Bank of America Dividend

Q: What is the Bank of America Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Bank of America dividend yield over the last 5 years is 2.39% and the average over the last 10 years is 2.25%. The payout ratio of Bank of America in relation to the last financial year is 28.57%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 29.85%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the Bank of America dividend safe?

Bank of America has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 16 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 12 -times. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 8.00% . The average Bank of America Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 8.45% . The average for the last 10 years is 18.37% .

$58.18

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NYSE, Sep 17, 04:18 pm EDT. Closed.

ISIN

US0605051046

Symbol

BAC

Reports

Quarter | Annual

Index

NYSE Composite, S&P 500

Sector

Banks

Industry

Banks

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Bank of America Dividend history 25 years & estimates 2026 to 2028

Dividend Analysis of the Bank of America Stock

Current dividend yield	1.2 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	5.3 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	7.17 %
Payout 3Y	2.23 %

When does Bank of America pay a dividend?

The Bank of America stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Bank of America stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were March, June, September and December . Dividends from Bank of America are distributed via March, June, September and December.

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2026	$0.32 $0.32	Sep 04 2026 Sep 04 2026 Sep 25 2026 Sep 04 26 Sep 25 26	Sep 25 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.28 $0.28	Jun 05 2026 Jun 05 2026 Jun 26 2026 Jun 05 26 Jun 26 26	Jun 26 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.28 $0.28	Mar 06 2026 Mar 06 2026 Mar 27 2026 Mar 06 26 Mar 27 26	Mar 27 2026	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.28 $0.28	Dec 05 2025 Dec 05 2025 Dec 26 2025 Dec 05 25 Dec 26 25	Dec 26 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.28 $0.28	Sep 05 2025 Sep 05 2025 Sep 26 2025 Sep 05 25 Sep 26 25	Sep 26 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.26 $0.26	Jun 06 2025 Jun 06 2025 Jun 27 2025 Jun 06 25 Jun 27 25	Jun 27 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.26 $0.26	Mar 07 2025 Mar 07 2025 Mar 28 2025 Mar 07 25 Mar 28 25	Mar 28 2025	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.26 $0.26	Dec 06 2024 Dec 06 2024 Dec 27 2024 Dec 06 24 Dec 27 24	Dec 27 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.26 $0.26	Sep 06 2024 Sep 06 2024 Sep 27 2024 Sep 06 24 Sep 27 24	Sep 27 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.24 $0.24	Jun 07 2024 Jun 07 2024 Jun 28 2024 Jun 07 24 Jun 28 24	Jun 28 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.24 $0.24	Feb 29 2024 Feb 29 2024 Mar 29 2024 Feb 29 24 Mar 29 24	Mar 29 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.24 $0.24	Nov 30 2023 Nov 30 2023 Dec 29 2023 Nov 30 23 Dec 29 23	Dec 29 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.24 $0.24	Aug 31 2023 Aug 31 2023 Sep 29 2023 Aug 31 23 Sep 29 23	Sep 29 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.22 $0.22	Jun 01 2023 Jun 01 2023 Jun 30 2023 Jun 01 23 Jun 30 23	Jun 30 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.22 $0.22	Mar 02 2023 Mar 02 2023 Mar 31 2023 Mar 02 23 Mar 31 23	Mar 31 2023	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.22 $0.22	Dec 01 2022 Dec 01 2022 Dec 30 2022 Dec 01 22 Dec 30 22	Dec 30 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.22 $0.22	Sep 01 2022 Sep 01 2022 Sep 30 2022 Sep 01 22 Sep 30 22	Sep 30 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.21 $0.21	Jun 02 2022 Jun 02 2022 Jun 24 2022 Jun 02 22 Jun 24 22	Jun 24 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.21 $0.21	Mar 03 2022 Mar 03 2022 Mar 25 2022 Mar 03 22 Mar 25 22	Mar 25 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.21 $0.21	Dec 02 2021 Dec 02 2021 Dec 31 2021 Dec 02 21 Dec 31 21	Dec 31 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.21 $0.21	Sep 02 2021 Sep 02 2021 Sep 24 2021 Sep 02 21 Sep 24 21	Sep 24 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.18 $0.18	Jun 03 2021 Jun 03 2021 Jun 25 2021 Jun 03 21 Jun 25 21	Jun 25 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.18 $0.18	Mar 04 2021 Mar 04 2021 Mar 26 2021 Mar 04 21 Mar 26 21	Mar 26 2021	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.18 $0.18	Dec 03 2020 Dec 03 2020 Dec 24 2020 Dec 03 20 Dec 24 20	Dec 24 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.18 $0.18	Sep 03 2020 Sep 03 2020 Sep 25 2020 Sep 03 20 Sep 25 20	Sep 25 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.18 $0.18	Jun 04 2020 Jun 04 2020 Jun 26 2020 Jun 04 20 Jun 26 20	Jun 26 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.18 $0.18	Mar 05 2020 Mar 05 2020 Mar 27 2020 Mar 05 20 Mar 27 20	Mar 27 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.18 $0.18	Dec 05 2019 Dec 05 2019 Dec 27 2019 Dec 05 19 Dec 27 19	Dec 27 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.18 $0.18	Sep 05 2019 Sep 05 2019 Sep 27 2019 Sep 05 19 Sep 27 19	Sep 27 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.15 $0.15	Jun 06 2019 Jun 06 2019 Jun 28 2019 Jun 06 19 Jun 28 19	Jun 28 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.15 $0.15	Feb 28 2019 Feb 28 2019 Mar 29 2019 Feb 28 19 Mar 29 19	Mar 29 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.15 $0.15	Dec 06 2018 Dec 06 2018 Dec 28 2018 Dec 06 18 Dec 28 18	Dec 28 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.15 $0.15	Sep 06 2018 Sep 06 2018 Sep 28 2018 Sep 06 18 Sep 28 18	Sep 28 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.12 $0.12	May 31 2018 May 31 2018 Jun 29 2018 May 31 18 Jun 29 18	Jun 29 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.12 $0.12	Mar 01 2018 Mar 01 2018 Mar 30 2018 Mar 01 18 Mar 30 18	Mar 30 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.12 $0.12	Nov 30 2017 Nov 30 2017 Dec 29 2017 Nov 30 17 Dec 29 17	Dec 29 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.12 $0.12	Aug 30 2017 Aug 30 2017 Sep 29 2017 Aug 30 17 Sep 29 17	Sep 29 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.075 $0.08	May 31 2017 May 31 2017 Jun 30 2017 May 31 17 Jun 30 17	Jun 30 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.075 $0.08	Mar 01 2017 Mar 01 2017 Mar 31 2017 Mar 01 17 Mar 31 17	Mar 31 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.075 $0.08	Nov 30 2016 Nov 30 2016 Dec 30 2016 Nov 30 16 Dec 30 16	Dec 30 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.075 $0.08	Aug 31 2016 Aug 31 2016 Sep 23 2016 Aug 31 16 Sep 23 16	Sep 23 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.05 $0.05	Jun 01 2016 Jun 01 2016 Jun 24 2016 Jun 01 16 Jun 24 16	Jun 24 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.05 $0.05	Mar 02 2016 Mar 02 2016 Mar 25 2016 Mar 02 16 Mar 25 16	Mar 25 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.05 $0.05	Dec 02 2015 Dec 02 2015 Dec 24 2015 Dec 02 15 Dec 24 15	Dec 24 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.05 $0.05	Sep 02 2015 Sep 02 2015 Sep 25 2015 Sep 02 15 Sep 25 15	Sep 25 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.05 $0.05	Jun 03 2015 Jun 03 2015 Jun 26 2015 Jun 03 15 Jun 26 15	Jun 26 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.05 $0.05	Mar 04 2015 Mar 04 2015 Mar 27 2015 Mar 04 15 Mar 27 15	Mar 27 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.05 $0.05	Dec 03 2014 Dec 03 2014 Dec 26 2014 Dec 03 14 Dec 26 14	Dec 26 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.05 $0.05	Sep 03 2014 Sep 03 2014 Sep 26 2014 Sep 03 14 Sep 26 14	Sep 26 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.01 $0.01	Jun 20 2014 Jun 20 2014 Jun 30 2014 Jun 20 14 Jun 30 14	Jun 30 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.01 $0.01	Mar 05 2014 Mar 05 2014 Mar 28 2014 Mar 05 14 Mar 28 14	Mar 28 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.01 $0.01	Dec 04 2013 Dec 04 2013 Dec 27 2013 Dec 04 13 Dec 27 13	Dec 27 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.01 $0.01	Sep 04 2013 Sep 04 2013 Sep 27 2013 Sep 04 13 Sep 27 13	Sep 27 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.01 $0.01	Jun 05 2013 Jun 05 2013 Jun 28 2013 Jun 05 13 Jun 28 13	Jun 28 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.01 $0.01	Feb 27 2013 Feb 27 2013 Mar 22 2013 Feb 27 13 Mar 22 13	Mar 22 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.01 $0.01	Dec 05 2012 Dec 05 2012 Dec 28 2012 Dec 05 12 Dec 28 12	Dec 28 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.01 $0.01	Sep 05 2012 Sep 05 2012 Sep 28 2012 Sep 05 12 Sep 28 12	Sep 28 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.01 $0.01	May 30 2012 May 30 2012 Jun 22 2012 May 30 12 Jun 22 12	Jun 22 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.01 $0.01	Feb 29 2012 Feb 29 2012 Mar 23 2012 Feb 29 12 Mar 23 12	Mar 23 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.01 $0.01	Nov 30 2011 Nov 30 2011 Dec 23 2011 Nov 30 11 Dec 23 11	Dec 23 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.01 $0.01	Aug 31 2011 Aug 31 2011 Sep 23 2011 Aug 31 11 Sep 23 11	Sep 23 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.01 $0.01	Jun 01 2011 Jun 01 2011 Jun 24 2011 Jun 01 11 Jun 24 11	Jun 24 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.01 $0.01	Mar 02 2011 Mar 02 2011 Mar 25 2011 Mar 02 11 Mar 25 11	Mar 25 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.01 $0.01	Dec 01 2010 Dec 01 2010 Dec 24 2010 Dec 01 10 Dec 24 10	Dec 24 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.01 $0.01	Sep 01 2010 Sep 01 2010 Sep 24 2010 Sep 01 10 Sep 24 10	Sep 24 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.01 $0.01	Jun 02 2010 Jun 02 2010 Jun 25 2010 Jun 02 10 Jun 25 10	Jun 25 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.01 $0.01	Mar 03 2010 Mar 03 2010 Mar 26 2010 Mar 03 10 Mar 26 10	Mar 26 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.01 $0.01	Dec 02 2009 Dec 02 2009 Dec 24 2009 Dec 02 09 Dec 24 09	Dec 24 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.01 $0.01	Sep 02 2009 Sep 02 2009 Sep 25 2009 Sep 02 09 Sep 25 09	Sep 25 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.01 $0.01	Jun 03 2009 Jun 03 2009 Jun 26 2009 Jun 03 09 Jun 26 09	Jun 26 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.01 $0.01	Mar 04 2009 Mar 04 2009 Mar 27 2009 Mar 04 09 Mar 27 09	Mar 27 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.32 $0.32	Dec 03 2008 Dec 03 2008 Dec 26 2008 Dec 03 08 Dec 26 08	Dec 26 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.64 $0.64	Sep 03 2008 Sep 03 2008 Sep 26 2008 Sep 03 08 Sep 26 08	Sep 26 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.64 $0.64	Jun 04 2008 Jun 04 2008 Jun 27 2008 Jun 04 08 Jun 27 08	Jun 27 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.64 $0.64	Mar 05 2008 Mar 05 2008 Mar 28 2008 Mar 05 08 Mar 28 08	Mar 28 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.64 $0.64	Dec 05 2007 Dec 05 2007 Dec 28 2007 Dec 05 07 Dec 28 07	Dec 28 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.64 $0.64	Sep 05 2007 Sep 05 2007 Sep 28 2007 Sep 05 07 Sep 28 07	Sep 28 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.56 $0.56	May 30 2007 May 30 2007 Jun 22 2007 May 30 07 Jun 22 07	Jun 22 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.56 $0.56	Feb 28 2007 Feb 28 2007 Mar 23 2007 Feb 28 07 Mar 23 07	Mar 23 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.56 $0.56	Nov 29 2006 Nov 29 2006 Dec 22 2006 Nov 29 06 Dec 22 06	Dec 22 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.56 $0.56	Aug 30 2006 Aug 30 2006 Sep 22 2006 Aug 30 06 Sep 22 06	Sep 22 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.5 $0.5	May 31 2006 May 31 2006 Jun 23 2006 May 31 06 Jun 23 06	Jun 23 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.5 $0.5	Mar 01 2006 Mar 01 2006 Mar 24 2006 Mar 01 06 Mar 24 06	Mar 24 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.5 $0.5	Nov 30 2005 Nov 30 2005 Dec 23 2005 Nov 30 05 Dec 23 05	Dec 23 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.5 $0.5	Aug 31 2005 Aug 31 2005 Sep 23 2005 Aug 31 05 Sep 23 05	Sep 23 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.45 $0.45	Jun 01 2005 Jun 01 2005 Jun 24 2005 Jun 01 05 Jun 24 05	Jun 24 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.45 $0.45	Mar 02 2005 Mar 02 2005 Mar 25 2005 Mar 02 05 Mar 25 05	Mar 25 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.45 $0.45	Dec 01 2004 Dec 01 2004 Dec 22 2004 Dec 01 04 Dec 22 04	Dec 22 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.45 $0.45	Sep 01 2004 Sep 01 2004 Sep 24 2004 Sep 01 04 Sep 24 04	Sep 24 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.4 $0.4	Jun 02 2004 Jun 02 2004 Jun 25 2004 Jun 02 04 Jun 25 04	Jun 25 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.4 $0.4	Mar 03 2004 Mar 03 2004 Mar 26 2004 Mar 03 04 Mar 26 04	Mar 26 2004	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.4 $0.4	Dec 03 2003 Dec 03 2003 Dec 26 2003 Dec 03 03 Dec 26 03	Dec 26 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.4 $0.4	Sep 03 2003 Sep 03 2003 Sep 26 2003 Sep 03 03 Sep 26 03	Sep 26 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.32 $0.32	Jun 04 2003 Jun 04 2003 Jun 27 2003 Jun 04 03 Jun 27 03	Jun 27 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.32 $0.32	Mar 05 2003 Mar 05 2003 Mar 28 2003 Mar 05 03 Mar 28 03	Mar 28 2003	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.32 $0.32	Dec 04 2002 Dec 04 2002 Dec 27 2002 Dec 04 02 Dec 27 02	Dec 27 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.3 $0.3	Sep 04 2002 Sep 04 2002 Sep 27 2002 Sep 04 02 Sep 27 02	Sep 27 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.3 $0.3	Jun 05 2002 Jun 05 2002 Jun 28 2002 Jun 05 02 Jun 28 02	Jun 28 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.3 $0.3	Feb 27 2002 Feb 27 2002 Mar 22 2002 Feb 27 02 Mar 22 02	Mar 22 2002	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.3 $0.3	Dec 05 2001 Dec 05 2001 Dec 28 2001 Dec 05 01 Dec 28 01	Dec 28 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.28 $0.28	Sep 05 2001 Sep 05 2001 Sep 28 2001 Sep 05 01 Sep 28 01	Sep 28 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.28 $0.28	May 30 2001 May 30 2001 Jun 22 2001 May 30 01 Jun 22 01	Jun 22 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.28 $0.28	Feb 28 2001 Feb 28 2001 Mar 23 2001 Feb 28 01 Mar 23 01	Mar 23 2001	quarterly quarterly

