# First Community Bancshares (FCBC) — Dividends FCBC · NASDAQ · Stock Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/fcbc/dividends ## Dividend summary | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Frequency | quarterly | | Trailing 12 months | $2.26 | | Forward yield | 4.69% | | Growth streak | 5 years | First Community Bancshares pays a quarterly dividend of $0.33 per share. Its most recent payment had an [ex-date](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-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](/instructions/learning/dividend-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. ## Payment history | Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share | | --- | --- | --- | | Aug 7, 2026 | Aug 21, 2026 | $0.33 | | May 15, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | $0.31 | | Feb 13, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | $0.31 | | Jan 2, 2026 | Jan 16, 2026 | $1.00 | | Nov 14, 2025 | Nov 28, 2025 | $0.31 | | Aug 8, 2025 | Aug 22, 2025 | $0.31 | | May 9, 2025 | May 23, 2025 | $0.31 | | Feb 14, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | $0.31 | | Feb 14, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | $2.07 | | Nov 8, 2024 | Nov 22, 2024 | $0.31 | | Aug 9, 2024 | Aug 23, 2024 | $0.31 | | May 9, 2024 | May 24, 2024 | $0.29 | | Feb 8, 2024 | Feb 23, 2024 | $0.29 | | Nov 9, 2023 | Nov 24, 2023 | $0.29 | | Aug 10, 2023 | Aug 25, 2023 | $0.29 | | May 11, 2023 | May 26, 2023 | $0.29 | | Feb 9, 2023 | Feb 24, 2023 | $0.29 | | Nov 3, 2022 | Nov 18, 2022 | $0.29 | | Aug 4, 2022 | Aug 19, 2022 | $0.29 | | May 5, 2022 | May 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 4.69% at the last price of $48.19. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) ### 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](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) ### Has FCBC been raising its dividend? Yes — First Community Bancshares has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive calendar years. ## Similar Stocks - [GSBC](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/gsbc) — Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. - Common Stock - [THFF](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/thff) — First Financial Corporation - Common Stock - [BUSE](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/buse) — First Busey Corporation - Common Stock - [IBCP](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/ibcp) — Independent Bank Corporation - Common Stock - [TMP](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/tmp) — Tompkins Financial Corporation Common Stock - [STBA](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/stba) — S&T Bancorp, Inc. - Common Stock - [CTBI](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/ctbi) — Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. - Common Stock - [MBWM](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/mbwm) — Mercantile Bank Corporation - Common Stock - [FRME](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/frme) — First Merchants Corporation - Common Stock - [PEBO](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/pebo) — Peoples Bancorp Inc. - Common Stock --- 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. Data provided by [AInvest](https://www.ainvest.com).