UPL Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
UPL is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 0.96% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
1.0%
Dividend yield
-3.2%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | -2.2% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 1.2% |
| Dividend Growth | 2.8% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 27% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Narrative Update • May 18
512070: Upcoming Governance Meetings Will Support Stronger Medium Term Outlook
Analysts have trimmed their price target on UPL from ₹811.50 to ₹776.22, citing revised assumptions around profit margins, a higher future P/E multiple, and updated views on discount rates and revenue growth. What's in the News UPL has scheduled an Analyst/Investor Day, providing an opportunity to hear directly from management about the business and capital allocation plans.
Narrative Update • May 01
512070: Fair Pricing Will Depend On Execution Of Upcoming Restructuring And Treasury Plans
Analysts have trimmed their price target on UPL from ₹647.56 to ₹630.00, citing updated assumptions around revenue growth, profit margin, discount rate and future P/E that slightly adjust their valuation framework. What's in the News UPL has scheduled a Special or Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting on March 31, 2026, at 15:30 IST to consider and approve material related party transactions for sale of materials and functional support services between UPL and its subsidiaries, and between Arysta LifeScience Benelux SRL and UPL Europe Supply Chain GmbH (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Apr 17
512070: Composite Scheme And Governance Steps Will Support Stronger Medium Term Outlook
Analysts have trimmed their price target on UPL slightly from about ₹820.53 to ₹811.50, reflecting updated assumptions around the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E multiple. What's in the News Board meeting on Feb 20, 2026 to consider a Composite Scheme of Arrangement among UPL Limited and multiple group entities under Sections 230 to 232 and 234 of the Companies Act, 2013, based on recommendations from the Audit Committee and the Committee of Independent Directors (company filing).
Narrative Update • Apr 03
512070: Upcoming Governance Decisions And Treasury Scheme Will Support A Stronger Outlook
Analysts have trimmed their price target on UPL from ₹975 to ₹947, citing updated assumptions on long term profit margins and P/E multiples, along with refreshed views on growth, discount rates and fair value. What's in the News UPL has called a Special or Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting for March 31, 2026, at 15:30 IST to seek approval for material related party transactions involving sale of materials and functional support services between UPL and its subsidiaries, and between Arysta LifeScience Benelux SRL and UPL Europe Supply Chain GmbH (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Mar 19
512070: Fair Pricing Will Rely On Execution Of Upcoming Restructuring Steps
Analysts have nudged their price target on UPL slightly higher to about ₹648 from roughly ₹641, citing updated assumptions around revenue growth, profit margins, a modestly lower discount rate, and a small adjustment to the expected future P/E multiple. What's in the News UPL has scheduled a board meeting on Feb 02, 2026 at 12:45 Indian Standard Time to consider and approve unaudited consolidated and standalone financial results for the quarter and nine months ended Dec 31, 2025, along with limited review reports from the statutory auditors (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Mar 05
512070: Composite Scheme Board Meeting Will Support Stronger Medium Term Outlook
Analysts have raised their price target on UPL by about ₹39 to ₹820, citing updated assumptions that reflect a slightly lower discount rate, a modest tweak to revenue growth and P/E expectations, and a higher projected profit margin. What's in the News Board meeting scheduled for Feb 20, 2026 at 14:30 IST to consider a Composite Scheme of Arrangement involving UPL and its subsidiaries UPL Sustainable Agri Solutions Limited, UPL Global Sustainable Agri Solutions Limited, and UPL Crop Protection Holdings Limited under Sections 230 to 232 and 234 of the Companies Act, 2013 (company filing).Narrative Update • Feb 18
512070: Revised Margins And Lower P/E Will Likely Struggle To Support Pricing
Analysts have raised their fair value estimate for UPL from ₹600.67 to ₹641.03, citing updated views on the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E assumptions. What's in the News Board meeting scheduled for Feb 02, 2026, at 12:45 Indian Standard Time to review unaudited consolidated and standalone financial results for the quarter and nine months ended Dec 31, 2025 (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Feb 04
