The free dividend tracker to help you grow your wealth. Link your brokerage accounts and MerryDiv automatically syncs your holdings and dividends.
Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Norsk Hydro ASA (NHYKF) pays a $3.00 annual dividend ($0.25 monthly), yielding 3.19% at $10.18/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-05-11. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 3.19%
Annual Dividend: $3.00 per share
Payout Ratio: 63.0%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-05-11
Dividend Frequency: monthly
Sector: Basic Materials
Years of Dividend History: 41
Norsk Hydro ASA dividend investors are looking at a company that spans the entire aluminum value chain, from bauxite mining and alumina refining to aluminum smelting, extrusions, and renewable energy generation. The current yield is 3.19%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $3.00 per share paid monthly. The next ex-dividend date is May 11, 2026, and the last dividend amount was $0.3267 per share. With a beta of 0.691, NHYKF stock moves less than the broader market, which appeals to income-focused investors who prioritize lower price volatility.
Norsk Hydro ASA pays out 63.0% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as elevated (60–75%). That level leaves a meaningful but not wide buffer, and Norsk Hydro ASA dividend safety is partly supported by the company's diversified operations across bauxite, alumina, primary aluminum, extrusions, and energy, which span multiple revenue streams rather than a single product line. The most significant pressure point is the aluminum industry itself: commodity prices are cyclical, and the annual dividend history shows year-over-year declines in multiple years, confirming that payouts have moved with business conditions rather than against them.
Norsk Hydro ASA dividend history shows a CAGR of -12.9% per year from 2003 to 2025. Per-share payments started at $4.5549 in 2003 and ended at $0.2171 in 2025 (with 2026 partial and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The largest single-year swing in the window was a 778.2% increase in 2005, which illustrates how volatile NHYKF dividend payments have been rather than reflecting any sustained upward trend.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-Year | +9.5% | $0.14 (2020) | $0.22 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +4.9% | $0.13 (2015) | $0.22 (2025) |
Norsk Hydro ASA fits income-focused investors who can tolerate cyclical dividend behavior in exchange for exposure to a globally integrated aluminum and renewable energy business. The current yield of 3.19% falls in the moderate (2–4%) range, sitting below the 5-year average yield of 3.58%, which means today's entry point offers less income than the historical norm. The 63.0% payout ratio is elevated but not extreme. What an investor gets here is a moderate yield from a company with genuine operational breadth; what they accept is a dividend that has moved up and down with commodity cycles rather than compounding steadily upward.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | $0.3267 |
| 2025-05-13 | $0.2171 |
| 2024-05-09 | $0.2288 |
| 2023-05-11 | $0.5282 |
| 2022-09-21 | $0.1404 |
| 2022-05-11 | $0.5538 |
| 2021-05-07 | $0.1519 |
| 2020-11-17 | $0.1379 |
| 2019-05-08 | $0.1427 |
| 2018-05-08 | $0.2150 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.3267 |
| 2025 | $0.2171 |
| 2024 | $0.2288 |
| 2023 | $0.5282 |
| 2022 | $0.6942 |
Project income from NHYKF with the NHYKF dividend calculator or track your full portfolio with the dividend tracker.