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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): Unum Group (UNM) pays a $1.89 annual dividend ($0.51 quarterly), yielding 2.19% at $92.23/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-10-30. 21 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.19%
Annual Dividend: $1.89 per share
Payout Ratio: 43.0%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-10-30
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 40
Unum Group is a financial protection insurer founded in 1848, selling group disability, life, and voluntary benefits to employers across the U.S., U.K., and Poland. The Unum Group dividend currently yields 2.2%, with trailing twelve-month payments of $1.8850 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is July 24, 2026, with the last declared amount at $0.5050 per share. A beta of 0.241 points to low price volatility, which suits income investors who prioritize a steady payout over share price swings.
Unum Group pays out 43.0% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as moderate (40–60%). That level leaves meaningful earnings retained within the business, and UNM's core products, including group long-term disability and supplemental voluntary benefits sold to employers, represent recurring workplace benefit programs that generate ongoing premium revenue. Unum Group dividend safety faces its most direct pressure from the insurance industry's exposure to claims cycles, since a spike in disability or life claims would compress the earnings base that supports the current payout.
Unum Group dividend history shows a CAGR of 11.3% per year from 2011 to 2025. The per-share annual dividend grew from $0.3950 to $1.7600 over that window (2026 data is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 2.6% in 2021, a notable step down from the double-digit pace seen in most other years.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +11.8% | $1.26 (2022) | $1.76 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +9.1% | $1.14 (2020) | $1.76 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +9.7% | $0.70 (2015) | $1.76 (2025) |
UNM stock fits dividend investors who want a combination of income and above-average dividend growth from a low-volatility insurer. The current yield of 2.2% sits in the moderate (2–4%) range and runs below the 5-year average of 2.69%, meaning the stock is priced at a premium relative to its own yield history. The 43.0% payout ratio leaves room for continued increases, and 21 consecutive years of dividend growth backs that up with a real record. The trade-off is that the current yield is not high enough to anchor a pure income portfolio, so the value here is in the growth rate, not the starting income.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | $0.5050 |
| 2026-04-24 | $0.4600 |
| 2026-01-30 | $0.4600 |
| 2025-10-24 | $0.4600 |
| 2025-07-25 | $0.4600 |
| 2025-04-25 | $0.4200 |
| 2025-01-24 | $0.4200 |
| 2024-10-25 | $0.4200 |
| 2024-07-26 | $0.4200 |
| 2024-04-25 | $0.3650 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.4250 |
| 2025 | $1.7600 |
| 2024 | $1.5700 |
| 2023 | $1.3900 |
| 2022 | $1.2600 |
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