BBVA approves interim cash dividend of 0.37 euros per share

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria announced on October 1, 2026, that it approved an interim gross cash dividend of 0.37 euros per share for the 2026 financial year. The gross payment corresponds to approximately 0.42 US dollars per share. After an applicable withholding tax rate of 19%, shareholders will receive a net dividend of 0.2997 euros per share.

The payment represents a 15.6% increase compared to the prior year's gross interim dividend of 0.32 euros per share. The bank plans to distribute a total estimated cash payout of 2.0 billion euros under this interim distribution. BBVA maintains a shareholder distribution policy that allocates between 40% and 50% of its ordinary profit to payouts.

For the first half of 2026, BBVA reported a net profit of 6.051 billion euros. As of June 30, 2026, the lender posted a fully loaded CET1 ratio of 12.90%, which translates to a pro forma CET1 ratio of 12.41% when including its ongoing 2.0 billion euro extraordinary share buyback program.

The bank paid 5.2 billion euros in total dividends from its 2025 earnings. Including this interim distribution and buybacks, BBVA has distributed or announced 14.2 billion euros in total shareholder remuneration across 2025 and 2026.