Unilever (UL) Dividend History
Unilever PLC · every payment since 1987
As of Nov 9, 2026, Unilever (UL) has paid 113 dividends since 1987. The most recent was $0.5310 per share (ex-date Aug 7, 2026, paid Sep 18, 2026). Over the last 12 months UL paid $1.6310 across 3 payments, a trailing yield of 2.47%. The average of the last 2 regular payments is -6.2% versus the 2 before.
Latest dividend
$0.5310
Last ex-date
Aug 7, 2026
Paid, last 12 months
$1.63
Trailing yield
2.47%
Frequency
Quarterly
Growth streak
3 yrs
Key facts: UL dividend history
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- As of Nov 9, 2026, SmarterDividends has 113 dividend payments on record for Unilever PLC (UL), going back to 1987.
- UL's most recent dividend was $0.53 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Aug 7, 2026 and a pay date of Sep 18, 2026.
- In the 12 months to Nov 9, 2026, UL paid $1.63 per share in dividends across 3 payments, a trailing yield of 2.47%.
- UL's most recent dividend increase took effect with the Nov 7, 2025 ex-date, a 0.6% rise to $0.59 per share.
- UL's most recent dividend cut took effect with the Aug 7, 2026 ex-date, a 2.6% reduction to $0.53 per share.
- UL paid $2.29 per share in dividends in calendar year 2025, up 9.1% from 2024.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Unilever (UL) Dividend History: Every Payment, Dates & Yield," updated Nov 9, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/UL/dividend-history
What the record shows
UL, a Consumer Defensive stock, has paid quarterly since 1987, with 113 dividends in its history. Over the trailing year, four payments totaled $2.2233 per share, equivalent to a 3.46% trailing yield.
The latest dividend was $0.531 per share, down 2.6% from the previous payment. Recent dividends averaged $0.538, versus $0.5737 previously, a 6.2% decline. Over the longer recent span, reductions occurred slightly more often than increases.
Annual totals rose in consecutive years before the last annual cut, an 11.5% decline in 2022. They then increased in every following full year through 2025, leaving UL with three consecutive years of dividend growth. UL’s dividend safety grade is C.
By SmarterDividends Team · written from the payment record on this page · updated Oct 30, 2026 · editorial policy
Dividends versus price, last 12 months
Paid out
2.36%
of price a year ago
Price change
-4.7%
$69.22 → $66.00
Approx. total return
-2.3%
before taxes
Total return adds dividends received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.
UL dividends per year
Total paid per share by calendar year
Recent dividend amounts
Last 24 regular payments, per share
UL dividend history by year
| Year | Payments | Total per share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026year to date | 3 | $1.6310 | — |
| 2025 | 4 | $2.2928 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 4 | $2.1025 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 4 | $2.0901 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 4 | $2.0248 | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 4 | $2.2872 | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 4 | $2.0845 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 4 | $2.0462 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 4 | $2.0563 | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 