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UL Unilever PLC — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NYSE· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock· ADR · Consumer Defensive / Household & Personal Products

$65.26 ▲ $1.08(1.68%) as of Nov 01, 2026 06:20 UTC
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Dividend Snapshot

StatusReduced
Last Dividend$0.5305Paid Sep 18, 2026
Forward Annual$2.07From the $0.5169 dividend declared Feb 12, 2026
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateAug 07, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateNov 13, 2026$0.5169, declared Feb 12, 2026The ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.
Next Pay DateDec 18, 2026
1-Yr Growth9.1%Annual totals, 2024–2025
10-Yr Growth4.5%Annual totals, 2015–2025

Research Scores

Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.

Dividend Safety Score

91/100

Very strong indicators

Complete data

Dividend Growth Score

46/100

Moderate growth record

Most data available

Dividend Value Score

Not Rated

only 40% of the inputs available (60% needed)

DividendRank

65/100

Upper middle of the scale

Partial data

How the Dividend Safety Score is built for UL
Dividend Safety Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
Earnings payout ratioEarnings payout ratio 45% (FY2025) 95 20%
FCF payout ratioFCF payout ratio 62% (FY2025) 85 25%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / EBITDA 2.2x (FY2025) 79 15%
Interest coverageInterest coverage 9.8x (FY2025) 89 10%
Dividend record41 years of uninterrupted regular payments 100 20%
Earnings stabilityNet income positive in 5 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2021–FY2025) 100 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Growth Score is built for UL
Dividend Growth Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
5-year dividend growth5-year dividend CAGR 2.0% (2020–2025) 45 25%
Consecutive annual increases0 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) 10 20%
Payout headroomHeadroom from the earnings payout ratio 45% (FY2025) 92 20%
Earnings per share growth (3 years)N/A (not used) N/A 15%
Revenue growth (3 years)Revenue CAGR -5.6% (FY2022–FY2025) 10 10%
10-year dividend growth10-year dividend CAGR 4.5% (2015–2025) 68 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

Key Metrics

Current Yield

3.17%

At the Nov 01, 2026 price

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

$2.0676

Declared Feb 12, 2026

The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.

Frequency

Q Quarterly

How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

RSI (14)

56

As of Nov 01, 2026

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$55.05 – $74.59

Closes through Oct 30, 2026

The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio (FY2025)

45.17%

Fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025

The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.

Years Paying

41

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

Price / Book (FY2025)

7.83

At fiscal year-end, Dec 31, 2025

Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is a set of four checks on a dividend's record and the company's data, the same test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a Dividend Safety Score of 70+ and a yield of 2%+. Accelerating: at least three consecutive completed calendar years of higher total regular dividends. Flawless: since 1990, no calendar year whose total regular dividend fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension. Enduring: at least 20 years between the first and latest dividend in our records. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Meets the Solid check: Dividend Safety Score 91/100 and yield 3.17%.
A Accelerating
Dividend growth has stalled — 0 consecutive annual increase(s), under the 3 this check looks for.
F Flawless
A calendar year's regular dividend total fell more than 20% below the year before.
E Enduring
41 years of dividend payments on record.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume8,109,194Oct 30, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the trading session dated beside this figure, a rough read on trading activity. Daily bars are refreshed on a slower cycle than the quoted price, so this session can be older than the price above.
Open$65.17Oct 30, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Day Range$65.10 – $65.81Oct 30, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Prev Close$64.18Close of Oct 29, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$140.59BAs of Nov 01, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out2.15BImplied by market cap, Nov 01, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (FY2025)EUR 4.34Fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025; reported in EUREarnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (FY2025)20.8At fiscal year-end, Dec 31, 2025Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateAug 07, 2026Paid Sep 18, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateNov 13, 2026Pays Dec 18, 2026; declaredThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)4.5%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)2.0%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
Consecutive Increases0 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of consecutive years the dividend has increased.

How often a record like this ends in a cut

Years the payout rose30Since Apr 1985
Rank among payers172of 2,591 with a record
Years it fell over 20%3in 40 comparable years
Of peers with 25 or more up years56%also cut at some point

UL has raised its annual dividend in 30 separate years since April 1985, which ranks 172 among the 2,591 payers with a comparable record in our dataset. In 3 years the annual total fell by more than a fifth.

Of the 319 companies we track with 25 or more years of increases, 180 — 56 per cent — also have at least one year in which the dividend fell by more than 20 per cent. Across every company with twenty years of comparable history, only 292 of 1135 (26 per cent) have never cut. A long record of increases is common; a record with no cut anywhere in it is not.

