Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.52 (As of Jan. 2025)

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What is Bank of Montreal 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. Bank of Montreal's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Jan. 2025 was 0.52.

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

TSX:BMO' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.33 Med: 0.44 Max: 0.63
Current: 0.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Bank of Montreal was 0.63. The lowest was 0.33. And the median was 0.44.

TSX:BMO's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
82.08% of 1144 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.35 vs TSX:BMO: 0.61

As of today (2025-03-03), the Dividend Yield % of Bank of Montreal is 4.17%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Bank of Montreal was 6.70%. The lowest was 2.86%. And the median was 4.05%.

Bank of Montreal's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Jan. 2025 was C$1.59.

During the past 12 months, Bank of Montreal's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 13.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.20% 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 8.30% 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.

Bank of Montreal Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

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

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* 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 Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Bank of Montreal Annual Data

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Oct16

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Oct20

Oct21

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Oct24

Dividend Payout Ratio

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0.55

0.33

0.41

0.49

0.63

Bank of Montreal Quarterly Data
	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24	Apr24	Jul24	Oct24	Jan25
Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.59	0.58	0.59	0.82	0.52

Competitive Comparison of Bank of Montreal's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Bank of Montreal'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.

Bank of Montreal's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

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

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

Bank of Montreal Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Bank of Montreal's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Oct. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Oct. 2024 )
	=	6.12	/	9.68
	=	0.63

Bank of Montreal's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Jan. 2025 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Jan. 2025 )
	=	1.59	/	3.04
	=	0.52

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

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Address

129 rue Saint Jacques, Montreal, QC, CAN, H2Y 1L6

Website

https://www.bmo.com

Bank of Montreal is a diversified financial-services provider based in North America, operating four business segments: Canadian personal and commercial banking, US P&C banking, wealth management, and capital markets. The bank's operations are primarily in Canada, with a material portion also in the US.

Executives

William Darryl White	Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6), Senior Officer
David Robert Casper	Senior Officer
Nadim Hirji	Senior Officer
Linda Susan Huber	Director
Martin Stewart Eichenbaum	Director
Mona Elizabeth Malone	Senior Officer
Joanna Michelle Rotenberg	Senior Officer
Cameron Mcaskile Fowler	Senior Officer
Patrick Cronin	Senior Officer
Ron Farmer	Director
George Cope	Director
Don Matthew Wilson Iii	Director
Richard D. Rudderham	Senior Officer
Philip Orsino	Director
Simon Adrian Fish	Senior Officer