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QNTQF QinetiQ Group plc — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

Other OTC· Semi-Annual dividend· Common Stock · Industrials / Aerospace & Defense

$6.46 ▲ $0.00(0.00%) as of Oct 29, 2026 06:20 UTC
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QinetiQ Group plc operates as a leading science and engineering firm, primarily focusing on delivering solutions for the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. It maintains a significant international presence, serving clients in the United States, Australia, across Europe, and beyond. Operations are structured into two main segments: EMEA Services and Global Products. QinetiQ offers an extensive portfolio of advanced products and technologies. These encompass sophisticated materials and manufacturing solutions, cutting-edge artificial intelligence, data analytics, and advanced computing. The company also specializes in cyber and electromagnetic innovations, human protection and performance systems, novel weapon concepts, and maritime platform design and evaluation. Additionally, it provides expertise in power sources, energy storage, robotics and autonomous systems, secure communications, navigation, and advanced sensing with data fusion capabilities. Beyond its core products, QinetiQ delivers critical services including testing and evaluation, training and simulation, and robust cyber and digital resilience. It also supplies unmanned aerial, land, and marine target systems. Its client base is broad, spanning defense agencies, aerospace and aviation sectors, energy and utility companies, financial services, government entities, law enforcement, marine operations, space exploration, and telecommunications providers. Established in 2001, QinetiQ is headquartered in Farnborough, United Kingdom.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusGrowing
Last Dividend$0.1067Paid Aug 20, 2026
Forward Annual$0.15From the $0.1067 dividend declared May 21, 2026
FrequencySemi-Annual
Last Ex-DateJul 24, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
1-Yr Growth9.2%Annual totals, 2024–2025
10-Yr Growth3.3%Annual totals, 2015–2025

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

89/100

Very strong indicators

Complete data

Dividend Growth Score

63/100

Strong growth record

Complete data

Dividend Value Score

Not Rated

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

DividendRank

70/100

Upper middle of the scale

Partial data

How the Dividend Safety Score is built for QNTQF
InputValuePointsWeight
Earnings payout ratioEarnings payout ratio 45% (FY2026) 95 20%
FCF payout ratioFCF payout ratio 28% (FY2026) 100 25%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / EBITDA 0.5x (FY2026) 100 15%
Interest coverageInterest coverage 8.8x (FY2026) 87 10%
Dividend record13 years of uninterrupted regular payments 74 20%
Earnings stabilityNet income positive in 4 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2022–FY2026) 70 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 QNTQF
InputValuePointsWeight
5-year dividend growth5-year dividend CAGR 6.2% (2020–2025) 79 25%
Consecutive annual increases3 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) 45 20%
Payout headroomHeadroom from the earnings payout ratio 45% (FY2026) 92 20%
Earnings per share growth (3 years)EPS CAGR -9.5% (FY2023–FY2026) 1 15%
Revenue growth (3 years)Revenue CAGR 6.8% (FY2023–FY2026) 93 10%
10-year dividend growth10-year dividend CAGR 3.3% (2015–2025) 58 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

2.28%

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

$0.1470

Declared May 21, 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)

35

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

$5.09 – $8.00

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)

45.30%

12 months to Mar 31, 2026 (Q4 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

13

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)

4.65

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 89/100 and yield 2.28%.
A Accelerating
3 consecutive years of dividend increases.
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
13 year(s) of payments on record, under the 20 this check looks for.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeOther OTCThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume22Oct 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$6.46Oct 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$6.46 – $6.46Oct 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$6.46Close of Oct 22, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$3.29BAs of Oct 29, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out508.90MImplied by market cap, Oct 29, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)GBP 0.2112 months to Mar 31, 2026 (Q4 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)24.8Price 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-DateJul 24, 2026Paid Aug 20, 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)8.0%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)6.2%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
Consecutive Increases3 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of consecutive years the dividend has increased.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

QNTQF's dividend yield fell from 2.28% to 2.28% over the past ~90 days (-0.00 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.00 pp from the share price ($6.45 on Aug 03, 2026 → $6.46 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

Current2.28%
1-Yr Average2.09%
Low / High1.52% – 2.67%
Percentile65%

Across 272 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), QNTQF's current yield is higher than approximately 65% of them. Our stored price history for QNTQF 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

