Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) Dividend History

NYSE: ABCBYield, payment dates, growth and payout ratio.

ABCB latest dividend

$0.20last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateSep 30Wednesday, 2026
Payment dateOct 5Monday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 2 yearsof dividend increases
  • 2014paying since
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • +5.9%5-year growth a year
  • 1.00%forward yield

ABCB dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$80
Each payment
$20
Value of the shares
$7,972
Dividend yield
1.00%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $0.80 per share, before tax.

ABCB dividends per share by year

Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.

ABCB dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)12.6%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)14.9%
Well covered · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+5.9%
Growing · a year on average
Years of increases2
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

ABCB yield on cost

Ameris Bancorp yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$70.811.13%$0.801.1%
3 years ago$37.582.13%$2.205.9%
5 years ago$51.631.55%$3.406.6%
10 years ago$35.752.24%$5.8516.4%
20 years ago$26.942.97%$7.5528.0%

Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).

ABCB dividend payments

Payment

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).

ABCB dividends by year

Ameris Bancorp dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$0.80+23.1%1.08%4
2024$0.65+8.3%1.04%4
2023$0.600.0%1.13%4
2022$0.600.0%1.27%4
2021$0.600.0%1.21%4
2020$0.60+20.0%1.58%4
2019$0.50+25.0%1.18%4
2018$0.400.0%1.26%4
2017$0.40+33.3%0.83%4
2016$0.30+50.0%0.69%4
2015$0.20—0.59%4
2014$0.15—0.59%3

ABCB dividend history

111 payments
Ameris Bancorp dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-09-302026-10-05$0.2—Quarterly
2026-06-302026-07-06$0.2—Quarterly
2026-03-312026-04-06$0.2—Quarterly
2025-12-312026-01-05$0.2—Quarterly
2025-09-302025-10-06$0.2—Quarterly
2025-06-302025-07-07$0.2—Quarterly
2025-03-312025-04-07$0.2—Quarterly
2024-12-312025-01-06$0.2+33.3%Quarterly
2024-09-302024-10-07$0.15—Quarterly
2024-06-282024-07-08$0.15—Quarterly
2024-03-272024-04-08$0.15—Quarterly
2023-12-282024-01-08$0.15—Quarterly
2023-09-282023-10-09$0.15—Quarterly
2023-06-292023-07-10$0.15—Quarterly
2023-03-302023-04-10$0.15—Quarterly
2022-12-292023-01-09$0.15—Quarterly
Show all 111 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2022-09-292022-10-10$0.15—Quarterly
2022-06-292022-07-08$0.15—Quarterly
2022-03-302022-04-08$0.15—Quarterly
2021-12-302022-01-10$0.15—Quarterly
2021-09-292021-10-08$0.15—Quarterly
2021-06-292021-07-09$0.15—Quarterly
2021-03-302021-04-09$0.15—Quarterly
2020-12-302021-01-11$0.15—Quarterly
2020-09-292020-10-09$0.15—Quarterly
2020-06-292020-07-10$0.15—Quarterly
2020-03-302020-04-10$0.15—Quarterly
2019-12-302020-01-10$0.15—Quarterly
2019-09-272019-10-10$0.15+50.0%Quarterly
2019-06-272019-07-10$0.1—Quarterly
2019-03-282019-04-10$0.1—Quarterly
2018-12-282019-01-10$0.1—Quarterly
2018-09-272018-10-10$0.1—Quarterly
2018-06-282018-07-10$0.1—Quarterly
2018-03-282018-04-10$0.1—Quarterly
2017-12-282018-01-10$0.1—Quarterly
2017-09-282017-10-10$0.1—Quarterly
2017-06-282017-07-10$0.1—Quarterly
2017-03-292017-04-10$0.1—Quarterly
2016-12-282017-01-10$0.1—Quarterly
2016-09-282016-10-11$0.1+100.0%Quarterly
2016-06-282016-07-11$0.05—Quarterly
2016-03-292016-04-11$0.05—Quarterly
2015-12-292016-01-11$0.05—Quarterly
2015-09-282015-10-09$0.05—Quarterly
2015-06-262015-07-10$0.05—Quarterly
2015-03-272015-04-10$0.05—Quarterly
2014-12-292015-01-09$0.05—Quarterly
2014-09-262014-10-10$0.05—Quarterly
2014-07-022014-07-15$0.05+2.8%Quarterly
2009-06-262009-07-10$0.0486—Quarterly
2009-03-272009-04-10$0.0486—Quarterly
2008-12-242009-01-09$0.0486—Quarterly
2008-09-262008-10-10$0.0486−64.3%Quarterly
2008-06-262008-07-10$0.1362—Quarterly
2008-03-272008-04-10$0.1362—Quarterly
2007-12-272008-01-10$0.1362—Quarterly
2007-09-262007-10-10$0.1362—Quarterly
2007-06-272007-07-10$0.1362—Quarterly
2007-03-282007-04-10$0.1362—Quarterly
2006-12-262007-01-10$0.1362—Quarterly
2006-09-272006-10-10$0.1362—Quarterly
2006-06-282006-07-10$0.1362—Quarterly
2006-03-292006-04-10$0.1362—Quarterly
2005-12-282006-01-10$0.1362—Quarterly
2005-09-282005-10-11$0.1362—Quarterly
2005-06-282005-07-11$0.1362—Quarterly
2005-03-292005-04-11$0.1362+20.0%Quarterly
2004-12-292005-01-10$0.1135—Quarterly
2004-09-282004-10-11$0.1135—Quarterly
2004-06-282004-07-09$0.1135—Quarterly
2004-03-292004-04-09$0.1135—Quarterly
2003-12-292004-01-09$0.1135—Quarterly
2003-09-262003-10-10$0.1135+16.7%Quarterly
2003-06-262003-07-10$0.0973—Quarterly
2003-03-272003-04-10$0.0973—Quarterly
2002-12-272003-01-10$0.0973—Quarterly
2002-09-262002-10-10$0.0973—Quarterly
2002-07-012002-07-10$0.0973—Quarterly
2002-03-262002-04-10$0.0973—Quarterly
2001-12-272002-01-10$0.0973—Quarterly
2001-09-262001-10-10$0.0973—Quarterly
2001-06-272001-07-10$0.0973—Quarterly
2001-03-282001-04-10$0.0973—Quarterly
2000-12-272001-01-11$0.0973—Quarterly
2000-09-292000-10-10$0.0973—Quarterly
2000-06-282000-07-10$0.0973+20.0%Quarterly
2000-03-292000-04-11$0.081—Quarterly
1999-12-292000-01-11$0.081+20.0%Quarterly
1999-09-281999-10-08$0.0675—Quarterly
1999-06-281999-07-09$0.0675—Quarterly
1999-03-291999-04-09$0.0675—Quarterly
1998-12-291999-01-11$0.0675—Quarterly
1998-09-281998-10-09$0.0675—Quarterly
1998-06-261998-07-10$0.0675—Quarterly
1998-04-131998-04-10$0.0675—Quarterly
1997-12-291998-01-09$0.0675—Quarterly
1997-09-261997-10-10$0.0675—Quarterly
1997-06-261997-07-11$0.0675+25.0%Quarterly
1997-03-261997-04-11$0.054—Quarterly
1996-12-201997-01-10$0.054—Quarterly
1996-09-261996-10-14$0.054—Quarterly
1996-06-181996-07-05$0.054—Quarterly
1996-03-271996-04-12$0.054—Quarterly
1995-12-271996-01-17$0.054—Quarterly
1995-09-281995-10-16$0.054+33.3%Quarterly
1995-06-281995-07-14$0.0405—Quarterly
1995-03-271995-04-14$0.0405+5.3%Quarterly
1994-12-231995-01-16$0.0385—Quarterly
1994-09-261994-10-14$0.0385—Quarterly
1994-07-111994-07-29$0.0385—

Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.

ABCB stock split history

  • 3377:3361June 28, 2010
  • 131:130March 29, 2010
  • 131:130December 29, 2009
  • 2883:2861September 28, 2009
  • 6:5March 11, 2005
  • 6:5December 13, 1999
  • 5:4May 1, 1997
  • 4:3August 1, 1995

ABCB dividend overview

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share, a yield of 1.00% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $0.80 per share in 2025, up 23.1% from 2024. It has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Over five years the dividend grew 5.9% a year on average and over ten years 14.9% a year. The payout ratio is 12.6% of trailing earnings.

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ABCB dividends FAQ

Does Ameris Bancorp pay a dividend?

Yes. Ameris Bancorp has paid a regular dividend since 2014, quarterly, most recently $0.20 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 30, 2026. It also paid dividends from 1994 to 2009.

What is Ameris Bancorp's dividend yield?

Ameris Bancorp's forward annual dividend is $0.80 per share, a dividend yield of 1.00% at the latest close of $79.72.

How often does Ameris Bancorp pay dividends?

Ameris Bancorp pays dividends quarterly.

How fast is Ameris Bancorp's dividend growing?

Ameris Bancorp's dividend per share grew from $0.60 in 2020 to $0.80 in 2025, 5.9% a year on average over five years; it has increased for 2 years in a row.

What is Ameris Bancorp's dividend payout ratio?

Ameris Bancorp pays out 12.6% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 14.9% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).

Has Ameris Bancorp split its stock?

Ameris Bancorp has split its stock 8 times: 3377:3361 on June 28, 2010, 131:130 on March 29, 2010, 131:130 on December 29, 2009, 2883:2861 on September 28, 2009, 6:5 on March 11, 2005, 6:5 on December 13, 1999, 5:4 on May 1, 1997, 4:3 on August 1, 1995. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.

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