Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) Dividend History

DivTrkr holds 216 recorded BMY dividend payments, running from July 26, 1972 to July 2, 2026 — 55 calendar years. Together those payments total $50.24 per share. BMY has most often paid quarterly.

BMY has increased its payment rate for 16 consecutive complete years.

Across 55 years of recorded history, BMY's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.

BMY dividends by year

YearTotal paid per sharePaymentsMedian paymentGrowth
2025$2.484$0.620+3.3%
2024$2.404$0.600+5.3%
2023$2.284$0.570+5.6%
2022$2.164$0.540
2021$1.473 (timing)$0.490
2020$2.295 (timing)$0.450
2019$1.644$0.410+2.5%
2018$1.604$0.400+2.6%
2017$1.564$0.390
2016$1.143 (timing)$0.380
2015$1.494$0.370+2.8%
2014$1.454$0.360
2013$1.765 (timing)$0.350
2012$1.364$0.340+3.0%
2011$1.324$0.330
2010$0.9603 (timing)$0.320
2009$1.254$0.310
2008$1.555 (timing)$0.310
2007$1.124$0.280+0.0%
2006$1.124$0.280+0.0%
2005$1.124$0.280
2004$0.8403 (timing)$0.280
2003$1.124$0.280
2002$1.405 (timing)$0.280
2001$1.064$0.262+12.2%
2000$0.9334$0.233+14.0%
1999$0.8194$0.205
1998$0.5573 (timing)$0.186
1997$0.7284$0.181
1996$0.8955 (timing)$0.178
1995$0.5283 (timing)$0.176
1994$0.8715 (timing)$0.174
1993$0.6854$0.171
1992$0.4933 (timing)$0.164
1991$0.5924$0.143+13.2%
1990$0.5214$0.126+6.0%
1989$0.4834$0.119
1988$0.5195 (timing)$0.0999
1987$0.2503 (timing)$0.0833+27.3%
1986$0.2143 (timing)$0.0654
1985$0.2244$0.0559+17.5%
1984$0.1904$0.0476
1983$0.1745 (timing)$0.0357
1982$0.1214$0.0312+14.1%
1981$0.1064$0.0274
1980$0.07143 (timing)$0.0238
1979$0.08574$0.0214+18.0%
1978$0.07264$0.0181+10.9%
1977$0.06544$0.0164+22.2%
1976$0.05354$0.0134+12.5%
1975$0.04914$0.0119+5.3%
1974$0.04524$0.0113
1973$0.04825 (timing)$0.0098
1972$0.01782 (timing)$0.0089

How this growth is measured

Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.

Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than BMY's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.

Recent BMY dividend payments

Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
July 2, 2026$0.630
April 2, 2026$0.630
January 2, 2026$0.630
October 3, 2025$0.620
July 3, 2025$0.620
April 4, 2025$0.620
January 3, 2025$0.620
October 4, 2024$0.600
July 5, 2024$0.600
April 4, 2024$0.600
January 4, 2024$0.600
October 5, 2023$0.570
July 6, 2023$0.570
April 6, 2023$0.570
January 5, 2023$0.570
October 6, 2022$0.540
June 30, 2022$0.540
March 31, 2022$0.540
January 6, 2022$0.540
September 30, 2021$0.490
July 1, 2021$0.490
March 31, 2021$0.490
December 31, 2020$0.490
October 1, 2020$0.450
July 2, 2020$0.450
April 2, 2020$0.450
January 2, 2020$0.450
October 3, 2019$0.410
July 3, 2019$0.410
April 4, 2019$0.410
January 3, 2019$0.410
October 4, 2018$0.400
July 5, 2018$0.400
April 5, 2018$0.400
January 4, 2018$0.400
October 5, 2017$0.390
July 5, 2017$0.390
April 5, 2017$0.390
January 4, 2017$0.390
October 5, 2016$0.380
June 29, 2016$0.380
March 30, 2016$0.380
December 30, 2015$0.380
September 30, 2015$0.370
July 1, 2015$0.370
April 1, 2015$0.370
December 30, 2014$0.370
October 1, 2014$0.360
July 1, 2014$0.360
April 2, 2014$0.360
December 31, 2013$0.360
October 2, 2013$0.350
July 2, 2013$0.350
April 3, 2013$0.350
January 2, 2013$0.350
October 3, 2012$0.340
July 3, 2012$0.340
April 3, 2012$0.340
January 4, 2012$0.340
October 6, 2011$0.330

Showing the 60 most recent of 216 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.

BMY dividend history questions

How many dividends has BMY paid?

DivTrkr has 216 recorded BMY dividend payments between July 26, 1972 and July 2, 2026, totalling $50.24 per share across 55 calendar years.

Has BMY ever cut its dividend?

Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 55 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.

How fast is the BMY dividend growing?

There is not yet five full years of BMY payment history to measure a five-year growth rate.

How often does BMY pay a dividend?

BMY has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.

See the current BMY dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track BMY free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.