Current stock page

Dividends

RF Dividend History, Yield & Dates

Dividend Yield · Dividend History · Ex-Dividend Date · Payment Date

Financial ServicesBanks - RegionalScore data as of Oct 21, 2026

RFRegions Financial Corporation

Financial Services / Banks - Regional

Low Priority

Above Peers

NeutralEdge 7/10
$28.05+$0.20 (+0.72%)

Latest quote

  • Momentum
    56
  • Value
    56
  • Quality
    64
  • Risk resilience
    65
  • Sentiment
    —
algovestiq.comScore data as of Oct 21, 2026

RF Dividend answer

Regions Financial Corporation (RF) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 4.28%, or $1.20 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 3.90%, from $1.10 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.30 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Dec 1, 2026. Payment date: Jan 4, 2027. Next dividend status: announced at $0.30 per share.

RF Dividend Snapshot

Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.

History
48
dividends captured
Growth years
10
raw events; specials not isolated
Durability score
80/100
coverage and consistency proxy
Shareholder yield
—
not provided by serving snapshot

Next RF Dividend Date

When RF next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.

Next RF dividend

$0.30 per share

RF's announced dividend calendar data is shown separately from historical payments so future dates do not get blended into completed dividend history.

Ex-date
Dec 1, 2026
announced
Pay date
Jan 4, 2027
Frequency
quarterly

Latest RF Dividend Dates

Sep 1, 2026

Review the latest dividend, yield, available trailing-year income, and coverage context before treating income as durable.

Dividend yield
3.90%
Trailing 12-month dividend yield
3.90%
TTM dividends / latest available price
Forward dividend yield
4.28%
Latest dividend × 4 a year = $1.20 / latest price
Trailing annual dividend
$1.10
7.88% vs prior complete year
Latest dividend
$0.30
13.21% vs prior payment
Frequency
quarterly
Inferred from available dividend events
Ex-dividend date
Dec 1, 2026
Calendar endpoint
Payment date
Jan 4, 2027
Calendar endpoint
Next dividend
Announced: $0.30
Amount status independent from ex-date
Payout ratio
43.55%
Dividend as a share of earnings where available
FCF payout
52.80%
Dividend as a share of free cash flow per share
FCF coverage
1.89x
Free cash flow per share divided by dividend

AIQ Dividend bridge

Quality64/100

Margins, returns, leverage, and cash conversion support dividend durability.

Value56/100

Yield is more useful when valuation context is not stretched.

Risk resilience65/100

Lower drawdown and balance-sheet risk can improve income dependability.

RF Dividend History

Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.

Dividend reliability

Active payer

Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.

Yield
3.90%
Current income rate
TTM trend
Trailing income rising
7.88% vs prior complete year
FCF coverage
Covered by FCF
1.89x
Payout ratio
43.55%
Earnings payout context
Recent dividend cadence
8 records
Dec 24
$0.25
Mar 25
$0.25
Jun 25
$0.25
Sep 25
$0.265
Dec 25
$0.265
Mar 26
$0.265
Jun 26
$0.265
Sep 26
$0.30

RF Annual Dividend History

2016 - 2026
11 plotted years

RF Dividend Growth

+7.88% 1Y
Latest increase +13.21%
Latest RF Dividend: Declaration, Ex-Date & Payment
Declared
Jul 15, 2026
Ex-date
Sep 1, 2026
Record
Sep 1, 2026
Paid
Oct 1, 2026

Latest row amount $0.30, event yield 3.74%.

Event field coverage
Declaration41/41
Record41/41
Payment41/41
Frequency41/41
History depth
41 rows
FMP dividend events via canonical L3
Data through
Sep 1, 2026
latest covered ex-date
Last checked
Oct 2, 2026
independent from event date
Date coverage
41/41 pay
41/41 record dates

This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.

Dividend growth

RF regular dividend growth, 2020–2025
5-year regular dividend CAGR
10.69%
Cohort rank
#87
Cohort standing
Top quartile
Financial Services rank
#17
2020 regular DPS
$0.620
2025 regular DPS
$1.030
Absolute change
$0.410
Years increased
5
Years reduced
0

RF's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 10.69% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #87 among US dividend-paying corporations that never cut the payout in AlgovestIQ's study.

Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.

RF Dividend Yield

How RF's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.

Yield methodology

Trailing 12-month dividend yield

RF's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.

Trailing 12-month dividend yield
3.90%
Trailing 12-month dividends
$1.10

Dividend coverage

What RF's dividend is paid out of

Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.

Payout ratio
43.55%
FCF coverage
1.89x

Recent RF dividend payments

41 covered dividends
Showing latest 5 of 41 rows
Ex-dateDividendAdjustedYield at ex-dateFrequencyTTM adjustedDeclaredRecord datePayment date
Sep 1, 2026$0.30
$0.30
3.74%Quarterly$1.10Jul 15, 2026Sep 1, 2026Oct 1, 2026
Jun 1, 2026$0.265
$0.265
3.88%Quarterly$1.06Apr 15, 2026Jun 1, 2026Jul 1, 2026
Mar 2, 2026$0.265
$0.265
3.74%Quarterly$1.05Feb 4, 2026Mar 2, 2026Apr 1, 2026
Dec 1, 2025$0.265
$0.265
4.07%Quarterly$1.03Oct 15, 2025Dec 1, 2025Jan 2, 2026
Sep 2, 2025$0.265
$0.265
3.77%Quarterly$1.02Jul 16, 2025Sep 2, 2025Oct 1, 2025
Show older history+36 rows
Jun 2, 2025$0.25
$0.25
4.74%Quarterly$1.00Apr 16, 2025Jun 2, 2025Jul 1, 2025
Mar 3, 2025$0.25
$0.25
4.28%Quarterly$0.99Feb 12, 2025Mar 3, 2025Apr 1, 2025
Dec 2, 2024$0.25
$0.25
3.69%Quarterly$0.98Oct 16, 2024Dec 2, 2024Jan 2, 2025
Sep 3, 2024$0.25
$0.25
4.22%Quarterly$0.97Jul 17, 2024Sep 3, 2024Oct 1, 2024
Jun 3, 2024$0.24
$0.24
5.07%Quarterly$0.96Apr 17, 2024Jun 3, 2024Jul 1, 2024
Feb 29, 2024$0.24
$0.24
4.94%Quarterly$0.92Feb 14, 2024Mar 1, 2024Apr 1, 2024
Dec 7, 2023$0.24
$0.24
5.10%Quarterly$0.88Oct 18, 2023Dec 8, 2023Jan 2, 2024
Aug 31, 2023$0.24
$0.24
4.58%Quarterly$0.84Jul 19, 2023Sep 1, 2023Oct 2, 2023
Jun 1, 2023$0.20
$0.20
4.61%Quarterly$0.80Apr 19, 2023Jun 2, 2023Jul 3, 2023
Mar 9, 2023$0.20
$0.20
3.73%Quarterly$0.77Feb 15, 2023Mar 10, 2023Apr 3, 2023
Dec 7, 2022$0.20
$0.20
3.43%Quarterly$0.74Oct 19, 2022Dec 8, 2022Jan 3, 2023
Sep 1, 2022$0.20
$0.20
3.32%Quarterly$0.71Jul 20, 2022Sep 2, 2022Oct 3, 2022
Jun 2, 2022$0.17
$0.17
3.11%Quarterly$0.68Apr 20, 2022Jun 3, 2022Jul 1, 2022
Mar 10, 2022$0.17
$0.17
3.02%Quarterly$0.665Feb 9, 2022Mar 11, 2022Apr 1, 2022
Dec 2, 2021$0.17
$0.17
2.87%Quarterly$0.65Oct 20, 2021Dec 3, 2021Jan 3, 2022
Sep 2, 2021$0.17
$0.17
3.17%Quarterly$0.635Jul 21, 2021Sep 3, 2021Oct 1, 2021
Jun 3, 2021$0.155
$0.155
2.70%Quarterly$0.62Apr 21, 2021Jun 4, 2021Jul 1, 2021
Mar 4, 2021$0.155
$0.155
3.06%Quarterly$0.62Feb 3, 2021Mar 5, 2021Apr 1, 2021
Dec 3, 2020$0.155
$0.155
3.87%Quarterly$0.62Oct 15, 2020Dec 4, 2020Jan 4, 2021
Sep 3, 2020$0.155
$0.155
5.38%Quarterly$0.62Jul 22, 2020Sep 4, 2020Oct 1, 2020
Jun 4, 2020$0.155
$0.155
4.80%Quarterly$0.62Apr 22, 2020Jun 5, 2020Jul 1, 2020
Mar 5, 2020$0.155
$0.155
4.38%Quarterly$0.605Feb 6, 2020Mar 6, 2020Apr 1, 2020
Dec 5, 2019$0.155
$0.155
3.54%Quarterly$0.59Oct 16, 2019Dec 6, 2019Jan 2, 2020
Sep 5, 2019$0.155
$0.155
3.88%Quarterly$0.575Jul 24, 2019Sep 6, 2019Oct 1, 2019
Jun 6, 2019$0.14
$0.14
3.99%Quarterly$0.56Apr 24, 2019Jun 7, 2019Jul 1, 2019
Mar 7, 2019$0.14
$0.14
3.31%Quarterly$0.51Feb 7, 2019Mar 8, 2019Apr 1, 2019
Dec 6, 2018$0.14
$0.14
3.01%Quarterly$0.46Oct 18, 2018Dec 7, 2018Jan 2, 2019
Sep 6, 2018$0.14
$0.14
2.09%Quarterly$0.41Jul 25, 2018Sep 7, 2018Oct 1, 2018
Jun 7, 2018$0.09
$0.09
1.89%Quarterly$0.36Apr 25, 2018Jun 8, 2018Jul 2, 2018
Mar 8, 2018$0.09
$0.09
1.72%Quarterly$0.34Feb 8, 2018Mar 9, 2018Apr 2, 2018
Dec 7, 2017$0.09
$0.09
1.86%Quarterly$0.315Oct 19, 2017Dec 8, 2017Jan 2, 2018
Sep 7, 2017$0.09
$0.09
2.20%Quarterly$0.29Jul 27, 2017Sep 8, 2017Sep 29, 2017
Jun 7, 2017$0.07
$0.07
1.95%Quarterly—Apr 21, 2017Jun 9, 2017Jun 30, 2017
Mar 8, 2017$0.065
$0.065
1.71%Quarterly—Feb 9, 2017Mar 10, 2017Mar 31, 2017
Dec 7, 2016$0.065
$0.065
1.76%Quarterly—Oct 13, 2016Dec 9, 2016Jan 3, 2017
Sep 7, 2016$0.065
$0.065
2.51%Quarterly—Jul 14, 2016Sep 9, 2016Oct 3, 2016
Dividend context
How to read RF's dividend profile

Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.

Yield needs coverage

A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.

Payment history matters

Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.

Payout ratio is context

A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.

Focused follow-on paths for yield methodology, payout coverage, peer comparison, and income planning.

RF Dividend Comparisons

How RF's income profile compares with the peers it is most often weighed against.

Dividend calculators

Each calculator opens with this ticker's price and dividend loaded; every assumption stays editable.

Primary calculator
Calculate RF dividend income

Estimate annual income, payment amount, yield and growth scenarios using RF as ticker context.

Calculate dividend income
Secondary calculator
Model RF dividend reinvestment

Explore a DRIP scenario without duplicating the full calculator on the dividend analysis page.

Model dividend reinvestment
Secondary calculator
Calculate RF dividend yield

Check the current yield, annual income on your shares, and your yield on cost from the price you paid.

Calculate dividend yield
Secondary calculator
RF yield on cost

Enter your purchase date or price to see the yield on what you paid, today's yield beside it, and the dividends collected since.

Calculate yield on cost
Continue to RF fundamentals
Review the profitability, cash generation, and balance-sheet context behind the dividend.

RF Dividends FAQ

Does RF pay a dividend?

Regions Financial Corporation (RF) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.30 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.

What is RF's dividend yield?

RF's trailing dividend yield is 3.90%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.

When is RF's next dividend?

RF's next announced dividend is $0.30 per share with an ex-dividend date of Dec 1, 2026 and payment date of Jan 4, 2027.

When is RF's ex-dividend date?

RF's next announced ex-dividend date is Dec 1, 2026.

How has RF's dividend changed?

RF's one-year dividend growth is 7.88% based on comparable covered dividend history.