BP Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
BP is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 6.25%.
Key information
6.2%
Dividend yield
8.8%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 15.0% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 7.1% |
| Dividend Growth | -2.6% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$0.321 |
| Payout ratio | 187% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
The Gold Standard Oil And Gas Companies
Nov 25BP Stock: Out Of The Doghouse (Rating Upgrade)
Nov 124 Things BP Can Do To Convince Investors They Are An Oil Company Again
Oct 31BP: Finally We See A Catalyst
Oct 21BP: 5.7% Dividend, Buybacks, And A Mid-Single Digit P/E Signal Value
Sep 30BP: 15% Earnings Yield, 5% Dividend, Upside Potential
Sep 02BP Stock: Underperforming The Sector For A Good Reason
Aug 23BP: No Thanks, I'm Buying American
Jul 10BP: After A Big Pullback, It's Time To Lock In A 5% Yield On This Oil Giant
Jun 17BP: Mixed Q1 But Risk/Reward Remains Highly Attractive
Jun 11BP Stock Can Run Once They Admit They Are An Oil Company
May 08BP p.l.c.: The Dividend Growth Should Continue To Be Special
May 02BP: Refueling The Cash Engine (Rating Upgrade)
Apr 09BP: A Deep Dive Into US E&P Subsidiary Bpx
Mar 06Stability 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 |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (BP) | 6.2% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.5% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Oil and Gas) | 4.1% |
| Analyst forecast (BP) (up to 3 years) | 7.1% |
Notable Dividend: BP's dividend (6.25%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.46%).
High Dividend: BP's dividend (6.25%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.51%)
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 (35.9%), BP's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/02 09:57 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
BP p.l.c. is covered by 80 analysts. 22 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Alexandre Andlauer | AlphaValue |
| William Selesky | Argus Research Company |
| John Eade | Argus Research Company |