4 | $1.7601 | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 4 | $1.5800 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 4 | $1.4820 | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 4 | $1.6971 | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | $1.5709 | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 4 | $1.3818 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 4 | $1.3975 | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | $1.2590 | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 2timing | $1.1318 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 2timing | $1.1239 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2timing | $1.1092 | -17.5% |
| 2006 | 2timing | $1.3450 | +48.9% |
| 2005 | 2timing | $0.9034 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 2timing | $0.8490 | +21.9% |
| 2003 | 2timing | $0.6963 | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 2timing | $0.6200 | +76.0% |
| 2001 | 1timing | $0.3522 | -32.3% |
| 2000 | 2timing | $0.5205 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 2timing | $0.5287 | +115.0% |
| 1998 | 2timing | $0.2459 | -42.3% |
| 1997 | 2timing | $0.4264 | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 2timing | $0.4029 | +19.0% |
| 1995 | 2timing | $0.3385 | +19.3% |
| 1994 | 2timing | $0.2837 | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 2timing | $0.2540 | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 2timing | $0.2693 | +18.8% |
| 1991 | 2timing | $0.2266 | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 2timing | $0.2370 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 3timing | $0.2384 | +55.5% |
| 1988 | 2timing | $0.1533 | +14.8% |
| 1987 | 2timing | $0.1335 | — |
Every UL dividend
50 raises · 36 cuts · 17 specials| Ex-dividend date | Pay date | Amount | Change | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | $0.5310 | -2.6% | Cut |
| May 15, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 | $0.5450 | -1.8% | Cut |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Apr 10, 2026 | $0.5550 | -6.3% | Cut |
| Nov 7, 2025 | Dec 5, 2025 | $0.5923 | +0.6% | Raise |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Sep 12, 2025 | $0.5890 | +0.6% | Raise |
| May 16, 2025 | Jun 13, 2025 | $0.5856 | +11.3% | Raise |
| Feb 28, 2025 | Mar 28, 2025 | $0.5259 | -1.9% | Cut |
| Nov 8, 2024 | Dec 6, 2024 | $0.5360 | -0.2% | Unchanged |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Sep 6, 2024 | $0.5372 | +4.6% | Raise |
| May 16, 2024 | Jun 7, 2024 | $0.5135 | -0.4% | Unchanged |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Mar 22, 2024 | $0.5158 | +0.9% | Raise |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Dec 8, 2023 | $0.5113 | -4.4% | Cut |
| Aug 3, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | $0.5349 | +1.1% | Raise |
| May 18, 2023 | Jun 15, 2023 | $0.5293 | +2.8% | Raise |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Mar 21, 2023 | $0.5146 | +8.6% | Raise |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Dec 9, 2022 | $0.4741 | -3.0% | Cut |
| Aug 4, 2022 | Sep 1, 2022 | $0.4887 | -4.8% | Cut |
| May 19, 2022 | Jun 16, 2022 | $0.5135 | -6.4% | Cut |
| Feb 24, 2022 | Mar 22, 2022 | $0.5484 | -2.2% | Cut |
| Nov 4, 2021 | Dec 1, 2021 | $0.5608 | -1.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 5, 2021 | Sep 8, 2021 | $0.5664 | -2.5% | Cut |