How much dividend does Bank of America pay?

Bank of America most recently paid a dividend of $0.32. Bank of America paid a Dividend of $1.08 Per Share in the financial year 2025. With a stock price of $57.90 at Sep 16 2026, the current dividend yield is 1.87% (calculation: $1.08 / $57.90 = 1.87%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the Bank of America Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Bank of America dividend yield over the last 5 years is 2.39% and the average over the last 10 years is 2.25%.

The payout ratio of Bank of America in relation to the last financial year is 28.57%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 29.85%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric	Bank of America
Current dividend yield	1.87%
Dividend Yield 5Y	2.39%
Dividend Yield 10Y	2.25%
Payout 1Y	28.57%
Payout 3Y	29.85%

Is the Bank of America dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the Bank of America dividend safe?

Bank of America has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 16 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 12-times.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 8.00%. The average Bank of America Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 8.45%. The average for the last 10 years is 18.37%.

Metric	Bank of America
Increased	12 Years
Continuity	16 Years
Paid	25 Years
Growth 1Y	8.00%
Growth 5Y	8.45%
Growth 10Y	18.37%

Continuity

Bank of America has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 16 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 12-times.

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Bank of America Stock Forecast 2026

On the stock exchange, the Bank of America stock (ISIN: US0605051046) is not traded as a top scorer in September 2026 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of Bank of America 5.78% has risen since the beginning of the year 2026. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Bank of America stock price in real time at the top of the page.

Bank of America (symbol: BAC) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 13.16 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 3.34 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Bank of America stock forecast 2026 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 12.26 according to P/E ratio and 3.23 according to P/S.

Metric	Bank of America
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2026	5.78%
P/E TTM	13.16
P/S TTM	3.34
P/E forward	12.26
P/S forward	3.23

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