# Heritage Financial (HFWA) — Dividends HFWA · NASDAQ · Stock Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/hfwa/dividends ## Dividend summary | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Frequency | quarterly | | Trailing 12 months | $0.97 | | Forward yield | 3.54% | | Growth streak | 5 years | Heritage Financial pays a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share. Its most recent payment had an [ex-date](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) of August 5, 2026 and was paid on August 19, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $0.97 per share, a [yield](/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) of 3.50% at a share price of $27.69. The record shows a steady rise of one cent at a time. The rate was $0.21 per quarter in 2022, then moved to $0.22 in 2023, $0.23 in 2024 and $0.24 in 2025, each time with the payment that went ex-dividend in early February. Each of those raises was about 4.4% to 4.8%. In 2026 the timing changed: the January and May payments stayed at $0.24, and the raise to $0.25, about 4.2%, came with the August payment. Since late 2021, the quarterly rate has grown about 19%. Payments by calendar year rose from $0.84 in 2022 to $0.96 in 2025. The company has increased its dividend for five consecutive calendar years. If the pattern holds, the next payment would go ex-dividend in early November 2026 and be paid about two weeks later. Most past raises have come with the first payment of the year. ## Payment history | Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share | | --- | --- | --- | | Aug 5, 2026 | Aug 19, 2026 | $0.25 | | May 6, 2026 | May 20, 2026 | $0.24 | | Jan 28, 2026 | Feb 11, 2026 | $0.24 | | Nov 5, 2025 | Nov 19, 2025 | $0.24 | | Aug 6, 2025 | Aug 20, 2025 | $0.24 | | May 7, 2025 | May 21, 2025 | $0.24 | | Feb 6, 2025 | Feb 20, 2025 | $0.24 | | Nov 6, 2024 | Nov 20, 2024 | $0.23 | | Aug 7, 2024 | Aug 21, 2024 | $0.23 | | May 7, 2024 | May 22, 2024 | $0.23 | | Feb 7, 2024 | Feb 22, 2024 | $0.23 | | Oct 31, 2023 | Nov 15, 2023 | $0.22 | | Aug 1, 2023 | Aug 16, 2023 | $0.22 | | May 3, 2023 | May 18, 2023 | $0.22 | | Feb 7, 2023 | Feb 22, 2023 | $0.22 | | Nov 1, 2022 | Nov 16, 2022 | $0.21 | | Aug 2, 2022 | Aug 17, 2022 | $0.21 | | May 3, 2022 | May 18, 2022 | $0.21 | | Feb 8, 2022 | Feb 23, 2022 | $0.21 | | Nov 2, 2021 | Nov 17, 2021 | $0.21 | ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Does Heritage Financial (HFWA) pay a dividend? Yes. Heritage Financial pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.25 per share. ### What is HFWA's dividend yield? Heritage Financial paid $0.97 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 3.54% at the last price of $27.42. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) ### When is HFWA's most recent ex-dividend date? Heritage Financial's most recent ex-dividend date is Aug 5, 2026, payable on Aug 19, 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 HFWA been raising its dividend? Yes — Heritage Financial has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive calendar years. ## Similar Stocks - [UCB](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/ucb) — United Community Banks, Inc. Common Stock - [BANR](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/banr) — Banner Corporation - Common Stock - [BUSE](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/buse) — First Busey Corporation - Common Stock - [FRME](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/frme) — First Merchants Corporation - Common Stock - [UBSI](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/ubsi) — United Bankshares, Inc. - Common Stock - [HOPE](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/hope) — Hope Bancorp, Inc. - Common Stock - [STBA](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/stba) — S&T Bancorp, Inc. - Common Stock - [FFBC](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/ffbc) — First Financial Bancorp. - Common Stock - [TCBK](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/tcbk) — TriCo Bancshares - Common Stock - [SFNC](https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/sfnc) — Simmons First National Corporation - 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).