Best dividend growth stocks in United Kingdom

Dividend growth in the UK can be attractive, but the best growth stories are often found by screening balance-sheet quality and payout resilience, not by chasing the very top yield names.

TickerCompanyYield5Y growthPayoutScore
SHEL Shell 4.2% 3.8% 34% 80
ULVR Unilever 3.5% 3.1% 58% 77

How to judge growth quality

  • Look for companies with repeatable cash generation and disciplined payout ratios.
  • Study the path of dividend growth through inflation shocks and rate changes.
  • Avoid assuming that a long listing history means the dividend is automatically stable.

Useful next step

A good growth list becomes much more useful when it is paired with sector context and a review of the nearest payout dates.