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UK Dividend Eagles & Top Payers: September 2025
UK Dividend Eagles
Serhio MaxDividends
September 12, 2025
MaxDividends Mission: Helping people build growing passive income, retire early, and live off dividends.
The MaxDividends Strategy for the UK stock market. Our approach focuses on selecting the most stable UK dividend stocks—companies that consistently increase their dividends over time while maintaining capital growth potential in the long run.
The UK Dividend Eagles Are Here
We’re talking about some of the most dependable dividend payers in the world—elite British companies with ironclad payouts and decades of uninterrupted dividend growth.
Right now, some of the most overlooked, high-yield opportunities are hiding in the UK market.
We’re talking strong fundamentals, real cash flow, and long-term upside that’s flying under the radar.
These aren’t just good businesses—they’re built to deliver. And they’re paying you while they do it.
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⭐️ UK Demo Dividend Portfolio: September’25
MaxDividends the United Kingdom Picks Strategy
How Does It Work?
Every month, we add Top 5 UK Dividend Eagles of the Month to the demo portfolio—picked from the top names of the month based on our screening—and hold them as long as possible.
If a company cuts its dividend by more than 50% or cancels it altogether, we sell it
If its Financial Score drops below 80, we sell it.
Simple rules. No emotion. And yes—it works.
Today's Investment: ~£1,111.75
Total Invested: ~£5,104.13
Current Portfolio Value: ~£5,433.80
Yield on Cost (FWD): ~3.63% | Current Dividends: ~£133.48 → ~£157.00
🦅 Top 5 UK Dividend Eagles of the Month
Top 5 High-Class Capital Growth Dividend Stocks of the Month
3.15% James Latham PLC (LTHM)
James Latham PLC (LTHM) is a UK-based trade distributor of timber, panels, and decorative surfaces. The company operates through more than a dozen depots across the UK and Ireland, serving contractors, joiners, furniture makers, and designers. Founded in 1757, it is one of the UK’s oldest continuously operating businesses, with a strong heritage in the timber and materials trade.
For the trailing twelve months to March 2025, revenue was around £367 million, broadly flat year-on-year, while net income came in at about £18 million, reflecting margin pressure and softer demand.
The payout ratio is moderate at about 38–40%, leaving room for reinvestment. Dividend growth has been strong in recent years, averaging around +30% over the past 3 years, though the pattern is not strictly linear.
2.36% Hill & Smith Holdings (HILS)
Hill & Smith Holdings PLC (HILS) is a UK-based international group specializing in infrastructure products and galvanizing services. The company operates through three main segments: Galvanizing Services, Engineered Solutions, and Roads & Security. Its customer base spans the UK, USA, and other international markets, with demand supported by long-term infrastructure investment, transportation safety, and industrial durability needs.
For FY 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), revenue was approximately £835 million, up from the prior year. Operating profit came in around £115 million, with net income of about £90 million. EPS was near 110 pence, reflecting steady earnings growth on both domestic and US operations.
The payout ratio is conservative at around 33%, and dividends have been raised for more than 20 consecutive years. Over the past 5 years, the dividend has grown by approximately +37%, supported by strong free cash flow generation.
3.80% Treatt plc (TET)
Treatt PLC (TET) is a UK-based supplier of natural extracts and ingredients to the beverage, flavor, fragrance and consumer goods industries, operating across Europe, North America and Asia—solid, niche, and driven by long-term demand tailwinds.
For H1 FY 2025 (six months ended March 31, 2025), revenue was £64.2 million, down 11.0% year-over-year. Profit before tax and exceptionals fell 52.1% to £3.6 million, with adjusted operating margin around 6.0%, reflecting margin pressure on weaker top-line results.
Treatt pays dividends for 32 consecutive years, delivered 5-year dividend growth of +53%, and maintains a payout ratio of approximately 56%, balancing shareholder returns with business investment.
2.91% Bunzl (BNZL)
Bunzl PLC (BNZL) is a UK-headquartered international distribution and outsourcing group. The company supplies a wide range of essential non-food products—including packaging, cleaning & hygiene items, safety equipment, and medical consumables—to supermarkets, foodservice operators, healthcare providers, and industrial clients. With operations in more than 30 countries, Bunzl benefits from scale, recurring demand, and strong customer relationships.
For FY 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), Bunzl reported revenue of around £11.8 billion, a modest year-on-year decline due to lower product prices, while operating profit held steady near £780 million. Net income was approximately £550 million, with EPS at about 170 pence, reflecting resilient margins despite a softer top line.
The company has increased its dividend for more than 30 consecutive years, delivering a 5-year growth rate of about +33%. The payout ratio remains conservative, at roughly 40%, underpinned by strong cash flow and disciplined capital allocation.
