BMY dividend analysis

BMY dividend deep dive

Dividend metrics on BMY: yield 6.50%, payout 75%, growth streak 36 years, 5y CAGR 9.5%. The combination places the name in the high-yield bucket on yield and the fast-growth bucket on distribution growth.

Safety read on the BMY distribution: 70/100, with Quality at 80/100 and Risk at 16/100 on the five-pillar framework. The fair-safety band is the headline.

DRIP projection on BMY at the current $205.00 entry, holding the 6.50% yield and 9.5% growth flat: 5-year cumulative income return ≈ 41.0%, 10-year ≈ 98.9%, 20-year ≈ 295.6%. These are starting-yield reinvestment numbers only; price appreciation is not included.

Peer table for BMY: KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%), mean yield 3.13%. The 6.50% yield is the relative-value entry point; the safety score and growth rate finish the picture.

On the BMY payment cadence: the most recent ex-dividend date was 2026-03-01, with cash distributed on 2026-03-15. The quarterly run-rate sits at $3.330 per share against an annualized $13.32.

Final-line read on BMY: yield 6.50%, distribution growth 9.5% per year, safety 70/100. The constraint is the payout ratio; the catalyst is the next earnings print.