FFBC Dividend History & Yield

First Financial Bancorp. · NasdaqGS

Stock Financial Services Quarterly payer
$32.98
+0.46% today
as of Sep 9, 2026
TTM yield
3.06%
$1.01/share over the last 12 months
Forward yield
3.15%
$1.04/share indicated annual rate
Annual dividend
$1.04
per share, forward
Per payment
$0.26
per share, every quarter
Frequency
Quarterly
4 payments a year
Next ex-dividend date
Dec 1, 2026 Estimated
in 83 days
Next pay date
Dec 15, 2026
in 97 days
Last ex-dividend date
Sep 1, 2026
$0.26 per share
Payout ratio
35%
of earnings
Market cap
3.4B
P/E 11.5
5y dividend CAGR
+1.9%
annualised, regular payments
Growth streak
2 yrs
consecutive annual raises
Years paying
37.8
since Dec 5, 1988
1y total return
+28.4%
price +24.5% + dividends 3.8%

Upcoming dividend payments

Ex-datePay datePer sharePer 100 sharesStatus
Tue, Dec 1, 2026 (in 83 days) Dec 15, 2026 $0.26 $26.00 Estimated
Tue, Mar 2, 2027 (in 174 days) Mar 16, 2027 $0.26 $26.00 Estimated
Tue, Jun 1, 2027 (in 265 days) Jun 15, 2027 $0.26 $26.00 Estimated
Tue, Aug 31, 2027 (in 356 days) Sep 14, 2027 $0.26 $26.00 Estimated

Estimated dates and amounts are projected from FFBC's recent payment pattern and will be replaced by declared figures when the company announces them. Total over the next 12 months: about $1.04 per share.

Dividend payment history

Last 40 payments per share. RegularSpecial

Last 40 payments per share from Nov 30, 2016 to Sep 1, 2026; most recent $0.26$0.00$0.15$0.30Nov 30, 2016: $0.16Nov '16Feb 28, 2017: $0.17May 31, 2017: $0.17Aug 30, 2017: $0.17Nov 30, 2017: $0.17Feb 28, 2018: $0.19Feb '18May 31, 2018: $0.19Aug 30, 2018: $0.20Nov 30, 2018: $0.20Feb 28, 2019: $0.22May 31, 2019: $0.22May '19Aug 29, 2019: $0.23Nov 29, 2019: $0.23Feb 28, 2020: $0.23May 29, 2020: $0.23Aug 31, 2020: $0.23Aug '20Nov 30, 2020: $0.23Feb 26, 2021: $0.23May 28, 2021: $0.23Aug 31, 2021: $0.23Nov 30, 2021: $0.23Nov '21Feb 28, 2022: $0.23May 31, 2022: $0.23Aug 31, 2022: $0.23Nov 30, 2022: $0.23Feb 28, 2023: $0.23Feb '23May 31, 2023: $0.23Aug 31, 2023: $0.23Nov 30, 2023: $0.23Feb 29, 2024: $0.23Jun 3, 2024: $0.23Jun '24Aug 30, 2024: $0.24Dec 2, 2024: $0.24Mar 3, 2025: $0.24Jun 2, 2025: $0.24Sep 2, 2025: $0.25Sep '25Dec 1, 2025: $0.25Mar 2, 2026: $0.25Jun 1, 2026: $0.25Sep 1, 2026: $0.26

Annual dividends per share

Annual dividend per share by calendar year, 2017 to 2026 (year to date)$0.00$0.60$1.202017: $0.68$0.6820172018: $0.78$0.7820182019: $0.90$0.9020192020: $0.92$0.9220202021: $0.92$0.9220212022: $0.92$0.9220222023: $0.92$0.9220232024: $0.94$0.9420242025: $0.98$0.9820252026 (YTD): $0.76$0.762026 YTD

How much FFBC do you need for monthly income?

