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Equity dividends (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Equity dividends.  
Schedule of dividends declared and proposed
$                $                $               
     
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