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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Frontline Plc (FRO) pays a $3.13 annual dividend, yielding 6.79% at $46.12/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-18. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 6.79%
Annual Dividend: $3.13 per share
Payout Ratio: 46.9%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-18
Sector: Industrials
Years of Dividend History: 21
Frontline Plc dividend income comes from one of the world's largest publicly traded tanker fleets, operating 80 vessels including VLCCs, Suezmax tankers, and LR2/Aframax tankers across global oil trade routes. FRO currently pays $3.13 per share on a trailing annual basis, with the next ex-dividend date set for September 18, 2026. The current yield stands at 6.79%. With a beta of just 0.054, FRO stock moves almost independently of broader market swings, which appeals to income-focused investors seeking yield without equity market correlation.
Frontline Plc pays out 46.9% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as moderate (40-60%). That level leaves meaningful earnings retained within the business, which operates a fleet of 80 tankers engaged in the ownership, operation, and charter of oil and product tankers worldwide. Frontline Plc dividend safety faces its clearest pressure from the cyclical nature of tanker shipping rates, where revenue swings with global oil demand and vessel supply, factors that can compress earnings and, in turn, the dividend.
Frontline Plc dividend history shows a CAGR of -7.6% per year from 2004 to 2023. Per-share payments fell from $12.90 at the start of the window to $2.87 by 2023 (with 2024, 2025, and 2026 all representing partial years). The largest annual increase in the window was 173.3% in 2023, which illustrates how sharply FRO dividends can swing in either direction rather than growing at a measured pace.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Year | -7.4% | $2.00 (2010) | $0.93 (2025) |
FRO fits income-focused investors who prioritize current yield over predictable dividend growth. The yield classification is high (above 4%), and at 6.79% today it sits well above the 5-year average of 3.2%, meaning buyers at current prices are locking in a historically elevated income rate from a tanker fleet that spans the full crude and product spectrum. The trade-off is real: the long-term CAGR is negative, consecutive years of dividend increases stand at zero, and the shipping cycle drives payment volatility. What Frontline Plc offers is a high current income rate backed by a moderate payout ratio; what it does not offer is dividend growth or payment predictability.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | $2.6100 |
| 2026-06-12 | $1.5500 |
| 2026-03-12 | $1.0300 |
| 2025-12-12 | $0.1900 |
| 2025-09-12 | $0.3600 |
| 2025-06-12 | $0.1800 |
| 2025-03-14 | $0.2000 |
| 2024-12-11 | $0.3400 |
| 2024-09-13 | $0.6200 |
| 2024-06-14 | $0.6200 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $5.1900 |
| 2025 | $0.9300 |
| 2024 | $1.9500 |
| 2023 | $2.8700 |
| 2022 | $0.1500 |
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