Does BMO pay a dividend?

Yes. Bank of Montreal pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.81% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $4.90 per share.

How much does BMO pay in dividends?

$4.90 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 BMO ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for BMO. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

BMO Dividend

Bank of Montreal

NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of October 30, 2026

Dividend yield: 2.81%
Annual dividend: $4.90
Payout ratio: 0.56
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $174.08
Market cap: $121B

Is BMO 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 median2.81% against a median of 2.81% across US dividend payers.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.56 means roughly 56% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 4 timesAcross 32 complete years, the annual total fell in 2012, 2014, 2015 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2015.
Raised for 5 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

BMO dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1994 to 2025.

Peak $4.63 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 BMO, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
October 30, 2026	November 26, 2026	$1.2213	Quarterly
July 30, 2026	August 26, 2026	$1.2211	Quarterly
April 29, 2026	May 26, 2026	$1.2214	Quarterly
January 30, 2026	February 26, 2026	$1.2332	Quarterly
October 30, 2025	November 26, 2025	$1.1657	Quarterly
July 30, 2025	August 26, 2025	$1.1798	Quarterly
April 29, 2025	May 27, 2025	$1.1476	Quarterly
January 30, 2025	February 26, 2025	$1.1035	Quarterly
October 30, 2024	November 26, 2024	$1.1142	Quarterly
July 30, 2024	August 27, 2024	$1.1192	Quarterly
April 26, 2024	May 28, 2024	$1.1060	Quarterly
January 29, 2024	February 27, 2024	$1.1230	Quarterly
October 27, 2023	November 28, 2023	$1.0630	Quarterly
July 27, 2023	August 28, 2023	$1.1130	Quarterly
April 27, 2023	May 26, 2023	$1.0490	Quarterly
January 27, 2023	February 28, 2023	$1.0548	Quarterly
October 31, 2022	November 28, 2022	$1.0200	Quarterly
July 29, 2022	August 26, 2022	$1.0860	Quarterly
April 29, 2022	May 26, 2022	$1.0630	Quarterly
January 31, 2022	February 28, 2022	$1.0520	Quarterly
October 29, 2021	November 26, 2021	$0.8340	Quarterly
July 30, 2021	August 26, 2021	$0.8782	Quarterly
April 30, 2021	May 26, 2021	$0.8630	Quarterly
January 29, 2021	February 26, 2021	$0.8270	Quarterly
October 30, 2020	November 26, 2020	$0.7960	Quarterly
July 31, 2020	August 26, 2020	$0.7913	Quarterly
April 30, 2020	May 26, 2020	$0.7640	Quarterly
January 31, 2020	February 26, 2020	$0.8020	Quarterly
October 31, 2019	November 26, 2019	$0.7830	Quarterly
July 31, 2019	August 27, 2019	$1.0300	Quarterly
April 30, 2019	May 28, 2019	$0.7434	Quarterly
January 31, 2019	February 26, 2019	$0.7614	Quarterly
October 31, 2018	November 27, 2018	$0.7320	Quarterly
July 31, 2018	August 28, 2018	$0.9600	Quarterly
April 30, 2018	May 28, 2018	$0.7255	Quarterly
January 31, 2018	February 27, 2018	$0.9300	Quarterly
October 31, 2017	November 28, 2017	$0.7010	Quarterly
July 28, 2017	August 28, 2017	$0.7170	Quarterly
April 27, 2017	May 26, 2017	$0.6460	Quarterly
January 30, 2017	February 28, 2017	$0.6690	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does BMO pay a dividend?: Yes. Bank of Montreal pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.81% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $4.90 per share.
How much does BMO pay in dividends?: $4.90 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 BMO ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for BMO. Dates appear here once the company declares them.