# Eastern Bankshares (EBC) — Dividends

EBC · NASDAQ · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/ebc/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Trailing 12 months | $0.56 |
| Forward yield | 2.65% |
| Growth streak | 4 years |

Eastern Bankshares pays a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share. Its most recent payment had an ex-date of September 8, 2026 and was paid on September 22, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $0.56 per share, a yield of about 2.65% at a share price of $21.15.

The record shows regular increases, though not on a fixed calendar. The rate went from $0.08 to $0.10 with the March 2022 payment, a 25% raise. It then rose to $0.11 in November 2023, $0.12 in December 2024, $0.13 in June 2025 and $0.15 in June 2026. Those raises ranged from about 8% to 15%. Since late 2021, the quarterly rate has grown 87.5%. Payments by calendar year rose from $0.40 in 2022 to $0.41 in 2023, $0.45 in 2024 and $0.51 in 2025. The company has now increased its dividend for four consecutive calendar years.

The ex-dates fall in early March, early June, early September and early December, with payment about two weeks later. If that pattern holds, the next payment would go ex-dividend in early December 2026 and be paid in mid-December. The last two raises came with the June payment.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Sep 22, 2026 | $0.15 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | $0.15 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 | $0.13 |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 | $0.13 |
| Sep 3, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 | $0.13 |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Jun 16, 2025 | $0.13 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Mar 14, 2025 | $0.12 |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Dec 16, 2024 | $0.12 |
| Sep 3, 2024 | Sep 16, 2024 | $0.11 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | Jun 14, 2024 | $0.11 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Mar 15, 2024 | $0.11 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Dec 15, 2023 | $0.11 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Sep 15, 2023 | $0.10 |
| Jun 1, 2023 | Jun 15, 2023 | $0.10 |
| Mar 2, 2023 | Mar 15, 2023 | $0.10 |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Dec 15, 2022 | $0.10 |
| Sep 1, 2022 | Sep 15, 2022 | $0.10 |
| Jun 2, 2022 | Jun 15, 2022 | $0.10 |
| Mar 2, 2022 | Mar 15, 2022 | $0.10 |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Dec 15, 2021 | $0.08 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does Eastern Bankshares (EBC) pay a dividend?

Yes. Eastern Bankshares pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.15 per share.

### What is EBC's dividend yield?

Eastern Bankshares paid $0.56 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 2.65% at the last price of $21.14. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is EBC's most recent ex-dividend date?

Eastern Bankshares's most recent ex-dividend date is Sep 8, 2026, payable on Sep 22, 2026.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

### Has EBC been raising its dividend?

Yes — Eastern Bankshares has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive calendar years.

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