BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ (BAC) closed fiscal year 2025 with 7.21 B shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.08 USD per share.
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ (BAC) closed fiscal year 2025 with 7.21 B shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.08 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 398 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has grown by 43.7 %. The dividend per share was 1.08 USD, up 8.0 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 9.56 B USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 5.02B | 8.65B | 10.1B | 10.5B | 10.8B | 10.6B | 10.5B | 10.4B | 10.1B | 10.3B | 9.67B | 8.84B | 8.65B | 8.08B | 8.00B | 7.90B | 7.61B | 7.21B |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 554M | 3,633M | 1,435M | 451M | 242M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 235M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | 11.05 % | 42.00 % | 14.23 % | 4.28 % | 2.25 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2.28 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -186M | -75.3M | -136M | -328M | 0.00M | -618M | -833M | -185M | -573M | -81.1M | -101M | -285M | -398M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -1.76 % | -0.72 % | -1.31 % | -3.26 % | 0.00 % | -6.39 % | -9.43 % | -2.14 % | -7.09 % | -1.01 % | -1.28 % | -3.74 % | -5.52 % |
| Net addition/reduction | 554M | 3,633M | 1,435M | 451M | 242M | -186M | -75.3M | -136M | -328M | 235M | -618M | -833M | -185M | -573M | -81.1M | -101M | -285M | -398M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | 11.05 % | 42.00 % | 14.23 % | 4.28 % | 2.25 % | -1.76 % | -0.72 % | -1.31 % | -3.26 % | 2.28 % | -6.39 % | -9.43 % | -2.14 % | -7.09 % | -1.01 % | -1.28 % | -3.74 % | -5.52 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 2.24 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.39 | 0.54 | 0.66 | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.86 | 0.92 | 1.00 | 1.08 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 287.62 % | 77.49 % | — | 120.19 % | 45.58 % | 14.67 % | 41.78 % | 22.46 % | 23.53 % | 31.26 % | 24.50 % | 21.63 % | 43.18 % | 25.19 % | 31.15 % | 34.54 % | 35.23 % | 31.34 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 11.5B | 4.86B | 1.76B | 1.74B | 1.91B | 1.68B | 2.31B | 3.57B | 4.19B | 5.70B | 6.90B | 5.93B | 7.73B | 8.06B | 8.58B | 9.09B | 9.50B | 9.56B |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 16.77 % | 0.26 % | 0.30 % | 0.19 % | 0.35 % | 0.26 % | 0.67 % | 1.17 % | 1.12 % | 1.31 % | 2.21 % | 1.87 % | 2.39 % | 1.74 % | 2.62 % | 2.72 % | 2.26 % | 1.92 % |
Figures in USD
