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Data last updated: Jul 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Jul 06, 2026): Banco de Chile (BCH) pays a $10.00 annual dividend ($2.19 quarterly), yielding 5.48% at $39.38/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-03-30. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 5.48%
Annual Dividend: $10.00 per share
Payout Ratio: 89.2%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-03-30
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 24
Banco de Chile dividend income comes from one of Chile's oldest and largest banks, founded in 1893 and operating across retail, wholesale, and treasury banking. BCH currently pays a 5.48% yield, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $9.9976 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is March 30, 2026, with the last dividend amount at $2.1877 per share. A beta of 0.115 makes this a low-volatility stock, which suits income-focused investors who prioritize price stability over capital gains.
Banco de Chile pays out 89.2% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as high (above 75%). BCH operates across a broad range of revenue-generating services, including loans, deposit accounts, credit cards, leasing, and factoring, serving individual consumers, SMEs, and large corporates across Chile. Banco de Chile dividend safety faces pressure from that 89.2% payout, which leaves limited room to absorb earnings declines without affecting the dividend. The history table also shows multiple years of year-over-year declines, confirming the payout is not immune to cuts when conditions tighten.
Banco de Chile dividend history shows a CAGR of 5.4% per year from 2005 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.7285 to $2.1040 over that period (with 2026 a partial year, not used in this calculation). The dividend path was not linear: the history window contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, and the largest single-year jump was 86.0% in 2008. Growth is real over the long run, but income investors should expect volatility in annual payments rather than a smooth upward trend.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +16.5% | $1.33 (2022) | $2.10 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +20.3% | $0.83 (2020) | $2.10 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +7.0% | $1.07 (2015) | $2.10 (2025) |
BCH fits income-focused investors who want a high current yield from a diversified Chilean bank and can tolerate payment variability year to year. The yield of 5.48% is classified as high (above 4%) and sits well above the 5-year average of 3.94%, which reflects a payout that has expanded in recent years. The trade-off is a payout ratio of 89.2%, which is at the upper end of typical ranges and leaves little buffer if earnings soften. Banco de Chile stock offers meaningful income from a broad financial services franchise, but the dividend has moved up and down historically, so investors accept that variability as part of the profile.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | $1.6547 |
| 2025-03-21 | $2.1040 |
| 2024-03-21 | $1.6920 |
| 2023-03-16 | $2.0790 |
| 2022-03-24 | $1.3310 |
| 2021-03-26 | $0.6070 |
| 2020-03-27 | $0.8350 |
| 2019-03-21 | $1.0580 |
| 2018-03-28 | $1.0393 |
| 2017-03-15 | $0.9003 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.6547 |
| 2025 | $2.1040 |
| 2024 | $1.6920 |
| 2023 | $2.0790 |
| 2022 | $1.3310 |
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