Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NWBI) Dividend History

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

NWBI latest dividend

$0.20last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateAug 6Thursday, 2026
Payment dateAug 18Tuesday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 1995paying since
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • +1.0%5-year growth a year
  • 5.36%forward yield

NWBI dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$80
Each payment
$20
Value of the shares
$1,493
Dividend yield
5.36%

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

NWBI 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.

NWBI dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)59.7%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)77.5%
Stretched · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+1.0%
Slow growth · a year on average
Years of increases0
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

NWBI yield on cost

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$12.106.61%$0.806.6%
3 years ago$10.237.82%$2.4023.5%
5 years ago$13.815.79%$4.0029.0%
10 years ago$15.605.13%$7.5448.3%
20 years ago$11.886.73%$13.34112.3%

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

NWBI dividend payments

Payment

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

NWBI dividends by year

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$0.800.0%6.67%4
2024$0.800.0%6.07%4
2023$0.800.0%6.41%4
2022$0.80+1.3%5.72%4
2021$0.79+3.9%5.58%4
2020$0.76+5.6%5.97%4
2019$0.72+5.9%4.33%4
2018$0.68+6.2%4.01%4
2017$0.64+6.7%3.83%4
2016$0.60+7.1%3.33%4
2015$0.56−65.4%4.18%4
2014$1.62—12.93%4
2013$0.50−16.7%3.38%3
2012$0.60—4.94%5
2011$0.43+7.5%3.46%4
2010$0.40+2.3%3.40%4
2009$0.390.0%3.47%4
2008$0.39+4.8%4.12%4
2007$0.37+20.0%3.16%4
2006$0.31—2.55%4

