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DividendMax write up 31/10/2014 – US dollar denominated stocks in the FTSE 100
BHP Group Plc BHP
Dividend Summary
The next BHP Group Plc dividend is expected to go ex in 1 month and to be paid in 2 months.
The previous BHP Group Plc dividend was 29.0931p and it went ex 5 months ago and it was paid 4 months ago.
There are typically 2 dividends per year (excluding specials), and the dividend cover is approximately 1.0.
Latest Dividends
| Summary | Previous dividend | Next dividend |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Paid | Forecast |
| Type | Final | Interim |
| Per share | 29.093p (55c) | Sign Up Required |
| Declaration date | 12 Aug 2020 (Wed) | – |
| Ex-div date | 03 Sep 2020 (Thu) | 04 Mar 2021 (Thu) |
| Pay date | 22 Sep 2020 (Tue) | 23 Mar 2021 (Tue) |
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Previous Payment
£29.09 ($55.00)
Paid on 22 Sep 2020 (Tue)
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The table below shows the full dividend history for BHP Group Plc
| Status | Type | Decl. date | Ex-div date | Pay date | Decl. Currency | Forecast amount | Decl. amount | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast | Final | – | 04 Sep 2025 | 16 Sep 2025 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | – | 06 Mar 2025 | 25 Mar 2025 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | – | 05 Sep 2024 | 17 Sep 2024 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | – | 07 Mar 2024 | 26 Mar 2024 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | – | 07 Sep 2023 | 19 Sep 2023 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | – | 09 Mar 2023 | 28 Mar 2023 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | – | 01 Sep 2022 | 20 Sep 2022 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | – | 10 Mar 2022 | 22 Apr 2022 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | – | 02 Sep 2021 | 24 Sep 2021 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | – | 04 Mar 2021 | 23 Mar 2021 | USD | Sign up | — | |
| Paid | Final | 12 Aug 2020 | 03 Sep 2020 | 22 Sep 2020 | USD | 85c | 55c | 😓 |
| Paid | Interim | 17 Sep 2019 | 05 Mar 2020 | 24 Mar 2020 | USD | 58c | 65c | 😏 |
| Paid | Final | 07 Aug 2019 | 05 Sep 2019 | 25 Sep 2019 | USD | 78c | 78c | 😄 |
| Paid | Interim | 18 Sep 2018 | 07 Mar 2019 | 26 Mar 2019 | USD | 60c | 62c | 😃 |
| Paid | Special | 01 Nov 2018 | 10 Jan 2019 | 30 Jan 2019 | USD | 102c | 102c | 😄 |
| Paid | Final | 07 Aug 2018 | 06 Sep 2018 | 25 Sep 2018 | USD | 60c | 63c | 😃 |
| Paid | Interim | 20 Sep 2017 | 08 Mar 2018 | 27 Mar 2018 | USD | 35p | 55c | 😓 |
| Paid | Final | 04 Jul 2017 | 07 Sep 2017 | 26 Sep 2017 | USD | 35p | 43c | 😌 |
| Paid | Interim | 21 Sep 2016 | 09 Mar 2017 | 28 Mar 2017 | USD | 20p | 40c | 😖 |
| Paid | Final | 01 Jul 2016 | 01 Sep 2016 | 20 Sep 2016 | USD | 15p | 14c | 😊 |
| Paid | Interim | 23 Sep 2015 | 10 Mar 2016 | 31 Mar 2016 | USD | — | 16c | |
| Paid | Final | 25 Jun 2015 | 10 Sep 2015 | 29 Sep 2015 | USD | — | 62c | |
| Paid | Interim | 25 Sep 2014 | 12 Mar 2015 | 31 Mar 2015 | USD | — | 62c | |
| Paid | Final | 26 Jun 2014 | 03 Sep 2014 | 23 Sep 2014 | USD | — | 62c | |
| Paid | Interim | 25 Jul 2013 | 05 Mar 2014 | 26 Mar 2014 | USD | — | 59c | |
| Paid | Final | – | 04 Sep 2013 | 25 Sep 2013 | USD | — | 59c | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 06 Mar 2013 | 28 Mar 2013 | USD | — | 57c | |
| Paid | Final | – | 05 Sep 2012 | 28 Sep 2012 | USD | — | 57c | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 29 Feb 2012 | 22 Mar 2012 | USD | — | 55c | |
| Paid | Final | – | 07 Sep 2011 | 29 Sep 2011 | GBP | — | 34.47p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 09 Mar 2011 | 31 Mar 2011 | GBP | — | 28.71p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 08 Sep 2010 | 30 Sep 2010 | GBP | — | 29.16p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 03 Mar 2010 | 23 Mar 2010 | GBP | — | 27.9p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | GBP | — | 53.88p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | GBP | — | 36.57p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | GBP | — | 23.8p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | GBP | — | 19.7p |
