Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
BLMNConsumer Cyclical · Stock · quarterly payer
Forward Yield
7.02%
Annual Dividend
$0.60
Payout Ratio
125%
5-Yr Growth
-5.6%
Ex-Date
Aug 19, 2025
Frequency
Quarterly
Summary
As of July 2026, Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (BLMN) yields 7.02% ($0.60 per share annually), with a blended fair-value estimate of $6.51 — -24% downside, so it screens as overvalued. Dividend safety grade: D (41/100).
Is BLMN a good dividend stock?
Higher riskBloomin' Brands, Inc. (BLMN) pays a quarterly dividend yielding 7.02% ($0.60/yr), with 0 years of growth and a dividend-safety grade of D. Treat the dividend with caution — recent cuts, a stretched payout or a falling price raise the risk.
Advantages
Risks
- Cut its dividend in 2025
- Elevated payout ratio (125%)
- Dividend has been shrinking, not growing
- Share price is down over the past 5 years
- Below-average dividend safety score
Key Data
- Dividend Yield
- 7.02%
- Payout Ratio
- 125%
- Annual Dividend
- $0.60
- 5-Yr Avg Growth
- -5.6%
- Ex-Dividend Date
- Aug 19, 2025
- Years of Growth
- 0
- Frequency
- quarterly
- Beta
- 1.20
- Market Cap
- $731.1M
- P/E Ratio
- 35.6
- 5-Yr Total Return
- -68%
- 52-Week Range
- $5.19 – $10.70
- Dividend Safety
- D · 41/100
- Ever Cut?
- Yes (2025)
Frequently Asked Questions
BLMN Price — Last 12 Months
Daily close
Price Return
1 Year
+16%
3 Years
-70%
5 Years
-68%
52-Week Range
$5.19 – $10.70
Price change over each period (excludes dividends). Past performance doesn't guarantee future results.
What is BLMN worth?
Overvaluedlow confidenceOur blended fair-value estimate for Bloomin' Brands, Inc. is $6.51 per share, versus a market price of $8.54. That implies 24% of downside.
Fair Value
$6.51
Current Price
$8.54
Downside
-24%
Margin of Safety
-31%
How we get there
Dividend discount
Discounts the future dividend stream back to today.
At today's price, the market is pricing in about 15.6% annual free-cash-flow growth. We model -5.0% — so the price already assumes faster growth than we think is likely.
Assumptions: 10.3% discount rate (CAPM), -5.0% stage-1 growth, 2.5% terminal growth, $0.24 EPS, $0.60 annual dividend. Updated weekly.
Fair-value estimates are model output for educational purposes only — not investment advice or a price target.
BLMN Dividend Safety Score
Risky
SmarterDividends' proprietary score, backtested against which dividends were actually cut over 15+ years (0.78 AUC). It blends a validated cut-risk model (growth streak, cut history) with current payout, cash-flow and debt. Higher is safer · not investment advice.
Dividend Growth
Total dividends per share by year
Dividend History
| Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2025 | — | $0.1500 | regular |
| May 20, 2025 | — | $0.1500 | regular |
| Mar 11, 2025 | — | $0.1500 | regular |
| Nov 25, 2024 | — | $0.2400 | regular |
| Aug 20, 2024 | — | $0.2400 | regular |
| May 17, 2024 | — | $0.2400 | regular |
| Mar 5, 2024 | — | $0.2400 | regular |
| Nov 13, 2023 | — | $0.2400 | regular |
| Aug 11, 2023 | — | $0.2400 | regular |
| May 9, 2023 | — | $0.2400 | regular |
| Feb 28, 2023 | — | $0.2400 | regular |
| Nov 8, 2022 | — | $0.1400 | regular |
| Aug 9, 2022 | — | $0.1400 | regular |
| May 10, 2022 | — | $0.1400 | regular |
Income Calculator
At $0.60 / yr per share
