WPP WPP plc — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
$24.97
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$0.20(0.81%)
as of Sep 13, 2026 06:20 UTC
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Dividend Snapshot
StatusRecently Increased
Latest Dividend$0.5052
Forward Annual$2.02
FrequencySemi-Annual
Last Ex-DateOct 09, 2026
Next Ex-DateOct 09, 2026
Next Pay DateNov 02, 2026
1-Yr Growth-13.5%
10-Yr Growth-3.9%
Key Metrics
Current Yield
8.09%
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
$2.0206
The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.Frequency
S Semi-Annual
How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.Rank Score
44.8
Our 0-100 house score blending yield, payout safety, growth and momentum. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.RSI (14)
52
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
$15.11 – $27.55
The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio
n/a
The share of GAAP earnings paid out as dividends. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earns. It shows n/a for BDCs, REITs and funds, which pay out of cash flow / net investment income rather than GAAP earnings, so this ratio doesn't apply.Years Paying
38
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
1.41
Price-to-book ratio: share price divided by 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
Solid
Below the Solid check (model rank 70+ and yield 2%+): rank 45/100, yield 8.09%.
A
Accelerating
Dividend growth has stalled — 0 consecutive annual increase(s), under the 3 this check looks for.
F
Flawless
A dividend cut or reduction appears in the record.
E
Enduring
38 years of dividend payments on record.
Quote & Key Data
ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume482,400How many shares changed hands in the latest session — a rough read on trading activity.
Open$24.88The price at the start of the latest trading session.
Day Range$24.51 – $25.35The lowest and highest price during the latest trading session.
Prev Close$24.77The closing price from the previous trading session.
Market Cap$3.58BThe company's total market value: share price times shares outstanding.
Shares Out143.52MThe total number of shares the company has issued.
EPS$-1.00Earnings per share — profit divided by shares outstanding. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E-25.0Price-to-earnings ratio: share price divided by earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Ex-DividendOct 09, 2026Buy before this date to receive the upcoming payment. Buy on or after it and the seller keeps that one.
Pay DateNov 02, 2026The date the dividend is actually paid into shareholders' accounts.
Dividend Growth
3-Yr Growth (CAGR)0.0%The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)-6.7%The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
Consecutive Increases0 yrsThe number of years in a row the dividend has increased — a track record of reliability.
Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)
WPP's dividend yield rose from 5.27% to 8.09% over the past ~90 days (+2.82 pp). Of that move, +4.08 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -1.26 pp from the share price ($19.02 → $24.97). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Current8.09%
1-Yr Average5.82%
Low / High3.64% – 14.09%
Percentile81%
Across 284 daily observations over the past 13 months, WPP's current yield is higher than approximately 81% of them. Our stored price history for WPP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.5052 S | Regular | Aug 06, 2026 | Oct 09, 2026 | Oct 09, 2026 | Nov 02, 2026 |
| $0.5010 S | Regular | Feb 26, 2026 | Jun 05, 2026 | Jun 05, 2026 | Jul 06, 2026 |
| $0.5007 S | Regular | Aug 07, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 | Nov 03, 2025 |
| $1.6570 S | Regular | Feb 27, 2025 | Jun 06, 2025 | Jun 06, 2025 | Jul 07, 2025 |
| $0.9542 S | Regular | Aug 07, 2024 | Oct 11, 2024 | Oct 11, 2024 | Nov 01, 2024 |
| $1.5400 S | Regular | Feb 22, 2024 | Jun 07, 2024 | Jun 07, 2024 | Jul 05, 2024 |
| $0.9536 S | Regular | Aug 04, 2023 | Oct 12, 2023 | Oct 13, 2023 | Nov 03, 2023 |
| $1.4657 S | Regular | Feb 23, 2023 | Jun 08, 2023 | Jun 09, 2023 | Jul 07, 2023 |
| $0.9050 S | Regular | Aug 05, 2022 | Oct 13, 2022 | Oct 14, 2022 | Nov 01, 2022 |
| $1.2500 S | Regular | Feb 28, 2022 | Jun 09, 2022 | Jun 10, 2022 | Jul 08, 2022 |
| $0.8610 S | Regular | Aug 06, 2021 | Oct 14, 2021 | Oct 15, 2021 | Nov 01, 2021 |
| $0.9777 S | Regular | Mar 12, 2021 | Jun 10, 2021 | Jun 11, 2021 | Jul 09, 2021 |
| $0.6594 S | Regular | Aug 28, 2020 | Oct 08, 2020 | Oct 09, 2020 | Nov 06, 2020 |
| $2.4010 S | Regular | Feb 27, 2020 | Jun 11, 2020 | Jun 12, 2020 | Jul 06, 2020 |
