Unilever PLC

NYSE:UL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$139.7b

Unilever Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

Unilever is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.35% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 28th March, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 28th February, 2025.

Key information

3.3%

Dividend yield

1.1%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield4.5%
Future Dividend Yield4.0%
Dividend Growth4.4%
Next dividend pay date28 Mar 25
Ex dividend date28 Feb 25
Dividend per shareUS$1.849
Payout ratio78%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Unilever: Growth Disappoints But Business Efficiency Process Continues

Feb 16

Unilever: No More Valaution Discount - Downgrade To Neutral

Jan 23

Procter & Gamble Is In Trouble, Buy Unilever Instead

Jan 14

Unilever: Quality And Improving Growth Are Largely In The Price

Dec 13

Unilever: A Path To Dividend Growth And Solid Returns Lies Ahead

Nov 13

Unilever: This Giant Continues To Grow Step By Step

Oct 25

Unilever Progressing On P&G Transformation Playbook

Sep 26

Unilever: Nearing The Tipping Point

Aug 27

Unilever: New CEO Making Impact

Aug 12

Unilever: Unjustified Discount Despite Upping Its Performance

Jul 10

Unilever: Recent Performance Has Removed The Margin Of Safety

Jun 06

Unilever: The Company Is Moving In The Right Direction

Mar 24

Unilever: Don't Expect Market Beating Returns

Feb 13

Unilever: From Quantity Of Brands To Quality Of Brands

Jan 10

Upcoming Dividend Payment

TodayFeb 21 2025Ex Dividend DateFeb 28 2025Dividend Pay DateMar 28 202528 days from Ex DividendBuy in the next 6 days to receive the upcoming dividend

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: UL's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: UL's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.

Dividend Yield vs Market

Unilever Dividend Yield vs Market
How does UL dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (UL)3.3%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.5%
Market Top 25% (US)4.5%
Industry Average (Personal Products)2.9%
Analyst forecast (UL) (up to 3 years)4.0%

Notable Dividend: UL's dividend (3.35%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.48%).

High Dividend: UL's dividend (3.35%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.51%).

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: At its current payout ratio (77.7%), UL's payments are covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (59.2%), UL's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/22 18:38
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/21 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Unilever PLC is covered by 73 analysts. 20 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Robert Jan VosABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Pierre-Yves GauthierAlphaValue
null nullArgus Research Company