Enterprise Financial Services Raises Quarterly Dividend
Enterprise Financial Services Corp increased its quarterly dividend to $0.34 a share, extending its dividend growth streak to 12 years.
EFSC — Enterprise Financial Services Corp
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC) raised its quarterly dividend to $0.34 a share from $0.33, a 3.03% increase. The new payout carries a forward annual yield of 2.07% based on the locked dividend data for the event, with the shares referenced at $62.77.
The St. Louis-based financial services company has now increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Its annual dividend per share is $1.30, and SmarterDividends assigns the payout a safety score of 94 out of 100, equivalent to an A grade.
Business Context
Enterprise Financial Services is the parent company of Enterprise Bank & Trust. The company says it focuses primarily on privately held businesses, their owners and families, and other individual clients, with banking operations spanning Arizona, California, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada and New Mexico, along with SBA loan production and deposit production offices elsewhere in the country. Enterprise Financial Services investor relations describes the bank as offering business and personal banking, wealth management and specialized banking services.
The dividend increase was announced alongside first-quarter 2026 results. In that release, management pointed to a stable net interest margin, improved credit quality and a strong balance sheet. Chief Executive Jim Lally said the company continued returning capital to stockholders through dividends and share repurchases, while citing capital strength and a diversified model. The company also said quarterly results were affected by its acquisition of 12 branches in Arizona and Kansas in late 2025. The company’s first-quarter release provides the operating backdrop for the payout decision.
What It Means for Income Investors
For income investors, the increase is modest but continues a multi-year pattern of annual dividend growth. The 2.07% forward annual yield is not unusually high for the financial services sector, but the 12-year growth streak and A safety grade suggest the dividend remains a consistent part of EFSC’s capital return program.
As with regional banks generally, the durability of future dividend growth will depend on earnings, credit quality, deposit costs and capital levels. EFSC’s latest company commentary emphasized balance-sheet strength, but dividend investors will likely continue watching credit trends and interest-rate sensitivity as key factors behind future payout decisions.
EFSC dividend data
From the SmarterDividends dataset, updated daily
- Forward yield
- 2.27%
- Payout ratio
- 26%
- Growth streak
- 12 yrs
- Safety grade
- A · 93/100
| Ex-dividend date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $0.3500 | +2.9% |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $0.3400 | +3.0% |
| Mar 13, 2026 | $0.3300 | +3.1% |
| Dec 15, 2025 | $0.3200 | +3.2% |
| Sep 15, 2025 | $0.3100 | +3.3% |
| Jun 16, 2025 | $0.3000 | +3.4% |
| Mar 14, 2025 | $0.2900 | +3.6% |
| Dec 16, 2024 | $0.2800 | +3.7% |
Sources
See EFSC's full dividend profile
Yield, payout, safety score, history and the next ex-dividend date.
View EFSCEvery dividend increases this month, with the data behind it: Dividend Increases, June 2026.
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