Finward Bancorp's last dividend of $0.12 per share was on Mar 16, 2026 (ex-date). The annualized dividend payment of $0.48 per share represents a current dividend yield of 1.49%.
FNWD has a dividend yield of 1.49% which is lower than the Financial Services sector, the industry and its peers average. If we compare it with the Financial Services sector average of 2.74%, Finward Bancorp's dividend yield is 46% lower. The historical 5-year average of FNWD's dividend yield is 2.7%, which is more than the current one.
Finward Bancorp has a history of paying dividends since 2016. Our records of FNWD show that the company has issued three dividends in the last twelve months. The annualized DPS has not changed since one year ago. But with the stock price up by 10% from a year ago, the dividend yield marks a decrease of 9%.
| Ex-date | Amount | Yield (TTM) |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | $0.12 | 1.27% |
| Dec 17, 2025 | $0.12 | 1.27% |
| Aug 29, 2025 | $0.12 | 1.5% |
| Apr 28, 2025 | $0.12 | 1.55% |
| Jan 21, 2025 | $0.12 | 1.78% |
| Oct 18, 2024 | $0.12 | 1.56% |
| Jul 19, 2024 | $0.12 | 2.56% |
| Apr 22, 2024 | $0.12 | 3.49% |
| Jan 22, 2024 | $0.12 | 4.41% |
| Sep 21, 2023 | $0.31 | 5.52% |
| Jun 22, 2023 | $0.31 | 5.47% |
| Mar 23, 2023 | $0.31 | 4% |
| Dec 27, 2022 | $0.31 | 3.45% |
| Sep 27, 2022 | $0.31 | 3.51% |
| Jun 23, 2022 | $0.31 | 2.53% |
| Mar 24, 2022 | $0.31 | 1.31% |
| Dec 28, 2021 | $0.31 | 0.63% |
FNWD has a payout ratio of 20.9% which is lower than the Financial Services sector, the industry and its peers average. In comparison with the Financial Services sector average of 33.7%, Finward Bancorp's payout ratio is 38% lower.
| Name | Dividend yield | DPS | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| HBAN Huntington Bancshares Inc | 3.75% | $0.62 | 47% |
| FULT Fulton Financial Corp | 3.38% | $0.74 | 35.1% |
| ZION Zions Bancorporation National Association | 2.85% | $1.8 | 28% |
| FNB Fnb Corp | 2.78% | $0.49 | 30.2% |
| ONB Old National Bancorp | 2.36% | $0.57 | 28.8% |
| WAL Western Alliance Bancorporation | 2.03% | $1.64 | 19% |
| BOKF Bok Financial Corp | 1.91% | $2.46 | 24.9% |
| PNFP Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc | 1.54% | $1.48 | 20.4% |
| FNWD Finward Bancorp | 1.47% | $0.48 | 20.9% |
Yes, Finward Bancorp has been paying dividends for the last ten years.
Finward Bancorp's last dividend ex-date was on Mar 16, 2026. The dividend amount was $0.12 per share.
FNWD's annualized dividend per share is $0.48.
Finward Bancorp's current dividend yield is 1.49%.
The dividend payout ratio of Finward Bancorp is 20.9%.
Finward Bancorp's dividend yield is less than the Financial Services sector average.
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield.