Unilever Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 5/6
Unilever is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.13% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
3.1%
Dividend yield
0.8%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 4.0% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 3.6% |
| Dividend Growth | 1.3% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | UK£1.485 |
| Payout ratio | 64% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Unilever (LON:ULVR) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of €0.3696
Jul 28
Unilever (LON:ULVR) Will Pay A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year
Feb 11Recent updates
Estimating The Fair Value Of Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR)
Nov 11These 4 Measures Indicate That Unilever (LON:ULVR) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Oct 27Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected
Oct 12Capital Investment Trends At Unilever (LON:ULVR) Look Strong
Aug 28Unilever (LON:ULVR) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of €0.3696
Jul 28Estimating The Fair Value Of Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR)
Jul 14We Think Unilever (LON:ULVR) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
Jun 26Unilever PLC's (LON:ULVR) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price
May 23Here's What To Make Of Unilever's (LON:ULVR) Decelerating Rates Of Return
Apr 18Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR)
Apr 03Unilever (LON:ULVR) Will Pay A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year
Feb 11Analysts Are Updating Their Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) Estimates After Its Annual Results
Feb 10What Unilever PLC's (LON:ULVR) P/E Is Not Telling You
Feb 09Unilever (LON:ULVR) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital
Jan 16A Look At The Fair Value Of Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR)
Dec 29Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: ULVR's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: ULVR's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Unilever Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (ULVR) | 3.1% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.8% |
| Industry Average (Personal Products) | 2.8% |
| Analyst forecast (ULVR) (up to 3 years) | 3.6% |
Notable Dividend: ULVR's dividend (3.13%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.14%).
High Dividend: ULVR's dividend (3.13%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.77%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (64.4%), ULVR's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (56.6%), ULVR's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/23 03:59 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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 * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Unilever PLC is covered by 74 analysts. 21 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 |
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| Robert Jan Vos | ABN AMRO Bank N.V. |
| Pierre-Yves Gauthier | AlphaValue |
| null null | Argus Research Company |