Does BMY pay a dividend?

Yes. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.99% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $2.51 per share.

How much does BMY pay in dividends?

$2.51 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 BMY ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is October 2, 2026, with payment on November 2, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

BMY Dividend

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

NYSEHealthcareStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 3.99%
Annual dividend: $2.51
Payout ratio: 0.55
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $62.86
Market cap: $128B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: October 2, 2026Pay date: November 2, 2026Amount: $0.6300

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

Is BMY 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 median3.99% against a median of 2.92% across US dividend payers.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.55 means roughly 55% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 15 timesAcross 54 complete years, the annual total fell in 2014, 2016, 2021 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2021.
Raised for 4 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

BMY dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1972 to 2025.

Peak $2.48 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 BMY, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
July 2, 2026	August 3, 2026	$0.6300	Quarterly
April 2, 2026	May 1, 2026	$0.6300	Quarterly
January 2, 2026	February 2, 2026	$0.6300	Quarterly
October 3, 2025	November 3, 2025	$0.6200	Quarterly
July 3, 2025	August 1, 2025	$0.6200	Quarterly
April 4, 2025	May 1, 2025	$0.6200	Quarterly
January 3, 2025	February 3, 2025	$0.6200	Quarterly
October 4, 2024	November 1, 2024	$0.6000	Quarterly
July 5, 2024	August 1, 2024	$0.6000	Quarterly
April 4, 2024	May 1, 2024	$0.6000	Quarterly
January 4, 2024	February 1, 2024	$0.6000	Quarterly
October 5, 2023	November 1, 2023	$0.5700	Quarterly
July 6, 2023	August 1, 2023	$0.5700	Quarterly
April 6, 2023	May 1, 2023	$0.5700	Quarterly
January 5, 2023	February 1, 2023	$0.5700	Quarterly
October 6, 2022	November 1, 2022	$0.5400	Quarterly
June 30, 2022	August 1, 2022	$0.5400	Quarterly
March 31, 2022	May 2, 2022	$0.5400	Quarterly
January 6, 2022	February 1, 2022	$0.5400	Quarterly
September 30, 2021	November 1, 2021	$0.4900	Quarterly
July 1, 2021	August 2, 2021	$0.4900	Quarterly
March 31, 2021	May 3, 2021	$0.4900	Quarterly
December 31, 2020	February 1, 2021	$0.4900	Quarterly
October 1, 2020	November 2, 2020	$0.4500	Quarterly
July 2, 2020	August 3, 2020	$0.4500	Quarterly
April 2, 2020	May 1, 2020	$0.4500	Quarterly
January 2, 2020	February 3, 2020	$0.4500	Quarterly
October 3, 2019	November 1, 2019	$0.4100	Quarterly
July 3, 2019	August 1, 2019	$0.4100	Quarterly
April 4, 2019	May 1, 2019	$0.4100	Quarterly
January 3, 2019	February 1, 2019	$0.4100	Quarterly
October 4, 2018	November 1, 2018	$0.4000	Quarterly
July 5, 2018	August 1, 2018	$0.4000	Quarterly
April 5, 2018	May 1, 2018	$0.4000	Quarterly
January 4, 2018	February 1, 2018	$0.4000	Quarterly
October 5, 2017	November 1, 2017	$0.3900	Quarterly
July 5, 2017	August 1, 2017	$0.3900	Quarterly
April 5, 2017	May 1, 2017	$0.3900	Quarterly
January 4, 2017	February 1, 2017	$0.3900	Quarterly
October 5, 2016	November 1, 2016	$0.3800	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does BMY pay a dividend?: Yes. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.99% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $2.51 per share.
How much does BMY pay in dividends?: $2.51 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 BMY ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is October 2, 2026, with payment on November 2, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.