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Dividend

€1.85

DIVIDEND PER SHARE PROPOSED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024

4.7%

DIVIDEND YIELD (BASED ON CLOSING SHARE PRICE ON MARCH 5, 2025)

DHL Dividend Development per Share in the Years 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. The dividend was €1.35 in 2020, €1.80 in 2021, and €1.85 in both 2022 and 2023.

16 Years

DIVIDEND CONTINUITY

Continued commitment to dividend continuity

Dividend payments are the cornerstone to deliver attractive shareholder returns. Our commitment to dividend continuity is based on paying out 40% to 60% of net profit as dividends.

Our finance strategy calls for paying out 40% to 60% of net profit as dividends as a general rule, with due consideration to dividend continuity. At the Annual General Meeting on May 2, 2025, the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board will propose to the shareholders a dividend of €1.85 per share for the 2024 fiscal year (previous year: €1.85)
The payout ratio in relation to the consolidated net profit attributable to Deutsche Post AG shareholders amounts to 64.0%. The dividend yield based on the 2024 year-end closing price for shares is 5.4%

The fiscal year 2024 dividend of €1.85 per no-par-value share carrying dividend rights will be generally disbursed by the custodian banks less 25% capital gains tax (investment income tax), 5.5% solidarity surcharge on the capital gains tax and, if applicable, church tax on the capital gains tax.

The dividend will be paid to shareholders by their custodian banks via Clearstream Banking AG beginning on May 7, 2025.

Q&A about the dividend

What is the current dividend/dividend yield of DHL Group?

At the Annual General Meeting on May 2, 2025, the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board will propose to the shareholders a dividend of €1.85 per share for the 2024 fiscal year. The dividend will be disbursed on May 7, 2025. The dividend yield based on March 5th 2025 closing price for shares is 4.7%.

What is the basis of DHL Group's dividend policy?

Our commitment to dividend continuity is based on the payout of 40% to 60% of net profit as dividends.

What is the dividend history of DHL Group?

Since 2001, a dividend has been paid once annually for each fiscal year. Since 2008, the dividend per share has steadily increased.

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