BHP Group Limited (BHP) Dividend History

NYSE: BHPYield, payment dates, growth and payout ratio.

BHP latest dividend

$1.98last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateSep 4Friday, 2026
Payment dateSep 23Wednesday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 1984paying since
  • —payments
  • +0.4%5-year growth a year
  • 4.75%forward yield

BHP dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$396
Each payment
$99
Value of the shares
$8,329
Dividend yield
4.75%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $3.96 per share, before tax.

BHP dividends per share by year

Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.

BHP dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)1.6%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)56.6%
Well covered · of fiscal 2026 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+0.4%
Slow growth · a year on average
Years of increases0
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

BHP yield on cost

BHP Group Limited yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$55.597.12%$3.446.2%
3 years ago$57.156.93%$8.5415.0%
5 years ago$51.757.65%$18.1235.0%
10 years ago$30.7712.87%$33.38108.5%
20 years ago$34.8311.37%$48.34138.8%

Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).

BHP dividend payments

Payment

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).

BHP dividends by year

BHP Group Limited dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$2.19−25.2%3.62%2
2024$2.92−14.1%5.98%2
2023$3.40−44.9%4.98%2
2022$6.17+15.1%9.95%2
2021$5.36+150.8%9.96%2
2020$2.14−48.9%3.67%2
2019$4.19—8.58%3
2018$2.10+42.2%4.88%2
2017$1.48+176.7%3.60%2
2016$0.53−75.0%1.67%2
2015$2.14+5.9%9.31%2
2014$2.02+4.3%5.05%2
2013$1.94+3.6%3.36%2
2012$1.87+10.9%2.82%2
2011$1.69+16.1%2.82%2
2010$1.45+6.1%1.85%2
2009$1.37+17.1%2.11%2
2008$1.17+48.9%3.22%2
2007$0.78+30.6%1.32%2
2006$0.60—1.79%2