2.03% CWK Cranswick (CWK)
Cranswick PLC (CWK) is a UK-based food producer specializing in fresh pork, poultry, convenience foods, and gourmet products. The company supplies major UK supermarkets, foodservice providers, and export markets, benefiting from stable demand for protein and value-added food categories. Founded in 1974, Cranswick has grown into one of the country’s leading meat and prepared food suppliers.
For FY 2024 (ended March 30, 2024), revenue was approximately £2.6 billion, up modestly year-on-year. Operating profit came in near £165 million, with net income of around £125 million. EPS stood close to 240 pence, reflecting steady earnings despite cost pressures in agriculture and processing.
The company has increased its dividend for over 30 consecutive years, delivering a 5-year growth rate of about +37%. The payout ratio is disciplined at around 35%, leaving room for reinvestment in capacity and efficiency.🦅 Top UK Dividend Eagles of the Month: Full List
Facts about the top UK dividend stocks, UK Eagles, today
~29 years of continuous dividend payments on average.
~7 years of dividend payments without a cut on average.
Over 6 years of annual dividend increases on average.
+9.79% of annual dividend growth over last 10 years on average.
Dividend Yield | Ticker | Company Name | Market Value | Fin Score Local
3.15% | LTHM | James Latham PLC | Fairly valued | 97
2.36% | HILS | Hill & Smith Holdings PLC | Fairly valued | 98
3.79% | TET | Treatt PLC | Undervalued | 98
2.90% | BNZL | Bunzl PLC | Fairly valued | 97
2.00% | CWK | Cranswick PLC | Fairly valued | 99
1.13% | DPLM | Diploma PLC | Fairly valued | 98
2.36% | DWHA | Dewhurst plc | Undervalued | 97
1.25% | CHRT | Cohort | Undervalued | 97
1.69% | BMT | Braime Group PLC | Undervalued | 97
0.90% | PRV | Porvair plc | Fairly valued | 98Bottom Line
It’s clear that for high-quality and smart dividend investing today, there are nuances that are best considered in your strategy to achieve our shared goals—growing passive income, early retirement, and living off dividends for financial freedom.
We engage in what we love while our passive income and capital grow. At the same time, you remain in control, managing the process—this is your success. This is the goal we are pursuing with MaxDividends for our future, our families, and our partners.
Our community already includes many friends and partners from the UK, which raised an important question—can the MaxDividends concept be applied to the UK market? Why?
The answer is obvious—tax benefits for investing in local companies' stocks. There are multiple ways to reduce tax liabilities and gain capital growth benefits—this is a fair and smart approach.
Spoiler alert—yes, the MaxDividends concept is perfectly applicable to the UK stock market. And today, I’ll share what we are planning to launch soon.
MaxDividends – The United Kingdom Dividend Investing Concept
First, let me introduce the MaxDividends strategy for the UK stock market. Our approach focuses on selecting the most stable UK dividend stocks—companies that consistently increase their dividends over time while maintaining capital growth potential in the long run.
UK Dividend Eagles 🦅
This is our top list of UK dividend companies, carefully selected by the MaxDividends team using the following criteria:
The company has paid dividends consistently for over 15 years – ensuring stability and reliability in our income.
The company has a Financial Score of 90 or higher – protecting our capital and laying the foundation for future growth.
The company has a maximum Dividend Score – we select the top 25 by sorting the final list according to the MaxDividends Dividend Score. This ensures the highest passive income growth from the most stable and reliable UK dividend stocks.
MaxDividends – The United Kingdom Dividend Investing Strategy
Our strategy involves buying the best UK dividend stocks selected according to the MaxDividends criteria mentioned above. This is a long-term investment approach focused on building a growing passive income stream through dividends.
We follow a "skinny" sell strategy, meaning we sell companies from our portfolio only if they meet either of these conditions:
The company cancels or cuts dividends by 50% or more within a full calendar year.
The company's Financial Score drops below 80.
To make this strategy more practical and transparent, we will create a demo portfolio, where we will buy five stocks from the top list each month, showcasing the strategy and results online. All received dividends will be reinvested, enhancing the compounding effect.
Historically, when you pick UK Dividend Eagles for your investments with the goal of building a growing passive income, you’re setting yourself up for steady, predictable monthly income growth—year after year.
Below you’ll see two charts of total annual dividend payouts from UK companies over the past 10 years.
The first chart shows the overall dividend payouts across all UK companies and how they’ve moved over time.
The second chart highlights the payout growth of the UK Dividend Eagles over the same 10-year stretch.
All UK Stocks – Dividend Growth (10 Years)
UK Dividend Eagles – Dividend Growth (10 Years)
Our goal is to create a growing passive income stream from dividends, ensuring a reliable and independent income source for early retirement and living off dividends—either fully or partially.
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