Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (Bristol-Myers Squibb Co) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate : 8.00% (As of Mar. 2024)

Competitive Comparison of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate 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's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co  (NYSE:BMY.R) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co was 0.78. The lowest was 0.27. And the median was 0.38.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co is 2.23, which seems too high.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co was 5.32%. The lowest was 1.99%. And the median was 2.85%.

Good Sign:

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co stock dividend yield is close to 10-year high.

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