BP Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
BP is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 6.84%. Next payment date is on 20th December, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of 7th November, 2024.
Key information
6.8%
Dividend yield
9.3%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 16.1% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 7.4% |
| Dividend Growth | -2.7% |
| Next dividend pay date | 20 Dec 24 |
| Ex dividend date | 07 Nov 24 |
| Dividend per share | CHF 0.277 |
| Payout ratio | 187% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: BP's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: BP's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| BP Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (BP) | 6.8% |
| Market Bottom 25% (CH) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (CH) | 4.4% |
| Industry Average (Oil and Gas) | 7.2% |
| Analyst forecast (BP) (up to 3 years) | 7.4% |
Notable Dividend: BP's dividend (6.84%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Swiss market (2.01%).
High Dividend: BP's dividend (6.84%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the Swiss market (4.39%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (186.6%), BP's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (37.1%), BP's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.