United Bankshares Inc dividend history

United Bankshares Inc's dividend was $1.49 a share in fiscal 2025, up 0.7% on the year before. That was 45.0% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2009, as far back as our figures go.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q2 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $210M
Dividends (TTM): $212M
Returned to shareholders: 79%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $129M
Diluted share count: +0.9%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 6.2%; dividends 3.1% + buybacks 3.1% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 41%; of net income paid out

Dividends by fiscal year

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

United Bankshares Inc: 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	$1.17	$1.20	$1.21	$1.24	$1.25	$1.28	$1.29	$1.32	$1.33	$1.36	$1.37	$1.40	$1.41	$1.44	$1.45	$1.48	$1.49	—
Dividend per share growth	—	+2.6%	+0.8%	+2.5%	+0.8%	+2.4%	+0.8%	+2.3%	+0.8%	+2.3%	+0.7%	+2.2%	+0.7%	+2.1%	+0.7%	+2.1%	+0.7%	—
Dividends paid	50	52	54	62	62	82	89	96	121	142	139	163	181	193	195	201	209	212
Share buybacks	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	101	36	21	11	79	1	1	127	210
Dividends ÷ net income	74.9%	72.6%	71.9%	75.5%	72.9%	63.5%	64.4%	65.5%	80.6%	55.5%	53.4%	56.3%	49.3%	50.9%	53.2%	53.8%	45.0%	41.1%

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

August 24, 2026 United Bankshares Declares Third Quarter Dividend and Announces New Stock Repurchase Program Source

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Figures from United Bankshares Inc'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 United Bankshares Inc.