Persimmon stock enters October with a GBp 20.00 dividend due

Published on 10/04/2026 at 23:36 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Persimmon stock enters October with GBP 1.73 billion of half-year revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2026. A GBp 20.00 dividend goes ex on October 15.

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Persimmon stock was last at GBp 1,237.50 on October 2, 2026, down 0.84 percent for the session. The next scheduled shareholder date is the GBp 20.00 interim dividend, which goes ex-dividend on October 15, 2026, according to Persimmon.

Half year revenue reaches GBP 1.73 billion

For the six months ended June 30, 2026, Persimmon reported group total revenue of GBP 1.73 billion and profit before tax of GBP 168.0 million, according to Persimmon. The investor page also lists 5,189 new homes sold during the period, giving investors an operating measure alongside the financial result.

Markets Insider reported that Persimmon generated quarterly revenue of GBP 1.73 billion and net profit of GBP 119.8 million for the quarter ending June 30, 2026, compared with GBP 1.5 billion and GBP 100.0 million in the comparable period.

Analyst target sits above GBp 2,000

According to MarketBeat on October 4, 2026, nine of 10 covering analysts rate Persimmon Buy and one rates it Hold, producing a Moderate Buy consensus. The average 12-month price target is GBp 2,564.30, which lies 107.2 percent above the October 2 price of GBp 1,237.50.

Markets Insider reported on September 28, 2026, that Jefferies reiterated a Buy rating and a GBp 1,590.00 price target. That target lies 28.5 percent above the October 2 price, making the gap between published targets and the market quotation a central valuation issue.

Dividend date adds a near term checkpoint

Persimmon's investor calendar lists October 15, 2026, as the ex-dividend date for the GBp 20.00 interim payment, October 16, 2026, as the record date and November 6, 2026, as the payment date, according to Persimmon. The dates give the stock a defined calendar event after the half-year figures, while the October 2 quotation remained 20.3 percent below its 52-week high of GBp 1,552.00.

Persimmon stock stays below its yearly high

Persimmon stock was last at GBp 1,237.50 on the London Stock Exchange on October 2, 2026, with volume of 1,983,481 shares and a market capitalization of GBP 4.0 billion. Its 52-week range was GBp 947.40 to GBp 1,552.00, placing the latest quotation closer to the upper end than the lower end of that range.