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DBS dividend 2026: every payout, ex-date and pay date, and the history as actually paid

DBS’s latest dividend with the last day to buy, what your shares get, the capital return, and every payout since 2001, as paid and as DBS’s own table restates it.

By Updated Checked SGT against DBS Group Holdings

From DBS’s own dividend tableRead 12 Nov 2026, 5:04 pm SGT

81¢a share

FY2026 3Q interim dividend66¢ 3Q interim + 15¢ capital return

Last day to buy is today

Today, Thu 12 Nov, is the last day to buy DBS shares for its payout of 81¢ a share (66¢ 3Q interim plus 15¢ capital return). The shares go ex-dividend tomorrow, 13 Nov, and the cash is paid on 24 Nov.

  1. Last day to buyThu 12 Nov 2026Today. The market day before the ex-date
  2. Ex-dividendFri 13 Nov 2026From DBS’s dividend table
  3. Record dateMon 16 Nov 2026, 5 pmBooks close, from DBS’s announcement
  4. PaidTue 24 Nov 2026DBS says “on or about”
FY2026 so far
243¢ a share198¢ ordinary + 45¢ capital return
Scrip
Cash only“The DBSH Scrip Dividend Scheme will not be applied to the 3Q26 Interim Dividend and Capital Return Dividend.”

Next: the 4Q final. Not declared yet. Over the last 5 years it was:

  • Announced7–14 Feb
  • Ex-date5–10 Apr
  • Paid16–22 Apr

From DBS’s dividend page and its 5 Nov announcement. The last day to buy is our date: the market day before the ex-date, with Singapore’s two-day settlement and MOM’s public holidays.

What your DBS shares pay

Start from a holding

1,000 shares held at the close on Thu 12 Nov get S$810.00 on 24 Nov: 81¢ a share (66¢ 3Q interim and 15¢ capital return).

DBS dividends on 1,000 shares
WhatOn your shares
Paid in the last 12 months318¢ a share, 8 payoutsS$3,180.00
A year at the latest quarter’s rate4 × 81¢ = 324¢ a shareS$3,240.00
The same, ordinary dividend only4 × 66¢ = 264¢ a shareS$2,640.00

The 15¢ capital return is promised for 2025 to 2027 only. DBS hasn’t said what comes after it, so the ordinary-only line is the one that doesn’t lean on that promise.

Add the price you paid, or today’s price from your broker, to see the yield. We don’t show DBS’s share price.

“A year at the latest quarter’s rate” is our sum, not a forecast: DBS sets each dividend when it reports. DBS dividends are one-tier and not taxed in Singapore.

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Every DBS dividend this year and last

DBS pays four times a year: an interim dividend with its results for each of the first three quarters, and a final one, declared with the full-year results and paid after the annual general meeting. Since 2025 each comes with a separate capital return dividend, paid on the same day.

FY2026 so far: 243¢ a share

DBS dividends for financial year 2026
PayoutA shareLast day to buyEx-datePaid
3Q interimOrdinary, announced 5 Nov66¢Thu 12 Nov 202613 Nov 202624 Nov 2026
Capital returnCapital return, announced 5 Nov15¢Thu 12 Nov 202613 Nov 202624 Nov 2026
2Q interimOrdinary, announced 6 Aug66¢Thu 13 Aug 202614 Aug 202625 Aug 2026
Capital returnCapital return, announced 6 Aug15¢Thu 13 Aug 202614 Aug 202625 Aug 2026
1Q interimOrdinary, announced 30 Apr66¢Fri 8 May 202611 May 202620 May 2026
Capital returnCapital return, announced 30 Apr15¢Fri 8 May 202611 May 202620 May 2026

FY2025: 306¢ a share

DBS dividends for financial year 2025
PayoutA shareLast day to buyEx-datePaid
4Q finalOrdinary, announced 9 Feb66¢Tue 7 Apr 20268 Apr 202617 Apr 2026
Capital returnCapital return, announced 9 Feb15¢Tue 7 Apr 20268 Apr 202617 Apr 2026
3Q interimOrdinary, announced 6 Nov60¢Wed 12 Nov 202513 Nov 202524 Nov 2025
Capital returnCapital return, announced 6 Nov15¢Wed 12 Nov 202513 Nov 202524 Nov 2025
2Q interimOrdinary, announced 7 Aug60¢Wed 13 Aug 202514 Aug 202525 Aug 2025
Capital returnCapital return, announced 7 Aug15¢Wed 13 Aug 202514 Aug 202525 Aug 2025
1Q interimOrdinary, announced 8 May60¢Thu 15 May 202516 May 202527 May 2025
Capital returnCapital return, announced 8 May15¢Thu 15 May 202516 May 202527 May 2025

DBS’s financial year is the calendar year, and its final dividend is paid the following April. Every amount here is in Singapore cents per share, one-tier (not taxed).

