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BUI Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.66 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust Dividend Payout Ratio?

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period. BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.66.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust is 0.93, which seems too high.

The historical rank and industry rank for BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BUI' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.31   Med: 0.46   Max: 0.93
Current: 0.93

During the past 8 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust was 0.93. The lowest was 0.31. And the median was 0.46.

BUI's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
69.08% of 1035 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.57 vs BUI: 0.93

As of today (2025-03-16), the Dividend Yield % of BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust is 6.65%.

During the past 8 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust was 9.46%. The lowest was 5.35%. And the median was 6.54%.

BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was $0.76.

During the past 12 months, BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 0.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 0.30% per year.

During the past 8 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust was 0.70% per year. The lowest was 0.70% per year. And the median was 0.70% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.

BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust's Dividend Payout Ratio 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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BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Dividend Payout Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.45 0.41 - 0.90 0.93

BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
Dividend Payout Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.51 0.55 2.50 1.65 0.66

Competitive Comparison of BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio 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.

BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.


BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period.

BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2024 )
=1.482/ 1.59
=0.93

BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=0.756/ 1.15
=0.66

* 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.

BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (NYSE:BUI) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Dividend 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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BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19809
Website
https://www.blackrock.com
BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust is a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income, current gains, and long-term capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities issued by companies that are engaged in the Utilities, Infrastructure and Power Opportunities business segments anywhere in the world and by employing a strategy of writing (selling) call and put options.
Executives
Stayce D. Harris director 1999 S. BASCOM AVE., SUITE 700, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Arthur Philip Steinmetz director 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Aaron David Wasserman officer: Chief Compliance Officer 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Lindsay Victoria Sinclair other: Portfolio Manager 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Lorenzo Flores director 2100 LOGIC DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95124
James Phillip Holloman director P.O. BOX 625737, 6800 CINTAS BOULEVARD, CINCINNATI OH 45262
Trent Walker officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O PIMCO, 650 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Alastair Bishop other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Christopher Accettella other: Portfolio Manager 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Kyle Mcclements other: Portfolio Manager 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Henry Gabbay director 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Robert W Fairbairn director 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Blackrock Internationl, Ltd. other: Affl. of Investment Adviser 800 SCUDDERS MILL ROAD, PLAINSBORO NJ 08536
Cynthia Egan director 7117 BELLONA AVENUE, BALTIMORE MD 21212
Catherine A. Lynch director 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055

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