Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Unilever (UL) — Dividend Profile
Consumer Discretionary·Package Goods/Cosmetics
11y payment streak3y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
3.62%
@ $60.21
TTM Yield
3.37%
Forward Annual
$2.18
Quarterly
Market Cap
—
Payout (FCF)
—
Payout (Earnings)
—
Latest Amount
$0.5449
Ex 2026-05-15
3y CAGR
-12.6%
5y CAGR
-9.4%
10y CAGR
0.2%
Next Ex-Date
—
Last recorded cut on or near 2023-11-16.
Dividend Safety Forensics
Composite of six quantitative scores plus a 5-point yield-trap framework. Each axis contributes independently; the overall label is the aggregate.
Forensics: WatchYield Trap: Green1 of 6 red flags · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
No coverage
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (44.1%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
7/9 (Moderate)
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
Clean
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
No coverage
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
No coverage
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
✓ OK
FCF coverage < 1.0×
Free cash flow doesn't fully cover the dividend.
✓ OK
Yield > 2× sector median
Yield well above peers — often a sign of price collapse, not premium income.
✓ OK
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: -10.1%
✓ OK
Dividend Capture Stats
Measures how this stock has historically behaved around its ex-dividend dates over the last 10 years. Pre-tax, pre-commission, before-slippage. Based on 26 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-1.06%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
81%
21 of 26 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
5 days
4 – 29 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.78%
Per-cycle return when capture succeeds
Disclaimer: Historical capture statistics are descriptive, not predictive. Past recovery patterns don’t guarantee future ones. The "naive capture" math also ignores taxes (qualified-dividend treatment vs. short-term gains can swing outcomes significantly).
Annual dividends per share
Sum of recurring per-share payments per calendar year. Current year is partial.
Cumulative per-share payments
Full dividend history (41)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-05-15$0.5449Quarterly2026-06-26recurring
2026-02-27$0.5547Quarterly2026-04-10recurring
2025-11-07$0.5258Quarterly2025-12-05recurring
2025-08-15$0.5225Quarterly2025-09-12recurring
2025-05-16$0.5201Quarterly2025-06-13recurring
2025-02-28$0.4674Quarterly2025-03-28recurring
2024-11-08$0.4755Quarterly2024-12-06recurring
2024-08-09$0.4773Quarterly2024-09-06recurring
2024-05-16$0.4556Quarterly2024-06-07recurring
2024-02-22$0.4582Quarterly2024-03-22recurring
2023-11-16$0.4539Quarterly2023-12-08recurring
2023-08-03$0.4746Quarterly2023-08-31recurring
2023-05-18$0.4702Quarterly2023-06-15recurring
2023-02-23$0.4569Quarterly2023-03-21recurring
2022-11-17$0.4211Quarterly2022-12-09recurring
2022-08-04$0.4343Quarterly2022-09-01recurring
2022-05-19$0.4555Quarterly2022-06-16recurring
2022-02-24$0.4873Quarterly2022-03-22recurring
2021-11-04$0.4975Quarterly2021-12-01recurring
2021-08-05$0.5031Quarterly2021-09-08recurring
2021-05-20$0.5159Quarterly2021-06-10recurring
2021-02-25$0.5139Quarterly2021-03-17recurring
2020-10-29$0.4845Quarterly2020-11-20recurring
2020-08-06$0.4694Quarterly2020-09-09recurring
2020-05-14$0.4445Quarterly2020-06-04recurring
2020-02-20$0.4517Quarterly2020-03-18recurring
2019-10-31$0.4516Quarterly2019-12-04recurring
2019-08-08$0.4585Quarterly2019-09-11recurring
2019-05-02$0.4641Quarterly2019-06-05recurring
2019-02-14$0.4422Quarterly2019-03-20recurring
2018-11-01$0.4487Quarterly2018-12-05recurring
2018-08-02$0.4531Quarterly2018-09-05recurring
2018-05-03$0.4789Quarterly2018-06-06recurring
2018-02-15$0.4452Quarterly2018-03-21recurring
2017-11-02$0.4217Quarterly2017-12-13recurring
2017-08-02$0.4140Quarterly2017-09-06recurring
2017-05-03$0.3828Quarterly2017-06-07recurring
2017-02-08$0.3439Quarterly2017-03-15recurring
2016-10-26$0.3546Quarterly2016-12-07recurring
2016-08-03$0.3531Quarterly2016-09-07recurring
2016-04-27$0.3648Quarterly2016-06-01recurring
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