Does WABC pay a dividend?

Yes. Westamerica Bancorporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.17% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.88 per share.

How much does WABC pay in dividends?

$1.88 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 WABC ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for WABC. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

WABC Dividend

Westamerica Bancorporation

NASDAQFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 3.17%
Annual dividend: $1.88
Payout ratio: 0.41
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $59.23
Market cap: $1.4B

Is WABC a good dividend stock?

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

Yield is above the market median3.17% against a median of 2.92% across US dividend payers.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.41 means roughly 41% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut onceAcross 41 complete years, the annual total fell in 1987. The most recent reduction was in 1987.
Raised for 36 consecutive yearsA long record of increases suggests both the cash generation to fund them and a management commitment to maintaining them. This figure is derived from payment history and is approximate.

WABC dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1985 to 2025.

Peak $1.84 in 2025Year the total fellTypical 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 40 dividend payments for WABC, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 3, 2026	August 14, 2026	$0.4800	Quarterly
May 4, 2026	May 15, 2026	$0.4800	Quarterly
February 2, 2026	February 13, 2026	$0.4600	Quarterly
November 3, 2025	November 14, 2025	$0.4600	Quarterly
August 4, 2025	August 15, 2025	$0.4600	Quarterly
May 5, 2025	May 16, 2025	$0.4600	Quarterly
February 3, 2025	February 14, 2025	$0.4400	Quarterly
November 4, 2024	November 15, 2024	$0.4400	Quarterly
August 5, 2024	August 16, 2024	$0.4400	Quarterly
May 3, 2024	May 17, 2024	$0.4400	Quarterly
February 2, 2024	February 16, 2024	$0.4400	Quarterly
November 3, 2023	November 17, 2023	$0.4400	Quarterly
August 4, 2023	August 18, 2023	$0.4400	Quarterly
May 5, 2023	May 19, 2023	$0.4200	Quarterly
February 3, 2023	February 17, 2023	$0.4200	Quarterly
November 4, 2022	November 18, 2022	$0.4200	Quarterly
August 5, 2022	August 19, 2022	$0.4200	Quarterly
May 6, 2022	May 20, 2022	$0.4200	Quarterly
February 4, 2022	February 18, 2022	$0.4200	Quarterly
November 5, 2021	November 19, 2021	$0.4200	Quarterly
July 30, 2021	August 13, 2021	$0.4100	Quarterly
April 30, 2021	May 14, 2021	$0.4100	Quarterly
February 5, 2021	February 19, 2021	$0.4100	Quarterly
October 30, 2020	November 13, 2020	$0.4100	Quarterly
July 31, 2020	August 14, 2020	$0.4100	Quarterly
May 1, 2020	May 15, 2020	$0.4100	Quarterly
January 31, 2020	February 14, 2020	$0.4100	Quarterly
November 1, 2019	November 15, 2019	$0.4100	Quarterly
August 2, 2019	August 16, 2019	$0.4100	Quarterly
May 3, 2019	May 17, 2019	$0.4100	Quarterly
February 1, 2019	February 15, 2019	$0.4000	Quarterly
November 2, 2018	November 16, 2018	$0.4000	Quarterly
August 3, 2018	August 17, 2018	$0.4000	Quarterly
May 4, 2018	May 18, 2018	$0.4000	Quarterly
February 2, 2018	February 16, 2018	$0.4000	Quarterly
November 3, 2017	November 17, 2017	$0.4000	Quarterly
August 3, 2017	August 18, 2017	$0.3900	Quarterly
May 4, 2017	May 19, 2017	$0.3900	Quarterly
February 2, 2017	February 17, 2017	$0.3900	Quarterly
November 3, 2016	November 18, 2016	$0.3900	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does WABC pay a dividend?: Yes. Westamerica Bancorporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.17% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.88 per share.
How much does WABC pay in dividends?: $1.88 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 WABC ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for WABC. Dates appear here once the company declares them.