The capital return dividend

DBS’s policy, in its words: “We utilise Capital Return dividends to distribute excess capital. Our latest commitment is to distribute Capital Return dividends of $0.15 per quarter over three years from 2025 to 2027.” That makes 12 payouts of 15¢, S$1.80 a share in all. 7 have been declared (6 of them paid), so 5 are to come, the last with the FY2027 final dividend in 2028. A holder of 1,000 shares gets S$150.00 a quarter from it.

DBS calls it a dividend, and it is paid the same way and on the same day as the ordinary one: one-tier, in cash. Its job is different. The ordinary dividend follows earnings (“Our policy is to pay sustainable dividends that grow progressively with earnings”); the capital return hands back capital DBS says it doesn’t need. Nothing DBS has published says what happens after 2027.

DBS dividends since 2001

Ordinary dividends went from 60 cents a share as paid in FY2016 to 192 cents in FY2023, and the capital return added another layer from 2025. The dip in FY2020 was not DBS’s choice alone. Its full-year announcement said: “The reduction in dividends for 2020 is in line with MAS’ guidance issued on 29 July 2020 for local banks to moderate the dividends for financial year 2020.” The two specials, 50 cents each in FY2017 and FY2022, sit on top of the ordinary dividends.

Ordinary Special Capital return

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20122014201620182020202220242026
DBS dividends per share by financial year. “As paid” is what each share received, from DBS’s results documents. “As DBS shows it” is DBS’s own table, which restates every amount before 2024 for the bonus issue (×0.91) and before the 2008 rights issue (×0.85 as well), so it compares like with like for someone holding today’s shares. FY2026 is the year so far.
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Every DBS dividend since FY2001 (88 payouts)
Every DBS dividend: as paid, as DBS’s table shows it, dates and scrip
PayoutAs paidDBS’s tableEx-datePaidScrip
FY2026 3Q interim66¢66¢13 Nov 202624 Nov 2026
FY2026 capital return15¢15¢13 Nov 202624 Nov 2026
FY2026 2Q interim66¢66¢14 Aug 202625 Aug 2026
FY2026 capital return15¢15¢14 Aug 202625 Aug 2026
FY2026 1Q interim66¢66¢11 May 202620 May 2026
FY2026 capital return15¢15¢11 May 202620 May 2026
FY2025 4Q final66¢66¢8 Apr 202617 Apr 2026
FY2025 capital return15¢15¢8 Apr 202617 Apr 2026
FY2025 3Q interim60¢60¢13 Nov 202524 Nov 2025
FY2025 capital return15¢15¢13 Nov 202524 Nov 2025
FY2025 2Q interim60¢60¢14 Aug 202525 Aug 2025
FY2025 capital return15¢15¢14 Aug 202525 Aug 2025
FY2025 1Q interim60¢60¢16 May 202527 May 2025
FY2025 capital return15¢15¢16 May 202527 May 2025
FY2024 4Q final60¢60¢7 Apr 202516 Apr 2025
FY2024 3Q interim54¢54¢14 Nov 202425 Nov 2024
FY2024 2Q interim54¢54¢15 Aug 202426 Aug 2024
FY2024 1Q interim54¢54¢9 May 202420 May 2024
FY2023 4Q final54¢49¢5 Apr 202419 Apr 2024
FY2023 3Q interim48¢44¢14 Nov 202327 Nov 2023
FY2023 2Q interim48¢44¢11 Aug 202324 Aug 2023
FY2023 1Q interim42¢38¢9 May 202322 May 2023
FY2022 4Q final42¢38¢10 Apr 202321 Apr 2023
FY2022 special50¢45¢10 Apr 202321 Apr 2023
FY2022 3Q interim36¢33¢11 Nov 202224 Nov 2022
FY2022 2Q interim36¢33¢15 Aug 202226 Aug 2022
FY2022 1Q interim36¢33¢11 May 202225 May 2022
FY2021 4Q final36¢33¢8 Apr 202222 Apr 2022
FY2021 3Q interim33¢30¢12 Nov 202126 Nov 2021
FY2021 2Q interim33¢30¢13 Aug 202126 Aug 2021
FY2021 1Q interim18¢16¢10 May 202125 Jun 2021Yes
FY2020 final18¢16¢7 Apr 202124 May 2021Yes
FY2020 3Q interim18¢16¢12 Nov 202029 Dec 2020Yes
FY2020 2Q interim18¢16¢14 Aug 20205 Oct 2020Yes
