German American Bancorp, Inc. (GABC) Dividend History

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

GABC latest dividend

$0.31last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateAug 10Monday, 2026
Payment dateAug 20Thursday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 13 yearsof dividend increases
  • 1993paying since
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • +8.8%5-year growth a year
  • 2.44%forward yield

GABC dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$122
Each payment
$30
Value of the shares
$4,993
Dividend yield
2.44%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $1.22 per share, before tax.

GABC 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.

GABC dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)32.4%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)28.1%
Well covered · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+8.8%
Growing · a year on average
Years of increases13
Long record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

GABC yield on cost

German American Bancorp, Inc. yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$38.173.20%$1.223.2%
3 years ago$26.544.60%$3.4212.9%
5 years ago$38.723.15%$5.3013.7%
10 years ago$25.484.79%$8.6133.8%
20 years ago$9.1713.31%$12.58137.2%

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

GABC dividend payments

Payment

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

GABC dividends by year

German American Bancorp, Inc. dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$1.16+7.4%2.96%4
2024$1.08+8.0%2.69%4
2023$1.00+8.7%3.09%4
2022$0.92+9.5%2.47%4
2021$0.84+10.5%2.15%4
2020$0.76+11.8%2.30%4
2019$0.68+13.3%1.91%4
2018$0.60+16.1%2.16%4
2017$0.52+7.6%1.46%4
2016$0.48+5.9%1.37%4
2015$0.45+6.2%2.04%4
2014$0.43+6.7%2.10%4
2013$0.40+7.1%2.11%4
2012$0.370.0%2.58%4
2011$0.370.0%3.08%4
2010$0.370.0%3.04%4
2009$0.370.0%3.45%4
2008$0.370.0%4.92%4
2007$0.370.0%4.40%4
2006$0.37—3.89%4

GABC dividend history

135 payments
German American Bancorp, Inc. dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-08-102026-08-20$0.31—Quarterly
2026-05-082026-05-20$0.31—Quarterly
2026-02-102026-02-20$0.31+6.9%Quarterly
2025-11-102025-11-20$0.29—Quarterly
2025-08-082025-08-20$0.29—Quarterly
2025-05-092025-05-20$0.29—Quarterly
2025-02-102025-02-20$0.29+7.4%Quarterly
2024-11-082024-11-20$0.27—Quarterly
2024-08-092024-08-20$0.27—Quarterly
2024-05-092024-05-20$0.27—Quarterly
2024-02-082024-02-20$0.27+8.0%Quarterly
2023-11-092023-11-20$0.25—Quarterly
2023-08-092023-08-20$0.25—Quarterly
2023-05-092023-05-20$0.25—Quarterly
2023-02-092023-02-20$0.25+8.7%Quarterly
2022-11-092022-11-20$0.23—Quarterly
Show all 135 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2022-08-092022-08-20$0.23—Quarterly
2022-05-092022-05-20$0.23—Quarterly
2022-02-092022-02-20$0.23+9.5%Quarterly
2021-11-092021-11-20$0.21—Quarterly
2021-08-092021-08-20$0.21—Quarterly
2021-05-072021-05-20$0.21—Quarterly
2021-02-092021-02-20$0.21+10.5%Quarterly
2020-11-092020-11-20$0.19—Quarterly
2020-08-072020-08-20$0.19—Quarterly
2020-05-072020-05-20$0.19—Quarterly
2020-02-072020-02-20$0.19+11.8%Quarterly
2019-11-072019-11-20$0.17—Quarterly
2019-08-082019-08-20$0.17—Quarterly
2019-05-092019-05-20$0.17—Quarterly
2019-02-072019-02-20$0.17+13.3%Quarterly
2018-11-082018-11-20$0.15—Quarterly
2018-08-092018-08-20$0.15—Quarterly
2018-05-092018-05-20$0.15—Quarterly
2018-02-082018-02-20$0.15+15.4%Quarterly
2017-11-092017-11-20$0.13—Quarterly
2017-08-082017-08-20$0.13—Quarterly
2017-05-082017-05-20$0.13+2.6%Quarterly
2017-02-082017-02-20$0.1267+5.6%Quarterly
2016-11-082016-11-20$0.12—Quarterly
2016-08-082016-08-20$0.12—Quarterly
2016-05-062016-05-20$0.12—Quarterly
2016-01-272016-02-20$0.12+5.9%Quarterly
2015-11-062015-11-20$0.1133—Quarterly
2015-08-062015-08-20$0.1133—Quarterly
2015-05-062015-05-20$0.1133—Quarterly
2015-02-062015-02-20$0.1133+6.2%Quarterly
2014-11-062014-11-20$0.1067—Quarterly
2014-08-062014-08-20$0.1067—Quarterly
2014-05-072014-05-20$0.1067—Quarterly
2014-02-062014-02-20$0.1067+6.7%Quarterly
2013-11-062013-11-20$0.1—Quarterly
2013-08-072013-08-20$0.1—Quarterly
2013-05-082013-05-20$0.1—Quarterly
2013-02-062013-02-20$0.1+7.1%Quarterly
2012-11-072012-11-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2012-08-082012-08-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2012-05-082012-05-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2012-02-082012-02-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2011-11-082011-11-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2011-08-082011-08-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2011-05-062011-05-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2011-02-082011-02-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2010-11-082010-11-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2010-08-062010-08-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2010-05-062010-05-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2010-02-082010-02-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2009-11-062009-11-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2009-08-062009-08-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2009-05-062009-05-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2009-02-062009-02-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2008-11-062008-11-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2008-08-062008-08-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2008-05-072008-05-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2008-02-062008-02-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2007-11-072007-11-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2007-08-082007-08-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2007-05-082007-05-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2007-02-072007-02-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2006-11-082006-11-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2006-08-082006-08-20$0.0933—
2006-05-082006-05-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2006-02-082006-02-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2005-11-082005-11-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2005-08-082005-08-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2005-05-062005-05-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2005-02-082005-02-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2004-11-082004-11-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2004-08-062004-08-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2004-05-062004-05-20$0.0933—Quarterly
2004-02-062004-02-20$0.0933+5.0%Quarterly
2003-11-062003-11-20$0.0889—Quarterly
2003-08-062003-08-20$0.0889—Quarterly
2003-05-072003-05-20$0.0889—Quarterly
2003-02-062003-02-20$0.0889+5.0%Quarterly
2002-11-062002-11-20$0.0847—Quarterly
2002-08-072002-08-20$0.0847—Quarterly
2002-05-082002-05-20$0.0847—Quarterly
2002-02-062002-02-20$0.0847+5.0%Quarterly
2001-11-072001-11-20$0.0806—Quarterly
2001-08-082001-08-20$0.0806+27.3%Quarterly
2001-06-132001-07-02$0.0634−21.4%
2001-05-082001-05-20$0.0806—Quarterly
2001-02-072001-02-20$0.0806+5.0%Quarterly
2000-11-082000-11-20$0.0768—Quarterly
2000-08-082000-08-20$0.0768—Quarterly
2000-05-082000-05-20$0.0768+7.7%Quarterly
2000-02-082000-02-20$0.0713+5.0%Quarterly
1999-11-081999-11-20$0.0679—Quarterly
1999-08-061999-08-20$0.0679—Quarterly
1999-05-061999-05-20$0.0679+8.3%Quarterly
1999-02-081999-02-20$0.0627+5.0%Quarterly
1998-11-061998-11-20$0.0597—Quarterly
1998-08-061998-08-20$0.0597—Quarterly
1998-05-061998-05-20$0.0597+9.1%Quarterly
1998-02-061998-02-20$0.0547+10.0%Quarterly
1997-12-111998-01-02$0.0498−4.5%Quarterly
1997-11-061997-11-20$0.0521—Quarterly
1997-08-061997-08-20$0.0521—Quarterly
1997-04-171997-04-30$0.0521+4.8%Quarterly
1997-01-221997-01-31$0.0498+5.0%Quarterly
1996-10-161996-10-31$0.0474—Quarterly
1996-07-171996-07-31$0.0474—Quarterly
1996-04-171996-04-30$0.0474+5.0%Quarterly
1996-01-171996-01-31$0.0451+5.0%Quarterly
1995-10-181995-10-31$0.043—
1995-07-191995-07-31$0.043—
1995-04-19—$0.043—
1995-01-181995-01-28$0.043+11.1%
1994-10-191994-10-29$0.0387—
1994-07-221994-07-30$0.0387—
1994-04-201994-04-30$0.0387—
1994-01-181994-01-28$0.0387—
1993-10-201993-10-30$0.0387+8.0%
1993-07-211993-07-31$0.0358—

