Unilever PLC (UL) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 112 recorded UL dividend payments, running from April 28, 1987 to May 15, 2026 — 40 calendar years. Together those payments total $42.60 per share. UL has most often paid semi-annually.
UL has increased its payment rate for 3 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the UL payment rate compounded at +2.5% a year, and +4.8% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
UL's payment rate fell in 1993, 1998, 2007, 2015, 2022. The steepest drop was -42.3%.
UL dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.29 | 4 (timing) | $0.587 | +11.7% |
| 2024 | $2.10 | 4 (timing) | $0.526 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | $2.09 | 4 (timing) | $0.522 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | $2.02 | 4 (timing) | $0.501 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | $2.29 | 4 (timing) | $0.573 | +10.4% |
| 2020 | $2.08 | 4 (timing) | $0.519 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | $2.05 | 4 (timing) | $0.513 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | $2.06 | 4 (timing) | $0.508 | +13.2% |
| 2017 | $1.76 | 4 (timing) | $0.449 | +12.6% |
| 2016 | $1.58 | 4 (timing) | $0.399 | +8.4% |
| 2015 | $1.48 | 4 (timing) | $0.368 | -12.8% |
| 2014 | $1.70 | 4 (timing) | $0.422 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | $1.57 | 4 (timing) | $0.396 | +14.7% |
| 2012 | $1.38 | 4 (timing) | $0.345 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | $1.40 | 4 (timing) | $0.352 | +13.0% |
| 2010 | $1.26 | 4 (timing) | $0.312 | — |
| 2009 | $1.13 | 2 | $0.566 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | $1.12 | 2 | $0.562 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | $1.11 | 2 | $0.555 | -17.5% |
| 2006 | $1.34 | 2 | $0.672 | +48.9% |
| 2005 | $0.903 | 2 | $0.452 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | $0.849 | 2 | $0.424 | +21.9% |
| 2003 | $0.696 | 2 | $0.348 | +12.3% |
| 2002 | $0.620 | 2 | $0.310 | — |
| 2001 | $0.352 | 1 (timing) | $0.352 | — |
| 2000 | $0.521 | 2 | $0.260 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | $0.529 | 2 | $0.264 | +115.0% |
| 1998 | $0.246 | 2 | $0.123 | -42.3% |
| 1997 | $0.426 | 2 | $0.213 | +5.8% |
| 1996 | $0.403 | 2 | $0.201 | +19.0% |
| 1995 | $0.338 | 2 | $0.169 | +19.3% |
| 1994 | $0.284 | 2 | $0.142 | +11.7% |
| 1993 | $0.254 | 2 | $0.127 | -5.7% |
| 1992 | $0.269 | 2 | $0.135 | +18.8% |
| 1991 | $0.227 | 2 | $0.113 | -4.4% |
| 1990 | $0.237 | 2 | $0.118 | — |
| 1989 | $0.238 | 3 (timing) | $0.0596 | — |
| 1988 | $0.153 | 2 | $0.0766 | +14.8% |
| 1987 | $0.134 | 2 | $0.0668 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than UL's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent UL dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | $0.545 |
| February 27, 2026 | $0.555 |
| November 7, 2025 | $0.592 |
| August 15, 2025 | $0.589 |
| May 16, 2025 | $0.586 |
| February 28, 2025 | $0.526 |
| November 8, 2024 | $0.536 |
| August 9, 2024 | $0.537 |
| May 16, 2024 | $0.514 |
| February 22, 2024 | $0.516 |
| November 16, 2023 | $0.511 |
| August 3, 2023 | $0.535 |
| May 18, 2023 | $0.529 |
| February 23, 2023 | $0.515 |
| November 17, 2022 | $0.474 |
| August 4, 2022 | $0.489 |
| May 19, 2022 | $0.514 |
| February 24, 2022 | $0.548 |
| November 4, 2021 | $0.561 |
| August 5, 2021 | $0.566 |
| May 20, 2021 | $0.581 |
| February 25, 2021 | $0.579 |
| October 29, 2020 | $0.546 |
| August 6, 2020 | $0.528 |
| May 14, 2020 | $0.501 |
| February 20, 2020 | $0.509 |
| October 31, 2019 | $0.509 |
| August 8, 2019 | $0.517 |
| May 2, 2019 | $0.523 |
| February 14, 2019 | $0.498 |
| November 1, 2018 | $0.506 |
| August 2, 2018 | $0.510 |
| May 3, 2018 | $0.539 |
| February 15, 2018 | $0.501 |
| November 2, 2017 | $0.475 |
| August 2, 2017 | $0.466 |
| May 3, 2017 | $0.431 |
| February 8, 2017 | $0.387 |
| October 26, 2016 | $0.400 |
| August 3, 2016 | $0.398 |
| April 27, 2016 | $0.411 |
| February 3, 2016 | $0.372 |
| October 28, 2015 | $0.387 |
| August 5, 2015 | $0.369 |
| April 22, 2015 | $0.359 |
| February 4, 2015 | $0.366 |
| November 5, 2014 | $0.410 |
| August 6, 2014 | $0.432 |
| May 7, 2014 | $0.444 |
| February 5, 2014 | $0.411 |
| November 6, 2013 | $0.414 |
| August 7, 2013 | $0.399 |
| May 8, 2013 | $0.393 |
| February 6, 2013 | $0.365 |
| November 7, 2012 | $0.356 |
| August 8, 2012 | $0.331 |
| May 9, 2012 | $0.360 |
| February 15, 2012 | $0.334 |
| November 8, 2011 | $0.346 |
| August 10, 2011 | $0.359 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 112 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
UL dividend history questions
How many dividends has UL paid?
DivTrkr has 112 recorded UL dividend payments between April 28, 1987 and May 15, 2026, totalling $42.60 per share across 40 calendar years.
Has UL ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The UL per-payment rate fell in 1993, 1998, 2007, 2015, 2022, the steepest being -42.3%.
How fast is the UL dividend growing?
The UL payment rate compounded at +2.5% a year over the last five complete years and +4.8% a year over the last ten.
How often does UL pay a dividend?
UL has most often paid semi-annually — 2 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current UL dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track UL free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.