| May 20, 2021 | Jun 10, 2021 | $0.5811 | +0.4% | Raise |
| Feb 25, 2021 | Mar 17, 2021 | $0.5788 | +6.0% | Raise |
| Oct 29, 2020 | Nov 20, 2020 | $0.5462 | +3.4% | Raise |
| Aug 6, 2020 | Sep 9, 2020 | $0.5282 | +5.4% | Raise |
| May 14, 2020 | Jun 4, 2020 | $0.5011 | -1.5% | Cut |
| Feb 20, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 | $0.5090 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Oct 31, 2019 | Dec 4, 2019 | $0.5090 | -1.5% | Cut |
| Aug 8, 2019 | Sep 11, 2019 | $0.5169 | -1.1% | Cut |
| May 2, 2019 | Jun 5, 2019 | $0.5225 | +5.0% | Raise |
| Feb 14, 2019 | Mar 20, 2019 | $0.4977 | -1.6% | Cut |
| Nov 1, 2018 | Dec 5, 2018 | $0.5056 | -0.9% | Unchanged |
| Aug 2, 2018 | Sep 5, 2018 | $0.5101 | -5.4% | Cut |
| May 3, 2018 | Jun 6, 2018 | $0.5394 | +7.6% | Raise |
| Feb 15, 2018 | Mar 21, 2018 | $0.5011 | +5.5% | Raise |
| Nov 2, 2017 | Dec 13, 2017 | $0.4752 | +1.9% | Raise |
| Aug 2, 2017 | Sep 6, 2017 | $0.4662 | +8.1% | Raise |
| May 3, 2017 | Jun 7, 2017 | $0.4313 | +11.3% | Raise |
| Feb 8, 2017 | Mar 15, 2017 | $0.3874 | -3.1% | Cut |
| Oct 26, 2016 | Dec 7, 2016 | $0.3998 | +0.6% | Raise |
| Aug 3, 2016 | Sep 7, 2016 | $0.3975 | -3.3% | Cut |
| Apr 27, 2016 | Jun 1, 2016 | $0.4110 | +10.6% | Raise |
| Feb 3, 2016 | Mar 9, 2016 | $0.3716 | -4.1% | Cut |
| Oct 28, 2015 | Dec 9, 2015 | $0.3874 | +4.9% | Raise |
| Aug 5, 2015 | Sep 9, 2015 | $0.3694 | +2.8% | Raise |
| Apr 22, 2015 | Jun 3, 2015 | $0.3592 | -1.8% | Cut |
| Feb 4, 2015 | Mar 11, 2015 | $0.3660 | -10.7% | Cut |
| Nov 5, 2014 | Dec 10, 2014 | $0.4099 | -5.2% | Cut |
| Aug 6, 2014 | Sep 10, 2014 | $0.4324 | -2.5% | Cut |
| May 7, 2014 | Jun 11, 2014 | $0.4437 | +7.9% | Raise |
| Feb 5, 2014 | Mar 12, 2014 | $0.4110 | -0.8% | Unchanged |
| Nov 6, 2013 | Dec 11, 2013 | $0.4144 | +4.0% | Raise |
| Aug 7, 2013 | Sep 11, 2013 | $0.3986 | +1.4% | Raise |
| May 8, 2013 | Jun 12, 2013 | $0.3930 | +7.7% | Raise |
| Feb 6, 2013 | Mar 13, 2013 | $0.3649 | +2.5% | Raise |
| Nov 7, 2012 | Dec 12, 2012 | $0.3559 | +7.5% | Raise |
| Aug 8, 2012 | Sep 12, 2012 | $0.3311 | -8.1% | Cut |
| May 9, 2012 | Jun 13, 2012 | $0.3604 | +7.7% | Raise |
| Feb 15, 2012 | Mar 22, 2012 | $0.3345 | -3.3% | Cut |
| Nov 8, 2011 | Dec 14, 2011 | $0.3457 | -3.8% | Cut |
| Aug 10, 2011 | Sep 14, 2011 | $0.3592 | -3.0% | Cut |
| May 11, 2011 | Jun 15, 2011 | $0.3705 | +15.0% | Raise |
| Feb 9, 2011 | Mar 16, 2011 | $0.3221 | -2.1% | Cut |
| Nov 9, 2010 | Dec 15, 2010 | $0.3288 | +6.2% | Raise |
| Aug 11, 2010 | Sep 15, 2010 | $0.3097 | -1.4% | Cut |
| May 12, 2010 | Jun 16, 2010 | $0.3142 | +2.6% | Raise |
| Feb 10, 2010 | Mar 17, 2010 | $0.3063 | -31.1% | Cut |
| Nov 18, 2009 | Dec 16, 2009 | $0.4448 | +19.7% | Raise |
| May 20, 2009 | Jun 18, 2009 | $0.6869 | — | Special |
| Nov 5, 2008 | Dec 3, 2008 | $0.3716 | -6.5% | Cut |
| May 21, 2008 | Jun 19, 2008 | $0.7523 | — | Special |
| Nov 7, 2007 | Dec 5, 2007 | $0.3975 | -44.1% | Cut |
| May 23, 2007 | Jun 21, 2007 | $0.7117 | -0.6% | Unchanged |
| Nov 8, 2006 | Dec 4, 2006 | $0.7162 | +13.9% | Raise |
| May 17, 2006 | Jun 12, 2006 | $0.6288 | +110.3% | Raise |
| Nov 16, 2005 | Dec 2, 2005 | $0.2990 | +2.8% | Raise |
| May 18, 2005 | Jun 13, 2005 | $0.6044 | — | Special |
| Nov 3, 2004 | Nov 26, 2004 | $0.2909 | +11.5% | Raise |