| $1.3892 S | Regular | Aug 09, 2019 | Oct 03, 2019 | Oct 04, 2019 | Nov 04, 2019 |
| $2.4750 S | Regular | Mar 01, 2019 | Jun 13, 2019 | Jun 14, 2019 | Jul 08, 2019 |
| $1.5000 S | Regular | Sep 04, 2018 | Oct 04, 2018 | Oct 05, 2018 | Nov 05, 2018 |
| $2.5660 S | Regular | Mar 01, 2018 | Jun 14, 2018 | Jun 15, 2018 | Jul 09, 2018 |
| $1.4530 S | Regular | Aug 25, 2017 | Oct 05, 2017 | Oct 06, 2017 | Nov 06, 2017 |
| $2.2770 S | Regular | Mar 07, 2017 | Jun 07, 2017 | Jun 09, 2017 | Jul 03, 2017 |
| $1.2900 Q | Regular | - | Oct 05, 2016 | - | - |
| $2.0460 S | Regular | Mar 08, 2016 | Jun 08, 2016 | Jun 10, 2016 | Jul 05, 2016 |
| $1.2180 Q | Regular | Dec 08, 2015 | Oct 07, 2015 | Dec 15, 2015 | Dec 22, 2015 |
| $2.0040 Q | Regular | Jun 19, 2015 | Jun 03, 2015 | Sep 03, 2015 | Aug 17, 2015 |
| $0.9630 Q | Regular | Dec 16, 2014 | Oct 08, 2014 | Feb 02, 2015 | Feb 17, 2015 |
| $1.9700 Q | Regular | Jun 20, 2014 | Jun 04, 2014 | Aug 01, 2014 | Aug 15, 2014 |
| $0.8230 Q | Regular | Dec 20, 2013 | Oct 09, 2013 | Feb 03, 2014 | Feb 18, 2014 |
| $1.4800 Q | Regular | Jun 21, 2013 | Jun 05, 2013 | Aug 01, 2013 | Aug 15, 2013 |
| $0.6950 Q | Regular | Dec 14, 2012 | Oct 10, 2012 | Feb 01, 2013 | Feb 15, 2013 |
| $1.3590 S | Regular | Jun 19, 2012 | Jun 06, 2012 | - | Aug 15, 2012 |
| $0.6090 S | Regular | Dec 19, 2011 | Oct 12, 2011 | - | Feb 15, 2012 |
| $0.9500 S | Regular | Jun 16, 2011 | Jun 01, 2011 | - | Aug 15, 2011 |
| $0.4610 S | Regular | Dec 20, 2010 | Oct 06, 2010 | - | Feb 15, 2011 |
| $0.7780 S | Regular | - | Mar 17, 2010 | - | May 14, 2010 |
| $0.4311 S | Regular | Nov 19, 2009 | Oct 07, 2009 | - | Nov 16, 2009 |
| $0.7220 S | Regular | Mar 31, 2009 | Jun 03, 2009 | - | May 15, 2009 |
| $0.4810 S | Regular | - | Oct 08, 2008 | - | - |
| $0.9070 S | Regular | - | Jun 04, 2008 | - | - |
| $0.4300 S | Regular | - | Oct 10, 2007 | - | - |
| $0.7570 S | Regular | - | Jun 06, 2007 | - | - |
| $0.3400 S | Regular | - | Oct 11, 2006 | - | - |
| $0.5560 S | Regular | - | May 31, 2006 | - | - |
| $0.2680 S | Regular | - | Oct 12, 2005 | - | - |
| $0.5050 S | Regular | - | Jun 01, 2005 | - | - |
| $0.2260 S | Regular | - | Oct 13, 2004 | - | - |
| $0.0850 S | Regular | - | Jun 02, 2004 | - | - |
| $0.1630 S | Regular | - | Oct 15, 2003 | - | - |
| $0.3270 S | Regular | - | Jun 04, 2003 | - | - |
| $0.1470 Q | Regular | - | Sep 11, 2002 | - | - |
| $0.2420 S | Regular | - | Jun 05, 2002 | - | - |
| $0.1016 Q | Regular | - | Sep 12, 2001 | - | - |
| $0.2040 S | Regular | - | Jun 06, 2001 | - | - |
| $0.0850 Q | Regular | - | Sep 18, 2000 | - | - |
| $0.1582 S | Regular | - | Jun 07, 2000 | - | - |
| $0.1850 S | Regular | - | Oct 20, 1999 | - | - |
| $0.0800 S | Regular | - | Jun 09, 1999 | - | - |
| $0.0700 S | Regular | - | Oct 22, 1998 | - | - |
| $0.0700 S | Regular | - | Jun 17, 1998 | - | - |
| $0.0800 S | Regular | - | Oct 29, 1997 | - | - |
| $0.0720 S | Regular | - | Jun 11, 1997 | - | - |
| $0.0620 S | Regular | - | Oct 25, 1996 | - | - |
| $0.0500 S | Regular | - | Jun 14, 1996 | - | - |
| $0.0100 S | Regular | - | Oct 27, 1995 | - | - |
| $0.0100 S | Regular | - | Jun 14, 1995 | - | - |
| $0.0080 S | Regular | - | Oct 21, 1994 | - | - |
| $0.0080 S | Regular | - | Jun 10, 1994 | - | - |
| $0.4120 S | Regular | - | Nov 27, 1989 | - | - |
| $0.3370 M | Regular | - | Jul 06, 1989 | - | - |
| $0.4530 S | Regular | - | May 22, 1989 | - | - |
| $0.2240 S | Regular | - | Nov 28, 1988 | - | - |
| $0.1880 S | Regular | - | May 13, 1988 | - | - |
Peer Comparison
Selected Advertising Agencies dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.
| Ticker | Name | Yield | 5-Yr Growth | Streak | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCOFF | Pico Far East Holdings Limited | 5.14% | 12.7% | 4 yrs | 67 |
| OMC | Omnicom Group Inc. | 4.05% | 2.2% | 1 yr | 65 |
| PGPEF | Publicis Groupe S.A. | 3.81% | -3.3% | 2 yrs | 65 |
| WPPGF | WPP plc | 7.90% | 27.1% | 0 yrs | 55 |
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WPP dividend — frequently asked questions
Does WPP plc pay a dividend?
Yes. WPP plc (WPP) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $2.02 per share, a yield of approximately 8.09%.
What is WPP plc's dividend yield?
WPP plc's dividend yield is approximately 8.09%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.
How often does WPP plc pay dividends?
WPP plc pays dividends semi-annually — 2 times per year.
When is WPP plc's next ex-dividend date?
The next ex-dividend date on record for WPP plc is October 9, 2026. The associated payment is $0.5052 per share; you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive it.
How long has WPP plc paid dividends?
WPP plc has 38 years of dividend payments on record.
Data updated Sep 13, 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.