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UMGNF Universal Music Group N.V. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

Other OTC· Semi-Annual dividend· Common Stock · Communication Services / Entertainment

$17.82 ▼ $-0.43(-2.35%) as of Oct 29, 2026 06:20 UTC
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Universal Music Group N.V. functions as a worldwide music conglomerate, with its business operations segmented into Recorded Music, Music Publishing, and Merchandising & Other. The Recorded Music division primarily focuses on identifying and nurturing recording artists, subsequently promoting and disseminating their creations across a diverse range of media and digital channels. This segment also extends its reach into live entertainment, sponsorships, and film and television productions. Meanwhile, the Music Publishing segment is concerned with finding and developing songwriting talent, simultaneously holding and managing the intellectual property rights for musical compositions. These compositions are then employed in recordings, public displays, and ancillary uses like cinematic works and commercials. The Merchandising & Other segment handles the creation and sale of artist and brand-related products, distributed through various avenues such as retail fashion outlets, touring events, and online marketplaces. Additionally, it provides services for overseeing brand intellectual property. The company boasts an extensive library of content, comprising roughly 3 million recordings and 4 million owned or managed musical works. It supports approximately 250 artists and brands, and its portfolio includes about 50 distinct labels, spanning a wide array of musical styles. Founded in 2020, the firm's central office is situated in Hilversum, the Netherlands.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusGrowing
Last Dividend$0.2703Paid Oct 27, 2026
Forward Annual$0.59From the $0.2703 dividend declared Jul 30, 2026
FrequencySemi-Annual
Last Ex-DateOct 06, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
1-Yr Growth6.8%Annual totals, 2024–2025

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

79/100

Strong indicators

Complete data

Dividend Growth Score

71/100

Strong growth record

Partial data

Dividend Value Score

Not Rated

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

DividendRank

68/100

Upper middle of the scale

Partial data

How the Dividend Safety Score is built for UMGNF
Dividend Safety Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
Earnings payout ratioEarnings payout ratio 62% (FY2025) 77 20%
FCF payout ratioFCF payout ratio 59% (FY2025) 88 25%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / EBITDA 1.3x (FY2025) 96 15%
Interest coverageInterest coverage 9.5x (FY2025) 88 10%
Dividend record4 years of uninterrupted regular payments 42 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 UMGNF
Dividend Growth Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
5-year dividend growthN/A (not used) N/A 25%
Consecutive annual increases3 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) 45 20%
Payout headroomHeadroom from the earnings payout ratio 62% (FY2025) 66 20%
Earnings per share growth (3 years)EPS CAGR 24.5% (FY2022–FY2025) 100 15%
Revenue growth (3 years)Revenue CAGR 6.5% (FY2022–FY2025) 91 10%
10-year dividend growthN/A (not used) N/A 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

3.34%

At the Oct 29, 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

$0.5948

Declared Jul 30, 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

S Semi-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)

58

As of Oct 29, 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

$15.85 – $27.71

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

-

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

4

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)

8.08

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

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
Below the Solid check (Dividend Safety Score 70+ and yield 2%+): Dividend Safety Score 79/100, yield 3.34%.
A Accelerating
3 consecutive years of dividend increases.
F Flawless
No calendar year's regular dividend total fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension of the regular dividend is on record.
E Enduring
4 year(s) of payments on record, under the 20 this check looks for.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeOther OTCThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume3,900Oct 23, 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$18.18Oct 23, 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$17.73 – $18.18Oct 23, 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$17.74Close of Oct 22, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$32.77BAs of Oct 29, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out1.84BImplied by market cap, Oct 29, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)EUR 0.1812 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026); 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 (TTM)91.4Price as of Oct 25, 2026; earnings to Jun 30, 2026Price-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-DateOct 06, 2026Paid Oct 27, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateN/ANone declared yetThe 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)10.2%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)N/AThe dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
Consecutive Increases3 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of consecutive years the dividend has increased.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

UMGNF's dividend yield fell from 3.60% to 3.34% over the past ~90 days (-0.27 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.27 pp from the share price ($16.51 on Aug 03, 2026 → $17.82 on Oct 29, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current3.34%
1-Yr Average2.83%
Low / High2.02% – 3.75%
Percentile78%

Across 272 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), UMGNF's current yield is higher than approximately 78% of them. Our stored price history for UMGNF 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
$0.2703 S Regular Jul 30, 2026 Oct 06, 2026 Oct 06, 2026 Oct 27, 2026
$0.2697 S Regular N/A Oct 05, 2026 Oct 06, 2026 Oct 27, 2026
$0.3245 S Regular Mar 06, 2026 May 21, 2026 May 21, 2026 Jun 12, 2026
$0.2802 S Regular Jul 31, 2025 Oct 07, 2025 Oct 07, 2025 Oct 28, 2025
$0.3159 S Regular Mar 07, 2025 May 22, 2025 May 22, 2025 Jun 13, 2025
$0.2644 S Regular Jul 24, 2024 Oct 03, 2024 Oct 03, 2024 Oct 25, 2024
$0.2932 S Regular Apr 04, 2024 May 20, 2024 May 21, 2024 Jun 11, 2024
$0.2524 S Regular Aug 04, 2023 Oct 04, 2023 Oct 05, 2023 Oct 27, 2023
$0.2936 S Regular Mar 02, 2023 May 15, 2023 May 16, 2023 Jun 06, 2023
$0.2368 S Regular Jul 27, 2022 Oct 05, 2022 Oct 06, 2022 Oct 28, 2022
$0.2084 S Regular Mar 03, 2022 May 16, 2022 May 17, 2022 Jun 08, 2022
$0.2322 S Regular Sep 28, 2021 Oct 25, 2021 Oct 26, 2021 Oct 28, 2021

Peer Comparison

Selected Entertainment dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
DIS The Walt Disney Company 1.38% N/A 1 yr 70
FOX Fox Corporation 1.01% 3.6% 5 yrs 70
FOXA Fox Corporation 0.90% 3.6% 5 yrs 68
UNVGY Universal Music Group N.V. 3.43% N/A 3 yrs 68

UMGNF dividend — frequently asked questions

Does Universal Music Group N.V. pay a dividend?

Yes. Universal Music Group N.V. (UMGNF) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $0.59 per share, a yield of approximately 3.34%.

What is Universal Music Group N.V.'s dividend yield?

Universal Music Group N.V.'s dividend yield is approximately 3.34%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does Universal Music Group N.V. pay dividends?

Universal Music Group N.V. pays dividends semi-annually — 2 times per year.

How long has Universal Music Group N.V. paid dividends?

Universal Music Group N.V. has 4 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Data updated Oct 29, 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.