2007 Jan 19, 2007 Feb 26, 2007
$0.7048 S Regular N/A Jul 05, 2006 Jul 07, 2006 Aug 11, 2006
$1.3706 S Regular N/A Jan 18, 2006 Jan 20, 2006 Feb 24, 2006
$0.5860 S Regular N/A Jul 06, 2005 Jul 08, 2005 Aug 12, 2005
$1.3266 S Regular N/A Jan 19, 2005 Jan 21, 2005 Feb 25, 2005
$0.5514 S Regular N/A Jul 07, 2004 Jul 09, 2004 Aug 13, 2004
$1.1108 S Regular N/A Jan 21, 2004 Jan 23, 2004 Feb 27, 2004
$0.3838 S Regular N/A Jul 09, 2003 Jul 11, 2003 Aug 15, 2003
$0.8053 S Regular N/A Jan 22, 2003 Jan 24, 2003 Feb 28, 2003
$0.4069 S Regular N/A Jul 10, 2002 Jul 12, 2002 Aug 16, 2002
$5.1081 Q Regular N/A Apr 29, 2002 Apr 02, 2002 N/A
$0.7509 S Regular N/A Jan 23, 2002 Jan 25, 2002 Mar 01, 2002
$0.3416 S Regular N/A Jul 11, 2001 Jul 13, 2001 Aug 17, 2001
$0.6918 S Regular N/A Jan 24, 2001 Jan 26, 2001 Mar 02, 2001
$0.3364 S Regular N/A Jul 12, 2000 Jul 14, 2000 Aug 18, 2000
$0.6609 S Regular N/A Dec 08, 1999 Dec 10, 1999 Feb 18, 2000
$0.3138 S Regular N/A May 26, 1999 May 28, 1999 Aug 20, 1999
$0.6409 S Regular N/A Dec 09, 1998 Dec 11, 1998 Feb 19, 1999
$0.3071 S Regular N/A Jun 24, 1998 Jun 26, 1998 Aug 21, 1998
$0.4935 S Regular N/A Dec 10, 1997 Dec 12, 1997 Feb 20, 1998
$0.2348 S Regular N/A Jun 04, 1997 Jun 06, 1997 Jul 08, 1997

Peer Comparison

Selected Tobacco dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
TPB Turning Point Brands, Inc. 0.47% 8.4% 7 yrs 74
MO Altria Group, Inc. 5.79% 4.1% 16 yrs 64
IMBBF Imperial Brands PLC 5.87% 1.8% 3 yrs 64
GDNGY PT Gudang Garam Tbk 5.00% N/A N/A 62

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IMBBY dividend — frequently asked questions

Does Imperial Brands PLC pay a dividend?

Yes. Imperial Brands PLC (IMBBY) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $2.21 per share, a yield of approximately 5.64%.

What is Imperial Brands PLC's dividend yield?

Imperial Brands PLC's dividend yield is approximately 5.64%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does Imperial Brands PLC pay dividends?

Imperial Brands PLC pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

How long has Imperial Brands PLC paid dividends?

Imperial Brands PLC has 29 years of dividend payments on record.

Data updated Oct 30, 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.