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FRO Stock — Frontline plc
Frontline plc (FRO)
Updated October 16, 2026.
Verdict as of October 16, 2026
FRO's distribution is rated generally safe by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (71/100, high confidence). It pays quarterly and its distribution rate is 7.85%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $3.41 with an ex-date of September 18, 2026, was 120.0% higher than the previous $1.55. These payments are unclassified; this does not establish a base-dividend change.
Sources: Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
FRO is a Stock. its distribution rate is 7.85%, its trailing-12-month yield is 11.77%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 71/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 1222.0% over the past 25.2 years, 323.0 points ahead of SPY at 899.0%.
Frontline plc is a shipping company that owns and operates a fleet of oil and product tankers, including very large crude carriers, Suezmax tankers, and smaller tankers used to transport crude oil and petroleum products worldwide. The company distributes a modest current distribution rate to shareholders on a quarterly basis; note that the latest distribution was special and may not recur on a regular schedule. Frontline appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to the shipping and energy sectors.
FRO dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-16.
Trailing-12-month yield (11.77%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $3.41. The ex-dividend date is 09/18/2026. The payment date is 09/28/2026.
| Ex-date | As paid | Per current share | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | $3.41 | $3.41 | 120.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2026-06-12 | $1.55 | $1.55 | 50.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2026-03-12 | $1.03 | $1.03 | 442.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-12-12 | $0.19 | $0.19 | -47.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-09-12 | $0.36 | $0.36 | 100.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-06-12 | $0.18 | $0.18 | -10.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-03-14 | $0.2 | $0.2 | -41.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-12-11 | $0.34 | $0.34 | -45.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-09-13 | $0.62 | $0.62 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-06-14 | $0.62 | $0.62 | 67.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-03-14 | $0.37 | $0.37 | 23.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-12-14 | $0.3 | $0.3 | -62.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-09-14 | $0.8 | $0.8 | 14.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-06-15 | $0.7 | $0.7 | -34.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-03-15 | $1.07 | $1.07 | 613.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-09-15 | $0.15 | $0.15 | -70.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-09-10 | $0.5 | $0.5 | -28.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-06-03 | $0.7 | $0.7 | 75.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-03-12 | $0.4 | $0.4 | 300.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-12-10 | $0.1 | $0.1 | -33.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-06-08 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-03-10 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 50.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-12-13 | $0.1 | $0.1 | -50.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-09-08 | $0.2 | $0.2 | -50.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-06-09 | $0.4 | $0.4 | 14.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-03-09 | $0.35 | $0.35 | 40.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-12-16 | $0.05 | $0.25 | 150.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-09-07 | $0.02 | $0.1 | -80.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-06-06 | $0.1 | $0.5 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-03-07 | $0.1 | $0.5 | -60.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-12-03 | $0.25 | $1.25 | -66.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-09-08 | $0.75 | $3.75 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-06-02 | $0.75 | $3.75 | 200.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-03-05 | $0.25 | $1.25 | 66.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2009-12-04 | $0.15 | $0.75 | -40.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2009-09-09 | $0.25 | $1.25 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2009-06-05 | $0.25 | $1.25 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2009-03-09 | $0.25 | $1.25 | -50.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2008-12-05 | $0.5 | $2.5 | -83.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2008-09-02 | $3 | $15 | 9.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2008-06-02 | $2.75 | $13.75 | N/A |
| 2008-03-14 | $0.34 | $1.7 | N/A |
| 2008-02-22 | $2 | $10 | N/A |
| 2007-11-26 | $1.5 | $7.5 | N/A |