NWBI dividend history

127 payments
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-08-062026-08-18$0.2—Quarterly
2026-05-072026-05-20$0.2—Quarterly
2026-02-052026-02-18$0.2—Quarterly
2025-11-062025-11-18$0.2—Quarterly
2025-08-082025-08-19$0.2—Quarterly
2025-05-082025-05-20$0.2—Quarterly
2025-02-032025-02-14$0.2—Quarterly
2024-11-082024-11-18$0.2—Quarterly
2024-08-022024-08-14$0.2—Quarterly
2024-05-012024-05-15$0.2—Quarterly
2024-02-012024-02-14$0.2—Quarterly
2023-11-012023-11-14$0.2—Quarterly
2023-08-022023-08-14$0.2—Quarterly
2023-05-032023-05-15$0.2—Quarterly
2023-02-012023-02-14$0.2—Quarterly
2022-11-022022-11-14$0.2—Quarterly
Show all 127 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2022-08-032022-08-15$0.2—Quarterly
2022-05-042022-05-16$0.2—Quarterly
2022-02-022022-02-14$0.2—Quarterly
2021-11-042021-11-15$0.2—Quarterly
2021-08-042021-08-16$0.2—Quarterly
2021-05-052021-05-17$0.2+5.3%Quarterly
2021-02-032021-02-15$0.19—Quarterly
2020-11-042020-11-16$0.19—Quarterly
2020-08-052020-08-14$0.19—Quarterly
2020-05-062020-05-15$0.19—Quarterly
2020-02-052020-02-14$0.19+5.6%Quarterly
2019-10-312019-11-15$0.18—Quarterly
2019-07-312019-08-15$0.18—Quarterly
2019-05-012019-05-16$0.18—Quarterly
2019-01-312019-02-14$0.18+5.9%Quarterly
2018-10-312018-11-15$0.17—Quarterly
2018-08-012018-08-16$0.17—Quarterly
2018-05-022018-05-17$0.17—Quarterly
2018-01-312018-02-15$0.17+6.2%Quarterly
2017-11-012017-11-16$0.16—Quarterly
2017-08-012017-08-17$0.16—Quarterly
2017-05-022017-05-18$0.16—Quarterly
2017-01-312017-02-16$0.16+6.7%Quarterly
2016-11-012016-11-17$0.15—Quarterly
2016-08-022016-08-18$0.15—Quarterly
2016-04-282016-05-16$0.15—Quarterly
2016-02-022016-02-18$0.15+7.1%Quarterly
2015-11-032015-11-19$0.14—Quarterly
2015-07-282015-08-13$0.14—Quarterly
2015-04-282015-05-14$0.14—Quarterly
2015-02-032015-02-13$0.14+7.7%Quarterly
2014-10-232014-11-10$0.13—Quarterly
2014-07-292014-08-14$0.13−88.5%Quarterly
2014-04-292014-05-15$1.13+391.3%Quarterly
2014-01-302014-02-13$0.23+76.9%Quarterly
2013-10-292013-11-14$0.13—Quarterly
2013-07-302013-08-15$0.13−45.8%Quarterly
2013-04-302013-05-16$0.24+100.0%Quarterly
2012-12-132012-12-24$0.12—Quarterly
2012-10-312012-11-15$0.12—Quarterly
2012-07-312012-08-16$0.12—Quarterly
2012-05-012012-05-17$0.12—Quarterly
2012-01-312012-02-16$0.12+9.1%Quarterly
2011-11-012011-11-17$0.11—Quarterly
2011-08-022011-08-18$0.11—Quarterly
2011-05-032011-05-19$0.11+10.0%Quarterly
2011-02-022011-02-17$0.1—Quarterly
2010-11-022010-11-18$0.1—Quarterly
2010-08-032010-08-17$0.1—Quarterly
2010-04-282010-05-13$0.1—Quarterly
2010-02-022010-02-18$0.1+2.3%
2009-10-292009-11-12$0.0978—Quarterly
2009-07-282009-08-13$0.0978—Quarterly
2009-04-282009-05-14$0.0978—Quarterly
2009-02-032009-02-19$0.0978—Quarterly
2008-10-282008-11-13$0.0978—Quarterly
2008-07-292008-08-14$0.0978—Quarterly
2008-04-292008-05-15$0.0978—Quarterly
2008-01-302008-02-14$0.0978—Quarterly
2007-10-302007-11-15$0.0978—Quarterly
2007-07-312007-08-16$0.0978+10.0%Quarterly
2007-05-012007-05-17$0.0889—Quarterly
2007-01-302007-02-15$0.0889—Quarterly
2006-10-312006-11-16$0.0889+11.1%Quarterly
2006-08-012006-08-17$0.08+12.5%Quarterly
2006-05-022006-05-18$0.0711—Quarterly
2006-01-312006-02-16$0.0711—Quarterly
2005-11-012005-11-17$0.0711+14.3%Quarterly
2005-08-022005-08-18$0.0622+16.7%Quarterly
2005-04-282005-05-16$0.0533—Quarterly
2005-01-272005-02-14$0.0533—Quarterly
2004-10-282004-11-15$0.0533—Quarterly
2004-07-292004-08-16$0.0533+20.0%Quarterly
2004-04-282004-05-14$0.0444—Quarterly
2004-01-282004-02-13$0.0444—Quarterly
2003-10-292003-11-14$0.0444—Quarterly
2003-07-292003-08-15$0.0444+25.0%Quarterly
2003-04-282003-05-14$0.0356—Quarterly
2003-01-292003-02-14$0.0356—Quarterly
2002-10-292002-11-15$0.0356—Quarterly
2002-07-292002-08-16$0.0356+33.3%Quarterly
2002-04-262002-05-17$0.0267—Quarterly
2002-01-292002-02-15$0.0267—Quarterly
2001-10-292001-11-16$0.0267—Quarterly
2001-07-272001-08-17$0.0267+50.0%Quarterly
2001-04-262001-05-18$0.0178—Quarterly
2001-01-292001-02-14$0.0178—Quarterly
2000-10-252000-11-10$0.0178—Quarterly
2000-07-262000-08-11$0.0178—Quarterly
2000-04-262000-05-12$0.0178—Quarterly
2000-01-262000-02-11$0.0178—Quarterly
1999-10-271999-11-12$0.0178—Quarterly
1999-08-041999-08-13$0.0178—Quarterly
1999-04-281999-05-14$0.0178—Quarterly
1999-01-291999-02-15$0.0178—Quarterly
1998-10-281998-11-13$0.0178—Quarterly
1998-07-291998-08-17$0.0178—Quarterly
1998-04-281998-05-15$0.0178—Quarterly
1998-01-281998-02-13$0.0178—
1997-10-291997-11-14$0.0178—
1997-07-291997-08-15$0.0178—
1997-04-281997-05-15$0.0178—
1997-01-291997-02-14$0.0178—
1996-10-291996-11-15$0.0178—
1996-07-291996-08-14$0.0178+6.7%
1996-04-261996-05-15$0.0167—
1996-01-291996-02-14$0.0167—
1995-10-271995-11-15$0.0167—
1995-07-281995-08-15$0.0167—
1995-04-251995-05-15$0.0167+50.0%
1995-01-251995-02-15$0.0111—

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

NWBI stock split history

  • 225:100December 18, 2009
  • 2:1November 17, 1997
  • 2:1May 22, 1996

NWBI dividend overview

Northwest Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share, a yield of 5.36% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $0.80 per share in 2025, unchanged from 2024. Over five years the dividend grew 1.0% a year on average and over ten years 3.6% a year. The payout ratio is 59.7% of trailing earnings.

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NWBI dividends FAQ

Does Northwest Bancshares pay a dividend?

Yes. Northwest Bancshares has paid a regular dividend since 1995, quarterly, most recently $0.20 per share with an ex-dividend date of August 6, 2026.

What is Northwest Bancshares's dividend yield?

Northwest Bancshares's forward annual dividend is $0.80 per share, a dividend yield of 5.36% at the latest close of $14.93.

How often does Northwest Bancshares pay dividends?

Northwest Bancshares pays dividends quarterly.

How fast is Northwest Bancshares's dividend growing?

Northwest Bancshares's dividend per share grew from $0.76 in 2020 to $0.80 in 2025, 1.0% a year on average over five years.

What is Northwest Bancshares's dividend payout ratio?

Northwest Bancshares pays out 59.7% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 77.5% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).

Has Northwest Bancshares split its stock?

Northwest Bancshares has split its stock 3 times: 225:100 on December 18, 2009, 2:1 on November 17, 1997, 2:1 on May 22, 1996. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.

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