Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) Announces Dividend Increase – $0.48 Per Share

Posted by Danessa Lincoln on Jul 2nd, 2026

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK – Get Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 1st. Investors of record on Monday, July 13th will be paid a dividend of 0.48 per share on Monday, July 20th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 13th. This is a 2.1% increase from Bank OZK’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.47.

Bank OZK has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has increased its dividend every year for the last 29 years. Bank OZK has a payout ratio of 29.0% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Bank OZK to earn $6.64 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.88 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 28.3%.

Bank OZK Trading Up 1.5%

Bank OZK stock opened at $52.85 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $49.07 and its 200-day moving average is $47.90. Bank OZK has a 1 year low of $42.37 and a 1 year high of $53.66. The company has a market cap of $5.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.61 and a beta of 0.89.

Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The company reported $1.44 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.46 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $424.32 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $422.62 million. Bank OZK had a net margin of 25.27% and a return on equity of 12.32%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.47 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts expect that Bank OZK will post 6.02 earnings per share for the current year.

About Bank OZK

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Bank OZK, formerly known as Bank of the Ozarks, is a regional commercial bank headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. Established in 1903, the bank offers a full suite of banking products and services to both individual and corporate clients. Through a combination of organic growth and targeted acquisitions, Bank OZK has built a diversified lending portfolio and a strong deposit franchise.

The bank’s core operations focus on commercial real estate lending, including acquisition, development and construction financing.