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Data last updated: Oct 23, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 23, 2026): BNP Paribas SA (BNPQY) pays a $5.80 annual dividend, yielding 7.10% at $46.82/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-23. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 7.10%
Annual Dividend: $5.80 per share
Payout Ratio: 47.1%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-23
Dividend Frequency: annually
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 24
BNP Paribas S.A. dividend investors are looking at one of Europe's largest banks, founded in 1822 and operating across corporate banking, consumer lending, asset management, and life insurance in more than a dozen countries. The current yield stands at 5.07%, well above what most large-cap financial stocks offer. BNPQY pays annually, with the last dividend of $1.8404 per share and the next ex-dividend date set for September 23, 2026, putting the trailing annual rate at $2.58 per share. That yield level makes this stock most relevant to income-focused investors, though a beta of 1.039 means price swings track the broader market closely.
BNP Paribas S.A. pays out dividends at a payout ratio classified as not applicable (fund/ETF), so conventional earnings-coverage analysis does not apply here. BNP Paribas S.A. dividend safety is supported operationally by the bank's diversified revenue base, which spans corporate and institutional banking, consumer loans, borrowers' insurance, and wealth management across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. The most significant data-supported pressure point is the dividend history itself: the table shows multiple year-over-year declines, including a drop from $1.4610 in 2011 to $0.7840 in 2012, which means the payout has not been immune to cuts in past stress periods.
BNP Paribas S.A. dividend history shows a CAGR of 6.4% per year from 2005 to 2025. The per-share payment grew from $1.2217 to $4.2254 over that period (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The largest single-year jump in the window was 70.4% in 2007, which skews the long-run average upward. The data also contains at least one annual decline exceeding 5%, so the growth path has not been linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +28.7% | $1.98 (2022) | $4.23 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +19.9% | $1.70 (2019) | $4.23 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +15.0% | $1.04 (2014) | $4.23 (2025) |
BNPQY stock fits income-focused investors who want a high current yield from a globally diversified bank and can tolerate year-to-year dividend variability. The yield is classified as high (above 4%), currently at 5.07%, which sits above the 5-year average of 4.3%, meaning buyers today are locking in a yield that is elevated relative to recent norms. Four consecutive years of dividend increases show recent momentum, but the history table contains past cuts, so the income stream carries more variability than a strict-growth payer would. The trade-off is straightforward: a high current yield from a bank with broad global operations, accepted alongside a payout that has moved in both directions over two decades.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | $1.8404 |
| 2026-05-15 | $1.4874 |
| 2025-09-25 | $1.5169 |
| 2025-05-16 | $2.7085 |
| 2024-05-17 | $2.4911 |
| 2023-05-18 | $2.1484 |
| 2022-05-19 | $1.9800 |
| 2021-09-24 | $0.8966 |
| 2021-05-20 | $0.6779 |
| 2019-05-24 | $1.7020 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.3278 |
| 2025 | $4.2254 |
| 2024 | $2.4911 |
| 2023 | $2.1484 |
| 2022 | $1.9800 |
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