# Lakeland Financial (LKFN) — Dividends

LKFN · NASDAQ · Stock

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

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Trailing 12 months | $2.06 |
| Forward yield | 3.56% |
| Growth streak | 5 years |

Lakeland Financial pays a quarterly dividend of $0.52 per share. Its next payment has been declared with an [ex-date](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) of October 23, 2026 and a pay date of November 5, 2026. The most recent paid dividend went ex-dividend on July 24, 2026 and was paid on August 5. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $2.06 per share, a [yield](/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) of about 3.56% at a share price of $57.91.

The record shows one raise a year, each with the payment that goes ex-dividend in late January. The quarterly rate went from $0.30 to $0.34 in 2021, $0.40 in 2022 and $0.46 in 2023. Those raises were 13% to 18%. Smaller raises followed: to $0.48 in 2024, $0.50 in 2025 and $0.52 in 2026, each $0.02 or about 4%. Since late 2019 the rate has grown about 73%. Payments by calendar year rose from $1.20 in 2020 to $1.36, $1.60, $1.84, $1.92 and $2.00 in 2025. The growth streak stands at five years.

If the pattern holds, the payment after the declared one would go ex-dividend in late January 2027 and be paid in early February. That is the payment where past raises have appeared.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 23, 2026 | Nov 5, 2026 | $0.52 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Aug 5, 2026 | $0.52 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | May 5, 2026 | $0.52 |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Feb 5, 2026 | $0.52 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Nov 5, 2025 | $0.50 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Aug 5, 2025 | $0.50 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | May 5, 2025 | $0.50 |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Feb 5, 2025 | $0.50 |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Nov 5, 2024 | $0.48 |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Aug 5, 2024 | $0.48 |
| Apr 24, 2024 | May 6, 2024 | $0.48 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Feb 5, 2024 | $0.48 |
| Oct 24, 2023 | Nov 6, 2023 | $0.46 |
| Jul 24, 2023 | Aug 7, 2023 | $0.46 |
| Apr 24, 2023 | May 5, 2023 | $0.46 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | Feb 6, 2023 | $0.46 |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Nov 7, 2022 | $0.40 |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Aug 5, 2022 | $0.40 |
| Apr 22, 2022 | May 5, 2022 | $0.40 |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Feb 7, 2022 | $0.40 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does Lakeland Financial (LKFN) pay a dividend?

Yes. Lakeland Financial pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.52 per share.

### What is LKFN's dividend yield?

Lakeland Financial paid $2.06 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 3.56% at the last price of $57.91. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is LKFN's next ex-dividend date?

Lakeland Financial's next ex-dividend date is Oct 23, 2026, payable on Nov 5, 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 LKFN been raising its dividend?

Yes — Lakeland Financial has increased its dividend for 5 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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