| May 19, 2004 | Jun 14, 2004 | $0.5581 | — | Special |
| Nov 5, 2003 | Dec 1, 2003 | $0.2609 | +15.5% | Raise |
| May 14, 2003 | Jun 9, 2003 | $0.4354 | — | Special |
| Nov 6, 2002 | Dec 2, 2002 | $0.2259 | -35.9% | Cut |
| May 15, 2002 | Jun 10, 2002 | $0.3941 | — | Special |
| Apr 25, 2001 | May 29, 2001 | $0.3522 | +98.2% | Raise |
| Nov 15, 2000 | Dec 26, 2000 | $0.1777 | -0.7% | Unchanged |
| Apr 20, 2000 | May 30, 2000 | $0.3428 | — | Special |
| Nov 17, 1999 | Dec 29, 1999 | $0.1789 | +16.7% | Raise |
| Apr 21, 1999 | — | $0.3497 | — | Special |
| Nov 18, 1998 | — | $0.1533 | +65.5% | Raise |
| Apr 22, 1998 | — | $0.0926 | -37.6% | Cut |
| Nov 19, 1997 | — | $0.1483 | +11.9% | Raise |
| Apr 9, 1997 | — | $0.2781 | — | Special |
| Nov 22, 1996 | — | $0.1325 | +52.3% | Raise |
| Apr 15, 1996 | — | $0.2704 | — | Special |
| Nov 24, 1995 | — | $0.0870 | +34.0% | Raise |
| Apr 7, 1995 | — | $0.2515 | — | Special |
| Dec 2, 1994 | — | $0.0649 | -7.8% | Cut |
| Apr 8, 1994 | — | $0.2188 | — | Special |
| Dec 3, 1993 | — | $0.0704 | +5.4% | Raise |
| Apr 8, 1993 | — | $0.1836 | — | Special |
| Nov 19, 1992 | — | $0.0668 | +5.4% | Raise |
| Apr 10, 1992 | — | $0.2025 | — | Special |
| Nov 29, 1991 | — | $0.0633 | -2.2% | Cut |
| Apr 15, 1991 | — | $0.1633 | — | Special |
| Nov 26, 1990 | — | $0.0648 | +8.7% | Raise |
| Apr 9, 1990 | — | $0.1722 | — | Special |
| Nov 27, 1989 | — | $0.0596 | +21.0% | Raise |
| Apr 11, 1989 | — | $0.1295 | — | Special |
| Jan 5, 1989 | — | $0.0493 | +21.2% | Raise |
| Dec 5, 1988 | — | $0.0407 | -63.9% | Cut |
| Apr 12, 1988 | — | $0.1126 | +138.4% | Raise |
| Nov 23, 1987 | — | $0.0472 | — | First |
| Apr 28, 1987 | — | $0.0863 | — | First |
UL dividend history — FAQ
How much is UL's dividend?
As of Nov 9, 2026, UL's most recent dividend was $0.5310 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Aug 7, 2026 and a pay date of Sep 18, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $1.6310 per share across 3 payments, a trailing yield of 2.47%.
How often does UL pay a dividend?
Unilever PLC pays on a quarterly schedule. It made 3 payments in the last 12 months and 4 in 2025.
When is UL's next dividend?
As of Nov 9, 2026, the next UL ex-dividend date on record is Nov 13, 2026, payable Dec 18, 2026. Shares must be owned before the ex-dividend date to receive it.
Has UL ever cut its dividend?
Yes. Our payment-by-payment record shows 36 regular payments lower than the one before it; the most recent annual reduction was in 2022.
How much did UL pay in dividends in 2025?
UL paid $2.2928 per share across 4 payments in 2025, up 9.1% from 2024.
What was UL's total return including dividends over the last year?
Over the 12 months to Nov 6, 2026, UL paid $1.6310 per share, 2.36% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved -4.7%. That is an approximate total return of -2.3% before taxes and reinvestment.
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Amounts are per share and adjusted for stock splits, so early payments appear smaller than the cash paid at the time; a year with an extra or missing ex-date shows as a jump in the annual table. Change compares each regular payment with the previous regular one; payments of at least 2.5 times the recent median are treated as specials. Data refreshes daily; informational only, not investment advice. Back to UL