ArcBest Corporation (ARCB) Dividend History

NASDAQ: ARCBYield, payment dates, growth and payout ratio.

ARCB latest dividend

$0.12last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateAug 7Friday, 2026
Payment dateAug 21Friday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 2003paying since
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • +8.4%5-year growth a year
  • 0.37%forward yield

ARCB dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$48
Each payment
$12
Value of the shares
$12,998
Dividend yield
0.37%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $0.48 per share, before tax.

ARCB 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.

ARCB dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)10.6%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)10.9%
Well covered · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+8.4%
Growing · a year on average
Years of increases0
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

ARCB yield on cost

ArcBest Corporation yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$73.420.65%$0.480.7%
3 years ago$96.870.50%$1.441.5%
5 years ago$85.690.56%$2.322.7%
10 years ago$19.502.46%$3.9220.1%
20 years ago$44.641.08%$7.0015.7%

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

ARCB dividend payments

Payment

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

ARCB dividends by year

ArcBest Corporation dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$0.480.0%0.65%4
2024$0.480.0%0.51%4
2023$0.48+9.1%0.40%4
2022$0.44+37.5%0.63%4
2021$0.320.0%0.27%4
2020$0.320.0%0.75%4
2019$0.320.0%1.16%4
2018$0.320.0%0.93%4
2017$0.320.0%0.90%4
2016$0.32+23.1%1.16%4
2015$0.26+73.3%1.22%4
2014$0.15+25.0%0.32%4
2013$0.120.0%0.36%4
2012$0.120.0%1.26%4
2011$0.120.0%0.62%4
2010$0.12−80.0%0.44%4
2009$0.600.0%2.04%4
2008$0.600.0%1.99%4
2007$0.600.0%2.73%4
2006$0.60—1.67%4