Measured from annual totals using split-adjusted amounts, comparing only consecutive years with the same number of payments — a stock split and a payment shifting across a year boundary both look like cuts otherwise. The current year is excluded as incomplete. How we measure a cut, and what the corrections change. Figures are for information only, not a view on any security.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

UL's dividend yield fell from 3.24% to 3.17% over the past ~90 days (-0.07 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.07 pp from the share price ($63.80 on Aug 03, 2026 → $65.26 on Nov 01, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current3.17%
1-Yr Average3.34%
Low / High2.77% – 3.80%
Percentile16%

Across 275 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 30, 2026), UL's current yield is higher than approximately 16% of them. Our stored price history for UL covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$0.5169 Q Regular upcoming, declared Feb 12, 2026 Nov 13, 2026 Nov 13, 2026 Dec 18, 2026
$0.5305 Q Regular Feb 12, 2026 Aug 07, 2026 Aug 07, 2026 Sep 18, 2026
$0.5449 Q Regular Feb 12, 2026 May 15, 2026 May 15, 2026 Jun 26, 2026
$0.5547 Q Regular Feb 12, 2026 Feb 27, 2026 Feb 27, 2026 Apr 10, 2026
$0.5258 Q Regular Jul 31, 2025 Nov 07, 2025 Nov 07, 2025 Dec 05, 2025
$0.5225 Q Regular Jul 31, 2025 Aug 15, 2025 Aug 15, 2025 Sep 12, 2025
$0.5201 Q Regular Apr 24, 2025 May 16, 2025 May 16, 2025 Jun 13, 2025
$0.4674 Q Regular Feb 13, 2025 Feb 28, 2025 Feb 28, 2025 Mar 28, 2025
$0.4755 Q Regular Oct 24, 2024 Nov 08, 2024 Nov 08, 2024 Dec 06, 2024
$0.4773 Q Regular Jul 25, 2024 Aug 09, 2024 Aug 09, 2024 Sep 06, 2024
$0.4556 Q Regular Apr 25, 2024 May 16, 2024 May 17, 2024 Jun 07, 2024
$0.4582 Q Regular Feb 09, 2024 Feb 22, 2024 Feb 23, 2024 Mar 22, 2024
$0.4539 Q Regular Apr 28, 2023 Nov 16, 2023 Nov 17, 2023 Dec 08, 2023
$0.4746 Q Regular Jul 04, 2023 Aug 03, 2023 Aug 04, 2023 Aug 31, 2023
$0.4702 Q Regular Apr 27, 2023 May 18, 2023 May 19, 2023 Jun 15, 2023
$0.4520 Q Regular Feb 09, 2023 Feb 23, 2023 Feb 24, 2023 Mar 21, 2023
$0.4211 Q Regular Oct 27, 2022 Nov 17, 2022 Nov 18, 2022 Dec 09, 2022
$0.4290 Q Regular Jul 28, 2022 Aug 04, 2022 Aug 05, 2022 Sep 01, 2022
$0.4510 Q Regular Apr 28, 2022 May 19, 2022 May 20, 2022 Jun 16, 2022
$0.4820 Q Regular Feb 10, 2022 Feb 24, 2022 Feb 25, 2022 Mar 22, 2022
$0.4930 Q Regular Oct 22, 2021 Nov 04, 2021 Nov 05, 2021 Dec 01, 2021
$0.4980 Q Regular Jul 23, 2021 Aug 05, 2021 Aug 06, 2021 Sep 08, 2021
$0.5159 Q Regular Apr 30, 2021 May 20, 2021 May 21, 2021 Jun 10, 2021
$0.5139 Q Regular Feb 05, 2021 Feb 25, 2021 Feb 26, 2021 Mar 17, 2021
$0.4850 Q Regular Oct 23, 2020 Oct 29, 2020 Oct 30, 2020 Nov 20, 2020
$0.4640 Q Regular Jul 24, 2020 Aug 06, 2020 Aug 07, 2020 Sep 09, 2020
$0.4450 Q Regular Apr 24, 2020 May 14, 2020 May 15, 2020 Jun 04, 2020
$0.4520 Q Regular Jan 30, 2020 Feb 20, 2020 Feb 21, 2020 Mar 18, 2020
$0.4520 Q Regular N/A Oct 31, 2019 Nov 01, 2019 Dec 04, 2019
$0.4590 Q Regular N/A Aug 08, 2019 Aug 09, 2019 Sep 11, 2019
$0.4640 Q Regular Apr 22, 2019 May 02, 2019 May 03, 2019 Jun 05, 2019
