NESF.LSE
NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd
Price history
Key metrics
NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd has paid a dividend for 12 consecutive years and currently yields 18.95%, above its five year average. Dividend Health rates it Risky at 30 out of 99, with high confidence.
Data as of 26 Sept 2026
Next dividend
Per share
£0.0177
Frequency
Quarterly
Declared
6 Aug 2026
Ex-date
13 Aug 2026
44 days ago
Pay date
30 Sept 2026
in 4 days
Dividend health
Confidence High · Standard profile · as of 26 Sept 2026
Total return
£10,000 invested is £10,117 today: -£5,435 from the share price and £5,552 from dividends reinvested.
Total return +1.17%. Price alone returned -54.35% over the same window.
Assumes every dividend is reinvested on its ex-dividend date, before tax and dealing costs.
How it compares
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NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited specializes in investments in operational solar photovoltaic (PV) assets. The fund intends primarily to acquire operating assets, but may invest in assets that are under development, that is, at the stage of origination, project planning or construction. Within this sector it intends to acquire assets that are primarily ground-based and utility-scale and which are on sites that may be agricultural, industrial, and/or commercial. It invests in solar power plants. The fund may also acquire selected building-integrated installations. It invests in electric power by solar energy and independent power producers and energy traders. It seeks to invest in the United Kingdom. It will typically seek to acquire sole ownership, but may enter into joint ventures or acquire majority interests. Where an interest of less than 100 percent in a particular asset is acquired, the fund intends to secure controlling shareholder rights through shareholders' agreements or other legal arrangements. The fund will not invest more than 30 percent of the gross asset value in any one project. In case of under developed assets it will not invest more than 10 per cent of the gross asset value. It may invest by way of equity or a mix of equity and shareholder loans.
Annual dividends per share
Dividends paid in GBP · based on NESF.LSE's fiscal years ending in March
Dividend Policy
The Company’s principal purpose is to provide ordinary shareholders with attractive total returns. As announced in the Strategic Reset in March 2026, commencing 1 April 2026, the Company transitioned to a dividend policy to distribute on a 75% payout ratio of operational free cashflows. In respect of each financial year, the Company intends to pay a quarterly interim dividend under the new dividend policy with reference to the operational free cashflow for the quarter, with dividends declared in August, November, February and May and paid in or around September, December, March and June respectively. In line with the new dividend policy, the Company will not set a dividend target for the year ending 31 March 2027 (31 March 2026 dividend target: 8.43p). However, the Company has provided an estimated dividend guidance range over that year to be 4.5p-5.1p per Ordinary Share, subject to portfolio performance.
Dividend History
| Ex-Date | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 13 May 272027-05-13 | £0.0177 | Estimated |
| 11 Feb 272027-02-11 | £0.0177 | Estimated |
| 12 Nov 262026-11-12 | £0.0177 | Estimated |
| 13 Aug 262026-08-13 | £0.0177 | Pending |
| 14 May 262026-05-14 | £0.0211 | Paid |
| 12 Feb 262026-02-12 | £0.0211 | Paid |
| 13 Nov 252025-11-13 | £0.0211 | Paid |
| 14 Aug 252025-08-14 | £0.0210 | Paid |
| 22 May 252025-05-22 | £0.0211 | Paid |
| 13 Feb 252025-02-13 | £0.0211 | Paid |
| 14 Nov 242024-11-14 | £0.0211 | Paid |
| 15 Aug 242024-08-15 | £0.0210 | Paid |
| 23 May 242024-05-23 | £0.0209 | Paid |
| 15 Feb 242024-02-15 | £0.0209 | Paid |
| 16 Nov 232023-11-16 | £0.0209 | Paid |
| 17 Aug 232023-08-17 | £0.0208 | Paid |
| 18 May 232023-05-18 | £0.0188 | Paid |
| 16 Feb 232023-02-16 | £0.0188 | Paid |
| 17 Nov 222022-11-17 | £0.0188 | Paid |
| 18 Aug 222022-08-18 | £0.0188 | Paid |
| 19 May 222022-05-19 | £0.0179 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 222022-02-17 | £0.0179 | Paid |
| 18 Nov 212021-11-18 | £0.0179 | Paid |
| 19 Aug 212021-08-19 | £0.0179 | Paid |
| 20 May 212021-05-20 | £0.0176 | Paid |
| 18 Feb 212021-02-18 | £0.0176 | Paid |
| 19 Nov 202020-11-19 | £0.0176 | Paid |
| 20 Aug 202020-08-20 | £0.0176 | Paid |
| 21 May 202020-05-21 | £0.0172 | Paid |
| 20 Feb 202020-02-20 | £0.0172 | Paid |
| 21 Nov 192019-11-21 | £0.0172 | Paid |
| 22 Aug 192019-08-22 | £0.0172 | Paid |
| 23 May 192019-05-23 | £0.0166 | Paid |
| 21 Feb 192019-02-21 | £0.0166 | Paid |
| 15 Nov 182018-11-15 | £0.0166 | Paid |
| 23 Aug 182018-08-23 | £0.0166 | Paid |
| 24 May 182018-05-24 | £0.0160 | Paid |
| 22 Feb 182018-02-22 | £0.0160 | Paid |
| 16 Nov 172017-11-16 | £0.0160 | Paid |
| 24 Aug 172017-08-24 | £0.0160 | Paid |
| 25 May 172017-05-25 | £0.0158 | Paid |
| 23 Feb 172017-02-23 | £0.0158 | Paid |
| 17 Nov 162016-11-17 | £0.0158 | Paid |
Fiscal year ends in March.
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