National Bankshares, Inc. (NKSH) Dividend History

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

NKSH latest dividend

$0.75last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateMay 26Tuesday, 2026
Payment dateJun 1Monday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 1994paying since
  • —payments
  • +1.7%5-year growth a year
  • 3.44%forward yield

NKSH dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$150
Each payment
$38
Value of the shares
$4,358
Dividend yield
3.44%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $1.50 per share, before tax.

NKSH 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.

NKSH dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)49.2%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)63.4%
Stretched · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+1.7%
Slow growth · a year on average
Years of increases0
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

NKSH yield on cost

National Bankshares, Inc. yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$28.805.21%$1.535.3%
3 years ago$23.356.42%$4.5519.5%
5 years ago$35.834.19%$8.5223.8%
10 years ago$35.504.23%$14.9942.2%
20 years ago$23.196.47%$24.71106.6%

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

NKSH dividend payments

Payment

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

NKSH dividends by year

National Bankshares, Inc. dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$1.510.0%4.50%2
2024$1.51−39.8%5.26%2
2023$2.51—7.76%3
2022$1.50+4.2%3.72%2
2021$1.44+3.6%4.02%2
2020$1.390.0%4.44%2
2019$1.39+14.9%3.09%2
2018$1.21+3.4%3.32%2
2017$1.17+0.9%2.57%2
2016$1.16+1.8%2.67%2
2015$1.14+0.9%3.21%2
2014$1.13+0.9%3.72%2
2013$1.12+1.8%3.04%2
2012$1.10+10.0%3.40%2
2011$1.00+9.9%3.58%2
2010$0.91+8.3%2.89%2
2009$0.84+5.0%2.97%2
2008$0.80+5.3%4.11%2
2007$0.76+4.1%4.44%2
2006$0.73—3.03%2

NKSH dividend history

65 payments
National Bankshares, Inc. dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-05-262026-06-01$0.75−3.8%Semiannual
2025-11-242025-12-01$0.78+6.8%Semiannual
2025-05-272025-06-02$0.73−6.4%Semiannual
2024-11-252024-12-02$0.78+6.8%Semiannual
2024-05-242024-06-03$0.73−6.4%Semiannual
2023-11-172023-12-01$0.78+6.8%Semiannual
2023-05-192023-06-01$0.73−27.0%Semiannual
2023-01-202023-02-03$1.00+28.2%
2022-11-182022-12-01$0.78+8.3%Semiannual
2022-05-202022-06-01$0.72−2.7%Semiannual
2021-11-192021-12-01$0.74+5.7%Semiannual
2021-05-212021-06-01$0.7−2.8%Semiannual
2020-11-202020-12-01$0.72+7.5%Semiannual
2020-05-212020-06-01$0.67−6.9%Semiannual
2019-11-222019-12-02$0.72+7.5%Semiannual
2019-05-242019-06-03$0.67+6.3%Semiannual
Show all 65 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2018-11-232018-12-03$0.63+8.6%Semiannual
2018-05-182018-06-01$0.58−4.9%Semiannual
2017-11-172017-12-01$0.61+8.9%Semiannual
2017-05-182017-06-01$0.56−8.2%Semiannual
2016-11-172016-12-01$0.61+10.9%Semiannual
2016-05-192016-06-01$0.55−9.8%Semiannual
2015-11-132015-12-01$0.61+15.1%Semiannual
2015-05-212015-06-02$0.53−8.6%Semiannual
2014-11-202014-12-05$0.58+5.5%Semiannual
2014-05-222014-06-04$0.55−5.2%Semiannual
2013-11-262013-12-06$0.58+7.4%Semiannual
2013-05-222013-06-03$0.54−5.3%Semiannual
2012-11-202012-12-03$0.57+7.5%Semiannual
2012-05-172012-06-01$0.53+1.9%Semiannual
2011-11-172011-12-01$0.52+8.3%Semiannual
2011-05-192011-06-01$0.48+2.1%Semiannual
2010-11-172010-12-01$0.47+6.8%Semiannual
2010-05-202010-06-01$0.44+2.3%Semiannual
2009-11-192009-12-01$0.43+4.9%Semiannual
2009-05-202009-06-01$0.41—Semiannual
2008-11-192008-12-01$0.41+5.1%Semiannual
2008-05-212008-06-02$0.39—Semiannual
2007-11-202007-12-03$0.39+5.4%Semiannual
2007-05-172007-06-01$0.37—Semiannual
2006-11-162006-12-01$0.37+2.8%Semiannual
2006-05-172006-06-01$0.36—Semiannual
2005-11-162005-12-01$0.36+2.9%Semiannual
2005-05-192005-06-01$0.35+7.7%Semiannual
2004-11-182004-12-01$0.325+3.2%Semiannual
2004-05-202004-06-01$0.315+6.8%Semiannual
2003-11-202003-12-01$0.295+9.3%Semiannual
2003-05-212003-06-02$0.27+5.9%Semiannual
2002-11-182002-12-02$0.255+10.9%Semiannual
2002-05-162002-06-03$0.23+7.0%Semiannual
2001-11-212001-12-03$0.215—Semiannual
2001-05-172001-06-01$0.215—Semiannual
2000-11-202000-12-01$0.215+2.4%Semiannual
2000-05-182000-06-01$0.21+2.4%Semiannual
1999-11-181999-12-01$0.205+5.1%Semiannual
1999-05-211999-06-01$0.195+2.6%Semiannual
1998-11-191998-12-01$0.19+5.6%Semiannual
1998-05-211998-06-01$0.18+2.9%Semiannual
1997-11-191997-12-01$0.175+6.1%Semiannual
1997-05-271997-06-02$0.165+3.1%Semiannual
1996-11-201996-12-02$0.16+7.7%Semiannual
1996-05-221996-06-01$0.1485—Semiannual
1995-11-161995-12-01$0.1485−1.0%Semiannual
1995-05-191995-06-01$0.15−3.2%Semiannual
1994-12-021994-12-01$0.155—Semiannual

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

NKSH stock split history

  • 2:1April 3, 2006
  • 10:9June 6, 1996

NKSH dividend overview

National Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share, a yield of 3.44% at the latest close. It paid $1.51 per share in 2025, unchanged from 2024. Over five years the dividend grew 1.7% a year on average and over ten years 2.9% a year. The payout ratio is 49.2% of trailing earnings.

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NKSH dividends FAQ

Does National Bankshares pay a dividend?

Yes. National Bankshares has paid a regular dividend since 1994, most recently $0.75 per share with an ex-dividend date of May 26, 2026.

What is National Bankshares's dividend yield?

National Bankshares's forward annual dividend is $1.50 per share, a dividend yield of 3.44% at the latest close of $43.58.

How fast is National Bankshares's dividend growing?

National Bankshares's dividend per share grew from $1.39 in 2020 to $1.51 in 2025, 1.7% a year on average over five years.

What is National Bankshares's dividend payout ratio?

National Bankshares pays out 49.2% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 63.4% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).

Has National Bankshares split its stock?

National Bankshares has split its stock 2 times: 2:1 on April 3, 2006, 10:9 on June 6, 1996. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.

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