Does BKU pay a dividend?

Yes. BankUnited, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.93% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.28 per share.

How much does BKU pay in dividends?

$1.28 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next BKU ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is October 9, 2026, with payment on October 30, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

BKU Dividend

BankUnited, Inc.

NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 2.93%
Annual dividend: $1.28
Payout ratio: 0.35
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $43.64
Market cap: $3.2B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: October 9, 2026Pay date: October 30, 2026Amount: $0.3300

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is BKU a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is above the market median2.93% against a median of 2.92% across US dividend payers.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.35 means roughly 35% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 2 timesAcross 15 complete years, the annual total fell in 2013, 2015. The most recent reduction was in 2015.
Raised for 6 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

BKU dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2011 to 2025.

Peak $1.24 in 2025Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for BKU, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
July 10, 2026	July 31, 2026	$0.3300	Quarterly
April 10, 2026	April 30, 2026	$0.3300	Quarterly
January 9, 2026	January 30, 2026	$0.3100	Quarterly
October 10, 2025	October 31, 2025	$0.3100	Quarterly
July 11, 2025	July 31, 2025	$0.3100	Quarterly
April 11, 2025	April 30, 2025	$0.3100	Quarterly
January 10, 2025	January 31, 2025	$0.2900	Quarterly
October 11, 2024	October 31, 2024	$0.2900	Quarterly
July 12, 2024	July 31, 2024	$0.2900	Quarterly
April 11, 2024	April 30, 2024	$0.2900	Quarterly
January 11, 2024	January 31, 2024	$0.2700	Quarterly
October 12, 2023	October 31, 2023	$0.2700	Quarterly
July 13, 2023	July 31, 2023	$0.2700	Quarterly
April 11, 2023	April 28, 2023	$0.2700	Quarterly
January 12, 2023	January 31, 2023	$0.2500	Quarterly
October 13, 2022	October 31, 2022	$0.2500	Quarterly
July 13, 2022	July 29, 2022	$0.2500	Quarterly
April 13, 2022	April 29, 2022	$0.2500	Quarterly
January 13, 2022	January 31, 2022	$0.2300	Quarterly
October 13, 2021	October 29, 2021	$0.2300	Quarterly
July 14, 2021	July 30, 2021	$0.2300	Quarterly
April 14, 2021	April 30, 2021	$0.2300	Quarterly
January 13, 2021	January 29, 2021	$0.2300	Quarterly
October 14, 2020	October 30, 2020	$0.2300	Quarterly
July 14, 2020	July 31, 2020	$0.2300	Quarterly
April 13, 2020	April 30, 2020	$0.2300	Quarterly
January 13, 2020	January 31, 2020	$0.2100	Quarterly
October 11, 2019	October 31, 2019	$0.2100	Quarterly
July 11, 2019	July 31, 2019	$0.2100	Quarterly
April 11, 2019	April 30, 2019	$0.2100	Quarterly
January 11, 2019	January 31, 2019	$0.2100	Quarterly
October 15, 2018	October 31, 2018	$0.2100	Quarterly
July 13, 2018	July 31, 2018	$0.2100	Quarterly
April 11, 2018	April 30, 2018	$0.2100	Quarterly
January 11, 2018	January 31, 2018	$0.2100	Quarterly
October 13, 2017	October 31, 2017	$0.2100	Quarterly
July 12, 2017	July 31, 2017	$0.2100	Quarterly
April 11, 2017	April 28, 2017	$0.2100	Quarterly
January 11, 2017	January 31, 2017	$0.2100	Quarterly
October 13, 2016	October 31, 2016	$0.2100	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does BKU pay a dividend?: Yes. BankUnited, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.93% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.28 per share.
How much does BKU pay in dividends?: $1.28 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next BKU ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is October 9, 2026, with payment on October 30, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.