Kerry stock approaches its EUR 0.462 ex dividend date

Published on 10/04/2026 at 18:39 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Kerry stock was last at EUR 84.10 on October 1, 2026, while its EUR 0.462 dividend sets an October 8 ex-date. H1 revenue fell 3.7 percent to EUR 3.33 billion.

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Kerry Group (ISIN IE0004906560) was last at EUR 84.10 on Euronext Dublin on October 1, 2026, down 1.29 percent from the previous close. The immediate shareholder date is an interim dividend of EUR 0.462, with October 8, 2026, set as the ex-dividend date by Simply Wall St.

Dividend date brings a checkpoint

The dividend is payable on November 6, 2026, and the same report puts Kerry's trailing dividend total at EUR 1.40 per share. Its payout ratio is 37 percent of profit, while dividend coverage also depends on cash flow as the company balances distributions with investment.

Kerry's business covers taste and nutrition solutions for food, beverage and pharmaceutical customers, a model the company describes on its investor relations page.

Revenue fell while volumes grew

For the six months ended June 30, 2026, revenue fell 3.7 percent to EUR 3.33 billion from EUR 3.46 billion, while group EBITDA edged up to EUR 558 million from EUR 556 million. After-tax profit declined to EUR 282.6 million from EUR 303.1 million, according to the H1 results figures carried by Ground News.

The operating picture was mixed rather than uniformly weak. H1 sales volume increased 3.3 percent, adjusted earnings per share rose 7.9 percent in constant currency, and management maintained 2026 constant-currency EPS growth guidance of 6 percent to 10 percent, as reported in the Yahoo Finance transcript of the July 29, 2026, results call.

Consensus target is EUR 97.25

MarketScreener lists a Buy consensus from 12 analysts, with an average target of EUR 97.25, a high target of EUR 111.00 and a low target of EUR 81.00. Against EUR 84.10, the average target lies 15.6 percent above the stock price, but the low target is below the latest Euronext Dublin level.

That spread captures the central investment debate: Kerry is showing volume and margin progress, yet revenue and after-tax profit were lower in H1 2026. The October dividend date adds a defined near-term event, while the maintained EPS guidance leaves execution and valuation as the key variables.

Kerry stock was last at EUR 84.10

Kerry stock was last at EUR 84.10 on Euronext Dublin on October 1, 2026, at 4:55 p.m. IST. Its market capitalization stood at EUR 13.3 billion as of October 2, 2026.