Kearny Financial's most recent dividend was on May 6, 2026 (ex-date) with a cash dividend payment of $0.11 per share. On an annualized basis, the company has a current payout of $0.44 per share. This brings the dividend yield to 5.51% based on its recent close price.
KRNY has a dividend yield of 5.51% which is above the Financial Services sector and the industry average. Compared to its Financial Services sector average of 2.74%, Kearny Financial's dividend yield is 101% higher. The current dividend yield is similar to the historical average of 5.5% of the last 5 years.
Kearny Financial has a long dividend history, including the last ten consecutive years with dividend payouts. KRNY has issued four quarterly dividends in the last twelve months. The annualized DPS has not changed for the last year. But since the stock price has gone up by 31% from a year ago, the dividend yield has decreased by 24%.
| Ex-date | Amount | Yield (TTM) |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | $0.11 | 5.42% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | $0.11 | 5.45% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $0.11 | 6.81% |
| Aug 12, 2025 | $0.11 | 7.28% |
| May 7, 2025 | $0.11 | 7.03% |
| Feb 12, 2025 | $0.11 | 6.11% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | $0.11 | 5.33% |
| Aug 12, 2024 | $0.11 | 7.36% |
| May 7, 2024 | $0.11 | 7.87% |
| Feb 6, 2024 | $0.11 | 6.59% |
| Nov 7, 2023 | $0.11 | 5.95% |
| Aug 8, 2023 | $0.11 | 5.23% |
| May 9, 2023 | $0.11 | 6.28% |
| Feb 7, 2023 | $0.11 | 4.33% |
| Nov 8, 2022 | $0.11 | 4.82% |
| Aug 9, 2022 | $0.11 | 3.69% |
| May 10, 2022 | $0.11 | 4.53% |
| Feb 8, 2022 | $0.11 | 3.8% |
| Nov 9, 2021 | $0.11 | 3.54% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | $0.1 | 2.92% |
| Jun 1, 2021 | $0.1 | 2.67% |
| Mar 2, 2021 | $0.09 | 2.9% |
| Dec 3, 2020 | $0.08 | 3.14% |
| Sep 1, 2020 | $0.08 | 4.02% |
| Jun 2, 2020 | $0.08 | 3.46% |
| Mar 3, 2020 | $0.08 | 2.47% |
| Dec 5, 2019 | $0.07 | 1.79% |
| Sep 3, 2019 | $0.06 | 3.14% |
| May 28, 2019 | $0.06 | 3.03% |
| Mar 5, 2019 | $0.06 | 2.62% |
| Nov 27, 2018 | $0.05 | 2.7% |
| Oct 2, 2018 | $0.16 | 2.2% |
| Aug 28, 2018 | $0.04 | 1.91% |
| Jun 5, 2018 | $0.04 | 1.72% |
| Mar 6, 2018 | $0.03 | 1.79% |
| Dec 5, 2017 | $0.03 | 1.63% |
| Oct 3, 2017 | $0.12 | 1.51% |
| Aug 28, 2017 | $0.03 | 0.77% |
| Jun 5, 2017 | $0.03 | 0.71% |
| Feb 27, 2017 | $0.03 | 0.58% |
| Nov 28, 2016 | $0.02 | 0.53% |
| Aug 29, 2016 | $0.02 | 0.73% |
| May 27, 2016 | $0.02 | 0.61% |
| Mar 7, 2016 | $0.02 | 0.5% |
| Nov 30, 2015 | $0.02 | 0.32% |
| Sep 10, 2015 | $0.02 | 0.18% |
KRNY has a payout ratio of 77.2% which is higher than the Financial Services sector and the industry average. If we compare it with the Financial Services sector average of 33.7%, Kearny Financial's payout ratio is 129% higher.
| Name | Dividend yield | DPS | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRNY Kearny Financial Corp | 5.35% | $0.44 | 77.2% |
| OCFC Oceanfirst Financial Corp | 4.49% | $0.8 | 68.4% |
| PFS Provident Financial Services Inc | 4.3% | $0.96 | 40.9% |
| NFBK Northfield Bancorp Inc | 3.65% | $0.52 | 400% |
Yes, Kearny Financial has been paying dividends for the last ten years.
Kearny Financial's last dividend ex-date was on May 6, 2026. The dividend amount was $0.11 per share.
KRNY has paid dividend of $0.44 per share in the last year.
The current dividend yield of Kearny Financial is 5.51%.
Kearny Financial pays four dividends per year.
Kearny Financial's dividend payout ratio is 77.2%.
Kearny Financial's dividend yield is above the Financial Services sector average.
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield.