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Bank of Montreal (Bank of Montreal) Dividend Yield %

: 4.73% (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Bank of Montreal is 4.73%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Bank of Montreal's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

BMO' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.86   Med: 4.01   Max: 6.7
Current: 4.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Bank of Montreal was 6.70%. The lowest was 2.86%. And the median was 4.01%.

BMO's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
61.12% of 1201 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 4.03 vs BMO: 4.73

Bank of Montreal's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.59.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Bank of Montreal was 0.55. The lowest was 0.33. And the median was 0.44.

As of today (2024-04-18), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Bank of Montreal is 4.89%.

Bank of Montreal's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $1.13.

During the past 12 months, Bank of Montreal's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Bank of Montreal was 19.50% per year. The lowest was 0.20% per year. And the median was 7.85% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Bank of Montreal Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bank of Montreal's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* 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.

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Bank of Montreal Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Dividend Yield %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.13 5.32 3.12 4.58 5.62

Bank of Montreal Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Dividend Yield % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.19 4.67 4.57 5.62 4.60

Competitive Comparison

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Bank of Montreal's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and 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.


Bank of Montreal Dividend Yield % Distribution

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Bank of Montreal's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bank of Montreal's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Bank of Montreal Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Bank of Montreal Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
CAD 1.5102024-01-292024-01-302024-02-27Cash DividendquarterlyCAD:USD 0.747161
CAD 1.4702023-10-272023-10-302023-11-28Cash DividendquarterlyCAD:USD 0.720565
CAD 1.4702023-07-272023-07-282023-08-28Cash DividendquarterlyCAD:USD 0.759878
CAD 1.4302023-04-272023-04-282023-05-26Cash DividendquarterlyCAD:USD 0.738509

* 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.

Bank of Montreal's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=4.36053219/91.01
=4.79 %

Current Share Price is $91.01.
Bank of Montreal's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $4.36053219.

Bank of Montreal's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=4.51285244/91.01
=4.96 %

Current Share Price is $91.01.
Bank of Montreal's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $1.12821311 * 4 = $4.51285244.

* 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.


Bank of Montreal  (NYSE:BMO) 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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Bank of Montreal (Bank of Montreal) Business Description

Address
129 rue Saint-Jacques, Montreal, QC, CAN, H2Y 1L6
Bank of Montreal is a diversified financial-services provider based in North America, operating four business segments: Canadian personal and commercial banking, U.S. P&C banking, wealth management, and capital markets. The bank's operations are primarily in Canada, with a material portion also in the U.S.
Executives
Vinita Lee Piper director 712 WILCREST, SUITE 3020, HOUSTON TX 77042