$0.4420 Q Regular Feb 04, 2019 Feb 14, 2019 Feb 15, 2019 Mar 20, 2019
$0.4490 Q Regular Oct 18, 2018 Nov 01, 2018 Nov 02, 2018 Dec 05, 2018
$0.4530 Q Regular Jul 19, 2018 Aug 02, 2018 Aug 03, 2018 Sep 05, 2018
$0.4790 Q Regular Apr 19, 2018 May 03, 2018 May 04, 2018 Jun 06, 2018
$0.4450 Q Regular Feb 02, 2018 Feb 15, 2018 Feb 16, 2018 Mar 21, 2018
$0.4220 Q Regular Oct 20, 2017 Nov 02, 2017 Nov 03, 2017 Dec 13, 2017
$0.4140 Q Regular Jul 21, 2017 Aug 02, 2017 Aug 04, 2017 Sep 06, 2017
$0.3830 Q Regular Apr 21, 2017 May 03, 2017 May 05, 2017 Jun 07, 2017
$0.3440 Q Regular Jan 30, 2017 Feb 08, 2017 Feb 10, 2017 Mar 15, 2017
$0.3550 Q Regular Oct 14, 2016 Oct 26, 2016 Oct 28, 2016 Dec 07, 2016
$0.3530 Q Regular Jul 22, 2016 Aug 03, 2016 Aug 05, 2016 Sep 07, 2016
$0.3650 Q Regular Apr 19, 2016 Apr 27, 2016 Apr 29, 2016 Jun 01, 2016
$0.3300 Q Regular Jan 20, 2016 Feb 03, 2016 Feb 05, 2016 Mar 09, 2016
$0.3440 Q Regular Oct 19, 2015 Oct 28, 2015 Oct 30, 2015 Dec 09, 2015
$0.3280 Q Regular Jul 23, 2015 Aug 05, 2015 Aug 07, 2015 Sep 09, 2015
$0.3190 Q Regular Apr 16, 2015 Apr 22, 2015 Apr 24, 2015 Jun 03, 2015
$0.3250 Q Regular Jan 28, 2015 Feb 04, 2015 Feb 07, 2015 Mar 11, 2015
$0.3640 Q Regular Oct 27, 2014 Nov 05, 2014 Nov 07, 2014 Dec 10, 2014
$0.3840 Q Regular Jul 28, 2014 Aug 06, 2014 Aug 08, 2014 Sep 10, 2014
$0.3940 Q Regular Apr 25, 2014 May 07, 2014 May 09, 2014 Jun 11, 2014
$0.3650 Q Regular Jan 22, 2014 Feb 05, 2014 Feb 07, 2014 Mar 12, 2014
$0.3680 Q Regular Oct 25, 2013 Nov 06, 2013 Nov 08, 2013 Dec 11, 2013
$0.3540 Q Regular Jul 26, 2013 Aug 07, 2013 Aug 09, 2013 Sep 11, 2013
$0.3490 Q Regular Apr 26, 2013 May 08, 2013 May 10, 2013 Jun 12, 2013
$0.3240 Q Regular Jan 24, 2013 Feb 06, 2013 Feb 08, 2013 Mar 13, 2013
$0.3160 Q Regular N/A Nov 07, 2012 Nov 09, 2012 Dec 12, 2012
$0.2940 Q Regular N/A Aug 08, 2012 Aug 10, 2012 Sep 12, 2012
$0.3200 Q Regular N/A May 09, 2012 May 11, 2012 Jun 13, 2012
$0.2970 Q Regular N/A Feb 15, 2012 Feb 17, 2012 Mar 22, 2012
$0.3070 Q Regular N/A Nov 08, 2011 Nov 11, 2011 Dec 14, 2011
$0.3190 Q Regular N/A Aug 10, 2011 Aug 12, 2011 Sep 14, 2011
$0.3290 Q Regular N/A May 11, 2011 May 13, 2011 Jun 15, 2011
$0.2860 Q Regular N/A Feb 09, 2011 Feb 11, 2011 Mar 16, 2011
$0.2920 Q Regular N/A Nov 09, 2010 Nov 12, 2010 Dec 15, 2010
$0.2750 Q Regular N/A Aug 11, 2010 Aug 13, 2010 Sep 15, 2010
$0.2790 Q Regular N/A May 12, 2010 May 14, 2010 Jun 16, 2010
$0.2720 Q Regular N/A Feb 10, 2010 Feb 12, 2010 Mar 17, 2010
$0.3950 S Regular N/A Nov 18, 2009 Nov 20, 2009 Dec 16, 2009
$0.6100 S Regular May 18, 2009 May 20, 2009 May 22, 2009 Jun 18, 2009
$0.3300 S Regular N/A Nov 05, 2008 Nov 07, 2008 Dec 03, 2008
$0.6680 S Regular N/A May 21, 2008 May 23, 2008 Jun 19, 2008
$0.3530 S Regular N/A Nov 07, 2007 Nov 09, 2007 Dec 05, 2007
$0.6320 S Regular N/A May 23, 2007 May 25, 2007 Jun 21, 2007
$0.6360 S Regular N/A Nov 08, 2006 Nov 10, 2006 Dec 04, 2006
$2.0101 S Regular N/A May 17, 2006 May 19, 2006 Jun 12, 2006
$0.4779 S Regular N/A Nov 16, 2005 Nov 18, 2005 Dec 02, 2005
$0.9658 S Regular N/A May 18, 2005 May 20, 2005 Jun 13, 2005
$0.4654 S Regular N/A Nov 03, 2004 Nov 05, 2004 Nov 26, 2004
