First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC) Dividend History
FFBC latest dividend
$0.26last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateSep 1Tuesday, 2026
Payment dateSep 15Tuesday, 2026
The next dividend has not been announced yet.
- 2 yearsof dividend increases
- 1984paying since
- Quarterly4 payments a year
- +1.3%5-year growth a year
- 3.21%forward yield
FFBC dividend income calculator
- Dividend income a year
- $101
- Each payment
- $25
- Value of the shares
- $3,148
- Dividend yield
- 3.21%
At the latest close; forward annual dividend $1.01 per share, before tax.
FFBC 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.
FFBC dividend safety
Payout ratio (earnings)32.9%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)29.8%
Well covered · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+1.3%
Slow growth · a year on average
Years of increases2
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend
Descriptive bands, not a rating.
FFBC yield on cost
| Bought | Price paid | Yield on cost | Dividends since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $23.72 | 4.26% | $1.01 | 4.3% |
| 3 years ago | $19.74 | 5.12% | $2.91 | 14.7% |
| 5 years ago | $23.54 | 4.29% | $4.75 | 20.2% |
| 10 years ago | $21.40 | 4.72% | $8.88 | 41.5% |
| 20 years ago | $17.09 | 5.91% | $15.96 | 93.4% |
Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).
FFBC dividend payments
Payment
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).
FFBC dividends by year
| Year | Dividends per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.98 | +4.3% | 3.92% | 4 |
| 2024 | $0.94 | +2.2% | 3.50% | 4 |
| 2023 | $0.92 | 0.0% | 3.87% | 4 |
| 2022 | $0.92 | 0.0% | 3.80% | 4 |
| 2021 | $0.92 | 0.0% | 3.77% | 4 |
| 2020 | $0.92 | +2.2% | 5.25% | 4 |
| 2019 | $0.90 | +15.4% | 3.54% | 4 |
| 2018 | $0.78 | +14.7% | 3.29% | 4 |
| 2017 | $0.68 | +6.2% | 2.58% | 4 |
| 2016 | $0.64 | −20.0% | 2.25% | 4 |
| 2015 | $0.80 | — | 4.43% | 5 |
| 2014 | $0.61 | −35.1% | 3.28% | 4 |
| 2013 | $0.94 | −20.3% | 5.39% | 4 |
| 2012 | $1.18 | +51.3% | 8.07% | 4 |
| 2011 | $0.78 | +95.0% | 4.69% | 4 |
| 2010 | $0.40 | 0.0% | 2.16% | 4 |
| 2009 | $0.40 | −41.2% | 2.75% | 4 |
| 2008 | $0.68 | +4.6% | 5.49% | 4 |
| 2007 | $0.65 | +1.6% | 5.70% | 4 |
| 2006 | $0.64 | — | 3.85% | 4 |
FFBC dividend history
176 payments| Ex-dividend date | Payment date | Amount | Change | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-15 | $0.26 | +4.0% | Quarterly |
| 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-15 | $0.25 | — | Quarterly |
| 2026-03-02 | 2026-03-16 | $0.25 | — | Quarterly |
| 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-15 | $0.25 | — | Quarterly |
| 2025-09-02 | 2025-09-15 | $0.25 | +4.2% | Quarterly |
| 2025-06-02 | 2025-06-16 | $0.24 | — | Quarterly |
| 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-17 | $0.24 | — | Quarterly |
| 2024-12-02 | 2024-12-16 | $0.24 | — | Quarterly |
| 2024-08-30 | 2024-09-16 | $0.24 | +4.3% | Quarterly |
| 2024-06-03 | 2024-06-17 | $0.23 | — | Quarterly |
| 2024-02-29 | 2024-03-15 | $0.23 | — | Quarterly |
| 2023-11-30 | 2023-12-15 | $0.23 | — | Quarterly |
| 2023-08-31 | 2023-09-15 | $0.23 | — | Quarterly |
| 2023-05-31 | 2023-06-15 | $0.23 | — | Quarterly |
| 2023-02-28 | 2023-03-15 | $0.23 | — | Quarterly |
| 2022-11-30 | 2022-12-15 | $0.23 | — | Quarterly |
Show all 176 payments
| Ex-dividend date | Payment date | Amount | Change | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-15 | $0.23 | — | Quarterly |
| 2022-05-31 | 2022-06-15 | $0.23 | — | Quarterly |
| 2022-02-28 | 2022-03-15 | $0.23 | — | Quarterly |
| 2021-11-30 | 2021-12-15 | $0.23 | — | Quarterly |
