About BQE Water Inc. (BTQNF) — Dividend Analysis 2026
BQE Water Inc., a water treatment company, provides wastewater management and treatment services to the mining and metallurgical industry in Canada, the United States, Latin America, China, and internationally. It offers water treatment solutions for mine drainage, run-off, waste rock seepage, tailings water, groundwater, and lime plant influent and/or effluent streams for treating metals, sulphate, selenium, nitrate, ammonia, and cyanide in the mining sector; smelting and refining services for treating metals and sulphate; and hydrometallurgy services for the treatment of metals, cyanide, and acids. The company's metal recovery and removal technologies include BioSulphide and ChemSulphide technologies, which use biological or chemical sources of sulphide to remove dissolved metals from mining wastewater; and Met-IX technology that treats wastewater. It also offers sulphate technologies, such as Sulf-IX and Sulf-IXC, which removes sulphate and hardness from process water, as well as onsite field testing to remove sulphate from wastewater; selenium removal technology, including Selen-IX that removes selenium from mining wastewater, as well as on-site field testing to demonstrate selenium removal from mine impacted waters; and cyanide treatment technologies, such as SART to remove the metallurgical interference of cyanide-soluble metals and to recover and recycle cyanide in gold processing. The company was formerly known as BioteQ Environmental Technologies Inc. and changed its name to BQE Water Inc. in March 2017. BQE Water Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
Is BTQNF a good dividend investment in 2026?
BTQNF offers a 3.92% forward yield with a 50% payout ratio. Strand Safety Score: 60/100 (Moderate Risk). The 5-year dividend CAGR of 0% is modest — investors should weigh current income against growth alternatives.
BTQNF DRIP calculator — what's the difference?
With DRIP on a $10,000 investment over 10 years, your BTQNF portfolio grows to $10.65M vs $10.24M without reinvestment. This is the compound interest effect in action.
BTQNF dividend growth history & forecast
BTQNF has grown its dividend by 0% over the last year and 0% annually over 5 years. At this pace, an investor who holds for 10+ years will see their yield on cost grow substantially above the current 3.92%.
FCF ($2M) is below dividends paid ($3M) — risk of cut (FCF: $2M · Dividends est.: $3M)
Debt Leverage0.0× Debt/EBITDA
30 / 30 pts
30/30
Debt/EBITDA 0.0× — low leverage, balance sheet is strong
Earnings Momentum+0.0B → +0.0B → +0.0B
30 / 30 pts
30/30
Net income grew for 2 consecutive years — strong earnings momentum
OVERALL ASSESSMENT
Dividend at moderate risk — monitor coverage and debt closely.
STRAND SCORE
60
/100
Strand Safety Score™ is proprietary to DividendFlow. Inputs: FCF, Debt/EBITDA, Net Income from SEC filings via FMP. Not financial advice. N/A for ETFs, pre-revenue companies, and tickers without income statements.
🌍 BTQNF Yield by Country & Account Type
Real after-tax yield depends on where you live and how you hold BTQNF.
Gross yield
3.92%
Tax rate
15.00%
After-tax yield
3.33%
Real yield (−CPI)
0.53%
Account/Country
Tax Rate
After-tax Yield
Real Yield
$10K Annual Income
🇺🇸 Roth IRA / 401k
0%
3.92%
1.12%
$392 / yr
🇺🇸 US Taxable (15%) ✓
15%
3.33%
0.53%
$333 / yr
🇺🇸 US Taxable (20%)
20%
3.14%
0.34%
$314 / yr
🇬🇧 UK ISA
0%
3.92%
1.12%
$392 / yr
🇬🇧 UK Taxable
8.75%
3.58%
0.78%
$358 / yr
🇨🇦 TFSA
0%
3.92%
1.12%
$392 / yr
🇨🇦 CA Taxable
25%
2.94%
0.14%
$294 / yr
🇦🇺 Super (pension)
15%
3.33%
0.53%
$333 / yr
🇦🇺 AU Taxable
30%
2.74%
-0.06%
$274 / yr
🇩🇪 DE Taxable
26.375%
2.89%
0.09%
$289 / yr
🇫🇷 FR Taxable
30%
2.74%
-0.06%
$274 / yr
Real yield = after-tax yield minus US CPI of 2.8%. 12-month CPI (US BLS via FMP economic-indicators). Click any row to select. US withholding tax (30%, reducible by treaty) applies to non-US residents holding US stocks in taxable accounts.
🎯 BTQNF Income Goal & Break-Even
Dividend Break-Even
30yr
Years for dividends to fully repay your BTQNF investment of $51.00/share (🇺🇸 US Taxable (15%) · 15.00% tax)
$10K invested · 10 Years
Dividends earned (DRIP)
$3.4K
Lost to inflation (2.8% CPI)
−$2.5K
Real purchasing power gain
$950.78
12-month CPI (US BLS via FMP economic-indicators).
How much do I need to invest in BTQNF for:
Shares needed
14,118
Capital required
$720,018
Monthly income
$2,000
Based on current dividend of $2.00/share/yr · 🇺🇸 US Taxable (15%) · static projection (no growth assumed).
📅 BTQNF Dividend Payment Schedule
BTQNF pays quarterly — 4 times per year. Next ex-div: TBD.
Jan
Feb
Mar
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Apr
May
Jun
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Jul
Aug
Sep
💰
Oct
Nov
Dec
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10 shares
$4.25 / payment
$17.00 / year after tax
100 shares
$42.50 / payment
$170.00 / year after tax
1,000 shares
$425.00 / payment
$1700.00 / year after tax
📊 BTQNF vs Industrials Benchmarks
How BTQNF compares to typical Industrials averages.
Benchmark: Industrials
Dividend Yield▲+1.72% vs sectorBetter
BTQNF
3.92%
avg
2.20%
5Y Dividend CAGR▼-7.50% vs sectorBelow avg
BTQNF
0.00%
avg
7.50%
Payout Ratio▼+6.00% vs sectorBelow avg
BTQNF
50.00%
avg
44.00%
Benchmarks: S&P 500 sector averages (2024–2026). Sources: Morningstar, Bloomberg, NAREIT. 5Y CAGR for BTQNF sourced from FMP /financial-growth endpoint — real data, not estimates.
🏛️ BTQNF Insider Activity
No recent SEC filings reported in the last 90 days.
📊 About This Data
Dividend yields, payout ratios, and financial metrics are sourced from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) and cross-referenced with SEC EDGAR filings. Data is cached and updated every 24 hours via our nightly refresh. DRIP projections are forward-looking estimates, not guarantees.
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