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

GABC stock split history

  • 3:2April 24, 2017
  • 21:20November 26, 2003
  • 21:20November 26, 2002
  • 21:20November 28, 2001
  • 21:20November 28, 2000
  • 21:20November 26, 1999
  • 21:20November 25, 1998
  • 21:20November 25, 1997
  • 2:1November 3, 1997
  • 21:20November 6, 1996
  • 21:20November 21, 1995
  • 3:2September 13, 1993

GABC dividend overview

German American Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share, a yield of 2.44% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $1.16 per share in 2025, up 7.4% from 2024. It has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Over five years the dividend grew 8.8% a year on average and over ten years 9.9% a year. The payout ratio is 32.4% of trailing earnings.

Related: GABC cash flow statement, GABC key metrics, GABC chart. See the GABC stock overview for the latest quote and news.

GABC dividends FAQ

Does German American Bancorp pay a dividend?

Yes. German American Bancorp has paid a regular dividend since 1993, quarterly, most recently $0.31 per share with an ex-dividend date of August 10, 2026.

What is German American Bancorp's dividend yield?

German American Bancorp's forward annual dividend is $1.22 per share, a dividend yield of 2.44% at the latest close of $49.93.

How often does German American Bancorp pay dividends?

German American Bancorp pays dividends quarterly.

How fast is German American Bancorp's dividend growing?

German American Bancorp's dividend per share grew from $0.76 in 2020 to $1.16 in 2025, 8.8% a year on average over five years; it has increased for 13 years in a row.

What is German American Bancorp's dividend payout ratio?

German American Bancorp pays out 32.4% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 28.1% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).

Has German American Bancorp split its stock?

German American Bancorp has split its stock 12 times: 3:2 on April 24, 2017, 21:20 on November 26, 2003, 21:20 on November 26, 2002, 21:20 on November 28, 2001, 21:20 on November 28, 2000, 21:20 on November 26, 1999, 21:20 on November 25, 1998, 21:20 on November 25, 1997, 2:1 on November 3, 1997, 21:20 on November 6, 1996, 21:20 on November 21, 1995, 3:2 on September 13, 1993. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.

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