United Utilities Group Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
United Utilities Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 4.53%. Next payment date is on 1st August, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 19th June, 2025.
Key information
4.5%
Dividend yield
0.06%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 4.6% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 4.8% |
| Dividend Growth | 2.9% |
| Next dividend pay date | 01 Aug 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 19 Jun 25 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 134% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
United Utilities Group's (LON:UU.) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.3457
May 20
United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
Jun 19Recent updates
United Utilities Group's (LON:UU.) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.3457
May 20United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU.) Just Released Its Yearly Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates
May 18United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around
Feb 24Market Participants Recognise United Utilities Group PLC's (LON:UU.) Revenues
Feb 03United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Dec 07
Revolutionary Technology And Ambitious Investments Herald A New Era For Water Utilities
Investment in technology and pollution prevention enhances efficiency, reduces costs, and improves margins by lowering operational expenses and regulatory penalties.United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital
Nov 04Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By United Utilities Group PLC's (LON:UU.) P/E
Sep 22Here's What's Concerning About United Utilities Group's (LON:UU.) Returns On Capital
Jul 30United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Jul 12United Utilities Group (LON:UU.) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
Jun 19Upcoming Dividend Payment
Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: UU.'s dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: UU.'s dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| United Utilities Group Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (UU.) | 4.5% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.2% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.7% |
| Industry Average (Water Utilities) | 4.9% |
| Analyst forecast (UU.) (up to 3 years) | 4.8% |
Notable Dividend: UU.'s dividend (4.53%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.17%).
High Dividend: UU.'s dividend (4.53%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.7%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (133.6%), UU.'s dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: UU. is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.
Discover strong dividend paying companies
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/21 01:20 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company Financials | 10 years |
| |
| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
|
|
| Market Prices | 30 years |
| |
| Ownership | 10 years |
| |
| Management | 10 years |
| |
| Key Developments | 10 years |
|
* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.
Analysis Model and Snowflake
Details of the analysis model used to generate this report is available on our Github page, we also have guides on how to use our reports and tutorials on Youtube.
Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.
Industry and Sector Metrics
Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on Github.
Analyst Sources
United Utilities Group PLC is covered by 29 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Dominic Nash | Barclays |
| Harry Wyburd | Barclays |
| Andrew Fisher | Berenberg |