| 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-15 | $0.23 | — | Quarterly |
| 2021-05-28 | 2021-06-15 | $0.23 | — | Quarterly |
| 2021-02-26 | 2021-03-15 | $0.23 | — | Quarterly |
| 2020-11-30 | 2020-12-15 | $0.23 | — | Quarterly |
| 2020-08-31 | 2020-09-15 | $0.23 | — | Quarterly |
| 2020-05-29 | 2020-06-15 | $0.23 | — | Quarterly |
| 2020-02-28 | 2020-03-16 | $0.23 | — | Quarterly |
| 2019-11-29 | 2019-12-16 | $0.23 | — | Quarterly |
| 2019-08-29 | 2019-09-16 | $0.23 | +4.5% | Quarterly |
| 2019-05-31 | 2019-06-17 | $0.22 | — | Quarterly |
| 2019-02-28 | 2019-03-15 | $0.22 | +10.0% | Quarterly |
| 2018-11-30 | 2018-12-17 | $0.2 | — | Quarterly |
| 2018-08-30 | 2018-09-17 | $0.2 | +5.3% | Quarterly |
| 2018-05-31 | 2018-06-15 | $0.19 | — | Quarterly |
| 2018-02-28 | 2018-03-15 | $0.19 | +11.8% | Quarterly |
| 2017-11-30 | 2018-01-02 | $0.17 | — | Quarterly |
| 2017-08-30 | 2017-10-02 | $0.17 | — | Quarterly |
| 2017-05-31 | 2017-07-03 | $0.17 | — | Quarterly |
| 2017-02-28 | 2017-04-03 | $0.17 | +6.2% | Quarterly |
| 2016-11-30 | 2017-01-03 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-08-31 | 2016-10-03 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-05-27 | 2016-07-01 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-02-29 | 2016-04-01 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-12-02 | 2016-01-04 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-08-26 | 2015-10-01 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-06-11 | — | $0.16 | — | |
| 2015-05-27 | 2015-07-01 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-02-25 | 2015-04-01 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-11-25 | 2015-01-02 | $0.16 | +6.7% | Quarterly |
| 2014-08-27 | 2014-10-01 | $0.15 | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-05-28 | 2014-07-01 | $0.15 | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-02-26 | 2014-04-01 | $0.15 | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-11-26 | 2014-01-02 | $0.15 | −44.4% | Quarterly |
| 2013-08-28 | 2013-10-01 | $0.27 | +12.5% | Quarterly |
| 2013-05-29 | 2013-07-01 | $0.24 | −14.3% | Quarterly |
| 2013-02-27 | 2013-04-01 | $0.28 | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-11-28 | 2013-01-02 | $0.28 | −6.7% | Quarterly |
| 2012-08-29 | 2012-10-01 | $0.3 | +3.4% | Quarterly |
| 2012-05-30 | 2012-07-02 | $0.29 | −6.5% | Quarterly |
| 2012-02-29 | 2012-04-02 | $0.31 | +14.8% | Quarterly |
| 2011-11-30 | 2012-01-03 | $0.27 | — | Quarterly |
| 2011-08-31 | 2011-10-03 | $0.27 | +125.0% | Quarterly |
| 2011-06-01 | 2011-07-01 | $0.12 | — | Quarterly |
| 2011-03-02 | 2011-04-01 | $0.12 | +20.0% | Quarterly |
| 2010-12-15 | 2011-01-03 | $0.1 | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-09-01 | 2010-10-01 | $0.1 | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-06-02 | 2010-07-01 | $0.1 | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-03-03 | 2010-04-01 | $0.1 | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-12-02 | 2010-01-04 | $0.1 | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-09-02 | 2009-10-01 | $0.1 | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-06-03 | 2009-07-01 | $0.1 | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-03-04 | 2009-04-01 | $0.1 | −41.2% | Quarterly |
| 2008-12-03 | 2009-01-02 | $0.17 | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-09-03 | 2008-10-01 | $0.17 | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-05-30 | 2008-07-01 | $0.17 | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-03-05 | 2008-04-01 | $0.17 | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-12-05 | 2008-01-02 | $0.17 | +6.2% | Quarterly |
