First Financial Bancorp. · FFBC · NASDAQ
Dividend report · updated Nov 10, 2026
$32.72 -0.88% on the day, -$0.29
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Yearly payout / yield
$1.04·3.18%
$0.26 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.26/qtr
pays ~Dec 3 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Dec 1est.
ex in 21 days ⓘ
Years without a cut
12 yrs
2 yrs of raises ⓘ
Paying since
1984
173 payments on file
Yield vs history ⓘ
22
Below its usual yield
FFBC share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
FFBC Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +4.0%3Y +4.2%5Y +2.5%10Y +5.0%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 173 payments since 1984.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (1 estimated from the current $0.26 rate), not a promise. Years with an extra or a missing payment (dates sliding across New Year) are compared per payment.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +4% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. Today's $1.04 a year would be $1.27 by 2031 - 3.87% on today's $32.72 price.

How Many FFBC Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $1.04 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 5,770 FFBC shares, about $188,794 at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $32.72. $1,000 a month takes about 11,539 shares, about $377,556. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC) pays $0.26 a share quarterly, $1.04 a year, a 3.18% run-rate yield at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $32.72. It has paid since 1984 and raised its annual dividend 2 years in a row.

At today’s rate of $0.26 quarterly and the last close of $32.72, this is what FFBC pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.26$0.09$1.04
100 shares$26.00$8.67$104.00
$10,000 invested (305.6 shares)$79.46$26.49$317.85
5,770 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.20$500.07$6,000.80
11,539 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.14$1,000.05$12,000.56

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 FFBC shares reinvest into 0.79 new shares each payment, about 3.2 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 126 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with FFBC’s own history in the FFBC DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history

FFBC Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

22/100Below its usual yieldvs its 7-yr history
  • FFBC yields 3.18% today, at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $32.72.
  • Its own 7-year median is 3.96%, so today’s yield is below its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
2.96% low4.97% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 7-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 7 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is FFBC’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After September 2026

FFBC has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 1, 2026, with the cash around Dec 3, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.26 a share, went ex on Sep 1, 2026 and paid Sep 3, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date
  • Next earnings report: Jan 28, 2027

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does FFBC Pay?

FFBC pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$1.01 a share, in 4 payments.
+4.1% against the 12 months before ($0.97 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. Ex-dates fall in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 2 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Sep 1, 2026 - $0.25 to $0.26 (+$0.01, +4.00%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.01 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 35.1% - $1.00 paid / $2.85 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 37.5% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
Deposits, loans and policy float run through operating cash flow here, so it does not measure dividend coverage.

FFBC vs Similar Dividend Stocks (SFNC, PFSI...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Financial Services companies closest to FFBC in market value, FFBC’s 3.18% run-rate yield is close to the group’s middle yield of 3.33%, and its raise streak of 2 years is the 5th longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating No cut ⓘ
FFBC $32.72First Financial Bancorp. $0.26/qtr$1.04/yr fwd 3.18% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 12 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
SFNC $23.80Simmons First National $0.215/qtr$0.86/yr fwd 3.61% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 38+ yrsraised 14 yrs in a row
PFSI $66.44PennyMac Financial Services $0.30/qtr$1.20/yr fwd 1.81% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 6 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
CBU $65.78Community Bank System $0.49/qtr$1.96/yr fwd 2.98% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 34+ yrsraised 8 yrs in a row
TOWN $36.72TowneBank $0.28/qtr$1.12/yr fwd 3.05% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 22+ yrsraised 14 yrs in a row
GBDC $12.70Golub Capital BDC $0.33/qtr$1.32/yr fwd 10.39% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 0 yrsraised 1 yr in a row
FG $25.55F&G Annuities & Life $0.25/qtr$1.00/yr fwd 3.91% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 2+ yrsraised 2+ yrs in a row
SBCF $34.12Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida $0.19/qtr$0.76/yr fwd 2.23% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 5 yrsraised 4 yrs in a row
MCHB $14.80Mechanics Bank $0.25/qtr$1.00/yr fwd 6.76% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 1 yrno raise streak
FSK $11.84FS KKR Capital $0.44/qtr$1.76/yr fwd 14.86% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 0 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
PRK $180.39Park National $1.10/qtr$4.40/yr fwd 2.44% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 34+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: FFBC vs SFNC, FFBC vs PFSI, FFBC vs CBU.

FFBC Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1984

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Sep 1, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.26QuarterlyRegular
Jun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Mar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Dec 1, 2025Dec 3, 2025$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Sep 2, 2025Sep 4, 2025$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Jun 2, 2025Jun 4, 2025$0.24QuarterlyRegular
Mar 3, 2025Mar 5, 2025$0.24QuarterlyRegular
Dec 2, 2024Dec 4, 2024$0.24QuarterlyRegular
Aug 30, 2024Sep 2, 2024$0.24QuarterlyRegular
Jun 3, 2024Jun 5, 2024$0.23QuarterlyRegular
The other 163 FFBC payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 173 payments »
Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for FFBC

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FFBC Dividend Questions

How often does FFBC pay dividends?

FFBC pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Does FFBC pay dividends monthly?

No. FFBC pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next FFBC dividend?

FFBC has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 1, 2026, with the cash around Dec 3, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.26 a share, went ex on Sep 1, 2026 and paid Sep 3, 2026. The current rate is $0.26 per share, $1.04 a year.

Does FFBC pay a dividend in December 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Dec 1, 2026, with the cash around Dec 3, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does FFBC pay per share?

FFBC pays $0.26 a share quarterly, $1.04 a year. At the Nov 10, 2026 close of $32.72 that is a 3.18% run-rate yield, below its usual level: its own 7-year median is 3.96%.

Has FFBC raised its dividend?

Yes. FFBC has raised its annual dividend 2 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Sep 1, 2026, took the rate from $0.25 to $0.26 (+4.00%). Over five years the dividend grew 2.5% a year.

Is FFBC’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. FFBC paid out 35% of its earnings as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 2 years in a row and gone 12 years without a cut. This is data, not investment advice. The full 7-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my FFBC dividends?

Add FFBC to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run FFBC in the DRIP calculator.

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