Target incomeShares neededCapital at today's pricePer year
$100 / month1,154$38,054$1,200
$500 / month5,770$190,269$6,000
$1,000 / month11,539$380,538$12,000

Based on the forward yield of 3.15%. $10,000 in FFBC would currently pay about $315 a year ($26 a month on average). Model reinvestment and growth →

FFBC dividend history

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Ex-datePay dateAmountChange
Sep 1, 2026 Sep 15, 2026 $0.26 +4.0%
Jun 1, 2026 Jun 15, 2026 $0.25 +0.0%
Mar 2, 2026 Mar 16, 2026 $0.25 +0.0%
Dec 1, 2025 Dec 15, 2025 $0.25 +0.0%
Sep 2, 2025 Sep 15, 2025 $0.25 +4.2%
Jun 2, 2025 Jun 16, 2025 $0.24 +0.0%
Mar 3, 2025 Mar 17, 2025 $0.24 +0.0%
Dec 2, 2024 Dec 16, 2024 $0.24 +0.0%
Aug 30, 2024 Sep 16, 2024 $0.24 +4.3%
Jun 3, 2024 Jun 17, 2024 $0.23 +0.0%
Feb 29, 2024 Mar 15, 2024 $0.23 +0.0%
Nov 30, 2023 Dec 15, 2023 $0.23 +0.0%
Aug 31, 2023 Sep 15, 2023 $0.23 +0.0%
May 31, 2023 Jun 15, 2023 $0.23 +0.0%
Feb 28, 2023 Mar 15, 2023 $0.23 +0.0%
Nov 30, 2022 Dec 15, 2022 $0.23 +0.0%
Aug 31, 2022 Sep 15, 2022 $0.23 +0.0%
May 31, 2022 Jun 15, 2022 $0.23 +0.0%
Feb 28, 2022 Mar 15, 2022 $0.23 +0.0%
Nov 30, 2021 Dec 15, 2021 $0.23 +0.0%
Aug 31, 2021 Sep 15, 2021 $0.23 +0.0%
May 28, 2021 Jun 15, 2021 $0.23 +0.0%
Feb 26, 2021 Mar 15, 2021 $0.23 +0.0%
Nov 30, 2020 Dec 15, 2020 $0.23 +0.0%
Aug 31, 2020 Sep 15, 2020 $0.23 +0.0%
May 29, 2020 Jun 15, 2020 $0.23 +0.0%
Feb 28, 2020 Mar 16, 2020 $0.23 +0.0%
Nov 29, 2019 Dec 16, 2019 $0.23 +0.0%
Aug 29, 2019 Sep 16, 2019 $0.23 +4.5%
May 31, 2019 Jun 17, 2019 $0.22 +0.0%
Feb 28, 2019 Mar 15, 2019 $0.22 +10.0%
Nov 30, 2018 Dec 17, 2018 $0.20 +0.0%
Aug 30, 2018 Sep 17, 2018 $0.20 +5.3%
May 31, 2018 Jun 15, 2018 $0.19 +0.0%
Feb 28, 2018 Mar 15, 2018 $0.19 +11.8%
Nov 30, 2017 Jan 2, 2018 $0.17 +0.0%
Aug 30, 2017 Oct 2, 2017 $0.17 +0.0%
May 31, 2017 Jul 3, 2017 $0.17 +0.0%
Feb 28, 2017 Apr 3, 2017 $0.17 +6.2%
Nov 30, 2016 Jan 3, 2017 $0.16 +0.0%
Aug 31, 2016 Oct 3, 2016 $0.16 +0.0%
May 27, 2016 Jul 1, 2016 $0.16 +0.0%
Feb 29, 2016 Apr 1, 2016 $0.16 +0.0%
Dec 2, 2015 Jan 4, 2016 $0.16 +0.0%
Aug 26, 2015 Oct 1, 2015 $0.16 +0.0%
May 27, 2015 Jul 1, 2015 $0.16 +0.0%
Feb 25, 2015 Apr 1, 2015 $0.16 +0.0%
Nov 25, 2014 Jan 2, 2015 $0.16 +6.7%
Aug 27, 2014 Oct 1, 2014 $0.15 +0.0%
May 28, 2014 Jul 1, 2014 $0.15 +0.0%
Feb 26, 2014 Apr 1, 2014 $0.15 +0.0%
Nov 26, 2013 Jan 2, 2014 $0.15 -44.4%
Aug 28, 2013 Oct 1, 2013 $0.27 +12.5%
May 29, 2013 $0.24 -14.3%
Feb 27, 2013 Apr 1, 2013 $0.28 +0.0%
Nov 28, 2012 $0.28 -6.7%
Aug 29, 2012 $0.30 +3.4%
May 30, 2012 $0.29 -6.5%
