Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
BHP — Dividend Profile
Energy·Coal Mining
11y payment streakActiveSemi-Annual
Forward Yield
3.16%
@ $92.51
TTM Yield
2.88%
Forward Annual
$2.92
Semi-Annual
Market Cap
Payout (FCF)
Payout (Earnings)
Latest Amount
$1.4600
Ex 2026-03-06
3y CAGR
-24.6%
5y CAGR
-24.7%
10y CAGR
18.0%
Next Ex-Date
Last recorded cut on or near 2025-03-07.
Dividend Safety Forensics
Composite of six quantitative scores plus a 5-point yield-trap framework. Each axis contributes independently; the overall label is the aggregate.
Forensics: CleanYield Trap: Green0 of 6 red flags · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
No coverage
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
Moderate (14.0%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
4/9 (Weak)
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
Clean
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
No coverage
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
No coverage
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
✓ OK
FCF coverage < 1.0×
Free cash flow doesn't fully cover the dividend.
✓ OK
Yield > 2× sector median
Yield well above peers — often a sign of price collapse, not premium income.
✓ OK
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: +57.8%
✓ OK
Dividend Capture Stats
Measures how this stock has historically behaved around its ex-dividend dates over the last 10 years. Pre-tax, pre-commission, before-slippage. Based on 13 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-5.21%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
85%
11 of 13 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
33 days
21 – 69 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
2.94%
Per-cycle return when capture succeeds
Disclaimer: Historical capture statistics are descriptive, not predictive. Past recovery patterns don’t guarantee future ones. The "naive capture" math also ignores taxes (qualified-dividend treatment vs. short-term gains can swing outcomes significantly).
Annual dividends per share
Sum of recurring per-share payments per calendar year. Current year is partial.
Cumulative per-share payments
Full dividend history (21)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-03-06$1.4600Semi-Annual2026-03-26recurring
2025-09-05$1.2000Semi-Annual2025-09-25recurring
2025-03-07$1.0000Semi-Annual2025-03-27recurring
2024-09-13$1.4800Semi-Annual2024-10-03recurring
2024-03-07$1.4400Semi-Annual2024-03-28recurring
2023-09-07$1.6000Semi-Annual2023-09-28recurring
2023-03-09$1.8000Semi-Annual2023-03-30recurring
2022-09-01$3.5000Semi-Annual2022-09-22recurring
2022-02-24$3.0000Semi-Annual2022-03-28recurring
2021-09-02$4.0000Semi-Annual2021-09-21recurring
2021-03-04$2.0200Semi-Annual2021-03-23recurring
2020-09-03$1.1000Semi-Annual2020-09-22recurring
2020-03-05$1.3000Semi-Annual2020-03-24recurring
2019-09-05$1.5600Semi-Annual2019-09-25recurring
2019-03-07$1.1000Semi-Annual2019-03-26recurring
2019-01-10$2.04002019-01-30special
2018-09-06$1.2600Semi-Annual2018-09-25recurring
2018-03-08$1.1000Semi-Annual2018-03-27recurring
2017-09-07$0.8600Semi-Annual2017-09-26recurring
2017-03-08$0.8000Semi-Annual2017-03-28recurring
2016-08-31$0.2800Semi-Annual2016-09-20recurring