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Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$0.1067 S Regular May 21, 2026 Jul 24, 2026 Jul 24, 2026 Aug 20, 2026
$0.1070 S Regular N/A Jul 23, 2026 Jul 24, 2026 Aug 20, 2026
$0.0403 S Regular Nov 13, 2025 Jan 09, 2026 Jan 09, 2026 Feb 06, 2026
$0.0812 S Regular May 22, 2025 Jul 25, 2025 Jul 25, 2025 Aug 21, 2025
$0.0342 S Regular Nov 14, 2024 Jan 10, 2025 Jan 10, 2025 Feb 07, 2025
$0.0727 S Regular May 23, 2024 Jul 26, 2024 Jul 26, 2024 Aug 22, 2024
$0.0330 S Regular Nov 16, 2023 Jan 04, 2024 Jan 05, 2024 Feb 02, 2024
$0.0682 S Regular May 25, 2023 Jul 27, 2023 Jul 28, 2023 Aug 24, 2023
$0.0285 S Regular Nov 10, 2022 Jan 05, 2023 Jan 06, 2023 Feb 03, 2023
$0.0606 S Regular May 19, 2022 Jul 28, 2022 Jul 29, 2022 Aug 25, 2022
$0.0311 S Regular Nov 11, 2021 Jan 06, 2022 Jan 07, 2022 Feb 04, 2022
$0.0656 S Regular May 20, 2021 Jul 29, 2021 Jul 30, 2021 Aug 26, 2021
$0.0298 S Regular Nov 12, 2020 Jan 07, 2021 Jan 08, 2021 Feb 05, 2021
$0.0569 S Regular Sep 30, 2020 Oct 08, 2020 Oct 09, 2020 Nov 16, 2020
$0.0287 S Regular Nov 14, 2019 Jan 09, 2020 Jan 10, 2020 Feb 07, 2020
$0.0546 S Regular May 23, 2019 Aug 01, 2019 Aug 02, 2019 Aug 30, 2019
$0.0268 S Regular N/A Jan 10, 2019 Jan 11, 2019 Feb 08, 2019
$0.0547 S Regular N/A Aug 02, 2018 Aug 03, 2018 Aug 31, 2018
$0.0284 S Regular Nov 16, 2017 Jan 11, 2018 Jan 12, 2018 Feb 09, 2018
$0.0526 S Regular N/A Aug 03, 2017 Aug 04, 2017 Sep 01, 2017
$0.0244 S Regular Nov 17, 2016 Jan 12, 2017 Jan 13, 2017 Feb 10, 2017
$0.0499 S Regular May 26, 2016 Aug 04, 2016 Aug 05, 2016 Sep 02, 2016
$0.0273 S Regular Nov 19, 2015 Jan 14, 2016 Jan 15, 2016 Feb 12, 2016
$0.0559 S Regular May 21, 2015 Aug 06, 2015 Aug 07, 2015 Sep 04, 2015
$0.0273 S Regular Nov 20, 2014 Jan 15, 2015 Jan 16, 2015 Feb 13, 2015
$0.0539 S Regular May 22, 2014 Aug 06, 2014 Aug 08, 2014 Sep 05, 2014
$0.0229 S Regular Nov 21, 2013 Jan 15, 2014 Jan 17, 2014 Feb 14, 2014
$0.0419 S Regular May 23, 2013 Aug 07, 2013 Aug 09, 2013 Sep 06, 2013
$0.0176 S Regular Nov 21, 2012 Jan 16, 2013 Jan 18, 2013 Feb 15, 2013
$0.0313 S Regular May 24, 2012 Aug 08, 2012 Aug 10, 2012 Sep 07, 2012

Peer Comparison

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

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
NOC Northrop Grumman Corporation 1.79% 9.7% 22 yrs 86
LHX L3Harris Technologies, Inc. 1.92% 7.1% 24 yrs 86
GD General Dynamics Corporation 1.79% 6.5% 34 yrs 83
HII Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 2.02% 5.1% 12 yrs 79

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QNTQF dividend — frequently asked questions

Does QinetiQ Group plc pay a dividend?

Yes. QinetiQ Group plc (QNTQF) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $0.15 per share, a yield of approximately 2.28%.

What is QinetiQ Group plc's dividend yield?

QinetiQ Group plc's dividend yield is approximately 2.28%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does QinetiQ Group plc pay dividends?

QinetiQ Group plc pays dividends semi-annually — 2 times per year.

How long has QinetiQ Group plc paid dividends?

QinetiQ Group plc has 13 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.