United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) cut its annual dividend to $0.4008 per share from $0.4833 — a -17.1% change — effective with the ex-dividend date of 2026-07-08.
For the latest payment, the record date is 2026-07-08 and payment is scheduled for 2026-08-06.
At the last price of $18.34, the annual rate annualizes to $0.4008 per share — a dividend yield of about 2.19%.
The company shows 21 full calendar year(s) of payment history in our data and annual totals up 1 consecutive year(s).
Dividend growth (annual totals, split-adjusted): +4.3% over 1 year, -2.2% over 3 years, +28.8% over 5 years, +18.4% over 10 years annualized.
The payout ratio — the share of earnings paid out as dividends — stands near 89%.
UMC currently scores 51/100 on our DividendRank, which weighs yield, payout coverage, profitability, valuation and payment reliability across our covered universe (methodology on the site).
Among Semiconductors dividend payers we cover, current yields include: SWKS (4.23%), MU (0.06%), QCOM (2.29%).
A dividend reduction is a material change worth examining alongside the company's earnings and payout coverage.
Special and one-time payments are excluded from this comparison; the figures reflect the regular dividend only. Figures are drawn from our structured dividend and pricing dataset as of publication and may change with later data. This note is informational research, not advice.