| 2007-10-10 | $3.25 | $16.25 | 116.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2007-06-06 | $1.5 | $7.5 | -68.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2007-03-06 | $4.744 | $23.72 | 89.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2006-12-05 | $2.5 | $12.5 | 66.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2006-08-29 | $1.5 | $7.5 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2006-06-08 | $1.5 | $7.5 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2006-03-02 | $1.5 | $7.5 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2005-11-25 | $1.5 | $7.5 | -25.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2005-09-01 | $2 | $10 | -35.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2005-06-08 | $3.1 | $15.5 | N/A |
| 2005-03-03 | $3.5 | $17.5 | -40.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2005-02-03 | $5.855 | $29.275 | 225.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2004-12-23 | $1.8 | $9 | N/A |
| 2004-11-29 | $3.433 | $17.165 | N/A |
| 2004-11-23 | $2.5 | $12.5 | 56.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2004-08-26 | $1.6 | $8 | -80.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2004-06-17 | $8.31 | $41.55 | 84.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2004-03-10 | $4.5 | $22.5 | 246.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2003-11-28 | $1.3 | $6.5 | N/A |
| 2003-08-14 | $1.1 | $5.5 | N/A |
| 2003-06-19 | $1 | $5 | N/A |
| 2003-05-28 | $1.21548 | $6.0774 | N/A |
| 2003-05-16 | $1 | $5 | 566.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2003-03-06 | $0.15 | $0.75 | 200.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2002-05-29 | $0.05 | $0.25 | -75.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2002-03-11 | $0.2 | $1 | 100.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2001-11-19 | $0.1 | $0.5 | -75.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2001-08-21 | $0.4 | $2 | — |
| 2001 total (partial launch year) | — | $2.5 | — |
| 2002 total | — | $1.25 | — |
| 2003 total | — | $28.8274 | 2206.2% |
| 2004 total | — | $110.715 | 284.1% |
| 2005 total | — | $79.775 | -27.9% |
| 2006 total | — | $35 | -56.1% |
| 2007 total | — | $54.97 | 57.1% |
| 2008 total | — | $42.95 | -21.9% |
| 2009 total | — | $4.5 | -89.5% |
| 2010 total | — | $10 | 122.2% |
| 2011 total | — | $1.1 | -89.0% |
| 2015 total | — | $0.25 | -77.3% |
| 2016 total | — | $1.05 | 320.0% |
| 2017 total | — | $0.3 | -71.4% |
| 2019 total | — | $0.1 | -66.7% |
| 2020 total | — | $1.6 | 1500.0% |
| 2022 total | — | $0.15 | -90.6% |
| 2023 total | — | $2.87 | 1813.3% |
| 2024 total | — | $1.95 | -32.1% |
| 2025 total | — | $0.93 | -52.3% |
| 2026 YTD total | — | $5.99 | 709.5% vs prior-year YTD |
FRO dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +472.2%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -63.82%.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | +472.2% |
| 3Y | 140.5% |
| 10Y | 415.0% |
FRO performance versus SPY
Price and return data through 2026-10-16.
Total return is 1222.0% over the past 25.2 years, 323.0 points ahead of SPY at 899.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 164.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 21.4%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | 4.4% | — |
| 3M | 50.7% | — |
| 6M | 66.3% | — |
| YTD | 176.5% | — |
| 1Y | 164.3% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | 72.00% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | 49.60% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | 55.90% |
| 10Y CAGR | — | 30.60% |
| Since inception (25.2 years) | 1222.0% | 10.80% |
FRO key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 71 · Generally safe
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 5.57%
- Asset type
- Stock
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 08/06/2001
- Distribution rate
- 7.85%
- Distribution frequency
- Quarterly
- Trailing yield
- 11.77%
- 5-year average yield
- 3.51
- Last close
- $52.49 (as of 2026-10-16)
- Market cap
- $11,685,475,444
- Average volume
- 3719660.0
- Dividend
- $3.41
- Ex-dividend date
- 09/18/2026
- Payment date
- 09/28/2026
- Beta
- 0.179
- Payout ratio
- 2.0%
- P/E ratio
- 8.25
- Forward P/E
- 10.01
- EPS
- $6.36
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (7.85%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (11.77%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
FRO risks and drawbacks
Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 21.4%.
Who may consider FRO — and who may not
It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FRO pays quarterly). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
More on FRO
Frequently asked questions
Does FRO pay monthly?
No. FRO currently pays quarterly, not monthly.
How has FRO's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +472.2%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does FRO pay a dividend?
FRO pays quarterly. The dividend amount is $3.41. The ex-dividend date is 09/18/2026. The payment date is 09/28/2026.
How has FRO performed?
Total return is 1222.0% over the past 25.2 years, 323.0 points ahead of SPY at 899.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 164.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 21.4%.
Is FRO a good investment?
FRO's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 71 (Generally safe). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 7.85% (calculation basis unavailable). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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