In this section of the page, you will find all the information you need to understand how Umicore (UMI) dividends work. In addition, you will be able to consult the payment date, the ex-dividend date, the last day to be entitled to the payment, the money to be received per share, the yield and any other doubts that may arise.
Upcoming Umicore dividend
Change(%)
+88.00%
Increase
Next payment 0.47€
Next payment date Mar 5, 2024
Last payment 0.25€
Last payment date Aug 22, 2023
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Ex-Dividend: 3/1/24
Estimated

Umicore will distribute 0,47 euros per share in the form of a dividend on March 5, 2024.

The March 1, 2024 is the ex-dividend date. So if you wish to receive Umicore dividends, you must buy one day before this date.

Umicore distributed 0.25 euros per share in the form of a dividend on August 22, 2023.

Umicore S.A., listed on the Brussels Stock Exchange, BATS EU, London, Vienna and the OTC market, being recognized as UMI, has paid dividends to its shareholders since 1999 maintaining a stable behavior, without registering any suspension since then, so it has more than twenty years fulfilling the commitment consistently.

The company delivered the amount in a single installment from the beginning until 2009, changing the modality from 2010 to date to two deposits per year, the first one being settled in May and the second one in August, reaching a profitability of approximately 2.30%.

Payout Ratio Umicore Dividends

Umicore paid 3% of its net income in the last fiscal period as dividends.
Dividend payout ratio

The dividend payout ratio, also known as the payout ratio, is an essential indicator for assessing the stability of a company's dividends. This ratio shows what proportion of the company's net profit is used to pay dividends to shareholders.

Dividend payout ratio = Total dividends ÷ Net income

Umicore's earnings (22,571,051,008.00€) are sufficient to cover the dividend payment. This payment represents 3% of the total net profit of UMI.
Dividend payout ratio
General recommendations

An appropriate payout ratio may vary depending on the industry, the company's growth stage and its financial health.

Payout Ratio

Dividend calendar of Umicore

This is the Dividend Calendar of Umicore in 2023.

Event Day
Last trading date February 29, 2024
Ex-Dividend (Ex-Date) March 1, 2024
Record date March 4, 2024
Date of payment March 5, 2024
Dividends schedule Umicore
Data pending official confirmation from the company Umicore (UMI).
Estimated
Estimation Policy

Our policy is based on extracting all the financial information available for each company so that our own algorithms weight this information, thus giving us a result as close as possible to the real data.

Source

Historical annual dividend yields of Umicore

Over the past 5 years, Umicore has not consistently increased the annual dividend amount.
Increasing Dividends
Increasing Dividend Program

For a company to have growing dividends by our standards, the annual dividend amount must have increased steadily for at least the last 5 years.

Dividend yield

Dividend yield of Umicore vs. the sector

Umicore's dividend yield (3.33%) is above the sector average (2.92%).
Comparison with industry average
Comparison with industry average

The company's dividend yield is compared to the industry average to determine its positioning.

Umicore's dividend yield is between the top 25% (3.67%) and top 75% (2.17%) of the sector.
Evaluation with respect to competence.
Comparison with competitors

Imagine you have a list of dividend yields for different companies in an industry. If you look for the "top 25%% percentile", you will find a number. This number tells you that the top 25%% of the companies with the highest dividends have a yield higher than that number.

On the other hand, the "top 75%% percentile" shows you another number, which tells you that 75%% of the companies have a higher yield than that number, thus showing a more common and less high yield.

Dividend yield history in Umicore

Over the past 5 years, Umicore's annual dividend income has fallen by more than 10%.
Dividend stability
Dividend stability

For a company to have stable dividends by our standards, it is vital that it has not had an annual decline of more than 10% over the previous year.

