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Data last updated: Oct 12, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 12, 2026): Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (BIP) pays a $1.77 annual dividend ($0.46 quarterly), yielding 4.91% at $37.10/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-31. 16+ consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 4.91%
Annual Dividend: $1.77 per share
Payout Ratio: 285.5% (based on depressed trailing earnings — see safety analysis below)
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-31
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Utilities
Years of Dividend History: 19
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. dividend investors get exposure to a global operator of energy transmission, toll roads, telecommunications towers, and midstream infrastructure across more than ten countries. The current yield stands at 4.91%, paid quarterly, with trailing twelve-month payments of $1.77 per share. The next ex-dividend date is August 31, 2026, with the last declared payment of $0.455 per quarter. BIP's beta of 1.04 means price volatility tracks closely with the broader market, so the appeal here is income rather than low-risk defensiveness.
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. pays out 285.5% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as high (above 75%). That figure is extreme by any standard, though partnerships like BIP often generate cash flows from long-duration infrastructure contracts in utilities, transport, and data transmission that do not map cleanly onto reported earnings. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. dividend safety is the central question for income investors, and the payout ratio alone cannot answer it, but a ratio this far above 100% means any earnings pressure leaves little room for error.
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. dividend history shows a CAGR of 8.9% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.5238 to $1.72 over that window (2026 data is partial and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 5.4% in 2021, which sets a reasonable floor for what BIP has delivered even in softer years. Fourteen consecutive years of uninterrupted increases, with the largest single-year jump reaching 14.7% in 2013, shows a dividend that has grown faster than inflation across the full period.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +6.1% | $1.44 (2022) | $1.72 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +5.9% | $1.29 (2020) | $1.72 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +7.4% | $0.84 (2015) | $1.72 (2025) |
BIP fits dividend investors who want a high current yield backed by a globally diversified infrastructure business spanning energy, transport, and data. At 4.91%, the yield sits above its 5-year average of 4.46%, meaning today's entry point offers more income than the historical norm. The 16-year streak of consecutive increases and an 8.9% annual growth rate are genuine strengths. The trade-off is a payout ratio of 285.5%, which is high (above 4% yield stocks often carry elevated payout ratios, but this level is at the outer edge). Income investors get a growing, above-average yield; they accept meaningful payout ratio risk in exchange.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | $0.4550 |
| 2026-05-29 | $0.4550 |
| 2026-02-27 | $0.4550 |
| 2025-11-28 | $0.4300 |
| 2025-08-29 | $0.4300 |
| 2025-05-30 | $0.4300 |
| 2025-02-28 | $0.4300 |
| 2024-11-29 | $0.4050 |
| 2024-08-30 | $0.4050 |
| 2024-05-31 | $0.4050 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.3650 |
| 2025 | $1.7200 |
| 2024 | $1.6200 |
| 2023 | $1.5295 |
| 2022 | $1.4400 |
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