Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LYG) To Go Ex-Dividend on April 10th

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (NYSE:LYG) announced a dividend on Thursday, January 29th. Investors of record on Friday, April 10th will be given a dividend of 0.134 per share by the financial services provider on Friday, May 29th. This represents a yield of 447.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 10th.

Lloyds Banking Group has decreased its dividend payment by an average of 0.0%annually over the last three years. Lloyds Banking Group has a dividend payout ratio of 23.5% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Lloyds Banking Group to earn $0.41 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.12 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 29.3%.

Lloyds Banking Group Stock Up 1.1%

LYG opened at $5.99 on Friday. Lloyds Banking Group has a twelve month low of $2.97 and a twelve month high of $6.02. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $5.32 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $4.79. The stock has a market cap of $88.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.25, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.89.

Lloyds Banking Group News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Lloyds Banking Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Lloyds announced a new £1.75bn share buyback and upgraded guidance for 2026, signalling management confidence and increasing potential EPS support from reduced share count. Lloyds unveils new £1.75bn share buyback as profits beat forecasts
• Positive Sentiment: Annual profit rose ~12%, beating expectations as higher income offset charges — a core earnings beat that supports valuation and dividend capacity. Britain’s Lloyds bank reports annual profit rise of 12%
• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results met consensus EPS ($0.11) with £6.38bn revenue, a return on equity ~8.4% and healthy margins — outcome viewed as solid and supportive of the buyback/dividend plan. Listen to Conference Call / Results
• Positive Sentiment: Lloyds declared a cash dividend (record April 10, payable May 29), adding to cash returns that may attract income-focused investors.
• Neutral Sentiment: Market reaction was mixed — some coverage notes the City found results “solid but far from spectacular,” which helps explain intraday volatility despite strong headlines. Why no movement for the Lloyds share price after cracking FY results?
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings call transcript and Q4 highlights are available for deeper read-through of guidance and segment detail. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Earnings Highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually high options activity was flagged, indicating elevated speculative or hedging interest that can increase intraday volatility but is not by itself directional. Options Trading Alert
• Negative Sentiment: The company took nearly £1bn in charges for compensating customers over mis-sold motor finance — a meaningful headwind to profits and a reminder of legacy conduct risks and potential further remediation costs. Motor finance charge detail

Lloyds Banking Group Company Profile

Lloyds Banking Group plc is a UK-based banking and financial services company that provides a broad range of retail, commercial and insurance products. Its principal consumer-facing brands include Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland, through which it offers current accounts, savings, mortgages, credit cards and personal loans. The group also delivers services to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and larger corporate clients, supplying business accounts, lending, payments and cash-management solutions.

In addition to core banking, Lloyds operates a significant wealth and insurance arm under the Scottish Widows brand, offering life insurance, pensions, investment and retirement planning products.