BP (XSWX:BP) Forward Dividend Yield % : 4.56% (As of May. 02, 2024)

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What is BP Forward Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-05-02), the Forward Annual Dividend Yield of BP is 4.56%.

As of today (2024-05-02), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of BP is 4.56%.

XSWX:BP's Forward Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
50.6% of 496 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 4.25 vs XSWX:BP: 4.56

BP's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF0.00.

During the past 12 months, BP's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 16.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -1.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -10.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -3.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of BP was 37.80% per year. The lowest was -26.20% per year. And the median was 9.00% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

Competitive Comparison of BP's Forward Dividend Yield %

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, BP's Forward Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Forward Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

BP's Forward Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, BP's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BP's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.

BP Forward Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

BP (XSWX:BP) Forward Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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BP (XSWX:BP) Business Description

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Address

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Website

https://www.bp.com

BP is an integrated oil and gas company that explores for, produces, and refines oil around the world. In 2022, it produced 1.1 million barrels of liquids and 6.9 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. At the end of 2022, reserves stood at 7.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent, 56% of which are liquids. The company operates refineries with a capacity of 1.6 million barrels of oil per day. BP also holds a 20% ownership interest in Rosneft, which it plans to exit.