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BBVA Dividend History

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. · every payment since 1989

As of Oct 8, 2026, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA) has paid 126 dividends since 1989. The most recent was $0.7080 per share (ex-date Apr 9, 2026, paid Apr 27, 2026). Over the last 12 months BBVA paid $1.0770 across 2 payments, a trailing yield of 4.10%. The average of the last 2 regular payments is +38.0% versus the 2 before.

Latest dividend

$0.7080

Last ex-date

Apr 9, 2026

Paid, last 12 months

$1.08

Trailing yield

4.10%

Frequency

Semiannual

Growth streak

4 yrs

Key facts: BBVA dividend history

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • As of Oct 8, 2026, SmarterDividends has 126 dividend payments on record for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA), going back to 1989.
  • BBVA's most recent dividend was $0.71 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Apr 9, 2026 and a pay date of Apr 27, 2026.
  • In the 12 months to Oct 8, 2026, BBVA paid $1.08 per share in dividends across 2 payments, a trailing yield of 4.10%.
  • BBVA's most recent dividend increase took effect with the Nov 6, 2025 ex-date, a 13.9% rise to $0.37 per share.
  • BBVA's most recent dividend cut took effect with the Oct 6, 2023 ex-date, a 49.2% reduction to $0.17 per share.
  • BBVA paid $0.83 per share in dividends in calendar year 2025, up 10.4% from 2024.
Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "BBVA Dividend History: Every Payment, Dates & Yield," updated Oct 8, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BBVA/dividend-history

What the record shows

What the record shows: BBVA, a Financial Services stock, has made 126 dividend payments since 1989 and pays semiannually. Its latest payment was $0.708 per share.

Over the last 12 months, BBVA paid $1.077 per share, producing a trailing yield of 3.73%. The latest payment increased 91.9% from the previous payment. The recent average payment rose 37.7% from the prior average.

An ex-date fell into a neighbouring year in 2020, leaving only one payment; its annual change did not reflect a rate change. The average per payment fell in the following year, after which annual totals rose for four straight years. The latest full-year total was $0.827 per share. BBVA's last annual cut was in 2015. Dividend safety is graded C.

By SmarterDividends Team · written from the payment record on this page · updated Sep 28, 2026 · editorial policy

Dividends versus price, last 12 months

Paid out

5.70%

of price a year ago

Price change

+38.9%

$18.90 → $26.25

Approx. total return

+44.6%

before taxes

Total return adds dividends received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.

BBVA dividends per year

Total paid per share by calendar year

Recent dividend amounts

Last 24 regular payments, per share

BBVA dividend history by year

YearPaymentsTotal per shareChange
2026year to date1$0.7080—
20252$0.8270+10.4%
20242$0.7490+49.2%
20232$0.5020+32.8%
20222$0.3780+130.5%
20212$0.1640-5.2%
20201timing$0.1730-40.8%
20192$0.2920+56.1%
20181timing$0.1870-43.5%
20173timing$0.3310-19.5%
20164timing$0.4110+30.1%
20153timing$0.3160-42.4%
20144timing$0.5490-0.7%
20134timing$0.5530+1.1%
20124timing$0.5470-9.7%
20114timing$0.6060-23.2%
20104timing$0.7886+29.9%
20094timing$0.6070-44.4%
20084timing$1.0916+23.4%
20074timing$0.8845+32.1%
20064timing$0.6697+16.3%
20054timing$0.5758+19.7%
20044timing$0.4810+29.4%
20034timing$0.3716+7.9%
20024timing$0.3445+14.8%
20014timing$0.3000-64.0%
20004timing$0.8332+157.0%
19995timing$0.3242+35.8%
19984timing$0.2387+16.9%
19974timing$0.2042+110.5%
19963timing$0.0970-37.0%
19954timing$0.1539+21.0%
19944timing$0.1272-9.9%
19934timing$0.1412+18.8%
19923timing$0.1188-1.3%
19914timing$0.1204-0.8%
19904timing$0.1214+172.7%
19892$0.0445—

Every BBVA dividend

62 raises · 57 cuts · 5 specials
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountChangeType
Apr 9, 2026Apr 27, 2026$0.7080—Special
Nov 6, 2025Nov 24, 2025$0.3690+13.9%Raise
Apr 9, 2025Apr 25, 2025$0.4580—Special
Oct 9, 2024Oct 25, 2024$0.3240+91.7%Raise
Apr 8, 2024Apr 25, 2024$0.4250—Special
Oct 6, 2023Oct 26, 2023$0.1690-49.2%Cut
Apr 3, 2023Apr 20, 2023$0.3330+184.6%Raise
Oct 7, 2022Oct 26, 2022$0.1170-55.2%Cut
Apr 6, 2022Apr 25, 2022$0.2610+180.6%Raise
Oct 8, 2021Oct 27, 2021$0.0930+31.0%Raise
Apr 27, 2021May 10, 2021$0.0710-59.0%Cut
Apr 7, 2020Apr 24, 2020$0.1730+57.3%Raise
Oct 11, 2019Oct 31, 2019$0.1100-39.6%Cut
Apr 8, 2019Apr 26, 2019$0.1820-2.7%Cut
Apr 6, 2018Apr 25, 2018$0.1870+76.4%Raise
Oct 5, 2017Oct 25, 2017$0.1060-24.8%Cut
Mar 31, 2017May 2, 2017$0.1410+67.9%Raise
Jan 9, 2017Jan 30, 2017$0.0840-5.6%Cut
Sep 30, 2016Oct 31, 2016$0.0890-2.2%Cut
Jul 6, 2016Jul 26, 2016$0.0910-36.8%Cut
Mar 31, 2016May 3, 2016$0.1440+65.5%Raise
Jan 7, 2016Jan 28, 2016$0.0870-3.3%Cut
Sep 30, 2015Nov 2, 2015$0.0900+1.1%Raise
Jul 13, 2015Jul 31, 2015$0.0890-35.0%Cut
Mar 25, 2015Apr 28, 2015$0.1370+37.0%Raise
Dec 17, 2014Jan 22, 2015$0.1000-3.8%Cut
Sep 24, 2014Oct 27, 2014$0.1040-4.6%Cut
Jul 7, 2014Jul 25, 2014$0.1090-53.8%Cut
Mar 26, 2014Apr 29, 2014$0.2360+73.5%Raise
Sep 25, 2013Oct 29, 2013$0.1360+4.6%Raise
Jul 5, 2013Jul 25, 2013$0.1300-16.1%Cut
Apr 3, 2013May 10, 2013$0.1550+17.4%Raise
Jan 7, 2013Jan 25, 2013$0.1320+0.8%Raise
Sep 26, 2012Oct 30, 2012$0.1310+4.8%Raise
Jul 5, 2012Jul 25, 2012$0.1250-21.9%Cut
Apr 11, 2012May 16, 2012$0.1600+22.1%Raise
Jan 5, 2012Jan 25, 2012$0.1310-5.1%Cut
Sep 27, 2011Oct 28, 2011$0.1380-2.8%Cut
Jul 5, 2011Jul 20, 2011$0.1420-32.4%Cut
Mar 29, 2011May 2, 2011$0.2100+81.0%Raise
Jan 5, 2011Jan 20, 2011$0.1160-4.1%Cut
Nov 29, 2010Dec 3, 2010$0.3609—Special
Oct 6, 2010Oct 22, 2010$0.1210+9.8%Raise
Jul 7, 2010Jul 22, 2010$0.1101-44.0%Cut
Apr 7, 2010Apr 22, 2010$0.1967+52.7%Raise
Dec 22, 2009Jan 8, 2010$0.1288-0.8%Cut
Oct 7, 2009Oct 23, 2009$0.1298+5.6%Raise
Jul 10, 2009Jul 27, 2009$0.1229-45.5%Cut
Jan 7, 2009Jan 22, 2009$0.2255-4.5%Cut
Oct 7, 2008Oct 20, 2008$0.2361-7.2%Cut
Jul 7, 2008Jul 21, 2008$0.2545-34.7%Cut
Apr 7, 2008Apr 21, 2008$0.3900+84.9%Raise
Jan 7, 2008Jan 22, 2008$0.2110+1.4%Raise
Oct 4, 2007Oct 22, 2007$0.2081+5.4%Raise
Jul 5, 2007Jul 20, 2007$0.1974-36.4%Cut
Apr 4, 2007Apr 20, 2007$0.3106+84.5%Raise
Jan 5, 2007Jan 22, 2007$0.1684+4.2%Raise
Oct 4, 2006Oct 20, 2006$0.1616+1.2%Raise
Jul 5, 2006Jul 20, 2006$0.1597-26.3%Cut
Apr 5, 2006Apr 20, 2006$0.2168+64.7%Raise
Jan 5, 2006Jan 20, 2006$0.1316-1.4%Cut
Oct 5, 2005Oct 20, 2005$0.1336-0.7%Cut
Jul 6, 2005Jul 21, 2005$0.1345-24.0%Cut
Apr 6, 2005Apr 21, 2005$0.1771+35.6%Raise
Jan 5, 2005Jan 20, 2005$0.1306+9.8%Raise
Oct 8, 2004Oct 21, 2004$0.1190+1.7%Raise
Jul 7, 2004Jul 22, 2004$0.1171-12.3%Cut
Apr 6, 2004Apr 23, 2004$0.1336+20.0%Raise
Jan 7, 2004Jan 22, 2004$0.1113+9.5%Raise
Oct 7, 2003Oct 20, 2003$0.1016+2.9%Raise
Jul 7, 2003Jul 21, 2003$0.0987+20.0%Raise
Apr 7, 2003Apr 21, 2003$0.0823-7.6%Cut
Jan 7, 2003Jan 21, 2003$0.0890+4.5%Raise
Oct 7, 2002Oct 21, 2002$0.0852+12.8%Raise
Jul 5, 2002Jul 22, 2002$0.0755-31.0%Cut
Apr 5, 2002Apr 22, 2002$0.1094+46.8%Raise
Jan 7, 2002Jan 22, 2002$0.0745-2.5%Cut
Oct 4, 2001Oct 22, 2001$0.0765+8.2%Raise
Jul 5, 2001Jul 20, 2001$0.0706-26.3%Cut
Apr 5, 2001Apr 20, 2001$0.0958+67.8%Raise
Jan 5, 2001Jan 22, 2001$0.0571-50.0%Cut
Oct 4, 2000Oct 20, 2000$0.1142+96.7%Raise
Jul 5, 2000Jul 20, 2000$0.0581-45.9%Cut
Apr 18, 2000May 4, 2000$0.5536—Special
Jan 5, 2000—$0.1074+94.7%Raise
Dec 7, 1999Apr 3, 2000$0.0552-1.7%Cut
Oct 6, 1999—$0.0561+1.8%Raise
Jul 7, 1999—$0.0552-32.9%Cut
Apr 7, 1999—$0.0823+9.0%Raise
Jan 6, 1999—$0.0755+50.0%Raise
Oct 7, 1998—$0.0503-29.4%Cut
Jul 8, 1998—$0.0713-7.1%Cut
Apr 6, 1998—$0.0768+90.4%Raise
Jan 7, 1998—$0.0403+2.5%Raise
Oct 8, 1997—$0.0394-33.8%Cut
Jul 16, 1997—$0.0595-11.1%Cut
Apr 7, 1997—$0.0669+73.7%Raise
Jan 7, 1997—$0.0385-1.9%Cut
Oct 7, 1996—$0.0392+89.1%Raise
Jul 26, 1996—$0.0208-43.9%Cut
Jan 5, 1996—$0.0370+1.2%Raise
Oct 4, 1995—$0.0366-2.3%Cut
Jul 5, 1995—$0.0374-24.7%Cut
Apr 4, 1995—$0.0497+64.4%Raise
Jan 3, 1995—$0.0302-4.1%Cut
Oct 3, 1994—$0.0315+24.7%Raise
Jul 1, 1994—$0.0253-39.0%Cut
Apr 4, 1994—$0.0414+42.6%Raise
Jan 3, 1994—$0.0290-5.3%Cut
Oct 4, 1993—$0.0306+4.8%Raise
Jul 2, 1993—$0.0292-39.7%Cut
Apr 5, 1993—$0.0485+47.9%Raise
Jan 5, 1993—$0.0328-15.5%Cut
Oct 5, 1992—$0.0388-6.0%Cut
Jul 6, 1992—$0.0413+6.7%Raise
Jan 6, 1992—$0.0387+44.0%Raise
Oct 4, 1991—$0.0269+1.2%Raise
Jul 3, 1991—$0.0266-26.9%Cut
Apr 4, 1991—$0.0363+18.6%Raise
Jan 4, 1991—$0.0306+0.4%Unchanged
Oct 3, 1990—$0.0305+5.6%Raise
Jul 3, 1990—$0.0289-23.6%Cut
Apr 9, 1990—$0.0379+57.1%Raise
Jan 8, 1990—$0.0241+8.7%Raise
Oct 10, 1989—$0.0222-1.0%Cut
Jul 10, 1989—$0.0224—First