Dividend history of Umicore

In this table you can see the dividend history of Umicore:

YearEx-DividendAmountTotal
2023
08/18/2023
05/02/2023
0.25 €
0.55 €
0.8 €
2022
08/19/2022
05/02/2022
0.25 €
0.55 €
0.8 €
2021
08/20/2021
05/03/2021
0.25 €
0.5 €
0.75 €
2020
08/21/2020
05/05/2020
0.25 €
0.375 €
0.625 €
2019
08/23/2019
04/29/2019
0.375 €
0.4 €
0.775 €
2018
08/24/2018
04/30/2018
0.35 €
0.375 €
0.725 €
2017
08/25/2017
04/27/2017
0.1625 €
0.35 €
0.5125 €
2016
08/23/2016
04/28/2016
0.3 €
0.35 €
0.65 €
2015
09/01/2015
04/30/2015
0.25 €
0.25 €
0.5 €
2014
09/01/2014
05/02/2014
0.25 €
0.25 €
0.5 €
2013
09/02/2013
05/03/2013
0.25 €
0.25 €
0.5 €
2012
09/03/2012
04/27/2012
0.25 €
0.3 €
0.55 €
2011
09/09/2011
04/29/2011
0.2 €
0.2375 €
0.4375 €
2010
10/08/2010
05/03/2010
0.1625 €
0.325 €
0.4875 €
2009
04/30/2009
0.325 €
0.325 €
2008
05/07/2008
0.325 €
0.325 €
2007
04/26/2007
0.21 €
0.21 €
2006
04/28/2006
0.185 €
0.185 €
2005
04/15/2005
0.165 €
0.165 €
2004
04/21/2004
0.16 €
0.16 €
2003
04/16/2003
0.14 €
0.14 €
2002
04/17/2002
0.14 €
0.14 €
2001
05/14/2001
0.14 €
0.14 €
2000
05/26/2000
0.125 €
0.125 €
Dividend history of Umicore

Umicore dividend capture strategy

Step 1: Buy Umicore shares (UMI) one day before ex-dividend date
Date of purchase Feb 29, 2024
Next ex-dividend date Mar 1, 2024
Step 2: Sell Umicore shares (UMI) when the price recovers.
Date of sale (estimated) Mar 5, 2024
Average price recovery 4 days
Average return on cost 0.85%
The dividend capture strategy is based on historical Umicore data. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Information about Umicore

Full name Umicore SA
Ticker UMI
Sector Industry
Industry Pollution & Treatment Controls
Market Capitalization 5.87B €
ISIN N/A
Number of Employees 11,942
Address Rue du Marais 31 Broekstraat, Brussels, 1000, Belgium
Phone 32 2 227 71 11
Website https://www.umicore.com
Description of the company

Umicore S.A., formerly known as Union Minière, is engaged in the circular materials technology industry, specializing in the refining and recycling of metals and the creation of other technical products based on precious metals such as zinc, germanium and cobalt, with activities in chemistry and metallurgy, and has also diversified into the mining sector.

Its origins come from UMHK which explored the natural reserves of the Congo, focused on copper deposits, then moving on to tin and uranium, which continued to grow and was nationalized in 1967, eventually becoming part of the conglomerate Société Générale de Belgique, changing its name to Union Minière and being renamed Umicore in 2001.

It is headquartered in Belgium, but has offices in Belgium, Germany, Finland, Poland, has 44 operational laboratories or factories and 15 technical research and development sites, working with more than 11 thousand employees, recording 4,155 million euros in revenues in 2022.

Its activities are focused on Automotive, Energy, Manufacturing, Optics and Displays, Chemicals, Electronics, Precious Metals, Recycling and Refining, with operating units in Catalysis, Precious Metals Chemistry, Automotive Catalysts, Stationary Catalysts, Recycling, Fuel Cells, Rechargeable Battery Materials, Energy and Surface Technologies, Electro-Optical Materials, Metal Deposition Solutions, Precious Metals Refining, Precious Metals Management, Battery Recycling Solutions, Jewelry and Industrial Metals.

Frequently asked questions about Umicore dividends

Umicore pays dividends on a Semiannual basis.

Umicore is listed on the Bolsa de Bruselas and is part of the BEL20.

Umicore has the Ticker or stock code UMI.

Umicore belongs to the Industry sector and the Pollution & Treatment Controls industry.

The CEO of Umicore in 2023 is Mr. Mathias Miedreich.

At this moment, the value of a Umicore share is 24.43€.

Umicore does not have a growing dividend program. Dividends have not shown a steady growth in the last 5 years.

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