First Community Bankshares, Inc. Dividends | Yield & Payout

Dividend history and payout analysis for First Community Bankshares, Inc. (FCBC). Use the fiscal-year summary and the payout history table below to track dividend per share, dividend yield, and payout ratio changes over time, plus the key dates investors watch for dividend investing.

Dividend Performance Chart

Dividend Summary (FY)

31 years
Metric (FY)2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995
Dividends per share (FY)$3.31$1.20$1.16$1.12$1.04$1.00$0.96$1.26$0.68$0.60$0.54$0.50$0.48$0.43$0.40$0.40$0.30$1.12$1.08$1.04$1.04$1.00$1.02$1.00$0.98$0.95$0.93$1.06$0.70$1.30$1.20
Dividend yield (FY) %N/A2.88%3.16%3.31%3.12%4.66%3.09%4.04%2.37%1.99%2.96%3.34%3.17%3.04%3.46%2.68%3.20%3.23%3.38%2.63%3.27%2.77%2.63%3.31%3.33%5.38%4.83%3.61%3.43%5.25%N/A
Payout ratio (FY) %N/A42.67%43.92%39.68%35.29%49.76%38.81%58.04%53.82%41.38%41.62%39.66%44.90%32.48%38.51%32.59%-14.82%404.15%40.76%40.28%43.70%50.25%38.46%40.97%46.38%48.87%45.87%56.80%48.81%46.15%N/A

Dividend Payout History

100 payments
Pay DateEx-DateRecord DateAmount
2025-11-28November 14, 252025-11-14$0.31
2025-08-22August 08, 252025-08-08$0.31
2025-05-23May 09, 252025-05-09$0.31
2025-02-28February 14, 252025-02-14$2.38
2024-11-22November 08, 242024-11-08$0.31
2024-08-23August 09, 242024-08-09$0.31
2024-05-24May 09, 242024-05-10$0.29
2024-02-23February 08, 242024-02-09$0.29
2023-11-24November 09, 232023-11-10$0.29
2023-08-25August 10, 232023-08-11$0.29
2023-05-26May 11, 232023-05-12$0.29
2023-02-24February 09, 232023-02-10$0.29
2022-11-18November 03, 222022-11-04$0.29
2022-08-19August 04, 222022-08-05$0.29
2022-05-20May 05, 222022-05-06$0.27
2022-02-25February 10, 222022-02-11$0.27
2021-11-19November 04, 212021-11-05$0.27
2021-08-23August 06, 212021-08-09$0.27
2021-05-21May 06, 212021-05-07$0.25
2021-02-19February 04, 212021-02-05$0.25
2020-11-20November 05, 202020-11-06$0.25
2020-08-21August 06, 202020-08-07$0.25
2020-05-22May 07, 202020-05-08$0.25
2020-02-21February 06, 202020-02-07$0.25
2019-11-15October 31, 192019-11-01$0.25
2019-08-16August 01, 192019-08-02$0.25
2019-05-17May 02, 192019-05-03$0.25
2019-02-15January 31, 192019-02-01$0.21
2018-11-16November 01, 182018-11-02$0.21
2018-08-17August 02, 182018-08-03$0.21
2018-05-18May 03, 182018-05-04$0.18
2018-03-23March 08, 182018-03-09$0.48
2018-02-16February 01, 182018-02-02$0.18
2017-11-17November 02, 172017-11-03$0.18
2017-08-18August 02, 172017-08-04$0.18
2017-05-19May 03, 172017-05-05$0.16
2017-02-17February 01, 172017-02-03$0.16
2016-11-18November 02, 162016-11-04$0.16
2016-08-19August 03, 162016-08-05$0.16
2016-05-20May 04, 162016-05-06$0.14
2016-02-19February 03, 162016-02-05$0.14
2015-11-20November 04, 152015-11-06$0.14
2015-08-21August 05, 152015-08-07$0.14
2015-05-22May 06, 152015-05-08$0.13
2015-02-20February 04, 152015-02-06$0.13
2014-11-21November 05, 142014-11-07$0.13
2014-08-15July 30, 142014-08-01$0.13
2014-05-23May 07, 142014-05-09$0.12
2014-02-21February 05, 142014-02-07$0.12
2013-11-22November 06, 132013-11-08$0.12
2013-08-30August 14, 132013-08-16$0.12
2013-05-31May 15, 132013-05-17$0.12
2013-02-22February 06, 132013-02-08$0.12
2012-11-23November 07, 122012-11-09$0.11
2012-08-24August 08, 122012-08-10$0.11
2012-05-25May 09, 122012-05-11$0.11
2012-02-24February 08, 122012-02-10$0.10
2011-11-25November 08, 112011-11-11$0.10
2011-08-26August 10, 112011-08-12$0.10
2011-05-27May 11, 112011-05-13$0.10
2011-02-25February 09, 112011-02-11$0.10
2010-11-19November 03, 102010-11-05$0.10
2010-08-27August 11, 102010-08-13$0.10
2010-05-28May 12, 102010-05-14$0.10
2010-02-19February 03, 102010-02-05$0.10
2009-10-30October 14, 092009-10-16$0.10
2009-07-27July 09, 092009-07-13$0.10
2009-04-24April 07, 092009-04-10$0.10
2008-12-15November 26, 082008-12-01$0.28
2008-09-30September 11, 082008-09-15$0.28
2008-06-30June 12, 082008-06-16$0.28
2008-03-31March 13, 082008-03-17$0.28
2007-12-14November 28, 072007-11-30$0.27
2007-09-28September 12, 072007-09-14$0.27
2007-06-29June 13, 072007-06-15$0.27
2007-03-30March 13, 072007-03-15$0.27
2006-12-15November 29, 062006-12-01$0.26
2006-09-29September 13, 062006-09-15$0.26
2006-06-30June 13, 062006-06-15$0.26
2006-03-31March 13, 062006-03-15$0.26
2005-12-15November 29, 052005-12-01$0.26
2005-09-30September 13, 052005-09-15$0.26
2005-06-30June 13, 052005-06-15$0.26
2005-03-29March 11, 052005-03-15$0.26
2004-12-15November 29, 042004-12-01$0.25
2004-09-30September 13, 042004-09-15$0.25
2004-06-30June 14, 042004-06-15$0.25
2004-03-29March 11, 042004-03-15$0.25
2003-12-15November 26, 032003-12-01$0.25
2003-09-30September 17, 032003-09-19$0.25
2003-06-30June 16, 032003-06-18$0.26
2003-03-28March 12, 032003-03-14$0.26
2002-12-16November 26, 022002-12-01$0.25
2002-09-27September 11, 022002-09-13$0.25
2002-06-28June 12, 022002-06-14$0.25
2002-03-29March 13, 022002-03-15$0.25
2001-12-29December 12, 012001-12-14$0.29
2001-09-28September 12, 012001-09-14$0.23
2001-06-29June 13, 012001-06-15$0.23
2001-03-30March 13, 012001-03-15$0.23

Frequently Asked Questions

What is First Community Bankshares, Inc.'s current dividend yield and payout ratio?

The dividend yield shows how much First Community Bankshares, Inc. returns to shareholders relative to its stock price, while the payout ratio indicates how much of its earnings are distributed. Monitoring these metrics helps investors evaluate whether the dividend is sustainable and supported by earnings or cash flow.

How has First Community Bankshares, Inc.'s dividend changed over the last 5 years?

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Is First Community Bankshares, Inc. a high-yield stock compared to its industry peers?

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Should I consider First Community Bankshares, Inc. dividends as part of my long-term investment strategy?

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