Stock profile

United Utilities Group PLC

UU.LSE LSE GBX ISIN GB00B39J2M42

Market tone: Positive sentiment score 1.00 from 1 mentions, latest 13 Mar 2026.

Open 1,319.00p Prev close 1,315.00p Volume 112,664
Frequency Semi-annual 2.2 events/year
Trend Growing 2021-2025 payout trend
Volatility 17.67% annual payout CV
Growth 4.89% annualised payout

Recent Dividends

Trade analysis
Dividend17.3pDividend Event yield1.52% - 1.62%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop0.05%price move Decl14 Nov Ex-div19 Dec Pay03 Feb
Dividend34.6pFinal Event yield2.93% - 3.66%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop-2.35%price move Decl28 Jan Ex-div19 Jun Pay01 Aug
Dividend17.9pInterim Event yield1.45% - 1.89%declared to ex-div Ex-div drop-1.50%price move Decl28 Jan Ex-div18 Dec Pay02 Feb
Dividend35.8pFinal Event yield2.46% - 2.87%declared to ex-div Decl29 Jan Ex-div25 Jun Pay03 Aug
Price History 12 Nov 2024 to 01 Jun 2026
896.05 1,046.67 1,197.30 1,347.93 1,498.55 Jan 25 Apr 25 Jul 25 Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 History dividend: 28 Nov 2024 | Declared: 19 Jan 2024 | Dividend: 17.3p | Yield before ex: 1.52% | Ex-drop: -0.48% | Window yield range: 1.52% to 1.65% History dividend: 19 Dec 2024 | Declared: 14 Nov 2024 | Dividend: 17.3p | Yield before ex: 1.62% | Ex-drop: 0.05% | Window yield range: 1.52% to 1.62% History dividend: 19 Jun 2025 | Declared: 28 Jan 2025 | Dividend: 34.6p | Yield before ex: 2.95% | Ex-drop: -2.35% | Window yield range: 2.93% to 3.66% History dividend: 18 Dec 2025 | Declared: 28 Jan 2025 | Dividend: 17.9p | Yield before ex: 1.49% | Ex-drop: -1.50% | Window yield range: 1.45% to 1.89% Declared dividend: 25 Jun 2026 | Declared: 29 Jan 2026 | Dividend: 35.8p | Yield before ex: - | Window yield range: 2.46% to 2.87%

News

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Historical Dividends

Total dividends and yield-at-ex-date by year
Payout trend 4.89% Growing · 2021-2025 payout CAGR
Payout volatility 17.67% Variable · std dev / average payout
Peak payout67.8p
Peak annual yield6.38%
2021
4.17%
43.3p
24 Jun 28.8p 16 Dec 14.5p
2022
4.48%
44.2p
23 Jun 29.0p 22 Dec 15.2p
2023
4.54%
46.9p
22 Jun 30.3p 21 Dec 16.6p
2024
6.38%
67.8p
20 Jun 33.2p 28 Nov 17.3p 19 Dec 17.3p
2025
4.51%
52.4p
19 Jun 34.6p 18 Dec 17.9p
2026 This year
4.15%
54.6p
25 Jun 35.8p 18 Dec 18.8p
2027 Projection
4.23%
55.6p
19 Jun 38.3p 19 Dec 17.3p
YearEx-dateDeclaredRecordPaymentPeriodValue
2026 25 Jun 2026 29 Jan 2026 - 03 Aug 2026 Final 0.3578 GBP
2025 18 Dec 2025 28 Jan 2025 - 02 Feb 2026 Interim 0.1788 GBP
2025 19 Jun 2025 28 Jan 2025 - 01 Aug 2025 Final 0.3457 GBP
2024 19 Dec 2024 14 Nov 2024 19 Dec 2024 03 Feb 2025 - 0.1728 GBP
2024 28 Nov 2024 19 Jan 2024 28 Nov 2024 13 Jan 2025 Interim 0.1728 GBP
2024 20 Jun 2024 19 Jan 2024 20 Jun 2024 01 Aug 2024 Final 0.3319 GBP
2023 21 Dec 2023 14 Jun 2023 21 Dec 2023 01 Feb 2024 Interim 0.1659 GBP
2023 22 Jun 2023 20 Feb 2023 22 Jun 2023 01 Aug 2023 Final 0.3034 GBP
2022 22 Dec 2022 19 Jan 2022 22 Dec 2022 01 Feb 2023 Interim 0.1517 GBP
2022 23 Jun 2022 19 Jan 2022 23 Jun 2022 01 Aug 2022 Final 0.2900 GBP
2021 16 Dec 2021 24 Nov 2021 16 Dec 2021 01 Feb 2022 Interim 0.1450 GBP
2021 24 Jun 2021 27 May 2021 24 Jun 2021 02 Aug 2021 Final 0.2883 GBP
2020 17 Dec 2020 13 Jan 2020 17 Dec 2020 01 Feb 2021 Interim 0.1441 GBP
2020 25 Jun 2020 13 Jan 2020 25 Jun 2020 03 Aug 2020 Final 0.2840 GBP

Upcoming Dividends

Declared and projected dividend cycle
Ex-dateStatusPeriodDividendEst. yield
25 Jun 2026 Declared Final 0.3578 GBP 2.72%
18 Dec 2026 Predicted Interim 0.1878 GBP 1.43%
19 Jun 2027 Predicted Final 0.3828 GBP 2.91%
19 Dec 2027 Predicted Inferred 0.1728 GBP 1.31%

Recovery Speed

Recovered by trading week
1w
2 <= 5d trading days
2w
3 <= 10d trading days
3w
3 <= 15d trading days
4w
3 <= 20d trading days
5w
3 <= 25d trading days
6w
3 <= 30d trading days

Recovery Signature

Post ex-div behaviour
Median recovery2dtrading days to regain pre-ex close
Recovered50.00%events recovered inside 6w
Drop capture76.81%ex-drop as share of dividend paid
Score59speed, consistency, and drift blend
+15% +5% 0% -5% -15% Ex 1w 2w 3w 4w 5w 6w
Bold white line = average visible recovery curve 6 events selected