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Data last updated: Oct 21, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 21, 2026): Blackstone Inc. (BX) pays a $5.23 annual dividend ($1.29 quarterly), yielding 4.88% at $110.34/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-03. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 4.88%
Annual Dividend: $5.23 per share
Payout Ratio: 111.2%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-03
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 20
Blackstone Inc. is one of the world's largest alternative asset managers, running private equity, real estate, credit, and hedge fund strategies across global markets. The Blackstone Inc. dividend currently yields 4.58%, placing it in high-yield territory for the financial services sector. BX pays dividends quarterly, with a trailing annual rate of $5.23 per share and an upcoming ex-dividend date of August 3, 2026. At a beta of 1.587, this is a higher-volatility stock, which suits income investors who can tolerate price swings in exchange for an above-average yield.
Blackstone Inc. pays out 111.2% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as high (above 75%). That figure exceeds 100%, meaning the current dividend is not fully covered by reported earnings, which is a structural concern for Blackstone Inc. dividend safety. The most significant pressure point is that alternative asset management revenue, which drives BX's earnings, is tied to deal activity and market performance, both of which can contract sharply in downturns, as the history table shows with year-over-year dividend declines in multiple periods.
Blackstone Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 8.5% per year from 2008 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $1.1776 to $4.69 over that span (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 86.9% in 2021, reflecting the highly variable nature of BX's distributions rather than a steady upward march.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -2.2% | $5.01 (2022) | $4.69 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +19.7% | $1.91 (2020) | $4.69 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +5.1% | $2.86 (2015) | $4.69 (2025) |
BX stock fits dividend investors who prioritize yield over predictability. The current yield of 4.58% is classified as high (above 4%) and sits well above the 5-year average of 3.18%, which means income buyers are getting more yield than the stock has historically offered. The trade-off is real: a payout ratio above 100% and a history that includes multiple year-over-year declines signal that the dividend moves with Blackstone Inc.'s deal-driven earnings, not on a fixed growth schedule. What an investor gets here is a high current income stream from one of the largest alternative asset managers in the world. What they accept is meaningful volatility in both the stock price and the dividend itself.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | $1.2900 |
| 2026-05-04 | $1.1600 |
| 2026-02-09 | $1.4900 |
| 2025-11-03 | $1.2900 |
| 2025-08-04 | $1.0300 |
| 2025-04-28 | $0.9300 |
| 2025-02-10 | $1.4400 |
| 2024-10-28 | $0.8600 |
| 2024-07-29 | $0.8200 |
| 2024-04-26 | $0.8300 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.9400 |
| 2025 | $4.6900 |
| 2024 | $3.4500 |
| 2023 | $3.3200 |
| 2022 | $5.0100 |
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