BHP Group Ltd shares have handed investors some gains over the past 12 months.
If you owned BHP shares at market close on 2 September, you can expect to see the final FY 2026 passive income payout hit your bank account this Wednesday, 23 September.
As Evans mentioned above, FY 2026 marked the first year in which copper surpassed iron ore in driving BHP's earnings and supporting BHP's share price growth.
BHP reported a 48% year-on-year increase in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation from its copper division to US$18.2 billion.
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BHP Group Ltd shares have handed investors some gains over the past 12 months.
On Monday, shares in the S&P/ASX 200 Index mining giant were trading for $60.71 apiece.
Amid rising revenue and profits, BHP's FY 2026 dividend payouts, totalling $2.419 a share, were up 41.6% from FY 2025. If you owned BHP shares at market close on 2 September, you can expect to see the final FY 2026 passive income payout hit your bank account this Wednesday, 23 September.
Catapult Wealth's Dylan Evans recently analysed the outlook for the miner, which now counts as the biggest stock by market cap on the ASX.
As Evans mentioned above, FY 2026 marked the first year in which copper surpassed iron ore in driving BHP's earnings and supporting BHP's share price growth.
Spot copper prices on average were 26% higher in FY26, with H2 FY26 experiencing increases of nearly 40% as copper moved to >US$13,000/t.
BHP reported a 48% year-on-year increase in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation from its copper division to US$18.2 billion.
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