ANZ Group Holdings Ltd (ASX: ANZ) shares are starting the week strongly.
In afternoon trade, the banking giant's shares are up almost 3% to $37.83.
Investors have been bidding the bank's shares higher after it released its FY 2025 results and declared its latest dividend.
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ANZ's FY 2025 results
For the 12 months ended 30 September, ANZ Group reported a statutory profit of $5,891 million, which was down 10% from the prior year.
The bank's cash profit came in at $5,787 million, while cash profit excluding significant items was $6,896 million. The latter is broadly flat with what was recorded in FY 2024.
The company noted that this reflects both the strength of ANZ's franchise and the importance of executing its long-term strategy, highlighting that its institutional and New Zealand divisions performed well, while Australian retail and business banking remained competitive.
The ANZ dividend
For the second half of FY 2025, the ANZ board declared a final dividend of 83 cents per share, partially franked at 70%.
This brought its total dividends for FY 2025 to 166 cents per share, which is in line with what it paid out to shareholders in FY 2024.
This dividend will be paid on 19 December 2025, with ANZ's shares going ex-dividend for it on 13 November 2025. With respect to the latter, you need to own its shares before this date if you want to receive the dividend on payday.
ANZ's CEO, Nuno Matos, commented:
We have maintained a strong focus on the fundamentals of our balance sheet, capital, provisioning, and the composition of our business. A final dividend of 83 cents per share reflects the underlying financial performance of the business and our confidence in our strategy.
The results we have announced today demonstrate our franchise is strong, but action is needed. We are absolutely committed to executing ANZ 2030 and are on the right path. As we deliver our strategy, we will accelerate growth and outperform the market, while delivering more for our customers.
Dividend reinvestment options
ANZ also confirmed that both its Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP) and Bonus Option Plan (BOP) will operate for the 2025 final dividend.
Under the DRP and BOP, a 1.5% discount will apply to the acquisition price of new shares, calculated over a 10-day pricing period from 19 November to 2 December 2025.
New shares issued through these programs will be allotted on the dividend payment date.
What the dividend means for investors
With ANZ shares currently trading at $37.83, today's 83 cents final dividend represents a dividend yield of approximately 2.2%.
For the full year dividend of $1.66 per share, the dividend yield stands at an attractive 4.4%.
And given that the dividend is partially franked at 70%, eligible shareholders will also benefit from franking credits attached to the majority of the payment.
