Dividend payments are $1.48 per share, with a current dividend yield of 12.03%.
12.03%
$1.48
85.67%
154.81%
Consecutive Years of Increases
0
Next Ex-Dividend Date
Sep 15, 2026
Next Payment Date
Sep 30, 2026
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)
Reported quarterly values; no daily interpolation.
| Year | Dividend/Share | YoY Growth |
|---|---|---|
| 2026(YTD) | $0.87 | Not comparable |
| 2025 | $1.48 | -0.21% |
| 2024 | $1.48 | +0.00% |
| 2023 | $1.48 | +0.00% |
| 2022 | $1.48 | +0.00% |
| 2021 | $1.48 | +0.00% |
| 2020 | $1.48 | +4.43% |
| 2019 | $1.42 | -7.18% |
An FCF payout above 100% means dividends exceeded the period's free cash flow, often because of temporarily depressed FCF (one-off capex or working-capital swings) rather than an unfunded dividend. Compare against the earnings payout ratio and the multi-year trend before drawing a conclusion.
This step chart displays the nominal dividend payouts over time by ex-dividend date (the date you must own the stock by to receive each payment), matching the distribution frequency.
| 2018 |
| $1.53 |
| -13.50% |
| 2017 | $1.77 | +8.20% |
| 2016 | $1.64 | +10.23% |
| 2015 | $1.48 | +6.00% |
| 2014 | $1.40 | N/A |
| 2013 | $1.05 | N/A |
| Quarter | Dividend/Share | YoY Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.12 | N/A |
| Q2 2026 | $0.37 | +0.00% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.37 | +0.00% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.37 | +0.00% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.37 | -0.86% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.37 | +0.00% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.37 | +0.00% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.37 | +0.00% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.37 | +0.00% |
| Q2 2024 | $0.37 | +0.00% |
| Q1 2024 | $0.37 | +0.00% |
| Q4 2023 | $0.37 | +0.00% |
| Q3 2023 | $0.37 | +0.00% |
| Q2 2023 | $0.37 | +0.00% |
| Q1 2023 | $0.37 | N/A |
| Q4 2022 | $0.37 | N/A |
| Q3 2022 | $0.37 | +0.00% |
| Q2 2022 | $0.37 | +0.00% |
| Q1 2022 | $0.25 | +0.00% |
| Q4 2021 | $0.49 | +0.00% |
| Q3 2021 | $0.37 | +0.00% |
| Q2 2021 | $0.37 | +0.00% |
| Q1 2021 | $0.25 | +0.00% |
| Q4 2020 | $0.49 | +0.00% |