| Year | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 19.7p | — |
| 2007 | 23.8p | 20.8% |
| 2008 | 36.57p | 53.7% |
| 2009 | 53.88p | 47.3% |
| 2010 | 57.06p | 5.9% |
| 2011 | 63.18p | 10.7% |
| 2012 | 70.2924p | 11.3% |
| 2013 | 75.8221p | 7.9% |
| 2014 | 73.23p | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 82.2742p | 12.4% |
| 2016 | 21.6755p | -73.7% |
| 2017 | 64.8072p | 199.0% |
| 2018 | 88.5099p | 36.6% |
| 2019 | 71.2527p | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 68.0333p | -4.5% |
| 2021 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2022 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2023 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2024 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2025 | Sign Up Required | |
BHP Group Plc Optimized Dividend Chart
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- Dividend Yield Today
- 4.0%
- Optimized Yield
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- 52 Week High
- 13.9% on 12 March 2020
- 52 Week Low
- 5.0% on 08 January 2021
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About BHP Group Plc
Formed by the merger of Australia's Broken Hill Proprietary with South African miner Billiton. The company produces iron ore, copper, diamonds and aluminium, oil and natural gas, though it is base metals that remain the core of the business.
- Sector
- Mining
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Share Price
- £20.92 (yesterday's closing price)
- Shares in Issue
- 2,110 million
- Market Cap
- £44.1bn
- 1.0
- 0
- Market Indices
- S&P Global 100, FTSE Eurotop 100, STOXX600, FTSE 350, FTSE 100, CBOE 350, CBOE 100, BBC Global 30
- Home Page URL
- https://www.bhp.com/404?item=%2fhome%2fpages%2fdefault&user=extranet%5cAnonymous&site=website
- Dividend History URL
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- Investor Relations URL
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- Financial Calendar URL
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The BHP Board has announced to pay a final dividend of 55 US cents per share
The BHP dividend policy provides for a minimum 50 per cent payout of underlying attributable profit at every reporting period. The minimum dividend payment for the June 2020 half year period is 38 US cents per share, or US$1.9 billion.
The BHP Board has determined to pay an interim dividend of 65 US cents per share (US$3.3 billion)
The BHP Board has determined to pay an additional amount of 14 US cents per share or US$0.7 billion, taking the interim dividend to 65 US cents per share or US$3.3 billion. This is the second highest ordinary dividend announced and is equivalent to a 63 per cent payout ratio (31 December 2018: 75 per cent).
BHP announce record final dividend of 78 US cents per share
BHP have declared a record final dividend of 78 US cents per share, which includes an additional amount of 25 US cents per share (equivalent to US$1.3 billion) above the 50% minimum payout policy. Total ordinary dividends announced of US$1.33 per share or US$6.7 billion, equivalent to a 74% payout ratio.
BHP Billiton 2016 Final results
Response efforts at Samarco continue with good progress being made on community resettlement, community health and environment restoration.
BHP Billiton reduces its 2016 interim dividend by 75%
The health and safety of our people and the communities in which we operate always come first. We are committed to addressing the consequences of the tragedy at our joint venture, Samarco.
BHP Billiton 2015 final results
The health and safety of our people is our first priority. After no fatalities in the 2014 financial year, we tragically lost five colleagues this year. It is our ongoing goal to have a workplace free from fatalities and serious injury and we have implemented a company-wide program to improve performance.