First Community Bankshares Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

First Community Bankshares is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 5.13% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

5.1%

Dividend yield

2.7%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield	7.8%
Future Dividend Yield	3.0%
Dividend Growth	7.7%
Next dividend pay date	n/a
Ex dividend date	n/a
Dividend per share	n/a
Payout ratio	47%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Analysis Article • Nov 01

First Community Bankshares (NASDAQ:FCBC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.31

First Community Bankshares, Inc. ( NASDAQ:FCBC ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of $0.31 per share on the...

Recent updates

Analysis Article • May 02

First Community Bankshares, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

As you might know, First Community Bankshares, Inc. ( NASDAQ:FCBC ) recently reported its quarterly numbers. It looks...

Seeking Alpha • Jan 07

First Community Bankshares' (NASDAQ:FCBC) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

The board of First Community Bankshares, Inc. ( NASDAQ:FCBC ) has announced that it will be paying its dividend of...

Seeking Alpha • Jul 26

First Community Bancshares Non-GAAP EPS of $0.67, revenue of $36.4M

First Community Bancshares press release (NASDAQ:FCBC): Q2 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.67. Revenue of $36.4M (+5.2% Y/Y).

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: FCBC's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: FCBC's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.

Dividend Yield vs Market

First Community Bankshares Dividend Yield vs Market

How does FCBC dividend yield compare to the market?
Segment	Dividend Yield
Company (FCBC)	5.1%
Market Bottom 25% (US)	1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)	4.2%
Industry Average (Banks)	2.3%
Analyst forecast (FCBC) (up to 3 years)	3.0%

Notable Dividend: FCBC's dividend (5.13%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.43%).

High Dividend: FCBC's dividend (5.13%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.26%)

Current Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (46.7%), FCBC's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.

Future Payout to Shareholders

Future Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if a dividend will be paid in 3 years or that it will be covered by earnings.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2026/06/09 05:19
End of Day Share Price	2026/06/09 00:00
Earnings	2026/03/31
Annual Earnings	2025/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

First Community Bankshares, Inc. is covered by 6 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Stephen Moss	Brean Capital Historical (Janney Montgomery)
David Bishop	Hovde Group, LLC
Catherine Summerson Mealor	Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods

First Community Bankshares Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

Key information

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Dividend of US$0.31 announced

Dividend of US$0.31 announced

Upcoming dividend of US$1.00 per share

First Community Bankshares, Inc. Declares Special Cash Dividend, Payable on or About January 16, 2026

First Community Bankshares (NASDAQ:FCBC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.31

Third quarter dividend of US$0.31 announced

Recent updates

Chief Financial Officer exercised options and sold US$133k worth of stock

Price target increased by 13% to US$45.00

First Community Bankshares, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Dividend of US$0.31 announced

First quarter 2026 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

First Community Bankshares, Inc. Reports Net Charge-Offs for the First Quarter of 2026

First Community Bankshares, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 28, 2026

Full year 2025 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Price target increased by 8.1% to US$40.00

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 18%

Dividend of US$0.31 announced

Full year 2025 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

First Community Bankshares, Inc. Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2025

Special Dividends Cannot Make Me A Buyer Of First Community Bankshares

First Community Bankshares, Inc. Receives Regulatory Approval from the Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission Bureau of Financial Institutions to Merge Union Bank, Inc., with and into First Community Bank

Upcoming dividend of US$1.00 per share

First Community Bankshares, Inc. Declares Special Cash Dividend, Payable on or About January 16, 2026

First Community Bankshares (NASDAQ:FCBC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.31

Third quarter dividend of US$0.31 announced

Price target decreased by 14% to US$37.00

Third quarter 2025 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

First Community Bankshares, Inc. Reports Net Charge Offs for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2025

First Community Bankshares (NASDAQ:FCBC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.31

Second quarter dividend of US$0.31 announced

Second quarter 2025 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

First Community Bankshares, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on August 22, 2025

First Community Bankshares, Inc. (NasdaqGS:FCBC) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire Hometown Bancshares, Inc. for $41.5 million.

Chief Financial Officer exercised options and sold US$103k worth of stock

First quarter dividend of US$0.31 announced

First quarter 2025 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

First Community Bankshares, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on May 23, 2025

Price target decreased by 16% to US$41.00

Full year 2024 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

First Community Bankshares, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 22, 2025

Now 24% undervalued after recent price drop

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.31 announced

Full year 2024 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

First Community Bankshares, Inc. Declares A Special Cash Dividend to Common Shareholders, Payable on February 28, 2025

Price target increased by 8.9% to US$49.00

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Third quarter dividend of US$0.31 announced

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

First Community Bankshares, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on or About November 22, 2024

Second quarter dividend increased to US$0.31

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

First Community Bankshares, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on or About August 23, 2024

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

Price target increased by 9.1% to US$36.00

First quarter dividend of US$0.29 announced

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

First Community Bankshares, Inc. Declares a Quarterly Cash Dividend to Common Shareholders, Payable on or About May 24, 2024

Price target decreased by 11% to US$33.00

First Community Bankshares, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 23, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Insufficient new directors

Upcoming dividend of US$0.29 per share at 3.4% yield

First Community Bankshares (NASDAQ:FCBC) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.29

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.29 announced

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

First Community Bankshares, Inc. Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2023

Price target increased by 17% to US$35.00

Upcoming dividend of US$0.29 per share at 3.6% yield

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

First Community Bankshares, Inc. Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.29 per share at 3.4% yield

First Community Bankshares (NASDAQ:FCBC) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.29

Second quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

First Community Bankshares, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on or About August 25, 2023