Poland seeks an alternative PZU plan: dividend per PZU stock is PLN 4.80

Published on 10/08/2026 at 12:41 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

PZU stock costs EUR 16.31 on October 8, 2026 after EUR 16.34, minus 0.18 percent. First-half profit was PLN 3.01 billion.

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PZU (ISIN PLPZU0000011) was quoted at EUR 16.31 at Lang & Schwarz on October 8, 2026 at 12:34 p.m. CEST, down 0.18 percent versus the prior close of EUR 16.34. The market context includes a delayed insurance merger plan and a PLN 4.80 dividend per share.

Alternative merger plan remains central

On September 24, 2026, Poland sought an alternative way to reorganize the delayed PZU-Pekao insurance merger, Reuters reported. The issue matters because PZU is Poland's largest insurer and the proposed structure would affect the group's banking interests.

PZU lists a PLN 4.80 dividend payment for October 8, 2026. That payout is a concrete shareholder return, while the merger question remains a strategic variable for the group.

First-half profit falls year over year

PZU's first-half 2026 net income attributable to shareholders was PLN 3.01 billion, compared with PLN 3.23 billion in the first half of 2025, according to Moat Explorer. The comparison points to a more mixed earnings picture than the dividend headline alone suggests.

Insurance revenue rose 2.80 percent to PLN 15.65 billion in the first half of 2026, the same analysis reported. For investors, the combination of higher insurance revenue and lower attributable profit places greater emphasis on the contribution from banking and investment activities.

Next report arrives November 19

PZU's investor-relations calendar schedules publication of the third-quarter 2026 financial report for November 19, 2026. That date is the next major company-specific checkpoint for testing whether first-half profit pressure persisted.

PZU stock was trading at EUR 16.31 at Lang & Schwarz on October 8, 2026 at 12:34 p.m. CEST, minus 0.18 percent versus the EUR 16.34 prior close at Lang & Schwarz. The primary listing is on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in PLN, where the finance quote showed PLN 71.42 on October 8, 2026 at 10:24 a.m. UTC, with a 52-week range of PLN 53.92 to PLN 77.20 and market capitalization of PLN 61.7 billion. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of PZU stock.