Arcbest Corp dividend history

Arcbest Corp's dividend was $0.320 a share in fiscal 2021, up 0.0% on the year before. That was 3.8% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q2 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $42M
Dividends (TTM): $10.8M
Returned to shareholders: 31%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $242M
Diluted share count: −4.2%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 1.8%; dividends 0.4% + buybacks 1.4% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 66%; of net income paid out
Days sales outstanding: 39 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Arcbest Corp: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2008Dec 2008	2009Dec 2009	2010Dec 2010	2016Dec 2016	2017Dec 2017	2018Dec 2018	2019Dec 2019	2020Dec 2020	2021Dec 2021	2022Dec 2022	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMJun 2026
Dividend per share	$0.600	$0.600	$0.120	$0.320	$0.320	$0.320	$0.320	$0.320	$0.320	—	—	—	—	—
Dividend per share growth	—	0.0%	−80.0%	+166.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—
Dividends paid	15	16	3	8	8	8	8	8	8	11	12	11	11	11
Share buybacks	—	—	—	10	6	9	9	7	83	65	92	75	76	42
Dividends ÷ net income	52.6%	—	—	44.6%	13.8%	12.3%	20.5%	11.5%	3.8%	3.6%	5.9%	6.5%	18.3%	66.2%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	32.9%	—	21.0%	19.0%	9.6%	3.9%	10.3%	5.0%	3.1%	3.4%	11.2%	18.0%	9.6%	5.8%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

Recent dividend announcements

October 30, 2026 ArcBest Declares a $0.12/Share Quarterly Dividend Source

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Figures from Arcbest Corp's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Arcbest Corp.