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Data last updated: Oct 12, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 12, 2026): Banco de Chile (BCH) pays a $0.00 annual dividend, yielding 5.63% at $38.89/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-03-30. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 5.63%
Annual Dividend: $0.00 per share
Payout Ratio: 85.1%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-03-30
Dividend Frequency: annually
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 24
Banco de Chile dividend income comes from one of Chile's oldest banks, founded in 1893 and serving individuals, SMEs, and corporations across retail banking, wholesale banking, and treasury operations. BCH currently pays a 5.63% dividend yield, placing it firmly in high-yield territory. The bank pays annually, with the last dividend amount of $2.1830 per share and an ex-dividend date of March 30, 2026. A beta of 0.06 makes this one of the lowest-volatility bank stocks available, which appeals to income-focused investors who prioritize price stability over growth.
Banco de Chile pays out 85.1% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as high (above 75%). BCH operates across diversified revenue lines, including mortgage loans, consumer credit, insurance products, and mutual funds, which supports recurring fee and interest income. Banco de Chile dividend safety faces pressure from that elevated payout ratio, 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 insulated from cyclical swings.
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 $2.0758 over that period (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 86.0% in 2008, but the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been linear. BCH has only one consecutive year of dividend increases, which means the long-run CAGR masks meaningful volatility in annual payouts.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +14.9% | $1.37 (2022) | $2.08 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +20.0% | $0.83 (2020) | $2.08 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +6.9% | $1.07 (2015) | $2.08 (2025) |
BCH fits income-focused investors who want exposure to Chilean banking with a high current yield and can tolerate year-to-year payout variability. The yield classification is high (above 4%), but at 5.63% it sits below the 5-year average of 6.39%, meaning the current entry point offers less income than the stock's own historical norm. The 85.1% payout ratio means most earnings flow directly to shareholders, which is the source of the yield's appeal and its primary risk. An investor in Banco de Chile gets meaningful annual income from a diversified bank franchise; the trade-off is a dividend that has moved up and down with earnings rather than compounding steadily.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | $2.1877 |
| 2025-03-21 | $2.0758 |
| 2024-03-21 | $1.6362 |
| 2023-03-16 | $2.0786 |
| 2022-03-24 | $1.3687 |
| 2021-03-26 | $0.6070 |
| 2020-03-27 | $0.8350 |
| 2019-03-21 | $1.0575 |
| 2018-03-28 | $1.0393 |
| 2017-03-15 | $0.9003 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.1877 |
| 2025 | $2.0758 |
| 2024 | $1.6362 |
| 2023 | $2.0786 |
| 2022 | $1.3687 |
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