ARCB dividend history

112 payments
ArcBest Corporation dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-08-072026-08-21$0.12—Quarterly
2026-05-082026-05-22$0.12—Quarterly
2026-02-102026-02-24$0.12—Quarterly
2025-11-142025-11-28$0.12—Quarterly
2025-08-082025-08-22$0.12—Quarterly
2025-05-092025-05-23$0.12—Quarterly
2025-02-112025-02-25$0.12—Quarterly
2024-11-132024-11-27$0.12—Quarterly
2024-08-132024-08-27$0.12—Quarterly
2024-05-092024-05-24$0.12—Quarterly
2024-02-152024-03-01$0.12—Quarterly
2023-11-072023-11-22$0.12—Quarterly
2023-08-082023-08-23$0.12—Quarterly
2023-05-092023-05-24$0.12—Quarterly
2023-02-132023-02-28$0.12—Quarterly
2022-11-092022-11-25$0.12—Quarterly
Show all 112 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2022-08-092022-08-24$0.12—Quarterly
2022-05-102022-05-25$0.12+50.0%Quarterly
2022-02-102022-02-25$0.08—Quarterly
2021-11-102021-11-26$0.08—Quarterly
2021-08-102021-08-25$0.08—Quarterly
2021-05-122021-05-27$0.08—Quarterly
2021-02-102021-02-25$0.08—Quarterly
2020-11-122020-11-27$0.08—Quarterly
2020-08-062020-08-21$0.08—Quarterly
2020-05-142020-05-29$0.08—Quarterly
2020-02-102020-02-25$0.08—Quarterly
2019-11-082019-11-26$0.08—Quarterly
2019-08-082019-08-23$0.08—Quarterly
2019-05-132019-05-28$0.08—Quarterly
2019-02-072019-02-22$0.08—Quarterly
2018-11-092018-11-27$0.08—Quarterly
2018-08-092018-08-24$0.08—Quarterly
2018-05-142018-05-29$0.08—Quarterly
2018-02-082018-02-28$0.08—Quarterly
2017-11-132017-11-28$0.08—Quarterly
2017-08-042017-08-22$0.08—Quarterly
2017-05-122017-05-30$0.08—Quarterly
2017-02-102017-02-28$0.08—Quarterly
2016-11-102016-11-29$0.08—Quarterly
2016-08-092016-08-25$0.08—Quarterly
2016-05-062016-05-24$0.08—Quarterly
2016-02-082016-02-24$0.08—Quarterly
2015-11-032015-11-19$0.08+33.3%Quarterly
2015-08-072015-08-25$0.06—Quarterly
2015-05-132015-05-29$0.06—Quarterly
2015-02-032015-02-19$0.06—Quarterly
2014-11-052014-11-21$0.06+100.0%Quarterly
2014-08-052014-08-21$0.03—Quarterly
2014-05-052014-05-21$0.03—Quarterly
2014-02-042014-02-20$0.03—Quarterly
2013-11-062013-11-22$0.03—Quarterly
2013-08-062013-08-22$0.03—Quarterly
2013-05-032013-05-21$0.03—Quarterly
2013-02-052013-02-21$0.03—Quarterly
2012-11-022012-11-20$0.03—Quarterly
2012-08-012012-08-17$0.03—Quarterly
2012-05-042012-05-22$0.03—Quarterly
2012-02-062012-02-22$0.03—Quarterly
2011-11-072011-11-23$0.03—Quarterly
2011-08-032011-08-19$0.03—Quarterly
2011-05-032011-05-19$0.03—Quarterly
2011-02-072011-02-23$0.03—Quarterly
2010-11-052010-11-23$0.03—Quarterly
2010-08-042010-08-20$0.03—Quarterly
2010-05-042010-05-20$0.03—Quarterly
2010-02-052010-02-23$0.03−80.0%Quarterly
2009-10-302009-11-17$0.15—Quarterly
2009-08-052009-08-21$0.15—Quarterly
2009-05-012009-05-19$0.15—Quarterly
2009-02-092009-02-25$0.15—Quarterly
2008-10-312008-11-18$0.15—Quarterly
2008-08-012008-08-19$0.15—Quarterly
2008-05-022008-05-20$0.15—Quarterly
2008-02-052008-02-21$0.15—Quarterly
2007-10-302007-11-15$0.15—Quarterly
2007-08-032007-08-21$0.15—Quarterly
2007-05-042007-05-22$0.15—Quarterly
2007-02-022007-02-20$0.15—Quarterly
2006-11-012006-11-17$0.15—Quarterly
2006-07-282006-08-15$0.15—Quarterly
2006-04-282006-05-16$0.15—Quarterly
2006-02-062006-02-22$0.15—Quarterly
2005-11-072005-11-23$0.15—Quarterly
2005-08-092005-08-25$0.15+25.0%Quarterly
2005-05-022005-05-18$0.12—Quarterly
2005-02-072005-02-23$0.12—Quarterly
2004-11-012004-11-17$0.12—Quarterly
2004-08-032004-08-19$0.12—Quarterly
2004-05-072004-05-25$0.12—Quarterly
2004-02-092004-02-25$0.12+50.0%Quarterly
2003-11-032003-11-19$0.08—Quarterly
2003-08-042003-08-20$0.08—Quarterly
2003-05-052003-05-21$0.08—Quarterly
2003-02-032003-02-19$0.08−88.9%
1999-02-03—$0.719+1.3%
1996-05-011996-05-15$0.71+7,000.0%Quarterly
1996-02-121996-02-28$0.01—Quarterly
1995-11-061995-11-22$0.01—Quarterly
1995-08-021995-08-15$0.01—Quarterly
1995-05-161995-06-05$0.01—Quarterly
1995-02-081995-02-28$0.01—Quarterly
1994-10-311994-11-15$0.01—Quarterly
1994-07-211994-08-02$0.01—Quarterly
1994-05-181994-06-07$0.01—Quarterly
1994-01-311994-02-15$0.01—Quarterly
1993-10-281993-11-15$0.01—Quarterly
1993-07-291993-08-18$0.01—Quarterly
1993-05-131993-06-02$0.01—Quarterly
1993-01-271993-02-16$0.01—Quarterly
1992-10-291992-11-18$0.01—Quarterly
1992-07-301992-08-19$0.01—

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

ARCB stock split history

ArcBest has no stock splits on record.

ARCB dividend overview

ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share, a yield of 0.37% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $0.48 per share in 2025, unchanged from 2024. Over five years the dividend grew 8.4% a year on average and over ten years 6.3% a year. The payout ratio is 10.6% of trailing earnings.

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ARCB dividends FAQ

Does ArcBest pay a dividend?

Yes. ArcBest has paid a regular dividend since 2003, quarterly, most recently $0.12 per share with an ex-dividend date of August 7, 2026. It also paid dividends from 1992 to 1999.

What is ArcBest's dividend yield?

ArcBest's forward annual dividend is $0.48 per share, a dividend yield of 0.37% at the latest close of $129.98.

How often does ArcBest pay dividends?

ArcBest pays dividends quarterly.

How fast is ArcBest's dividend growing?

ArcBest's dividend per share grew from $0.32 in 2020 to $0.48 in 2025, 8.4% a year on average over five years.

What is ArcBest's dividend payout ratio?

ArcBest pays out 10.6% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 10.9% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).

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