First Community Bancshares
FCBC

First Community Bancshares (FCBC) dividend history and yield

Dividend summary

Frequency
Quarterly
Trailing 12 months
$2.26
Forward yield
4.72%
Payout ratio
81.0%
Growth streak
5 years

First Community Bancshares pays a quarterly dividend of $0.33 per share. Its most recent payment had an ex-date of August 7, 2026 and was paid on August 21, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $2.26 per share, a yield of 4.73% at a share price of $47.79. That total includes a larger $1.00 payment.

Raises in the table have come every two years, each time with the payment that goes ex-dividend in August. The rate went from $0.27 to $0.29 in 2022, to $0.31 in 2024 and to $0.33 in 2026, two cents each time, or about 6.5% to 7.4%. The table also shows two unusually large payments: $2.07 per share in February 2025, on the same ex-date as a regular $0.31 payment, and $1.00 per share with a January 2, 2026 ex-date. Leaving those out, regular payments by calendar year were $1.16 in 2023, $1.20 in 2024 and $1.24 in 2025. The source gives a growth streak of five years.

If the pattern holds, the next regular payment would go ex-dividend in mid-November 2026 and be paid in late November. Past raises have come with the August payment.

Dividend per share by year

2026
$1.95
2024
$1.20
2023
$1.16
2022
$1.12
2021
$1.04
2020
$1.00

Dividend history

DeclaredEx-dividend datePay dateAmount
Jul 21, 2026Aug 7, 2026Aug 21, 2026$0.33
Apr 28, 2026May 15, 2026May 29, 2026$0.31
Jan 27, 2026Feb 13, 2026Feb 27, 2026$0.31
Dec 16, 2025Jan 2, 2026Jan 16, 2026$1.00
Oct 28, 2025Nov 14, 2025Nov 28, 2025$0.31
Jul 22, 2025Aug 8, 2025Aug 22, 2025$0.31
Apr 22, 2025May 9, 2025May 23, 2025$0.31
Jan 28, 2025Feb 14, 2025Feb 28, 2025$0.31
Jan 28, 2025Feb 14, 2025Feb 28, 2025$2.07
Oct 22, 2024Nov 8, 2024Nov 22, 2024$0.31
Jul 23, 2024Aug 9, 2024Aug 23, 2024$0.31
Apr 23, 2024May 9, 2024May 24, 2024$0.29
Jan 23, 2024Feb 8, 2024Feb 23, 2024$0.29
Oct 24, 2023Nov 9, 2023Nov 24, 2023$0.29
Jul 25, 2023Aug 10, 2023Aug 25, 2023$0.29
Apr 25, 2023May 11, 2023May 26, 2023$0.29
Jan 24, 2023Feb 9, 2023Feb 24, 2023$0.29
Oct 25, 2022Nov 3, 2022Nov 18, 2022$0.29
Jul 26, 2022Aug 4, 2022Aug 19, 2022$0.29
Apr 26, 2022May 5, 2022May 20, 2022$0.27

Frequently asked questions

  • Does First Community Bancshares (FCBC) pay a dividend?

    Yes. First Community Bancshares pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.33 per share.

  • What is FCBC's dividend yield?

    First Community Bancshares paid $2.26 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 4.72% at the last price of $47.91. Click here to learn more

  • When is FCBC's most recent ex-dividend date?

    First Community Bancshares's most recent ex-dividend date is Aug 7, 2026, payable on Aug 21, 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

  • Has FCBC been raising its dividend?

    Yes — First Community Bancshares has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive calendar years.

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.

This page is for informational purposes only. Nothing on it is a recommendation, solicitation or offer to buy or sell any security, nor investment, legal or tax advice. Light Horse Securities Inc does not verify third-party data and is not responsible for its accuracy, completeness or timeliness.

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