BP Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
BP is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 6.54%. Next payment date is on 20th December, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of 7th November, 2024.
Key information
6.5%
Dividend yield
8.9%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 15.5% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 7.1% |
| Dividend Growth | -2.7% |
| Next dividend pay date | 20 Dec 24 |
| Ex dividend date | 07 Nov 24 |
| Dividend per share | UK£0.247 |
| Payout ratio | 187% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Is There An Opportunity With BP p.l.c.'s (LON:BP.) 49% Undervaluation?
Nov 19
BP (LON:BP.) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital
Aug 21It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward With BP p.l.c. (LON:BP.)
Jul 01We Think BP (LON:BP.) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
May 29Some Investors May Be Willing To Look Past BP's (LON:BP.) Soft Earnings
May 14BP p.l.c. Earnings Missed Analyst Estimates: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now
May 09Is BP p.l.c. (LON:BP.) Trading At A 44% Discount?
Apr 27Investors Will Want BP's (LON:BP.) Growth In ROCE To Persist
Apr 10Earnings Miss: Here's What BP p.l.c. (LON:BP.) Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year
Feb 09Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
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.) | 6.5% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.9% |
| Industry Average (Oil and Gas) | 5.3% |
| Analyst forecast (BP.) (up to 3 years) | 7.1% |
Notable Dividend: BP.'s dividend (6.54%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.14%).
High Dividend: BP.'s dividend (6.54%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.91%)
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%), BP.'s dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.