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EBC Eastern Bankshares, Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NASDAQ· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Financial Services / Banks - Regional

$21.31 ▲ $0.17(0.80%) as of Oct 19, 2026 06:20 UTC
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Eastern Bankshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Eastern Bank that provides banking, trust, and investment services to retail, commercial, and small business customers in the United States. The company offers deposit accounts, interest checking accounts, money market accounts, savings accounts, and time certificates of deposit accounts. It also provides commercial and industrial products, such as asset based lending portfolio; commercial real estate and construction; small business, residential real estate, and home equity loans; lines of credit; and other consumer loans comprising unsecured personal lines of credit, overdraft protection, automobile loans, home improvement loans, airplane loans, and other personal loans. In addition, the company offers wealth management and trust services, financial planning, and portfolio management; and automated lock box collection, cash management, and account reconciliation services. Eastern Bankshares, Inc. was founded in 1818 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusGrowing
Last Dividend$0.1500Paid Sep 22, 2026
Forward Annual$0.60From the $0.1500 dividend declared Jul 23, 2026
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateSep 08, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
1-Yr Growth13.3%Annual totals, 2024–2025

Research Scores

Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.

Dividend Safety Score

88/100

Very strong indicators

Complete data

Dividend Growth Score

56/100

Moderate growth record

Partial data

Dividend Value Score

46/100

Near own historical valuation

Complete data

DividendRank

65/100

Upper middle of the scale

Most data available

How the Dividend Safety Score is built for EBC
InputValuePointsWeight
Dividend record5 years of uninterrupted regular payments 50 25%
Earnings stabilityNet income positive in 5 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2021–FY2025) 100 15%
Earnings payout ratioEarnings payout ratio 30% (TTM to Mar 31, 2026) 100 30%
Equity / assetsEquity / assets 13.8% (balance sheet Jun 30, 2026) 100 20%
Return on assetsReturn on assets 1.33% (TTM to Mar 31, 2026; average total assets) 100 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: bank. Formula version 2026-10-19.3.

How the Dividend Growth Score is built for EBC
InputValuePointsWeight
5-year dividend growthN/A (not used) N/A 25%
Consecutive annual increases4 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) 52 20%
Payout headroomHeadroom from the earnings payout ratio 30% (TTM to Mar 31, 2026) 100 20%
Earnings per share growth (3 years)EPS CAGR -30.9% (FY2022–FY2025) 0 15%
10-year dividend growthN/A (not used) N/A 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: bank. Formula version 2026-10-19.3.

How the Dividend Value Score is built for EBC
InputValuePointsWeight
Yield vs own historyCurrent yield at the 47th percentile of its 57 month-end yields 47 45%
P/B vs own 5-year medianP/B 1.1 is 1.19x its 5-year median of 0.9 27 30%
P/B vs peersP/B 1.1 vs peer median 1.3 (0.87x; 117 bank / Financial Services securities) 66 25%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: bank. Formula version 2026-10-19.3.

Key Metrics

Current Yield

2.82%

At the Oct 19, 2026 price

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

$0.6000

Declared Jul 23, 2026

The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.

Frequency

Q Quarterly

How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

RSI (14)

44

As of Oct 19, 2026

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$16.73 – $23.65

Closes through Oct 16, 2026

The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio (TTM)

31.18%

12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)

The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.

Years Paying

5

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

Price / Book (TTM)

1.09

Price as of Oct 18, 2026; latest reported book value

Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is a set of four checks on a dividend's record and the company's data, the same test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a Dividend Safety Score of 70+ and a yield of 2%+. Accelerating: at least three consecutive completed calendar years of higher total regular dividends. Flawless: since 1990, no calendar year whose total regular dividend fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension. Enduring: at least 20 years between the first and latest dividend in our records. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Meets the Solid check: Dividend Safety Score 88/100 and yield 2.82%.
A Accelerating
4 consecutive years of dividend increases.
F Flawless
No calendar year's regular dividend total fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension of the regular dividend is on record.
E Enduring
5 year(s) of payments on record, under the 20 this check looks for.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNASDAQThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume3,917,452Oct 16, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the trading session dated beside this figure, a rough read on trading activity. Daily bars are refreshed on a slower cycle than the quoted price, so this session can be older than the price above.
Open$21.14Oct 16, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Day Range$21.09 – $21.58Oct 16, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Prev Close$21.14Close of Oct 15, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$4.87BAs of Oct 19, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out228.51MImplied by market cap, Oct 19, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$1.7212 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)12.1Price as of Oct 18, 2026; earnings to Jun 30, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateSep 08, 2026Paid Sep 22, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateN/ANone declared yetThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)8.4%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)N/AThe dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
Consecutive Increases4 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of consecutive years the dividend has increased.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

