Does EBC pay a dividend?

Yes. Eastern Bankshares, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.33% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.54 per share.

How much does EBC pay in dividends?

$0.54 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next EBC ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is September 8, 2026, with payment on September 22, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

EBC Dividend

Eastern Bankshares, Inc.

NASDAQFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 2.33%
Annual dividend: $0.54
Payout ratio: 0.31
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $23.13
Market cap: $5.3B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: September 8, 2026Pay date: September 22, 2026Amount: $0.1500

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is EBC a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median2.33% against a median of 2.78%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.31 means roughly 31% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
No annual reduction on recordAcross 5 complete years of payment history, the total paid has never fallen year on year.
Raised for 4 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

EBC dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2021 to 2025.

Peak $0.5200 in 2025Typical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 23 dividend payments for EBC, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
September 8, 2026	September 22, 2026	$0.1500	Quarterly
June 5, 2026	June 22, 2026	$0.1500	Quarterly
March 6, 2026	March 20, 2026	$0.1300	Quarterly
December 3, 2025	December 15, 2025	$0.1300	Quarterly
September 3, 2025	September 15, 2025	$0.1300	Quarterly
June 3, 2025	June 16, 2025	$0.1300	Quarterly
March 3, 2025	March 14, 2025	$0.1200	Quarterly
December 3, 2024	December 16, 2024	$0.1200	Quarterly
September 3, 2024	September 16, 2024	$0.1100	Quarterly
June 3, 2024	June 14, 2024	$0.1100	Quarterly
February 29, 2024	March 15, 2024	$0.1100	Quarterly
November 30, 2023	December 15, 2023	$0.1100	Quarterly
August 31, 2023	September 15, 2023	$0.1000	Quarterly
June 1, 2023	June 15, 2023	$0.1000	Quarterly
March 2, 2023	March 15, 2023	$0.1000	Quarterly
December 1, 2022	December 15, 2022	$0.1000	Quarterly
September 1, 2022	September 15, 2022	$0.1000	Quarterly
June 2, 2022	June 15, 2022	$0.1000	Quarterly
March 2, 2022	March 15, 2022	$0.1000	Quarterly
December 2, 2021	December 15, 2021	$0.0800	Quarterly
September 2, 2021	September 15, 2021	$0.0800	Quarterly
June 2, 2021	June 15, 2021	$0.0800	Quarterly
March 2, 2021	March 15, 2021	$0.0600	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does EBC pay a dividend?: Yes. Eastern Bankshares, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.33% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.54 per share.
How much does EBC pay in dividends?: $0.54 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next EBC ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is September 8, 2026, with payment on September 22, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.