Hancock Whitney Corp dividend history

Hancock Whitney Corp's dividend was $1.80 a share in fiscal 2025, up 20.0% on the year before. That was 31.6% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2022.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q2 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $328M
Dividends (TTM): $158M
Returned to shareholders: 87%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $285M
Diluted share count: −3.6%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 8.2%; dividends 2.7% + buybacks 5.5% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 37%; of net income paid out

Dividends by fiscal year

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

Hancock Whitney Corp: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2009Dec 2009	2010Dec 2010	2011Dec 2011	2012Dec 2012	2013Dec 2013	2014Dec 2014	2015Dec 2015	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	$0.960	$0.960	$0.960	$0.960	$0.960	$0.960	$0.960	$0.960	$0.960	$1.02	$1.08	$1.08	$1.08	$1.08	$1.20	$1.50	$1.80	—
Dividend per share growth	—	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	+6.3%	+5.9%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	+11.1%	+25.0%	+20.0%	—
Dividends paid	32	36	71	83	81	80	77	77	83	89	95	96	96	94	105	131	154	158
Share buybacks	—	—	—	—	115	48	96	—	—	8	185	13	22	59	0	38	247	328
Dividends ÷ net income	42.8%	68.4%	92.0%	54.5%	49.7%	45.7%	58.6%	51.3%	38.6%	27.4%	29.0%	—	20.7%	18.0%	26.7%	28.4%	31.6%	37.0%

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 29, 2026 Hancock Whitney Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend Source

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Figures from Hancock Whitney 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 Hancock Whitney Corp.