BBVA dividend history — FAQ

How much is BBVA's dividend?

As of Oct 8, 2026, BBVA's most recent dividend was $0.7080 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Apr 9, 2026 and a pay date of Apr 27, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $1.0770 per share across 2 payments, a trailing yield of 4.10%.

How often does BBVA pay a dividend?

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. pays on a semiannual schedule. It made 2 payments in the last 12 months and 2 in 2025.

When is BBVA's next dividend?

BBVA's next ex-dividend date has not been announced yet. Based on its semiannual schedule, the next payment follows the pattern in the table above.

Has BBVA ever cut its dividend?

Yes. Our payment-by-payment record shows 57 regular payments lower than the one before it; the most recent annual reduction was in 2015.

How much did BBVA pay in dividends in 2025?

BBVA paid $0.8270 per share across 2 payments in 2025, up 10.4% from 2024.

What was BBVA's total return including dividends over the last year?

Over the 12 months to Oct 8, 2026, BBVA paid $1.0770 per share, 5.70% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved +38.9%. That is an approximate total return of +44.6% before taxes and reinvestment.

Amounts are per share and adjusted for stock splits, so early payments appear smaller than the cash paid at the time; a year with an extra or missing ex-date shows as a jump in the annual table. Change compares each regular payment with the previous regular one; payments of at least 2.5 times the recent median are treated as specials. Data refreshes daily; informational only, not investment advice. Back to BBVA