Legal & General Shares: The 8.6% Dividend Yield Is Back in Play After Ex-Dividend Week
Legal & General shares traded at 252.8p/252.9p on Monday, up 0.28%, after going ex-dividend last week, locking in a 15.67p final payout for existing holders. The FTSE 100 insurer’s 2025 full-year dividend is set at 21.79p per share, with the board guiding for 2% annual growth after 2024. Legal & General also announced a £1.2 billion share buyback in March. Core operating profit rose 6% to £1.623 billion.