UK dividends jump in the final financial quarter of 2025Dividends jumped in the final quarter of the yearUK dividends rose in the final quarter of 2025, lifted by better than anticipated payouts across a range of sectors. Dividends jumped 1.3 per cent on a headline basis to £14.3bn, according to the latest dividend monitor figures from financial services company Computershare. BAE systems also upped its dividend, due to the buoyant aerospace and defence markets, while banks, insurers and financial services increased their dividends by £1.2bn. Buybacks in 2025 were worth 73p for every £1 in dividends compared to just 30p six years ago, with the increase in buybacks reducing annual dividend growth by around three percentage points. Computershare expects total dividends to inch up 1.5 per cent in 2026 to £88.8bn, while regular dividends are anticipated to rise 2.0 per cent.