Current Report: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria May Gain 21.63%This Year

The company was founded in 1857 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BBVA) provides retail banking, asset management, private banking, and wholesale banking through five business segments: Spain, the United States, Mexico, Turkey, South America, and the rest of Eurasia.

Three key data points gauge BBVA (or any dividend-paying entity):

(1) Price 

(2) Dividends

(3) Returns

Those three keys also indicate if any company has made, is making, and will make money.

BBVA Price

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA’s single share price increased $8.06 (or over 14.68%) from $14.04 to $22.10 in the past year, per Thursday’s closing market report.

Three analysts cover the stock, and the median of their one-year price targets for BBVA is set for an increase of $0.42 to $22.52. However, the past 5-year price history for BBVA reports an average annual gain of $3.31, which I’ll use to calculate returns after I discuss dividends.  

BBVA Dividends

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA has paid increasing quarterly dividends since October 2000. The most recent Q payout from April 2026 was $0.71; which equates to $1.47 annually.

BBVA Returns

Putting it all together, as of April 30, a possible gross gain of $4.78 was projected by the $3.31 per share five-year averaged annual gain, added to a $1.47 dividend.

A little under $1000 invested in BBVA at Thursday’s $22.10 closing share price would buy 45 shares, which multiply the $4.78 gross gain to $216.28 for the coming year, or 21.63%.

One dividend dogcatcher rule is to only buy initial shares of a dividend stock that pay an annual dividend (from $1000 invested) that is more than the cost of a single share.

BBVA’s annual dividend from $1K invested is $66.50, which is over 2.5 times more than its $22.10  Thursday closing share price.

The exact track of BBVA’s future share price and dividend will entirely be determined by market action and company finances. 

Remember, the best way to track stock performance and dividend payments is through direct ownership of company shares.