# Esquire Financial (ESQ) — Dividends

ESQ · NASDAQ · Stock

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

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Trailing 12 months | $0.78 |
| Forward yield | 0.65% |
| Growth streak | 2 years |

Esquire Financial pays a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share. Its most recent payment had an [ex-date](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) of August 14, 2026 and was paid on September 1, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $0.78 per share, a [yield](/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) of about 0.67% at a share price of $116.44.

The table shows a raise each year. The rate went from $0.09 to $0.10 with the November 2022 payment and to $0.13 with the May 2023 payment. The next three raises came with the February payment: to $0.15 in 2024, $0.18 in 2025 and $0.20 in 2026, or about 15.4%, 20% and 11.1%. Since mid-2022, the quarterly rate has grown about 122%. Payments by calendar year rose from $0.49 in 2023 to $0.60 in 2024 and $0.72 in 2025. The source gives a growth streak of two years.

Ex-dates usually fall in mid-February, May, August and November, with payment on or near the first business day of the next month. If the pattern holds, the next payment would go ex-dividend in mid-November 2026 and be paid around December 1. The last three raises have come with the February payment.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 | $0.20 |
| May 15, 2026 | Jun 1, 2026 | $0.20 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Mar 2, 2026 | $0.20 |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Dec 1, 2025 | $0.18 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Sep 2, 2025 | $0.18 |
| May 15, 2025 | Jun 2, 2025 | $0.18 |
| Feb 14, 2025 | Mar 3, 2025 | $0.18 |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Dec 2, 2024 | $0.15 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Sep 3, 2024 | $0.15 |
| May 14, 2024 | Jun 3, 2024 | $0.15 |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 | $0.15 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | Dec 1, 2023 | $0.13 |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | $0.13 |
| May 12, 2023 | Jun 1, 2023 | $0.13 |
| Feb 14, 2023 | Mar 1, 2023 | $0.10 |
| Nov 14, 2022 | Dec 1, 2022 | $0.10 |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Sep 1, 2022 | $0.09 |
| May 13, 2022 | Jun 1, 2022 | $0.09 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does Esquire Financial (ESQ) pay a dividend?

Yes. Esquire Financial pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.20 per share.

### What is ESQ's dividend yield?

Esquire Financial paid $0.78 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 0.65% at the last price of $118.95. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

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

Esquire Financial's most recent ex-dividend date is Aug 14, 2026, payable on Sep 1, 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 ESQ been raising its dividend?

Yes — Esquire Financial has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive calendar years.

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Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

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