FY2020 1Q interim33¢30¢12 May 202026 May 2020
FY2019 final33¢30¢7 Apr 202021 Apr 2020
FY2019 3Q interim30¢27¢18 Nov 201929 Nov 2019
FY2019 2Q interim30¢27¢5 Aug 201920 Aug 2019
FY2019 1Q interim30¢27¢17 May 201931 May 2019
FY2018 final60¢55¢2 May 201917 May 2019
FY2018 1H interim60¢55¢8 Aug 201821 Aug 2018
FY2017 final60¢55¢3 May 201815 May 2018
FY2017 special50¢45¢3 May 201815 May 2018
FY2017 1H interim33¢30¢11 Aug 201727 Sep 2017Yes
FY2016 final30¢27¢4 May 201720 Jun 2017Yes
FY2016 1H interim30¢27¢15 Aug 201629 Sep 2016Yes
FY2015 final30¢27¢5 May 201620 Jun 2016Yes
FY2015 1H interim30¢27¢31 Jul 201518 Sep 2015Yes
FY2014 final30¢27¢27 Apr 201512 Jun 2015Yes
FY2014 1H interim28¢25¢13 Aug 201426 Sep 2014Yes
FY2013 final30¢27¢12 May 201426 Jun 2014Yes
FY2013 1H interim28¢25¢15 Aug 201330 Sep 2013Yes
FY2012 final28¢25¢13 May 201327 Jun 2013Yes
FY2012 1H interim28¢25¢15 Aug 20121 Oct 2012Yes
FY2011 final–25¢9 May 201229 Jun 2012Yes
FY2011 1H interim–25¢8 Aug 201130 Sep 2011Yes
FY2010 final–25¢12 May 20115 Jul 2011Yes
FY2010 2Q interim–13¢20 Aug 201013 Oct 2010Yes
FY2010 1Q interim–13¢20 May 20108 Jul 2010Yes
FY2009 final–13¢20 May 20108 Jul 2010Yes
FY2009 3Q interim–13¢18 Nov 20094 Dec 2009
FY2009 2Q interim–13¢20 Aug 20094 Sep 2009
FY2009 1Q interim–13¢20 May 20094 Jun 2009
FY2008 final–13¢14 Apr 200929 Apr 2009
FY2008 3Q interim–15¢19 Nov 20084 Dec 2008
FY2008 2Q interim–15¢19 Aug 20083 Sep 2008
FY2008 1Q interim–15¢20 May 20084 Jun 2008
FY2007 final–15¢7 Apr 200822 Apr 2008
FY2007 3Q interim–15¢before tax7 Nov 200726 Nov 2007
FY2007 2Q interim–15¢before tax7 Aug 200723 Aug 2007
FY2007 1Q interim–15¢before tax16 May 20071 Jun 2007
FY2006 special–4¢before tax10 Apr 200725 Apr 2007
FY2006 final–15¢before tax10 Apr 200725 Apr 2007
FY2006 3Q interim–13¢before tax8 Nov 200623 Nov 2006
FY2006 2Q interim–13¢before tax10 Aug 200625 Aug 2006
FY2006 1Q interim–13¢before tax11 May 200626 May 2006
FY2005 final–13¢before tax4 Apr 200620 Apr 2006
FY2005 3Q interim–12¢before tax11 Nov 200528 Nov 2005
FY2005 2Q interim–12¢before tax11 Aug 200526 Aug 2005
FY2005 1Q interim–9¢before tax19 May 20057 Jun 2005
FY2004 final–17¢before tax5 May 200520 May 2005
FY2004 1H interim–14¢before tax12 Aug 200427 Aug 2004
FY2003 final–12¢before tax4 May 200419 May 2004
FY2003 1H interim–11¢before tax13 Aug 200328 Aug 2003
FY2002 final–12¢before tax24 Apr 200312 May 2003
FY2002 1H interim–11¢before tax1 Aug 200219 Aug 2002
FY2001 final–12¢before tax3 May 200220 May 2002
FY2001 1H interim–11¢before tax2 Aug 200120 Aug 2001

“As paid” links to the DBS results document each amount comes from. A dash: the 34 payouts before FY2012, whose announcements we haven’t found on DBS’s site; DBS’s table gives them only restated. Before FY2008, DBS paid dividends “less tax” (before Singapore’s one-tier system), so those amounts are before tax.

Why DBS’s own table shows smaller numbers

Look up DBS’s FY2023 final dividend on DBS’s own dividend page and it says 49 cents. Its announcement in February 2024 declared 54 cents, and 54 cents is what each share received. Both are right. DBS restates its history so that someone holding today’s shares can compare years. Its notes give two reasons:

  • “Bonus issue announced on 7 Feb 2024. Amounts prior to first-quarter 2024 were adjusted by a factor of 0.91 based on the one-for-10 entitlement.” Every 10 shares became 11, so each share’s slice of a dividend shrank.
  • “Rights issue announced on 22 Dec 2008. Amounts prior to the rights issue were adjusted by a factor of 0.85”, after DBS sold one new share for every two held at S$5.42.

