Our dividend policy is to pay out around 50% of underlying earnings through an interim and final dividend, with the interim dividend reflecting around one-third of the total annual dividend.
Sterling Equivalent of 2025 Interim Dividend
The Company announced on 14 May 2025 that the Board had approved an interim dividend of 22.6 US cents per ordinary share payable on 31 July 2025.
On 15 July 2025, the Company announced that the Sterling equivalent of the interim dividend was 16.7 pence per ordinary share based on an exchange rate of US$1=£0.739
The US$: £ conversion rate was determined by the actual rates achieved by the Company buying forward contracts for Sterling currency, during the five working days preceding this announcement, for delivery ahead of the dividend payment date on 31 July 2025.
The FY2024 final dividend was paid on 27 February 2025.
For details of past dividend payments or to calculate how much you have been paid, please click here.
Important Note: Payment of dividends
Compass Group is committed to building a sustainable future and providing a safe, secure and environmentally friendly service to its shareholders.
Starting in 2026, Compass cash dividends will only be paid by direct credit into a shareholder’s nominated bank or building society account. This is a faster, more secure and cost-effective method and avoids issues such as cheques being lost or stolen, remaining uncashed or becoming out of date. It also reduces our environmental impact of printing and posting.
What this means for you:
After March 2026, dividends will not be paid by cheque, and dividend confirmations will only be available on the Registrar’s Share Portal, details below.
We strongly encourage you to take action now.
If you have not already done so, please provide details of your nominated bank or building society account to our Registrar, MUFG Corporate Markets. This will ensure that you continue to receive dividends after March 2026. You can provide your account details in the following ways:
- Visit www.signalshares.com and complete a mandate instruction via the Share Portal
- Call the Shareholder Support Centre within the UK: 0800 029 4520 or +44 333 300 1568 if calling from overseas. Lines are open between 9.00 am – 5.30 pm UK time, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays in England and Wales
- E-mail: shareholderenquiries@cm.mpms.mufg.com
- If you are resident outside the UK, you may be able to have dividends paid into your bank account directly via the MUFG Corporate Markets international payments service. Details of the jurisdictions covered, and terms and conditions may be viewed at www.mpms.mufg.com. If your jurisdiction is not covered by the international payments service, please contact MUFG Corporate Markets to discuss the payment options available
If you would like to receive notification by e-mail that your dividend has been paid into your bank account, and that your dividend confirmation is available on the Share Portal, please register for this service at www.signalshares.com. Following registration, you will be notified of the availability of shareholder documents by email only.
If you have not received your dividend or if your dividend cheque is out of date, please contact the Registrar using the contact details above.
Dividend reinvestment plan
You can elect to use your cash dividend to buy more Compass shares under the DRIP. On or about each dividend payment date, MUFG Corporate Markets will calculate the number of shares that can be bought with your dividend at current market prices (after deduction of costs and expenses) and then purchase this number of shares on your behalf. Any cash balance remaining after the purchase of shares will be retained, without interest, and added to your next dividend.
For more information and details of how to participate in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan please contact MUFG Corporate Markets:
- Telephone within the UK: 0800 029 4520
- Telephone from overseas: +44 (0) 333 300 1568
- E-mail: shareholder enquiries@cm.mpms.mufg.com
- Website address: https://www.mpms.mufg.com/
Tax
Please note that you need to retain all Dividend Confirmations for a period of six years for the purpose of self-assessment.
For further information visit the HMRC website at: https://www.gov.uk/tax-on-dividends.
Tax legislation can change from time to time and if you are in any doubt as to your tax position, whether in relation to the receipt of a dividend or arising from your purchase of shares under the DRIP, you should contact a suitably qualified professional adviser.
If you lose your Dividend Confirmation, contact MUFG Corporate Markets (formerly Link Group), detailing which confirmation(s) have been lost. MUFG Corporate Markets will issue you with duplicates on payment of an administration charge. Other charges may also apply.
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