FNLC Dividend History & Yield

The First Bancorp, Inc. · NasdaqGS

Stock Financial Services Quarterly payer Dividend growth
$34.58
-1.59% today
as of Sep 9, 2026
TTM yield
4.31%
$1.49/share over the last 12 months
Forward yield
4.40%
$1.52/share indicated annual rate
Annual dividend
$1.52
per share, forward
Per payment
$0.38
per share, every quarter
Frequency
Quarterly
4 payments a year
Next ex-dividend date
Oct 6, 2026 Estimated
in 27 days
Next pay date
Oct 16, 2026
in 37 days
Last ex-dividend date
Jul 7, 2026
$0.38 per share
Payout ratio
55%
of earnings
Market cap
390.1M
P/E 10.3
5y dividend CAGR
+3.6%
annualised, regular payments
Growth streak
12 yrs
consecutive annual raises
Years paying
26.9
since Sep 28, 1999
1y total return
+32.7%
price +27.2% + dividends 5.5%

Upcoming dividend payments

Ex-datePay datePer sharePer 100 sharesStatus
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 (in 27 days) Oct 16, 2026 $0.38 $38.00 Estimated
Tue, Jan 5, 2027 (in 118 days) Jan 15, 2027 $0.38 $38.00 Estimated
Tue, Apr 6, 2027 (in 209 days) Apr 16, 2027 $0.38 $38.00 Estimated
Tue, Jul 6, 2027 (in 300 days) Jul 16, 2027 $0.38 $38.00 Estimated

Estimated dates and amounts are projected from FNLC's recent payment pattern and will be replaced by declared figures when the company announces them. Total over the next 12 months: about $1.52 per share.

Dividend payment history

Last 40 payments per share. RegularSpecial

Last 40 payments per share from Oct 3, 2016 to Jul 7, 2026; most recent $0.38$0.00$0.20$0.40Oct 3, 2016: $0.23Oct '16Jan 4, 2017: $0.35Apr 4, 2017: $0.23Jul 6, 2017: $0.24Oct 12, 2017: $0.24Jan 5, 2018: $0.24Jan '18Apr 4, 2018: $0.24Jul 6, 2018: $0.29Oct 5, 2018: $0.29Jan 9, 2019: $0.29Apr 9, 2019: $0.29Apr '19Jul 9, 2019: $0.30Oct 4, 2019: $0.30Jan 6, 2020: $0.30Apr 8, 2020: $0.30Jul 6, 2020: $0.31Jul '20Oct 5, 2020: $0.31Jan 5, 2021: $0.31Apr 5, 2021: $0.31Jul 7, 2021: $0.32Oct 8, 2021: $0.32Oct '21Jan 7, 2022: $0.32Apr 8, 2022: $0.32Jul 8, 2022: $0.34Oct 4, 2022: $0.34Jan 6, 2023: $0.34Jan '23Apr 6, 2023: $0.34Jul 7, 2023: $0.35Oct 6, 2023: $0.35Jan 5, 2024: $0.35Apr 8, 2024: $0.35Apr '24Jul 9, 2024: $0.36Oct 8, 2024: $0.36Jan 6, 2025: $0.36Apr 8, 2025: $0.36Jul 8, 2025: $0.37Jul '25Oct 6, 2025: $0.37Jan 6, 2026: $0.37Apr 7, 2026: $0.37Jul 7, 2026: $0.38

Annual dividends per share

Annual dividend per share by calendar year, 2017 to 2026 (year to date)$0.00$1.00$2.002017: $1.06$1.0620172018: $1.06$1.0620182019: $1.18$1.1820192020: $1.22$1.2220202021: $1.26$1.2620212022: $1.32$1.3220222023: $1.38$1.3820232024: $1.42$1.4220242025: $1.46$1.4620252026 (YTD): $1.12$1.122026 YTD

How much FNLC do you need for monthly income?