| 2007-09-05 | 2007-10-01 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-05-30 | 2007-07-02 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-03-07 | 2007-04-02 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2006-12-06 | 2007-01-02 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2006-08-30 | 2006-10-02 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2006-06-08 | 2006-07-03 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2006-03-08 | 2006-04-03 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2005-11-29 | 2006-01-02 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2005-08-31 | 2005-10-03 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2005-06-01 | 2005-07-01 | $0.16 | — | Quarterly |
| 2005-03-02 | 2005-04-01 | $0.16 | +6.7% | Quarterly |
| 2004-12-01 | 2005-01-03 | $0.15 | — | Quarterly |
| 2004-09-01 | 2004-10-01 | $0.15 | — | Quarterly |
| 2004-06-02 | 2004-07-01 | $0.15 | — | Quarterly |
| 2004-03-03 | 2004-04-01 | $0.15 | — | Quarterly |
| 2003-12-03 | 2004-01-02 | $0.15 | — | Quarterly |
| 2003-09-03 | 2003-10-01 | $0.15 | — | Quarterly |
| 2003-06-04 | 2003-07-01 | $0.15 | — | Quarterly |
| 2003-03-05 | 2003-04-01 | $0.15 | — | Quarterly |
| 2002-12-04 | 2003-01-02 | $0.15 | — | Quarterly |
| 2002-09-04 | 2002-10-01 | $0.15 | — | Quarterly |
| 2002-06-05 | 2002-07-01 | $0.15 | — | Quarterly |
| 2002-03-06 | 2002-04-01 | $0.15 | — | |
| 2001-12-05 | 2002-01-02 | $0.15 | — | Quarterly |
| 2001-09-05 | 2001-10-01 | $0.15 | — | Quarterly |
| 2001-05-30 | 2001-07-02 | $0.15 | — | Quarterly |
| 2001-03-07 | 2001-04-02 | $0.15 | +5.0% | Quarterly |
| 2000-12-06 | 2001-01-02 | $0.1429 | — | Quarterly |
| 2000-08-30 | 2000-10-02 | $0.1429 | — | Quarterly |
| 2000-05-31 | 2000-07-03 | $0.1429 | — | Quarterly |
| 2000-03-01 | 2000-04-03 | $0.1429 | — | Quarterly |
| 1999-12-01 | 2000-01-03 | $0.1429 | +10.0% | Quarterly |
| 1999-09-01 | 1999-10-01 | $0.1299 | — | Quarterly |
| 1999-06-02 | 1999-07-01 | $0.1299 | — | Quarterly |
| 1999-03-03 | 1999-04-01 | $0.1299 | — | Quarterly |
| 1998-12-02 | 1999-01-04 | $0.1299 | +10.0% | Quarterly |
| 1998-09-02 | 1998-10-01 | $0.1181 | — | Quarterly |
| 1998-06-03 | 1998-07-01 | $0.1181 | −60.7% | Quarterly |
| 1998-03-04 | 1998-04-01 | $0.3001 | +154.2% | Quarterly |
| 1997-12-03 | 1998-01-02 | $0.1181 | +29.3% | Quarterly |
| 1997-09-03 | 1997-10-01 | $0.0913 | +265.2% | Quarterly |
| 1997-08-13 | 1997-08-29 | $0.025 | −76.7% | Quarterly |
| 1997-06-04 | 1997-07-01 | $0.1073 | — | Quarterly |
| 1997-03-05 | 1997-04-01 | $0.1073 | — | Quarterly |
| 1996-12-04 | 1997-01-02 | $0.1073 | +10.0% | Quarterly |
| 1996-10-01 | — | $0.0976 | — | |
| 1996-09-04 | 1996-10-01 | $0.0976 | — | Quarterly |
| 1996-06-05 | 1996-07-01 | $0.0976 | — | Quarterly |
| 1996-03-06 | 1996-04-01 | $0.0976 | — | Quarterly |
| 1995-12-06 | 1996-01-02 | $0.0976 | +15.4% | Quarterly |
| 1995-09-06 | 1995-10-02 | $0.0846 | +8.3% | Quarterly |
| 1995-08-11 | — | $0.0781 | — | |
| 1995-06-06 | 1995-07-01 | $0.0781 | −70.0% | Quarterly |
| 1995-06-05 | — | $0.2601 | +233.2% | |
| 1995-04-24 | — | $0.0781 | +15.4% | |
| 1995-03-06 | 1995-04-01 | $0.0677 | — | Quarterly |
| 1994-12-05 | 1995-01-03 | $0.0677 | −3.7% | Quarterly |
| 1994-09-02 | 1994-10-01 | $0.0703 | — | Quarterly |
| 1994-07-26 | — | $0.0703 | — | |
| 1994-06-06 | 1994-07-01 | $0.0703 | — | Quarterly |
| 1994-02-23 | 1994-04-01 | $0.0703 | +9.1% | Quarterly |
| 1993-12-06 | 1994-01-03 | $0.0644 | — | Quarterly |
| 1993-09-01 | 1993-10-01 | $0.0644 | — | Quarterly |
| 1993-05-28 | 1993-07-01 | $0.0644 | — | Quarterly |
| 1993-03-01 | 1993-04-01 | $0.0644 | +10.0% | Quarterly |