BHP dividend history

93 payments
BHP Group Limited dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-09-042026-09-23$1.98+35.6%Semiannual
2026-03-062026-03-26$1.46+23.2%Semiannual
2025-09-052025-09-25$1.19+18.5%Semiannual
2025-03-072025-03-27$1.00−32.4%Semiannual
2024-09-132024-10-03$1.48+2.8%Semiannual
2024-03-072024-03-28$1.44−10.0%Semiannual
2023-09-072023-09-28$1.60−11.1%Semiannual
2023-03-092023-03-30$1.80−48.6%Semiannual
2022-09-012022-09-22$3.50+31.0%Semiannual
2022-02-242022-03-28$2.67−25.0%Semiannual
2021-09-022021-09-21$3.56+98.0%Semiannual
2021-03-042021-03-23$1.80+83.6%Semiannual
2020-09-032020-09-22$0.9795−15.4%Semiannual
2020-03-052020-03-24$1.16−16.7%Semiannual
2019-09-052019-09-25$1.39+41.8%Semiannual
2019-03-072019-03-26$0.9795−46.1%Semiannual
Show all 93 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2019-01-102019-01-30$1.82+61.9%
2018-09-062018-09-25$1.12+14.5%Semiannual
2018-03-082018-03-27$0.9795+27.9%Semiannual
2017-09-072017-09-26$0.7658+7.5%Semiannual
2017-03-082017-03-28$0.7124+185.7%Semiannual
2016-08-312016-09-20$0.2493−12.5%Semiannual
2016-03-092016-03-31$0.2849−74.2%Semiannual
2015-09-092015-09-29$1.10+6.7%Semiannual
2015-03-112015-03-31$1.03—Semiannual
2014-09-032014-09-23$1.03+5.1%Semiannual
2014-03-052014-03-26$0.9847—Semiannual
2013-09-042013-09-25$0.9847+3.5%Semiannual
2013-03-062013-03-28$0.9513—Semiannual
2012-09-052012-09-28$0.9513+3.6%Semiannual
2012-02-292012-03-22$0.918—Semiannual
2011-09-072011-09-29$0.918+19.6%Semiannual
2011-03-092011-03-31$0.7678+2.2%Semiannual
2010-09-082010-09-30$0.7511+7.1%Semiannual
2010-03-032010-03-23$0.701+2.4%Semiannual
2009-09-022009-09-25$0.6843—Semiannual
2009-02-252009-03-17$0.6843—Semiannual
2008-09-032008-09-25$0.6843+41.4%
2008-02-272008-03-18$0.484+7.4%
2007-09-122007-09-28$0.4506+35.0%
2007-02-282007-03-20$0.3338+8.1%
2006-09-062006-09-27$0.3088+5.7%
2006-03-012006-03-22$0.2921+20.7%
2005-09-072005-09-28$0.242+7.4%
2005-03-022005-03-23$0.2253+42.1%
2004-09-012004-09-22$0.1586+11.8%
2004-04-132004-05-05$0.1419+6.3%
2003-11-102003-12-03$0.1335+6.7%
2003-06-102003-07-02$0.1252+7.1%
2002-11-122002-12-04$0.1168−94.8%
2002-07-15—$2.26+2,112.4%
2002-06-042002-07-03$0.1022—
2001-11-132001-12-14$0.1022+1.5%
2001-06-052001-07-10$0.1006−1.7%
2000-11-142000-12-13$0.1024−32.4%
2000-10-24—$0.1516+30.0%
2000-06-06—$0.1166+1.6%
1999-11-02—$0.1147−6.9%
1999-05-11—$0.1232+3.0%
1998-11-03—$0.1196+0.8%
1998-05-12—$0.1186−7.4%
1997-11-04—$0.128−13.4%
1997-05-13—$0.1478−2.8%
1996-11-05—$0.152−1.8%
1996-05-14—$0.1548+10.3%
1995-11-07—$0.1403+0.3%
1995-05-12—$0.1399+11.5%
1994-11-04—$0.1255+8.9%
1994-05-06—$0.1152+25.6%
1993-10-29—$0.0917−5.1%
1993-05-07—$0.0967+5.8%
1992-10-30—$0.0914−16.1%
1992-05-08—$0.1089+4.2%
1991-11-01—$0.1045−3.4%
1991-05-10—$0.1082+5.8%
1990-11-02—$0.1022+2.2%
1990-05-11—$0.1001−24.0%
1989-11-03—$0.1317+93.6%
1989-06-09—$0.068+2.9%
1989-04-21—$0.0661−0.7%
1988-10-28—$0.0666−49.6%
1988-04-22—$0.1322+59.7%
1987-10-23—$0.0828+414.3%
1987-09-09—$0.0161−86.1%
1987-04-24—$0.1162−45.7%
1987-03-30—$0.2139+206.4%
1986-10-24—$0.0698−21.3%
1986-04-25—$0.0887+43.3%
1985-10-25—$0.0619−77.9%
1985-04-19—$0.2803−58.9%
1984-10-19—$0.6827+24.3%
1984-04-19—$0.5492+20.0%
1984-03-09—$0.4576—

Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.

BHP stock split history

  • 1142:553July 13, 2001
  • 2:1June 25, 1996
  • 11:10May 12, 1995

BHP dividend overview

BHP pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share, a yield of 4.75% at the latest close. It paid $2.19 per share in 2025, down 25.2% from 2024. Over five years the dividend grew 0.4% a year on average and over ten years 0.2% a year. The payout ratio is 1.6% of trailing earnings.

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BHP dividends FAQ

Does BHP pay a dividend?

Yes. BHP has paid a regular dividend since 1984, most recently $1.98 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 4, 2026.

What is BHP's dividend yield?

BHP's forward annual dividend is $3.96 per share, a dividend yield of 4.75% at the latest close of $83.29.

How fast is BHP's dividend growing?

BHP's dividend per share grew from $2.14 in 2020 to $2.19 in 2025, 0.4% a year on average over five years.

What is BHP's dividend payout ratio?

BHP pays out 1.6% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 56.6% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2026).

Has BHP split its stock?

BHP has split its stock 3 times: 1142:553 on July 13, 2001, 2:1 on June 25, 1996, 11:10 on May 12, 1995. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.

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