512070: Higher Margin Assumptions And Upcoming Results Will Support A Stronger Fair Value Outlook
Analysts have raised their fair value estimate for UPL from ₹944 to ₹975, reflecting updated assumptions around discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E expectations. What's in the News UPL has scheduled a board meeting on Feb 02, 2026, at 12:45 Indian Standard Time to review unaudited consolidated and standalone financial results.Narrative Update • Jan 21
512070: Higher Revenue And Margin Assumptions Will Support A Stronger Fair Value Outlook
Analysts have raised their fair value estimate for UPL from ₹911.93 to ₹944.00 after updating their assumptions for revenue growth, profit margins, discount rate and future P/E. What's in the News UPL has scheduled a Board Meeting on November 6, 2025 to consider and approve the unaudited consolidated and standalone financial results for the quarter and half year ended September 30, 2025, along with the Limited Review Reports from the statutory auditors (company filing).Narrative Update • Jan 07
512070: Small Assumption Tweaks Will Likely Fail To Prevent Margin Pressure
Analysts have slightly increased their fair value estimate for UPL from ₹596.98 to ₹600.67. This reflects small adjustments to assumptions around the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E multiples.Narrative Update • Dec 19
512070: Future Margins Will Likely Deteriorate Despite Higher Market Expectations
Analysts have raised their price target for UPL from approximately 526.51 to 596.98, citing slightly stronger expectations for revenue growth and future valuation multiples, partly offset by a more conservative view on profit margins and discount rates. What's in the News UPL Limited has scheduled a board meeting for November 06, 2025 to consider and approve unaudited consolidated and standalone financial results for the quarter and half year ended September 30, 2025, along with the limited review reports from the statutory auditors (company filing).Narrative Update • Dec 05
512070: Board Meeting And Stable Assumptions Will Shape Medium Term Outlook
Analysts have modestly raised their price target for UPL to ₹781.39, reflecting slightly improved discount rate and future P E assumptions, while largely maintaining their views on growth and profitability. What's in the News A board meeting is scheduled on November 6, 2025 to consider and approve the unaudited consolidated and standalone financial results for the quarter and half year ended September 30, 2025, along with the Statutory Auditors' limited review reports (company filing).Narrative Update • Nov 21
512070: Board Meetings And Adjusted Forecasts Will Influence Medium-Term Outlook
Analysts have raised their price target for UPL from $756.34 to $781.39. This reflects optimism driven by slightly improved revenue growth expectations and adjustments to projected profit margins and valuation multiples.Narrative Update • Nov 07
512070: Upcoming Board Decisions And Steady Financials Will Shape Outlook
Analysts have raised their price target for UPL from $736.09 to $756.34. They cite modest improvements in profit margin and revenue growth forecasts as the reason for this adjustment.
New Narrative • Dec 10
Biosolutions Innovation And Improved Financial Stability Expected To Boost Earnings Growth
Strategic inventory management and sales mix enhancement are expected to boost margins and improve earnings.Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: 512070's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: 512070's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| UPL Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
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| Company (512070) | 1.0% |
| Market Bottom 25% (IN) | 0.3% |
| Market Top 25% (IN) | 1.5% |
| Industry Average (Chemicals) | 0.8% |
| Analyst forecast (512070) (up to 3 years) | 1.2% |
Notable Dividend: 512070's dividend (0.96%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Indian market (0.3%).
High Dividend: 512070's dividend (0.96%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Indian market (1.5%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (26.9%), 512070's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (9.3%), 512070's dividend payments are thoroughly 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 | 2026/05/21 11:34 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/05/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
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.
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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
UPL Limited is covered by 40 analysts. 17 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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| null null | 360 ONE Capital Market Private Limited |
| null null | Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers Limited |
| Himanshu Binani | Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers Limited |