Feb 29, 2012 $0.31 +14.8%
Nov 30, 2011 $0.27 +0.0%
Aug 31, 2011 $0.27 +125.0%
Jun 1, 2011 $0.12 +0.0%
Mar 2, 2011 $0.12 +20.0%
Dec 15, 2010 $0.10 +0.0%
Sep 1, 2010 $0.10 +0.0%
Jun 2, 2010 $0.10 +0.0%
Mar 3, 2010 $0.10 +0.0%
Dec 2, 2009 $0.10 +0.0%
Sep 2, 2009 $0.10 +0.0%
Jun 3, 2009 $0.10 +0.0%
Mar 4, 2009 $0.10 -41.2%
Dec 3, 2008 $0.17 +0.0%
Sep 3, 2008 $0.17 +0.0%
May 30, 2008 $0.17 +0.0%
Mar 5, 2008 $0.17 +0.0%
Dec 5, 2007 $0.17 +6.2%
Sep 5, 2007 $0.16 +0.0%
May 30, 2007 $0.16 +0.0%
Mar 7, 2007 $0.16 +0.0%
Dec 6, 2006 $0.16 +0.0%
Aug 30, 2006 $0.16 +0.0%
Jun 8, 2006 $0.16 +0.0%
Mar 8, 2006 $0.16 +0.0%
Nov 29, 2005 $0.16 +0.0%
Aug 31, 2005 $0.16 +0.0%
Jun 1, 2005 $0.16 +0.0%
Mar 2, 2005 $0.16 +6.7%
Dec 1, 2004 $0.15 +0.0%
Sep 1, 2004 $0.15 +0.0%
Jun 2, 2004 $0.15 +0.0%
Mar 3, 2004 $0.15 +0.0%
Dec 3, 2003 $0.15 +0.0%
Sep 3, 2003 $0.15 +0.0%
Jun 4, 2003 $0.15 +0.0%
Mar 5, 2003 $0.15 +0.0%
Dec 4, 2002 $0.15 +0.0%
Sep 4, 2002 $0.15 +0.0%
Jun 5, 2002 $0.15 +0.0%
Mar 6, 2002 $0.15 +0.0%
Dec 5, 2001 $0.15 +0.0%
Sep 5, 2001 $0.15 +0.0%
May 30, 2001 $0.15 +0.0%
Mar 7, 2001 $0.15 +5.0%
Dec 6, 2000 $0.1429 +0.0%
Aug 30, 2000 $0.1429 +0.0%
May 31, 2000 $0.1429 +0.0%
Mar 1, 2000 $0.1429 +0.0%
Dec 1, 1999 $0.1429 +10.0%
Sep 1, 1999 $0.1299 +0.0%
Jun 2, 1999 $0.1299 +0.0%
Mar 3, 1999 $0.1299 +0.0%
Dec 2, 1998 $0.1299 +10.0%
Sep 2, 1998 $0.1181 +0.0%
Jun 3, 1998 $0.1181 +18.1%
Mar 27, 1998 $0.10 -66.7%
Mar 4, 1998 $0.30 +154.1%
Dec 3, 1997 $0.1181 +29.3%
Sep 3, 1997 $0.0913 -14.9%
Jun 4, 1997 $0.1073 +0.0%
Mar 5, 1997 $0.1073 +0.0%
Dec 4, 1996 $0.1073 +10.3%
Oct 2, 1996 $0.0973 -0.3%
Oct 1, 1996 $0.0976 +0.0%
Sep 4, 1996 $0.0976 +0.0%
Jun 5, 1996 $0.0976 +0.0%
Mar 6, 1996 $0.0976 +0.0%
Dec 6, 1995 $0.0976 +15.4%
Sep 6, 1995 $0.0846 +8.3%
Aug 11, 1995 $0.0781 +0.0%
Jun 6, 1995 $0.0781 +0.0%
Apr 24, 1995 $0.0781 +15.4%
Mar 6, 1995 $0.0677 +0.0%
Dec 5, 1994 $0.0677 -3.7%
Sep 2, 1994 $0.0703 +0.0%
Jul 26, 1994 $0.0703 +0.0%
Jun 6, 1994 $0.0703 +0.0%
Feb 23, 1994 $0.0703 +9.1%
Dec 6, 1993 $0.0644 +0.0%
Sep 1, 1993 $0.0644 +0.0%
May 28, 1993 $0.0644 +0.0%
Mar 1, 1993 $0.0644 +10.0%
Dec 3, 1992 $0.0585 -9.1%
Nov 9, 1992 $0.0644 +0.0%
Sep 3, 1992 $0.0644 +0.0%
Jun 4, 1992 $0.0644 +10.0%
Mar 2, 1992 $0.0585 +0.0%
Dec 3, 1991 $0.0585 -9.1%
Sep 3, 1991 $0.0644 +0.0%
Jun 3, 1991 $0.0644 +0.0%
Mar 4, 1991 $0.0644 +10.0%
Dec 3, 1990 $0.0585 +0.0%
Aug 31, 1990 $0.0585 -80.5%
Jun 4, 1990 $0.30 +0.0%
Mar 5, 1990 $0.30 +1437.3%
Dec 4, 1989 $0.0195 -93.5%
Sep 1, 1989 $0.30 +0.0%
Jun 5, 1989 $0.30 +0.0%
Mar 6, 1989 $0.30 +2462.1%
Dec 5, 1988 $0.0117

