Bristol-Myers Squibb dividend yield BMY

Dividends per share over the last twelve months divided by the share price, since 1972.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 4.10%
10-year median: 3.1%
Against its 10-year history: 74th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 2.3% to 6.0%
Peer median: 2.3%

Bristol-Myers Squibb pays 4.10% of its share price in dividends over a year, as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is above its ten-year median of 3.1%, higher than on 74% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 2.3% in Feb 2018 to 6.0% in Jul 2024.

The median for 9 large drugmakers of a similar size is 2.3%.

Dividend yield over time

median 3.1%

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	4.1%	3.7%	4.7%
2025	4.5%	4.0%	5.7%
2024	4.2%	4.0%	6.0%
2023	4.4%	2.9%	4.6%
2022	3.0%	2.6%	3.2%
2021	3.1%	2.8%	3.5%
2020	3.0%	2.5%	3.5%
2019	2.6%	2.6%	3.8%
2018	3.1%	2.3%	3.2%
2017	2.5%	2.4%	3.2%
2016	2.6%	2.0%	3.1%
2015	2.2%	2.1%	2.6%
2014	2.4%	2.3%	3.0%
2013	2.6%	2.6%	4.1%
2012	4.3%	3.7%	4.3%
2011	3.7%	3.7%	5.1%
2010	4.8%	4.6%	5.6%
2009	5.0%	4.8%	6.8%
2008	5.4%	4.3%	7.1%
2007	4.1%	3.5%	4.3%

Companies in Drug Manufacturers - General nearest Bristol-Myers Squibb's size, closest first, today.