Does BP stock pay dividends?

BP pays dividends to its stockholders quarterly throughout the fiscal year. This means that every three months, the company pays stockholders a certain amount of money for each share that they hold in the company. Historically, the company pays these dividends in March, June, September and December.

The routine nature of BP stock dividends makes it easy for stockholders to predict the arrival of their payments and conduct meaningful financial planning around their investments. BP's stock dividend reached its peak levels in 2009 when the company paid out 84 cents per share each quarter but promptly crashed to half of that value in 2010.