UMC United Microelectronics Corporation — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) operates as a specialized semiconductor wafer foundry, extending its services globally with operations across Taiwan, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Japan, the United States, and Europe. The company offers a comprehensive range of solutions, from initial circuit blueprinting and mask generation to wafer manufacturing, final assembly, and rigorous testing. UMC's customer base consists of both integrated device manufacturers and companies focused solely on chip design. This corporation, founded in 1980, has its primary headquarters situated in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
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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.
Not Rated
How the Dividend Safety Score is built for UMC
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings payout ratio | Earnings payout ratio 44% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) | 96 | 20% |
| FCF payout ratio | FCF payout ratio 58% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) | 91 | 25% |
| Net debt / EBITDA | Net cash (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) | 100 | 15% |
| Interest coverage | Interest coverage 62.8x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) | 100 | 10% |
| Dividend record | 16 years of uninterrupted regular payments; last cut Jul 2, 2024 (-20.8%), within 3 years: capped at 25 | 25 | 20% |
| Earnings stability | Net 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 UMC
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-year dividend growth | 5-year dividend CAGR 28.8% (2020–2025) | 100 | 25% |
| Consecutive annual increases | 1 consecutive annual increase (through 2025) | 25 | 20% |
| Payout headroom | Headroom from the earnings payout ratio 44% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) | 94 | 20% |
| Earnings per share growth (3 years) | EPS CAGR -21.4% (FY2022–FY2025) | 0 | 15% |
| Revenue growth (3 years) | Revenue CAGR -5.2% (FY2022–FY2025) | 10 | 10% |
| 10-year dividend growth | 10-year dividend CAGR 19.0% (2015–2025) | 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.
Key Metrics
Current Yield
2.22%
At the Oct 30, 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
$0.4008
Declared Jun 23, 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
A Annual
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)
31
As of Oct 30, 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
$7.02 – $28.02
Closes through Oct 23, 2026
The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio (TTM)
42.87%
12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)
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
23
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 (TTM)
3.53
Price as of Oct 25, 2026; latest reported book value
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
Quote & Key Data
Dividend Growth
How often a record like this ends in a cut
UMC has raised its annual dividend in 13 separate years since August 2002, which ranks 861 among the 2,430 payers with a comparable record in our dataset. In 3 years the annual total fell by more than a fifth.
Of the 878 companies we track with 10 to 24 years of increases, 661 — 75 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 277 of 1078 (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)
UMC's dividend yield rose from 2.14% to 2.22% over the past ~90 days (+0.08 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +0.08 pp from the share price ($18.69 on Aug 03, 2026 → $18.04 on Oct 30, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Across 272 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), UMC's current yield is higher than approximately 34% of them. Our stored price history for UMC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.4008 A | Regular | Jun 23, 2026 | Jul 08, 2026 | Jul 08, 2026 | Aug 06, 2026 |
| $0.4833 A | Regular | Jun 05, 2025 | Jun 24, 2025 | Jun 24, 2025 | Jul 23, 2025 |
| $0.4558 A | Regular | Jun 13, 2024 | Jul 02, 2024 | Jul 02, 2024 | Aug 07, 2024 |
| $0.5759 A | Regular | Jun 07, 2023 | Jun 26, 2023 | Jun 27, 2023 | Jul 26, 2023 |
| $0.4900 A | Regular | Jun 03, 2022 | Jun 21, 2022 | Jun 22, 2022 | Jul 21, 2022 |
| $0.2866 A | Regular | Jul 08, 2021 | Jul 21, 2021 | Jul 22, 2021 | Aug 20, 2021 |
| $0.1365 A | Regular | Jun 29, 2020 | Jul 14, 2020 | Jul 15, 2020 | Aug 12, 2020 |
| $0.0940 A | Regular | Jun 20, 2019 | Jul 15, 2019 | Jul 16, 2019 | Aug 13, 2019 |
| $0.1180 A | Regular | Jun 21, 2018 | Jul 09, 2018 | Jul 10, 2018 | Aug 07, 2018 |
| $0.0822 A | Regular | Jun 14, 2017 | Jul 11, 2017 | Jul 13, 2017 | Aug 17, 2017 |
| $0.0902 A | Regular | Jun 21, 2016 | Jul 12, 2016 | Jul 14, 2016 | Aug 18, 2016 |
| $0.0847 A | Regular | N/A | Jul 14, 2015 | Jul 16, 2015 | Aug 20, 2015 |
| $0.0832 A | Regular | Jun 24, 2014 | Jul 07, 2014 | Jul 09, 2014 | Aug 14, 2014 |
| $0.0680 A | Regular | Jun 25, 2013 | Jul 08, 2013 | Jul 10, 2013 | Aug 15, 2013 |
| $0.0837 A | Regular | N/A | Jul 09, 2012 | Jul 11, 2012 | Aug 09, 2012 |
| $0.1930 A | Regular | N/A | Jul 22, 2011 | Jul 26, 2011 | Aug 23, 2011 |
| $0.0780 A | Regular | N/A | Jul 08, 2010 | Jul 12, 2010 | Aug 06, 2010 |
| $0.1230 A | Regular | N/A | Aug 08, 2008 | Aug 12, 2008 | Sep 19, 2008 |
| $0.1070 A | Regular | N/A | Jul 10, 2007 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.0621 A | Regular | N/A | Aug 02, 2006 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.0160 A | Regular | N/A | Aug 02, 2005 | N/A | N/A |
| $0.1833 A | One-off | N/A | Aug 05, 2002 | N/A | N/A |
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| NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 0.47% | 20.1% | 2 yrs | 84 |
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| DINRF | SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd. | 1.22% | 71.9% | 1 yr | 74 |
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UMC dividend — frequently asked questions
Does United Microelectronics Corporation pay a dividend?
Yes. United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $0.40 per share, a yield of approximately 2.22%.
What is United Microelectronics Corporation's dividend yield?
United Microelectronics Corporation's dividend yield is approximately 2.22%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.
How often does United Microelectronics Corporation pay dividends?
United Microelectronics Corporation pays dividends annually — 1 time per year.
How long has United Microelectronics Corporation paid dividends?
United Microelectronics Corporation has 23 years of dividend payments on record.
Data updated Oct 30, 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.