Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 8/15/25, HSBC Holdings plc (Symbol: HSBC), Shell plc (Symbol: SHEL), and Unilever plc (Symbol: UL) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. HSBC Holdings plc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.50 on 9/26/25, Shell plc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.716 on 9/22/25, and Unilever plc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.5225 on 9/12/25. As a percentage of HSBC's recent stock price of $64.97, this dividend works out to approximately 0.77%, so look for shares of HSBC Holdings plc to trade 0.77% lower — all else being equal — when HSBC shares open for trading on 8/15/25. Similarly, investors should look for SHEL to open 0.99% lower in price and for UL to open 0.86% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for HSBC, SHEL, and UL, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
HSBC Holdings plc (Symbol: HSBC):
Shell plc (Symbol: SHEL):
Unilever plc (Symbol: UL):
In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 3.08% for HSBC Holdings plc, 3.96% for Shell plc, and 3.42% for Unilever plc.
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In Wednesday trading, HSBC Holdings plc shares are currently up about 1.2%, Shell plc shares are up about 1.2%, and Unilever plc shares are up about 0.3% on the day.
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