AstraZeneca PLC Dividends
The next dividend date for AstraZeneca PLC has not yet been scheduled.
What is a Dividend Date
When we talk about a dividend date, we’re referring specifically to the ex-dividend date.
This is the date on which all stockholders will earn a dividend. Technically, a person needs to be the owner of a share of stock as of the night before the ex-dividend date in order to earn the dividend.
The ex-dividend date is different than the date when the dividend is issued. Although you earn a dividend on the ex-dividend date, that dividend is typically not disbursed to your account until several weeks later.
Most brokerages will automatically credit the dividend to your account once it’s issued.
Historical Dividends for AstraZeneca PLC (AZN)
| 08/07/2026 | 02/10/2026 | 08/07/2026 | 09/08/2026 | $1.06 |
| 02/20/2026 | 02/10/2026 | 02/20/2026 | 03/23/2026 | $2.17 |
| 08/08/2025 | 07/29/2025 | 08/08/2025 | 09/08/2025 | $1.03 |
| 02/21/2025 | 02/06/2025 | 02/21/2025 | 03/24/2025 | $2.10 |
| 08/09/2024 | 07/25/2024 | 08/09/2024 | 09/09/2024 | $1 |
| 02/22/2024 | 02/08/2024 | 02/23/2024 | 03/25/2024 | $1.97 |
| 08/10/2023 | 07/28/2023 | 08/11/2023 | 09/11/2023 | $0.93 |
| 02/23/2023 | 02/09/2023 | 02/24/2023 | 03/27/2023 | $1.97 |
| 08/11/2022 | 08/01/2022 | 08/12/2022 | 09/12/2022 | $0.93 |
| 02/24/2022 | 02/10/2022 | 02/25/2022 | 03/28/2022 | $1.97 |
More About AstraZeneca PLC
AstraZeneca PLC, a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery, development, manufacture, and commercialization of prescription medicines. The company offers Imjudo, Datroway, Iressa, Tagrisso, Imfinzi, Lynparza, Calquence, Enhertu, Orpathys, Truqap, Zoladex, Faslodex, Crestor, Andexxa, Onglyza, Symlin, XIGDUO XR, Atacand, Atacand HCT, Atacand Plus, Farxiga/Forxiga, Plendil, Modip, Splendil, Munobal, Flodil, Tenormin, Tenormine, Prenormine, Atenol, Zestril, Brilinta/Brilique, Komboglyze, Qtern, Wainua, Byetta, Lokelma, Seloken ZOK, Toprol-XL, Betaloc ZOK, XIGDUO, Accolate, Accoleit, Vanticon, Bricanyl Respules, Eklira Genuair/Tudorza/Bretaris, Pulmicort Turbuhaler, Symbicort Turbuhaler, Airsupra, Bricanyl Turbuhaler, Fasenra, Rhinocort, Tezspire, Bevespi Aerosphere, Daliresp/Daxas, Oxis Turbuhaler, Saphnelo, Breztri Aerosphere, Duaklir Genuair, Pulmicort Respules, and Symbicort pMDI. It also provides Beyfortus, Kavigale, Evusheld, Fluenz/FluMist, Synagis, Kanuma, Ultomiris, Koselugo, Voydeya, Soliris, Strensiq, Nexium, and other medicines. The company offers its products for ocology, cardiovascular, renal and metabolism, respiratory & immunology, vaccines and immune, and therapies rare diseases. It serves primary and specialty care physicians through distributors and local representative offices in the United Kingdom, the Americas, rest of Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia. It has a strategic agreement with Tempus and Pathos to develop the largest multimodal foundation model in oncology; CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Limited to advance the discovery and development of novel oral candidates, with the potential to treat diseases across multiple indications; and Nucs AI Inc. to develop AI-driven Response Prediction for Therapeutic Radioconjugates. The company was formerly known as Zeneca Group PLC and changed its name to AstraZeneca PLC in April 1999. AstraZeneca PLC was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.
Owning AstraZeneca PLC Stock on the Dividend Date
If you own AstraZeneca PLC stock on the ex-dividend date, then you earn the associated dividend.
Theoretically, the price of AstraZeneca PLC stock should go down by the amount of the dividend (in addition to any other pressures that market forces have on the price of AstraZeneca PLC stock).
Therefore, it is typically not expected that there is any incremental profit to be gained from buying AstraZeneca PLC stock right before the ex-dividend date and then selling it immediately after. It’s not like you get the AstraZeneca PLC dividend payout for free just by doing that since there is typically an equivalent commensurate drop in the stock price.
Owning AstraZeneca PLC Options on the Dividend Date
Unlike the stock price, which will normally have an abrupt decrease by the amount of the dividend on the ex-dividend date, option prices typically do not reflect the same phenomenon.
The reason is that in the time leading up to the ex-dividend date, that projected drop in AstraZeneca PLC stock price from the dividend is already baked into AstraZeneca PLC option prices.
That means the prices of call options that overlap the AstraZeneca PLC ex-dividend date typically go down in the period leading up to the ex-dividend date.
The prices of put options that overlap the AstraZeneca PLC ex-dividend date typically go up in the period leading up to the ex-dividend date.
Owners of AstraZeneca PLC call options do not receive the dividend, even if they own the options on the ex-dividend date. Owners of AstraZeneca PLC put options are not responsible to pay the dividend, even if they own the options on the ex-dividend date.
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