Target incomeShares neededCapital at today's pricePer year
$100 / month790$27,300$1,200
$500 / month3,948$136,500$6,000
$1,000 / month7,895$273,000$12,000

Based on the forward yield of 4.40%. $10,000 in FNLC would currently pay about $440 a year ($37 a month on average). Model reinvestment and growth →

FNLC dividend history

Ex-datePay dateAmountChange
Jul 7, 2026 Jul 17, 2026 $0.38 +2.7%
Apr 7, 2026 Apr 17, 2026 $0.37 +0.0%
Jan 6, 2026 Jan 16, 2026 $0.37 +0.0%
Oct 6, 2025 Oct 16, 2025 $0.37 +0.0%
Jul 8, 2025 Jul 18, 2025 $0.37 +2.8%
Apr 8, 2025 Apr 18, 2025 $0.36 +0.0%
Jan 6, 2025 Jan 16, 2025 $0.36 +0.0%
Oct 8, 2024 Oct 18, 2024 $0.36 +0.0%
Jul 9, 2024 Jul 19, 2024 $0.36 +2.9%
Apr 8, 2024 Apr 19, 2024 $0.35 +0.0%
Jan 5, 2024 Jan 19, 2024 $0.35 +0.0%
Oct 6, 2023 Oct 20, 2023 $0.35 +0.0%
Jul 7, 2023 Jul 20, 2023 $0.35 +2.9%
Apr 6, 2023 Apr 20, 2023 $0.34 +0.0%
Jan 6, 2023 Jan 20, 2023 $0.34 +0.0%
Oct 4, 2022 Oct 21, 2022 $0.34 +0.0%
Jul 8, 2022 Jul 22, 2022 $0.34 +6.2%
Apr 8, 2022 Apr 22, 2022 $0.32 +0.0%
Jan 7, 2022 Jan 21, 2022 $0.32 +0.0%
Oct 8, 2021 Oct 22, 2021 $0.32 +0.0%
Jul 7, 2021 Jul 19, 2021 $0.32 +3.2%
Apr 5, 2021 Apr 16, 2021 $0.31 +0.0%
Jan 5, 2021 Jan 19, 2021 $0.31 +0.0%
Oct 5, 2020 Oct 16, 2020 $0.31 +0.0%

FNLC dividend increases & cuts

Market-wide changes →
Ex-dateChangeOldNewStatus
Jul 7, 2026 Raised 2.7% $0.37 $0.38 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

FNLC 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 The First Bancorp, Inc.

The First Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for First National Bank that provides a range of banking products and services to individual and corporate customers. It accepts various deposit products, including demand, NOW, time, savings, money market, and certificates of deposit accounts. The company also provides commercial loans, such as mortgage loans to finance investments in real property, which includes retail spaces, offices, industrial buildings, hotels, educational facilities, and other specific or mixed use properties; commercial real estate non-owner occupied loans; commercial construction to finance construction in a mix of owner- and nonowner occupied commercial…

Sector: Financial Services. Industry: Banks - Regional. First dividend on our records: Sep 28, 1999. 108 payments tracked. Data last refreshed Sep 9, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it and we'll fix it.

FNLC dividend FAQ

When is FNLC's next ex-dividend date?

FNLC's next ex-dividend date is Oct 6, 2026 (in 27 days, estimated from its quarterly schedule). You must own the shares before that date to receive the payment of about $0.38 per share, expected on Oct 16, 2026.

How often does FNLC pay dividends?

FNLC pays dividends every quarter, 4 times a year. The most recent payment was $0.38 per share with an ex-date of Jul 7, 2026.

What is FNLC's dividend yield?

FNLC's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 4.31%, based on $1.49 per share paid over the last year and a share price of $34.58. The forward yield, using the indicated annual rate of $1.52 per share, is 4.40%.

How much does FNLC pay per share?

FNLC pays about $0.38 per share each quarter, which works out to roughly $1.52 per share a year. 100 shares would collect about $152.00 a year.

Has FNLC grown or cut its dividend?

FNLC has raised its annual dividend for 12 consecutive years. Over the last 5 years the regular payout has grown at 3.6% a year (+2.8% over the last year). There has been no cut to a regular payment in the last 5 years.

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

At the current forward yield of 4.40%, you would need about 790 shares of FNLC (roughly $27,300 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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