| 1992-12-03 | 1993-01-02 | $0.0585 | −9.1% | Quarterly |
| 1992-11-09 | — | $0.0644 | — | |
| 1992-09-03 | 1992-10-01 | $0.0644 | — | Quarterly |
| 1992-06-04 | 1992-07-01 | $0.0644 | +10.0% | Quarterly |
| 1992-03-02 | 1992-04-01 | $0.0585 | — | Quarterly |
| 1991-12-03 | 1992-01-02 | $0.0585 | −9.1% | Quarterly |
| 1991-09-03 | 1991-10-01 | $0.0644 | — | Quarterly |
| 1991-06-03 | 1991-07-01 | $0.0644 | — | Quarterly |
| 1991-03-04 | 1991-04-01 | $0.0644 | +10.0% | Quarterly |
| 1990-12-03 | 1991-01-02 | $0.0585 | — | Quarterly |
| 1990-08-31 | 1990-10-01 | $0.0585 | −69.9% | Quarterly |
| 1990-06-04 | 1990-07-02 | $0.1945 | — | Quarterly |
| 1990-03-05 | 1990-04-02 | $0.1945 | +896.3% | Quarterly |
| 1989-12-04 | 1990-01-02 | $0.0195 | −89.0% | Quarterly |
| 1989-09-01 | — | $0.1772 | — | |
| 1989-06-05 | — | $0.1772 | — | |
| 1989-03-06 | — | $0.1772 | +1,413.0% | |
| 1988-12-05 | — | $0.0117 | −92.7% | |
| 1988-09-02 | — | $0.161 | — | |
| 1988-06-06 | — | $0.161 | — | |
| 1988-03-03 | — | $0.161 | — | |
| 1987-12-03 | — | $0.161 | +12.6% | |
| 1987-09-03 | — | $0.143 | — | |
| 1987-06-04 | — | $0.143 | — | |
| 1987-03-04 | — | $0.143 | — | |
| 1986-12-04 | — | $0.143 | +8.8% | |
| 1986-09-04 | — | $0.1314 | — | |
| 1986-06-05 | — | $0.1314 | — | |
| 1986-03-06 | — | $0.1314 | — | |
| 1985-12-05 | — | $0.1314 | +11.4% | |
| 1985-09-05 | — | $0.118 | — | |
| 1985-06-06 | — | $0.118 | — | |
| 1985-03-07 | — | $0.118 | −69.0% | |
| 1984-12-06 | — | $0.3805 | — |
Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.
FFBC stock split history
- 105:100March 7, 2001
- 110:100December 1, 1999
- 11:10December 2, 1998
- 2:1June 2, 1998
- 11:10September 3, 1997
- 11:10October 2, 1996
- 5:4December 2, 1994
- 4:3January 4, 1994
- 3:2October 2, 1987
- 4:3October 2, 1986
FFBC dividend overview
First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $1.01 per share, a yield of 3.21% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $0.98 per share in 2025, up 4.3% from 2024. It has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Over five years the dividend grew 1.3% a year on average and over ten years 2.1% a year. The payout ratio is 32.9% of trailing earnings.
Related: FFBC cash flow statement, FFBC key metrics, FFBC chart. See the FFBC stock overview for the latest quote and news.
FFBC dividends FAQ
Does First Financial Bancorp. pay a dividend?
Yes. First Financial Bancorp. has paid a regular dividend since 1984, quarterly, most recently $0.26 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 1, 2026.
What is First Financial Bancorp.'s dividend yield?
First Financial Bancorp.'s forward annual dividend is $1.01 per share, a dividend yield of 3.21% at the latest close of $31.48.
How often does First Financial Bancorp. pay dividends?
First Financial Bancorp. pays dividends quarterly.
How fast is First Financial Bancorp.'s dividend growing?
First Financial Bancorp.'s dividend per share grew from $0.92 in 2020 to $0.98 in 2025, 1.3% a year on average over five years; it has increased for 2 years in a row.
What is First Financial Bancorp.'s dividend payout ratio?
First Financial Bancorp. pays out 32.9% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 29.8% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).
Has First Financial Bancorp. split its stock?
First Financial Bancorp. has split its stock 10 times: 105:100 on March 7, 2001, 110:100 on December 1, 1999, 11:10 on December 2, 1998, 2:1 on June 2, 1998, 11:10 on September 3, 1997, 11:10 on October 2, 1996, 5:4 on December 2, 1994, 4:3 on January 4, 1994, 3:2 on October 2, 1987, 4:3 on October 2, 1986. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.