Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, ES0113211835

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria stock gets a 16 percent dividend boost

Published on 10/04/2026 at 18:11 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria stock follows a record EUR 0.37 interim dividend for October 15, 2026. First-half profit reached EUR 6.051 billion, up 11 percent.

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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria stock (ISIN ES0113211835) closed at EUR 23.73 on the Madrid Stock Exchange on October 2, 2026, after the bank announced its largest interim dividend. According to BBVA on October 1, 2026, shareholders will receive EUR 0.37 per share on October 15, 2026.

Dividend reaches a record level

The interim payment is 16 percent higher than the EUR 0.32 per share distributed a year earlier. The total cash distribution is EUR 2.0 billion, linking the dividend decision directly to BBVA's capital-return strategy.

Financial Times reports the payment calendar as October 12, 2026 for the last trading date with dividend rights, October 13, 2026 for the ex-dividend date, October 14, 2026 for the record date and October 15, 2026 for payment.

Profit supports shareholder returns

According to BBVA, first-half 2026 net profit reached EUR 6.051 billion. The bank also reported a CET1 ratio of 12.90 percent at the end of June 2026, while its EUR 2.0 billion share buyback program would lift the pro forma ratio to 12.41 percent after the program is included.

The figures give the dividend announcement a measurable earnings backdrop. BBVA's first-half profit was 11 percent higher than in the same period of 2025, while the interim payout rose 16 percent year over year, a faster increase than reported profit.

Consensus stays close to the share price

Investing.com lists a Neutral consensus from 23 analysts, with an average 12-month price target of EUR 23.496. The same overview gives a high target of EUR 28.30 and a low target of EUR 11.70, placing the average target 0.99 percent below the October 2 share price.

That narrow gap makes the dividend and the October earnings date the next concrete checkpoints for the stock. TradingView shows a 52-week range of EUR 15.395 to EUR 25.570 and a year-to-date gain of 18.95 percent as of October 2, 2026.

BBVA stock remains below its yearly high

BBVA stock closed at EUR 23.73 on October 2, 2026, with a market capitalization of EUR 130.5 billion and volume of 7,590,000 shares. The closing price was EUR 1.84 below the 52-week high of EUR 25.570, leaving the shareholder payout as the clearest near-term company event.