As of today (2024-04-18), the Forward Annual Dividend Yield of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co is 4.95%.
As of today (2024-04-18), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co is 4.82%.
BMY's Forward Dividend Yield % is ranked better than 90.16% of 498
companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 1.91
vs BMY: 4.95
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's Dividends per Share for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.60.
During the past 12 months, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.50% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.90% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.00% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.10% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co was 14.20% per year. The lowest was 0.50% per year. And the median was 3.50% per year.
The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.
Competitive Comparison
For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's Forward Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Forward Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co Forward Dividend Yield % Distribution
For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co Forward Dividend Yield % Calculation
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 0.600
2024-04-04
2024-04-05
2024-05-01
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.600
2024-01-04
2024-01-05
2024-02-01
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.570
2023-10-05
2023-10-06
2023-11-01
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.570
2023-07-06
2023-07-07
2023-08-01
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Forward Annual Dividend Yield
=
Forward Full Year Dividend
/
Current Share Price
=
2.4
/
48.30
=
4.97 %
Current Share Price is $48.30.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.6 * 4 = $2.4.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield
=
Most Recent Full Year Dividend
/
Current Share Price
=
2.34
/
48.30
=
4.84 %
Current Share Price is $48.30.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $2.34.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) Forward Dividend Yield % Explanation
Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.
Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.
In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (Bristol-Myers Squibb Co) Business Description
Bristol-Myers Squibb discovers, develops, and markets drugs for various therapeutic areas, such as cardiovascular, cancer, and immune disorders. A key focus for Bristol is immuno-oncology, where the firm is a leader in drug development. Bristol derives close to 70% of total sales from the U.S., showing a higher dependence on the U.S. market than most of its peer group.
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