BP p.l.c. (BP) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 221 recorded BP dividend payments, running from May 11, 1970 to August 14, 2026 — 57 calendar years. Together those payments total $71.72 per share. BP has most often paid quarterly.
BP has increased its payment rate for 4 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the BP payment rate compounded at +0.7% a year, and -2.0% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
BP's payment rate fell in 1992, 1993, 1999, 2020, 2021. The steepest drop was -49.5%.
BP dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.96 | 4 | $0.489 | +6.9% |
| 2024 | $1.83 | 4 | $0.458 | +10.0% |
| 2023 | $1.67 | 4 | $0.416 | +21.1% |
| 2022 | $1.38 | 4 | $0.344 | +7.0% |
| 2021 | $1.29 | 4 | $0.322 | -32.0% |
| 2020 | $1.89 | 4 | $0.473 | -23.2% |
| 2019 | $2.46 | 4 | $0.615 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | $2.43 | 4 | $0.607 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | $2.40 | 4 | $0.600 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | $2.40 | 4 | $0.600 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | $2.40 | 4 | $0.600 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | $2.34 | 4 | $0.585 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | $2.19 | 4 | $0.540 | +12.5% |
| 2012 | $1.98 | 4 | $0.480 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | $1.68 | 4 | $0.420 | — |
| 2010 | $0.840 | 1 (timing) | $0.840 | — |
| 2009 | $3.36 | 4 | $0.840 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | $3.30 | 4 | $0.826 | +30.1% |
| 2007 | $2.54 | 4 | $0.635 | +10.1% |
| 2006 | $2.31 | 4 | $0.577 | +10.2% |
| 2005 | $2.09 | 4 | $0.523 | +22.8% |
| 2004 | $1.71 | 4 | $0.426 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | $1.66 | 4 | $0.425 | +8.6% |
| 2002 | $1.57 | 4 | $0.392 | +9.2% |
| 2001 | $1.43 | 4 | $0.358 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | $1.35 | 4 | $0.333 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | $1.28 | 4 | $0.320 | -10.0% |
| 1998 | $1.38 | 4 | $0.356 | +8.1% |
| 1997 | $1.32 | 4 | $0.329 | +33.2% |
| 1996 | $0.995 | 4 | $0.247 | +38.4% |
| 1995 | $0.774 | 4 | $0.178 | +27.6% |
| 1994 | $0.548 | 4 | $0.140 | +19.9% |
| 1993 | $0.459 | 4 | $0.117 | -49.5% |
| 1992 | $0.894 | 4 | $0.231 | -7.3% |
| 1991 | $1.03 | 4 | $0.249 | -3.4% |
| 1990 | $1.01 | 4 | $0.258 | +26.4% |
| 1989 | $1.11 | 4 | $0.204 | — |
| 1988 | $0.773 | 2 (timing) | $0.387 | — |
| 1987 | $1.02 | 4 | $0.211 | +20.5% |
| 1986 | $0.700 | 4 | $0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | $0.700 | 4 | $0.175 | +7.7% |
| 1984 | $0.663 | 4 | $0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | $0.650 | 4 | $0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | $0.637 | 4 | $0.163 | +8.3% |
| 1981 | $0.563 | 4 | $0.150 | +71.4% |
| 1980 | $0.350 | 4 | $0.0875 | +133.3% |
| 1979 | $0.153 | 4 | $0.0375 | +36.4% |
| 1978 | $0.104 | 4 | $0.0275 | +29.4% |
| 1977 | $0.0850 | 4 | $0.0213 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | $0.0850 | 4 | $0.0213 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | $0.0850 | 4 | $0.0213 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | $0.0850 | 4 | $0.0213 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | $0.0845 | 4 | $0.0211 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | $0.0844 | 4 | $0.0211 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | $0.0844 | 4 | $0.0211 | — |
| 1970 | $0.0633 | 3 (timing) | $0.0211 | — |
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 BP's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent BP dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| August 14, 2026 | $0.520 |
| May 15, 2026 | $0.499 |
| February 20, 2026 | $0.499 |
| November 14, 2025 | $0.499 |
| August 15, 2025 | $0.499 |
| May 16, 2025 | $0.480 |
| February 21, 2025 | $0.480 |
| November 8, 2024 | $0.480 |
| August 9, 2024 | $0.480 |
| May 16, 2024 | $0.436 |
| February 15, 2024 | $0.436 |
| November 9, 2023 | $0.436 |
| August 10, 2023 | $0.436 |
| May 11, 2023 | $0.397 |
| February 16, 2023 | $0.397 |
| November 9, 2022 | $0.360 |
| August 11, 2022 | $0.360 |
| May 12, 2022 | $0.328 |
| February 17, 2022 | $0.328 |
| November 10, 2021 | $0.328 |
| August 12, 2021 | $0.328 |
| May 6, 2021 | $0.315 |
| February 18, 2021 | $0.315 |
| November 5, 2020 | $0.315 |
| August 13, 2020 | $0.315 |
| May 8, 2020 | $0.630 |
| February 13, 2020 | $0.630 |
| November 7, 2019 | $0.615 |
| August 8, 2019 | $0.615 |
| May 9, 2019 | $0.615 |
| February 14, 2019 | $0.615 |
| November 8, 2018 | $0.615 |
| August 9, 2018 | $0.615 |
| May 10, 2018 | $0.600 |
| February 15, 2018 | $0.600 |
| November 9, 2017 | $0.600 |
| August 9, 2017 | $0.600 |
| May 10, 2017 | $0.600 |
| February 15, 2017 | $0.600 |
| November 8, 2016 | $0.600 |
| August 3, 2016 | $0.600 |
| May 4, 2016 | $0.600 |
| February 10, 2016 | $0.600 |
| November 4, 2015 | $0.600 |
| August 5, 2015 | $0.600 |
| May 6, 2015 | $0.600 |
| February 11, 2015 | $0.600 |
| November 5, 2014 | $0.600 |
| August 6, 2014 | $0.585 |
| May 7, 2014 | $0.585 |
| February 12, 2014 | $0.570 |
| November 6, 2013 | $0.570 |
| August 7, 2013 | $0.540 |
| May 8, 2013 | $0.540 |
| February 13, 2013 | $0.540 |
| November 7, 2012 | $0.540 |
| August 8, 2012 | $0.480 |
| May 9, 2012 | $0.480 |
| February 15, 2012 | $0.480 |
| November 2, 2011 | $0.420 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 221 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
BP dividend history questions
How many dividends has BP paid?
DivTrkr has 221 recorded BP dividend payments between May 11, 1970 and August 14, 2026, totalling $71.72 per share across 57 calendar years.
Has BP ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The BP per-payment rate fell in 1992, 1993, 1999, 2020, 2021, the steepest being -49.5%.
How fast is the BP dividend growing?
The BP payment rate compounded at +0.7% a year over the last five complete years and -2.0% a year over the last ten.
How often does BP pay a dividend?
BP 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 BP dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track BP free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.