First Financial Bankshares Dividend Yield Tops Industry and S&P 500

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First Financial Bankshares currently pays a quarterly dividend of 22 cents per share, yielding 2.5 percent, which exceeds the Banks - Southwest industry average of 1.65 percent and the S&P 500's 1.41 percent. The company's annualized dividend of 88 cents per share represents a 17.3 percent increase from last year, and it has raised its dividend four times over the past five years for an average annual increase of 7.93 percent. Its payout ratio stands at 41 percent of trailing twelve-month earnings. The Zacks Consensus Estimate projects fiscal 2026 earnings of $2.04 per share, a 15.25 percent rise from the prior year. The stock carries a Zacks Rank of 3, or Hold.

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