EBC's dividend yield rose from 2.62% to 2.82% over the past ~90 days (+0.20 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +0.20 pp from the share price ($22.94 on Jul 21, 2026 → $21.31 on Oct 19, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current2.82%
1-Yr Average2.75%
Low / High2.37% – 3.13%
Percentile64%

Across 275 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 16, 2026), EBC's current yield is higher than approximately 64% of them. Our stored price history for EBC covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$0.1500 Q Regular Jul 23, 2026 Sep 08, 2026 Sep 08, 2026 Sep 22, 2026
$0.1500 Q Regular Apr 23, 2026 Jun 05, 2026 Jun 05, 2026 Jun 22, 2026
$0.1300 Q Regular Jan 22, 2026 Mar 06, 2026 Mar 06, 2026 Mar 20, 2026
$0.1300 Q Regular Oct 23, 2025 Dec 03, 2025 Dec 03, 2025 Dec 15, 2025
$0.1300 Q Regular Jul 24, 2025 Sep 03, 2025 Sep 03, 2025 Sep 15, 2025
$0.1300 Q Regular Apr 24, 2025 Jun 03, 2025 Jun 03, 2025 Jun 16, 2025
$0.1200 Q Regular Jan 23, 2025 Mar 03, 2025 Mar 03, 2025 Mar 14, 2025
$0.1200 Q Regular Oct 24, 2024 Dec 03, 2024 Dec 03, 2024 Dec 16, 2024
$0.1100 Q Regular Jul 25, 2024 Sep 03, 2024 Sep 03, 2024 Sep 16, 2024
$0.1100 Q Regular Apr 25, 2024 Jun 03, 2024 Jun 03, 2024 Jun 14, 2024
$0.1100 Q Regular Jan 25, 2024 Feb 29, 2024 Mar 01, 2024 Mar 15, 2024
$0.1100 Q Regular Oct 26, 2023 Nov 30, 2023 Dec 01, 2023 Dec 15, 2023
$0.1000 Q Regular Jul 27, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 Sep 01, 2023 Sep 15, 2023
$0.1000 Q Regular Apr 27, 2023 Jun 01, 2023 Jun 02, 2023 Jun 15, 2023
$0.1000 Q Regular Jan 26, 2023 Mar 02, 2023 Mar 03, 2023 Mar 15, 2023
$0.1000 Q Regular Oct 27, 2022 Dec 01, 2022 Dec 02, 2022 Dec 15, 2022
$0.1000 Q Regular Jul 28, 2022 Sep 01, 2022 Sep 02, 2022 Sep 15, 2022
$0.1000 Q Regular Apr 28, 2022 Jun 02, 2022 Jun 03, 2022 Jun 15, 2022
$0.1000 Q Regular Jan 27, 2022 Mar 02, 2022 Mar 03, 2022 Mar 15, 2022
$0.0800 Q Regular Oct 28, 2021 Dec 02, 2021 Dec 03, 2021 Dec 15, 2021
$0.0800 Q Regular Jul 29, 2021 Sep 02, 2021 Sep 03, 2021 Sep 15, 2021
$0.0800 Q Regular Apr 07, 2021 Jun 02, 2021 Jun 03, 2021 Jun 15, 2021
$0.0600 Q Regular Jan 29, 2021 Mar 02, 2021 Mar 03, 2021 Mar 15, 2021

Peer Comparison

Selected Banks - Regional dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
FCNCB First Citizens BancShares, Inc. 0.50% 36.6% 9 yrs 91
FCNCA First Citizens BancShares, Inc. 0.40% 36.6% 9 yrs 88
PB Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. 3.54% 4.6% 24 yrs 86
CBSH Commerce Bancshares, Inc. 1.98% 5.1% 35 yrs 85

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EBC dividend — frequently asked questions

Does Eastern Bankshares, Inc. pay a dividend?

Yes. Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (EBC) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $0.60 per share, a yield of approximately 2.82%.

What is Eastern Bankshares, Inc.'s dividend yield?

Eastern Bankshares, Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 2.82%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does Eastern Bankshares, Inc. pay dividends?

Eastern Bankshares, Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

How long has Eastern Bankshares, Inc. paid dividends?

Eastern Bankshares, Inc. has 5 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Data updated Oct 19, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.

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