Wednesday,
October 1st the Board of Directors of Bank OZK (OZK) announced
a quarterly dividend increase of from $0.44 to $0.45 per share,
that’s payable October 21, 2025 to holders of record October 14,
2025. This represents a 2.27% increase over the last quarterly
dividend.
This is a 9.75% increase over the
dividend paid during the same time last year, Bank OZK raise
dividends every quarter and have raised quarterly dividends for 61
quarters in a row.
At the current price of $51.66 (yesterday’s
close), this increase will raise OZK’s dividend yield to 3.48%.
Bank OZK is a Dividend Champions with
a 29 year streak of dividend increases. Dividend growth rates for 1,
3, 5 and 10 years are 11.3, 11.7, 10.9 and 12.9 (Dividend
Champions.xls)
As an owner of 140 shares of Bank OZK,
the recent dividend increase adds $4.17 to my projected annual net
dividend income.
The increase was in line with my
expectations and I am happy to accept it.
This is the fourth dividend increase I
received from Bank OZK since initiating a position September 2024.
The moment of writing, OZK’s weight
of my portfolio is about 0.82% and its share of future annual
dividend income is approximately 0.68%.
Following this increase, my yield on
cost is 4.47%.
Summary of 2025 Dividend Increases /
Cuts
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Full Disclosure: Long OZK
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