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Equity dividends
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Equity dividends.  
Equity dividends
 9. Equity dividends 
 
Dividends are one type of shareholder return, historically paid to our shareholders in February and August.
 
$                $                $               
     
2026
€m
  
2025
m
  
2024
m
Declared during the financial year
        
Final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2025: 2.25 eurocents per share
        
(2024: 4.50 eurocents per share, 2023: 4.50 eurocents per share)
  
 
558
 
  
 
1,212
 
  
 
1,215
 
Interim dividend for the year ended 31 March 2026: 2.25 eurocents per share
        
(2025: 2.25 eurocents per share, 2024: 4.50 eurocents per share)
  
 
536
 
  
 
583
 
  
 
1,218
 
    
 
1,094
 
  
 
1,795
 
  
 
2,433
 
                            
Proposed after the end of the year and not recognised as a liability
        
Final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2026: 2.3625 eurocents per share
        
(2025: 2.25 eurocents per share, 2024: 4.50 eurocents per share)
  
 
544
 
  
 
558
 
  
 
1,219