United Community Banks, Inc.: dividend

UCBNYSEFinancial services · State Commercial BanksBank

Price

$37.32

November 13, 2026Market cap $4.5B

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  • The full history: 17 fiscal years, from 2009
  • The estimated fair value, with its range and its certainty
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  • Excel with every year
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Yield

2.71%

$1.01 per share over the last 12 months, at a price of $37.32.

Forward yield2.79%($0.26 a quarter)

Cover from subsidiariesThe parent received 289% of what it paid out from its subsidiaries.
2.9x
Payout85% of the last 12 months' earnings went to the dividend.
85%
No cutWithout a cut since 2014, the first year of our figures: the run may be longer.
11+
5-year growthAverage yearly growth over the last five years.
+6.4%
CET1Core capital, from the FDIC.
12.1%

The dividend year by year

What it paid per share each fiscal year, how much that changed, and the yield it gave at the price at year end.

+6.4% a year over 5 years
  • 2025
    Dividend per share$0.98
  • 2024
    Dividend per share$0.94
  • 2023
    Dividend per share$0.92

Each fiscal year's dividend as the company states it in its filings, adjusted for stock splits. Special dividends count in the year they were paid.

The dividend year by year

UCB's dividend per share each fiscal year, from 2009 to 2022, 14 more fiscal years

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Everything it returns to shareholders

The dividend is one way. The other is buybacks, which reduce the number of shares.

Dividend yield

2.71%

$27.10 a year per $1,000 of shares

Buybacks

0.99%

$9.90 a year per $1,000 of shares

The share count rose by 0.1% over the year, so more shares were issued than bought back.

Total returned

3.70%

$37.00 a year per $1,000 of shares

dividend 73%buybacks 27%

UCB beside the other dividend payers

Where it stands among this week's 968 dividend payers, and in the Financial services sector. The dot is the company, the white line the median.

Dividend yield2.71%

Above 64% of the payers · median 2.03%

In Financial services: above 60%, median 2.29%.

Dividend growth, 5 years+6.4%

Above 50% of the payers · median +6.3%

In Financial services: above 53%, median +5.6%.

Share of earnings paid out85%

Above 89% of the payers · median 35%

In Financial services: above 95%, median 31%.

Yield, cover and years without a cut for almost 1,000 stocks, in one table.The table

The full analysis

What do United Community Banks's filings show?

The dividend is one part of United Community Banks's picture. The full Ploutos AI analysis reads everything the company has filed and shows what stands behind it, with a source for every figure.

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Questions about UCB's dividend

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What is UCB's dividend yield?

United Community Banks paid $1.01 per share over the last 12 months. At a price of $37.32, that is a yield of 2.71%.

Has UCB ever cut its dividend?

United Community Banks has not cut its dividend for 11+ years, in the 12 years of figures we hold.

How much has UCB's dividend grown?

United Community Banks's dividend per share changed by +6.4% a year on average over the last five years.

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The figures come from the company's SEC filings and the share price, and describe what it has reported. They are not a score or a fair value.