RILY B Riley Financial dividend history, payout ratio & dates
B Riley Financial's latest dividend was on May 23, 2024 (ex-date) with a payout of $0.5 per share. On an annualized basis, the company has a current payout of $3 per share. This brings the dividend yield to 62.11% based on its recent close price.
Key dates
- RILY last dividend date: May 23, 2024
RILY dividend stats
vs. Financial Services sector
Dividend yield
RILY has a dividend yield of 62.11% which is above the Financial Services sector and its peers average. In comparison with its Financial Services sector average of 2.58%, B Riley Financial's dividend yield is 2,307% higher. The current dividend yield is higher than the historical average of 9.0% of the last 5 years.
Dividend history
B Riley Financial has been paying dividends since 2014. RILY has distributed two dividends in the past year. The annualized dividend per share has a decrease of 25% since twelve months ago. But with the price of the stock down by 80% from a year ago, the dividend yield has an increase of 271%.
Recent dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Yield (TTM) |
|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2024 | $0.5 | 9.84% |
| Mar 8, 2024 | $0.5 | 15.05% |
| Nov 17, 2023 | $1 | 18.29% |
| Aug 10, 2023 | $1 | 7.96% |
| May 15, 2023 | $1 | 12% |
| Mar 9, 2023 | $1 | 10.98% |
| Nov 14, 2022 | $1 | 9.08% |
| Aug 10, 2022 | $1 | 7.13% |
| May 10, 2022 | $1 | 9.5% |
| Mar 8, 2022 | $1 | 9.72% |
| Nov 8, 2021 | $1 | 10.46% |
| Aug 12, 2021 | $1.5 | 11.08% |
| May 14, 2021 | $2.5 | 8.16% |
| Mar 9, 2021 | $3 | 6.45% |
| Nov 9, 2020 | $0.375 | 2.64% |
| Aug 13, 2020 | $0.05 | 3.28% |
| May 29, 2020 | $0.25 | 5.2% |
| Mar 16, 2020 | $0.1 | 5.36% |
| Nov 13, 2019 | $0.475 | 3.2% |
| Aug 14, 2019 | $0.175 | 2.56% |
| May 14, 2019 | $0.18 | 2.22% |
| Mar 18, 2019 | $0.08 | 1.65% |
| Nov 15, 2018 | $0.08 | 1.59% |
| Aug 15, 2018 | $0.08 | 1.12% |
| May 18, 2018 | $0.04 | 1.01% |
| Mar 19, 2018 | $0.08 | 1.26% |
| Nov 21, 2017 | $0.04 | 1.88% |
| Aug 17, 2017 | $0.05 | 3.1% |
| May 19, 2017 | $0.08 | 3.33% |
| Mar 2, 2017 | $0.18 | 2.46% |
| Nov 25, 2016 | $0.17 | 1.17% |
| Aug 18, 2016 | $0.03 | 0.94% |
| Nov 20, 2015 | $0.06 | 2.67% |
| Aug 21, 2015 | $0.2 | 2% |
B Riley Financial dividend payouts
Total amount of dividends paid per financial year (from cash flow)
RILY dividend vs peer dividends
| Name | Dividend yield | DPS | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| RILY B. Riley Financial Inc | 62.11% | $3 | N/A |
| MC Moelis & Co | 3.22% | $2.4 | 421.1% |
| VIRT Virtu Financial Inc | 2.54% | $0.96 | 47.8% |
| SF Stifel Financial Corp | 1.41% | $1.62 | 27.6% |
| OPY Oppenheimer Holdings Inc | 1.07% | $0.66 | 9.5% |
| EVR Evercore Inc | 1.01% | $3.12 | 37.2% |
| PIPR Piper Sandler Companies | 0.72% | $2.45 | 23.1% |
| LPLA LPL Financial Holdings Inc | 0.37% | $1.2 | 8.9% |
Frequently asked questions
Does B Riley Financial pay a dividend?
B Riley Financial has issued two dividends in the last twelve months.
When was RILY's last dividend?
B Riley Financial's last dividend ex-date was on May 23, 2024. The dividend amount was $0.5 per share.
How much dividend does B Riley Financial pay (per share)?
On an annual basis RILY pays $3 per share.
What is B Riley Financial's dividend yield?
The current dividend yield of B Riley Financial is 62.11%.
How often does B Riley Financial pay dividends?
B Riley Financial pays four dividends per year.
Does B Riley Financial pay a good dividend?
B Riley Financial's dividend yield is higher than the Financial Services sector average.
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield. Data from 
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