أسواق الإمارات: التوزيعات النقدية تبلغ 30.40 مليار درهم خلال النصف الأول 2026
Dubai Financial Market PJSC (DFM) trading floor

An Argaam survey of UAE companies that approved cash dividend distributions for H1 2026 showed that 26 out of 138 locally listed companies on the Dubai and Abu Dhabi stock exchanges paid cash dividends, excluding foreign and private joint-stock companies.


The value of cash dividends across UAE markets rose 28% to AED 30.40 billion in H1 2026, compared with AED 23.80 billion in the same period of 2025, as shown in the following table:

 

 

Semi-Annual Interim Dividends for DFM, ADX

 

Period

H1
2022

H1
2023

H1
2024

H1
2025

H1
2026

Dividends (AED mln ) *

16,130.9

17,006.7

21,644.8

23,795.1

30,403.9

Number of companies that distributed cash dividends

15

18

18

19

26

Number of listed companies*

123

129

133

138

138
*Excludes foreign and private joint-stock companies.
 
A review of cash dividends for H1 2026 showed that the real estate sector on the Dubai Financial Market recorded the highest dividend yield among market sectors at 4.1%, followed by real estate investment trusts (REITs) at 3.5%, and consumer and utilities at 2.3% each.

The Dubai Financial Market’s overall dividend yield stood at 2.9%, based on the closing prices on Sept. 24, 2026.
On the Abu Dhabi market, the financials sector ranked first in terms of dividend yield at 5.9%, followed by consumer at 3.3%, while basic materials and technology recorded yields of 3.2% and 3.1%, respectively.

The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange’s overall dividend yield stood at 2.5%, based on the closing prices on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, as shown in the following table:
 
 

H1 2026 Dividend Yield by Sector 

Companies

Total cash dividends 
(AED bln)

Market capitalization
(AED bln)

Number of companies

that distributed
cash dividends

Yield

Dubai Financial Market*

Real estate

4.84

119.44

2

4.1%

Listed real estate investment funds

0.60

17.22

2

3.5%

Consumer 

0.74

31.68

2

2.3%

Utilities

3.68

158.04

3

2.3%

Telecoms

1.18

54.21

1

2.2%

Financial services

0.08

3.78

1

2.0%

Industry

0.10

6.55

1

1.5%

Total

11.21

390.91

12

2.9%

ADX*

Financials

0.20

3.42

1

5.9%

Consumer 

0.41

12.38

2

3.3%

Basic materials

2.96

92.57

2

3.2%

Technology

0.21

6.90

1

3.1%

Energy

10.12

396.71

3

2.6%

Telecoms

4.13

188.89

1

2.2%

Estimated consumer 

0.43

20.96

2

2.1%

Industry

0.73

55.63

2

1.3%

Total

19.19

777.46

14

2.5%
* Excluding foreign and private joint stock companies.
 

ADNOC Gas ranked first in terms of total dividend value at AED 6.91 billion, followed by Emaar Properties with a one-off special dividend of AED 4.40 billion, and (e&) with AED 4.13 billion.

 

In terms of dividend yield, Investcorp Capital topped the list at 5.9%, followed by Emaar Properties at 4.3%. ADNH Catering and RAK Ceramics followed, each with a dividend yield of 4.2%, as shown in the following table:

Companies with Cash Dividends on DFM, ADX for H1 2026

Company

Market

Total
Cash
Dividends

(mln AED)

Cash
dividend
per share
(AED)

Price (AED)

24 September
2026

Dividend
Yield

Investcorp Capital *

ADX

201.6

0.09

1.56

5.9%

Emaar **

Dubai

4,400.0

0.50

11.68

4.3%

ADNH Catering

Abu Dhabi

60.0

0.03

0.63

4.2%

RAK Ceramics

Abu Dhabi

99.4

0.10

2.38

4.2%

Al Mal Capital REIT

Dubai

28.0

0.04

1.01

4.0%

Agthia )

Abu Dhabi

98.0

0.12

3.29

3.6%

Dubai Residential REIT

Dubai

573.2

0.04

1.27

3.5%

Borouge plc (BOROUGE)

ADX

2,409.2

0.08

2.37

3.4%

Lulu Retail Holdings PLC (LULU)

ADX

309.9

0.03

0.93

3.2%

Alef Education

ADX

212.8

0.03

0.99

3.1%

Empower

Dubai

437.5

0.04

1.58

2.8%

Spinneys

Dubai

122.4

0.03

1.23

2.8%

TECOM Group

Dubai

440.0

0.09

3.24

2.7%

ADNOC Gas PLC (ADNOCGAS)

ADX

6,907.6

0.09

3.32

2.7%

Fertiglobe

ADX

551.0

0.07

2.57

2.6%

ADNOC Distribution PJSC (ADNOCDIST)

ADX

1,285.8

0.10

4.03

2.6%

DEWA

Dubai

3,100.0

0.06

2.71

2.3%

Talabat

Dubai

615.9

0.03

1.17

2.3%

e&

ADX

4,131.0

0.48

21.72

2.2%

du

Dubai

1,178.6

0.26

11.96

2.2%

Tabreed

Dubai

142.3

0.05

2.37

2.1%

ADNOC Drilling 

Abu Dhabi

1,928.1

0.12

5.72

2.1%

Amanat 

Dubai

75.0

0.03

1.51

2.0%

Americana 

ADX

370.2

0.04

2.32

1.9%

ALEC Holdings 

Dubai

100.0

0.02

1.31

1.5%

ADNOC Logistics & Services

ADX

626.6

0.08

7.20

1.2%

Total

 

30,403.9

 

 

2.6%
*Distributed for H1 ended December 2025.

**Exceptional one-off distributions.

It is worth noting that most companies do not pay quarterly or semi-annual cash dividends on a regular basis, with many companies limiting cash dividend distributions to the full year. Accordingly, the dividends recorded during H1 2026 do not necessarily reflect the companies’ expected total annual dividend distributions.

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