BlackRock, Inc. Dividend History | Yield & Payout Insights

Dividend history and payout analysis for BlackRock, Inc. (BLK). Use the fiscal-year summary and the payout history table below to track dividend per share, dividend yield, and payout ratio changes over time, plus the key dates investors watch for dividend investing.

Dividend Performance Chart

Dividend Summary (FY)

23 years
Metric (FY)20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003
Dividends per share (FY)$20.84$20.40$20.00$19.52$16.52$14.52$13.20$12.02$10.00$9.16$8.72$7.72$6.72$6.00$5.52$4.00$3.12$3.12$2.68$1.68$1.20$1.00$0.40
Dividend yield (FY) %N/A2.02%2.50%2.80%1.83%2.04%2.67%3.11%1.99%2.46%2.59%2.22%2.16%2.92%3.08%2.13%1.25%2.40%1.26%1.10%1.10%1.29%0.74%
Payout ratio (FY) %N/A48.69%55.16%57.74%43.16%45.82%46.83%45.71%33.56%48.71%44.13%40.62%39.84%43.12%43.39%37.62%45.37%53.28%35.51%42.05%32.75%44.47%16.48%

Dividend Payout History

90 payments
Pay DateEx-DateRecord DateAmount
2025-12-23December 05, 252025-12-05$5.21
2025-09-23September 05, 252025-09-05$5.21
2025-06-23June 05, 252025-06-05$5.21
2025-03-24March 07, 252025-03-07$5.21
2024-12-23December 05, 242024-12-05$5.10
2024-09-23September 09, 242024-09-09$5.10
2024-06-24June 07, 242024-06-07$5.10
2024-03-22March 06, 242024-03-07$5.10
2023-12-22December 06, 232023-12-07$5.00
2023-09-22September 07, 232023-09-08$5.00
2023-06-23June 07, 232023-06-08$5.00
2023-03-23March 06, 232023-03-07$5.00
2022-12-23December 06, 222022-12-07$4.88
2022-09-23September 06, 222022-09-07$4.88
2022-06-23June 03, 222022-06-06$4.88
2022-03-23March 04, 222022-03-07$4.88
2021-12-23December 06, 212021-12-07$4.13
2021-09-22September 03, 212021-09-07$4.13
2021-06-23June 03, 212021-06-04$4.13
2021-03-23March 04, 212021-03-05$4.13
2020-12-21December 03, 202020-12-04$3.63
2020-09-22September 03, 202020-09-04$3.63
2020-06-23June 04, 202020-06-05$3.63
2020-03-23March 04, 202020-03-05$3.63
2019-12-23December 05, 192019-12-06$3.30
2019-09-24September 04, 192019-09-05$3.30
2019-06-20June 05, 192019-06-06$3.30
2019-03-21March 05, 192019-03-06$3.30
2018-12-26December 06, 182018-12-07$3.13
2018-09-24September 06, 182018-09-07$3.13
2018-06-21June 06, 182018-06-07$2.88
2018-03-22March 06, 182018-03-07$2.88
2017-12-21December 01, 172017-12-04$2.50
2017-09-22August 31, 172017-09-05$2.50
2017-06-23June 01, 172017-06-05$2.50
2017-03-23March 02, 172017-03-06$2.50
2016-12-23December 08, 162016-12-12$2.29
2016-09-23August 31, 162016-09-02$2.29
2016-06-23June 02, 162016-06-06$2.29
2016-03-23March 03, 162016-03-07$2.29
2015-12-23December 01, 152015-12-03$2.18
2015-09-22August 31, 152015-09-02$2.18
2015-06-23June 05, 152015-06-09$2.18
2015-03-24March 04, 152015-03-06$2.18
2014-12-23December 01, 142014-12-03$1.93
2014-09-22August 28, 142014-09-02$1.93
2014-06-23June 05, 142014-06-09$1.93
2014-03-24March 05, 142014-03-07$1.93
2013-12-23November 29, 132013-12-03$1.68
2013-09-23August 29, 132013-09-03$1.68
2013-06-24June 06, 132013-06-10$1.68
2013-03-25March 05, 132013-03-07$1.68
2012-12-24November 29, 122012-12-03$1.50
2012-09-24August 30, 122012-09-04$1.50
2012-06-25June 05, 122012-06-07$1.50
2012-03-23March 05, 122012-03-07$1.50
2011-12-23December 01, 112011-12-05$1.38
2011-09-22August 31, 112011-09-02$1.38
2011-06-23June 03, 112011-06-07$1.38
2011-03-23March 03, 112011-03-07$1.38
2010-12-23December 01, 102010-12-03$1.00
2010-09-22August 31, 102010-09-02$1.00
2010-06-23June 03, 102010-06-07$1.00
2010-03-23March 04, 102010-03-08$1.00
2009-12-21November 24, 092009-11-27$0.78
2009-09-22August 31, 092009-09-02$0.78
2009-06-23June 04, 092009-06-08$0.78
2009-03-23March 05, 092009-03-09$0.78
2008-12-23December 01, 082008-12-03$0.78
2008-09-22August 28, 082008-09-02$0.78
2008-06-23June 10, 082008-06-12$0.78
2008-03-24March 05, 082008-03-07$0.78
2007-12-24November 29, 072007-12-03$0.67
2007-09-24August 29, 072007-09-03$0.67
2007-06-25June 05, 072007-06-07$0.67
2007-03-23March 05, 072007-03-07$0.67
2006-12-26November 30, 062006-12-04$0.42
2006-09-22August 31, 062006-09-05$0.42
2006-06-23June 05, 062006-06-07$0.42
2006-03-23March 03, 062006-03-07$0.42
2005-12-23December 01, 052005-12-05$0.30
2005-09-22August 31, 052005-09-02$0.30
2005-06-23June 03, 052005-06-07$0.30
2005-03-23March 03, 052005-03-07$0.30
2004-12-23December 01, 042004-12-03$0.25
2004-09-22August 31, 042004-09-02$0.25
2004-06-23June 03, 042004-06-07$0.25
2004-03-26March 05, 042004-03-09$0.25
2003-12-23December 01, 032003-12-03$0.20
2003-09-29September 04, 032003-09-08$0.20

Frequently Asked Questions

What is BlackRock, Inc.'s current dividend yield and payout ratio?

The dividend yield shows how much BlackRock, Inc. returns to shareholders relative to its stock price, while the payout ratio indicates how much of its earnings are distributed. Monitoring these metrics helps investors evaluate whether the dividend is sustainable and supported by earnings or cash flow.

How has BlackRock, Inc.'s dividend changed over the last 5 years?

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Should I consider BlackRock, Inc. dividends as part of my long-term investment strategy?

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