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BACPK.PFD (Bank of America) Dividend Yield % : 5.90% (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Bank of America Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-12-14), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Bank of America is 5.90%.

Warning Sign:

Bank of America Corp stock dividend yield is close to 2-year low.

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

BACpK.PFD' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.44   Med: 1.86   Max: 5.9
Current: 5.9

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Bank of America was 5.90%. The lowest was 0.44%. And the median was 1.86%.

BACpK.PFD's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
79.82% of 1234 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 3.69 vs BACpK.PFD: 5.90

Bank of America's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.00.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Bank of America was 0.39. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 0.24.

As of today (2024-12-14), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Bank of America is 5.90%.

Bank of America's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.00.

During the past 12 months, Bank of America's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 31.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Bank of America was 84.20% per year. The lowest was -74.50% per year. And the median was 13.50% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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


Bank of America Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bank of America'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 America Dividend Yield % Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Bank of America's Dividend Yield %

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Bank of America'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 America's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Banks Industry

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

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



Bank of America Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Bank of America Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.3671882024-10-012024-10-012024-10-24Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3671882024-07-012024-07-012024-07-24Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3671882024-03-282024-04-012024-04-24Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3671882023-12-282024-01-012024-01-24Cash DividendquarterlyUSD: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.

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

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.468752/24.91
=5.90 %

Current Share Price is $24.91.
Bank of America's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.468752.

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

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.468752/24.91
=5.90 %

Current Share Price is $24.91.
Bank of America's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.367188 * 4 = $1.468752.

* 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 America  (NYSE:BACpK.PFD) 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 America Business Description

Address
100 North Tryon Street, Bank of America Corporate Center, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28255
Bank of America is one of the largest financial institutions in the United States, with more than $3.0 trillion in assets. It is organized into four major segments: consumer banking, global wealth and investment management, global banking, and global markets. Bank of America's consumer-facing lines of business include its network of branches and deposit-gathering operations, retail lending products, credit and debit cards, and small-business services. The company's Merrill Lynch operations provide brokerage and wealth-management services, as does its private bank. Wholesale lines of business include investment banking, corporate and commercial real estate lending, and capital markets operations. Bank of America has operations in several countries but is primarily US-focused.