BCH Stock — Banco de Chile

Banco de Chile (BCH)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BCH is a Stock. its distribution rate is 5.61%, its trailing-12-month yield is 5.61%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 92/100 (Safe). Total return is 117.7% over the past 24.8 years, 806.3 points behind SPY at 924.0%.

Banco de Chile is a commercial bank operating in Chile since 1893, offering retail and wholesale banking services including checking and savings accounts, loans, credit cards, insurance products, and investment services to individuals, businesses, and small to medium-sized enterprises. The stock carries a current distribution rate in the mid-single digits, paid annually. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to Chilean financial services.

BCH performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 117.7% over the past 24.8 years, 806.3 points behind SPY at 924.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 26.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 20.0%.

BCH key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

92 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

5.16%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/08/2002

Distribution rate

5.61%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

5.61%

5-year average yield

6.41

Last close

$38.91 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$19,652,873,147

Average volume

225958.0

Dividend

$2.183

Ex-dividend date

03/30/2026

Payment date

04/13/2026

Beta

0.06

Payout ratio

81.5%

P/E ratio

14.97

Forward P/E

15.1745

EPS

$2.60

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (5.61%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (5.61%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BCH risks and drawbacks

Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 20.0%.

Who may consider BCH — and who may not

BCH may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BCH pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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