$0.8449 S Regular N/A May 19, 2004 May 21, 2004 Jun 14, 2004
$0.4167 S Regular N/A Nov 05, 2003 Nov 07, 2003 Dec 01, 2003
$0.6959 S Regular N/A May 14, 2003 May 16, 2003 Jun 09, 2003
$0.3608 S Regular N/A Nov 06, 2002 Nov 08, 2002 Dec 02, 2002
$0.6413 S Regular N/A May 15, 2002 May 17, 2002 Jun 10, 2002
$0.3002 S Regular N/A Nov 14, 2001 Nov 16, 2001 Dec 24, 2001
$0.5530 S Regular N/A Apr 25, 2001 Apr 27, 2001 May 29, 2001
$0.2859 S Regular N/A Nov 15, 2000 Nov 17, 2000 Dec 26, 2000
$0.5611 S Regular N/A Apr 20, 2000 Apr 25, 2000 May 30, 2000
$0.2795 S Regular N/A Nov 17, 1999 Nov 19, 1999 Dec 29, 1999
$0.4991 S Regular N/A Apr 21, 1999 N/A N/A
$0.2187 S Regular N/A Nov 18, 1998 N/A N/A
$0.1321 S Regular N/A Apr 22, 1998 N/A N/A
$0.2116 S Regular N/A Nov 19, 1997 N/A N/A
$1.5875 S Regular N/A Apr 09, 1997 N/A N/A
$0.7562 S Regular N/A Nov 22, 1996 N/A N/A
$1.5438 S Regular N/A Apr 15, 1996 N/A N/A
$0.4964 S Regular N/A Nov 24, 1995 N/A N/A
$1.4357 S Regular N/A Apr 07, 1995 N/A N/A
$0.3705 S Regular N/A Dec 02, 1994 N/A N/A
$1.2491 S Regular N/A Apr 08, 1994 N/A N/A
$0.4018 S Regular N/A Dec 03, 1993 N/A N/A
$1.0482 S Regular N/A Apr 08, 1993 N/A N/A
$0.3813 S Regular N/A Nov 19, 1992 N/A N/A
$1.1562 S Regular N/A Apr 10, 1992 N/A N/A
$0.3616 S Regular N/A Nov 29, 1991 N/A N/A
$0.9321 S Regular N/A Apr 15, 1991 N/A N/A
$0.3696 S Regular N/A Nov 26, 1990 N/A N/A
$0.9830 S Regular N/A Apr 09, 1990 N/A N/A
$0.3402 S Regular N/A Nov 27, 1989 N/A N/A
$0.7393 S Regular N/A Apr 11, 1989 N/A N/A
$0.2812 M Regular N/A Jan 05, 1989 N/A N/A
$0.2321 S Regular N/A Dec 05, 1988 N/A N/A
$0.6429 S Regular N/A Apr 12, 1988 N/A N/A
$0.2696 S Regular N/A Nov 23, 1987 N/A N/A
$2.4634 S Regular N/A Apr 28, 1987 N/A N/A
$16.8974 S Regular N/A Nov 24, 1986 N/A N/A
$30.4267 S Regular N/A Apr 22, 1986 N/A N/A
$12.7301 S Regular N/A Nov 14, 1985 N/A N/A
$23.2339 S Regular N/A Apr 23, 1985 N/A N/A

Peer Comparison

Selected Household & Personal Products dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
RPHCF Rohto Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd. 1.84% 17.7% 5 yrs 81
CHD Church & Dwight Co., Inc. 1.15% 4.2% 29 yrs 76
PG The Procter & Gamble Company 2.69% 6.0% 55 yrs 75
REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. 3.89% N/A 0 yrs 72

UL dividend — frequently asked questions

Does Unilever PLC pay a dividend?

Yes. Unilever PLC (UL) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $2.07 per share, a yield of approximately 3.17%.

What is Unilever PLC's dividend yield?

Unilever PLC's dividend yield is approximately 3.17%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does Unilever PLC pay dividends?

Unilever PLC pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

When is Unilever PLC's next ex-dividend date?

The next declared ex-dividend date for Unilever PLC is November 13, 2026. The associated payment is $0.5169 per share; you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive it.

How long has Unilever PLC paid dividends?

Unilever PLC has 41 years of dividend payments on record.

Data updated Nov 01, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.