Sites that copy DBS’s table show the restated figures; sites built from the announcements show what was paid; many mix the two. If you held 1,000 DBS shares in 2023, you were paid S$540 for that final dividend, not S$490. The restated figure is what the same holding comes to now: 1,000 shares then became 1,100. Dividing DBS’s figure by 0.91 doesn’t always get you back to the cents paid, because DBS rounds: the two 50-cent specials show as 45. So this page keeps both, and links each paid amount to the DBS document it comes from.

The scrip dividend scheme

DBS’s table marks 21 payouts with “Scrip Dividend Scheme applies”, in FY2009 to FY2017 and FY2020 to FY2021. The last was the FY2021 1Q interim, paid Jun 2021. With its next results, on 5 Aug 2021, DBS said: “The DBSH Scrip Dividend Scheme will be suspended.” (2Q21 results). Every announcement since has said the scheme “will not be applied”.

When it applied, shareholders could take new shares instead of cash. DBS priced them from the market, for example: “The issue price for new shares to be allotted to shareholders who have elected to receive the 2Q20 Interim Dividend in scrip shall be the average of the closing prices of each DBSH ordinary share on the SGX-ST on 14 and 17 August 2020.” (2Q20 results). It also slowed the cash down: from ex-date to payment typically took 47 days on scrip payouts (the median since FY2009), against 11 days on cash-only ones, because DBS waits for shareholders to choose.

The dates, and how long DBS takes

Since FY2021, DBS has typically gone ex-dividend 8 days after announcing a quarterly dividend, and 56 days after announcing a final one, which waits for the annual general meeting in late March or April. The cash typically follows 11 days after the ex-date. Each figure is the median.

Three dates matter, and only one of them is for you to act on. The last day to buy is the market day before the ex-date: Singapore trades settle two market days later, so a share bought then is on DBS’s register at the record date. From the ex-date, the share trades without the dividend. The record date is when DBS’s books close; its latest announcement put it this way: “The Transfer Books and Register of Members of DBSH will be closed from 5.00 p.m. on 16 November 2026 (Monday) up to (and including) 17 November 2026 (Tuesday) for the purpose of determining shareholders’ entitlement to the 3Q26 Interim Dividend and Capital Return Dividend.”

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Questions

If I sell on the ex-date, do I still get the dividend?

Yes. What counts is owning the shares at the close of the last day to buy. Shares sold on or after the ex-date still settle after the record date, so the dividend comes to you. The buyer gets the next one.

Are DBS dividends taxed?

Not in Singapore. IRAS lists among dividends that are generally not taxable “Dividends paid to shareholders by a Singapore resident company under the one-tier corporate tax system (as the tax paid by a company is final)”. DBS declares each dividend as one-tier tax exempt, and IRAS asks you to declare only taxable dividends in your return.

Is the capital return dividend taxed differently?

No. DBS declares it as a “one-tier tax-exempt capital return dividend”, the same as the ordinary one, and pays it on the same day.

Can I take DBS shares instead of cash?

Not at the moment. DBS’s scrip scheme lets shareholders choose new shares in place of the cash, but only for dividends DBS applies it to. DBS suspended it in August 2021, and every announcement since has said it will not be applied.

Why do websites show different DBS dividend amounts?

Mostly because of DBS’s restatement for the 2024 bonus issue: some show the cents paid, some DBS’s adjusted figure, and some a mix, as explained above. Some also count the capital return and the ordinary dividend as one payout, others as two.

Where can I see every SGX dividend, not just DBS’s?

Our Singapore dividend calendar lists every payout announced by the companies, REITs and ETFs we follow, read from their own pages, with the last day to buy for each. OCBC, which pays twice a year rather than every quarter, has its own page with its capital return and scrip prices.

Changes to this page

No corrections yet. The first one will be listed here, with the date and what changed.

  1. New: DBS dividend. The latest DBS payout with its last day to buy, ex-date, record date and pay date; what your shares get, with the yield at your own price; the capital return to 2027; every payout since FY2001, both as paid and as DBS’s table restates it for the 2024 bonus issue, with a link to the DBS document behind each paid amount since FY2012; the scrip scheme’s history; and how long DBS takes from announcement to cash. See DBS’s dividends

How we know this

Every date and amount in the top box, the calculator and the tables comes from DBS’s dividend page, read from the file that page draws its table from, twice a day. The amounts actually paid before 2024 come from DBS’s own quarterly results documents on its investor relations site, one link per payout; for the payouts before FY2012 we haven’t found those documents, so we show DBS’s restated figure only. The last day to buy is our date: the market day before the ex-date, using MOM’s public holidays. We don’t use SGX’s data or show DBS’s share price, since SGX’s terms don’t allow it. Nothing here is advice to buy or sell. More dividends are on the Investing hub.