BX Blackstone Inc.
BX raised its quarterly dividend 11.2% to $1.29 from $1.16 (next ex-dividend date Aug 03).
The 11% dividend hike is a straightforward confidence signal from management that fee-related earnings can sustain the payout, but it doesn't fix the core problem: operating cash flow barely covers the distribution. Until the Q2 print shows cash conversion normalizing back toward 1.0x, the raise reads more as a retention tactic than a genuine return of excess capital.
Q2 operating cash flow prints above $2.5B, restoring coverage to at least 0.8x net income.
raised 11.2% — $1.16 to $1.29 per quarter
- New payment
- $1.29 per quarter
- Previous
- $1.16 · ex-dividend May 4, 2026
- Next ex-dividend
- Aug 3, 2026
Dividends come from the dividends calendar, not a filing — the ex-dividend date is the day the payment stops travelling with the share.
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