Is Eastern Bankshares, Inc. a good dividend stock?

Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (EBC) is a dividend-paying stock with a current dividend yield of 2.38%. Review its dividend history, payout consistency and growth to judge whether it fits your income strategy.

What is EBC's dividend yield?

The dividend yield for EBC stock is currently 2.38%.

How much does EBC pay in dividends per year?

Eastern Bankshares, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.5400 per share over the trailing twelve months.

How often does EBC pay dividends?

EBC stock pays dividends quarterly.

Is EBC's dividend growing?

Eastern Bankshares, Inc.'s 3-year dividend CAGR is 10.52%.

EBC Stock Price, Chart, Stats & News

Eastern Bankshares, Inc.

Save

Overview Dividend safety Dividends Fundamentals

Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (EBC) is a dividend-paying stock with a current dividend yield of 2.38% as of Jul 15, 2026. It pays $0.5400 per share over the trailing twelve months and distributes quarterly. Its dividend has grown at a 30.99% 5-year compound annual rate.

5.24B

Market cap

14.00x

Current P/E

12.12x

Forward P/E

2.38%

Dividend yield

$0.5400

EBC dividend

Dividend safety

Strong

Dividend coverage looks healthy — EBC pays out about 33% of earnings.

See the safety analysis

EBC chart

Loading chart...

Fundamentals

Gross margin	66.20%
Operating margin	9.89%
Pretax margin	9.43%
Net margin	8.35%
Effective tax rate	11.39%
ROA	0.29%
ROE	2.29%
D/E	0.05x
Interest coverage ratio	0.31x

All financials

EBC valuation

P/E	14.00x
P/S	4.05x
P/B	0.94x
P/CF	9.46x
P/FCF	10.35x
P/OCF	9.46x
PEG	0.70x
EV multiple	26.65x

About

Eastern Bankshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Eastern Bank that provides banking, trust, and investment services to retail, commercial, and small business customers in the United States. The company offers deposit accounts, interest checking accounts, money market accounts, savings accounts, and time certificates of deposit accounts. It also provides commercial and industrial products, such as asset based lending portfolio; commercial real estate and construction; small business, residential real estate, and home equity loans; lines of credit; and other consumer loans comprising unsecured personal lines of credit, overdraft protection, automobile loans, home improvement loans, airplane loans, and other personal loans.