FFBC dividend increases & cuts

Market-wide changes →
Ex-dateChangeOldNewStatus
Sep 1, 2026 Raised 4.0% $0.25 $0.26 Paid
Sep 2, 2025 Raised 4.2% $0.24 $0.25 Paid

Detected from the regular payment stream; supplemental and special dividends are excluded. Pro members get an email the morning a holding raises or cuts.

Payout risk check

Yield-trap heuristicLow risk

FFBC scores 0/100 on our yield-trap heuristic (low risk).

No warning flags: the payout ratio, yield level, 5-year cut history and price trend all look ordinary.

This is a rule-based screen computed from public data, not a rating or a recommendation. Read our guide to yield traps for what the signals mean.

About First Financial Bancorp.

First Financial Bancorp. operates as the bank holding company for First Financial Bank that provides commercial banking and banking-related services to individuals and businesses in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois. The company offers checking and savings accounts; and accepts various deposit products, such as interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing accounts, time deposits, and cash management services for retail and commercial customers.

Sector: Financial Services. Industry: Banks - Regional. First dividend on our records: Dec 5, 1988. 159 payments tracked. Data last refreshed Sep 9, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it and we'll fix it.

FFBC dividend FAQ

When is FFBC's next ex-dividend date?

FFBC's next ex-dividend date is Dec 1, 2026 (in 83 days, estimated from its quarterly schedule). You must own the shares before that date to receive the payment of about $0.26 per share, expected on Dec 15, 2026.

How often does FFBC pay dividends?

FFBC pays dividends every quarter, 4 times a year. The most recent payment was $0.26 per share with an ex-date of Sep 1, 2026.

What is FFBC's dividend yield?

FFBC's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 3.06%, based on $1.01 per share paid over the last year and a share price of $32.98. The forward yield, using the indicated annual rate of $1.04 per share, is 3.15%.

How much does FFBC pay per share?

FFBC pays about $0.26 per share each quarter, which works out to roughly $1.04 per share a year. 100 shares would collect about $104.00 a year.

Has FFBC grown or cut its dividend?

FFBC has raised its annual dividend for 2 consecutive years. Over the last 5 years the regular payout has grown at 1.9% a year (+4.1% over the last year). There has been no cut to a regular payment in the last 5 years.

How many shares of FFBC do I need to earn $100 a month?

At the current forward yield of 3.15%, you would need about 1,154 shares of FFBC (roughly $38,054 invested at today's price) to collect $1,200 a year, or $100 a month on average, before taxes. Payments arrive every quarter, so the monthly figure is an average.

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