Home BancShares, Inc. Increases Share Repurchase Program and Announces Fourth Quarter Cash Dividend
Key Highlights
- ➤Repurchase authorization increased to 20,000,000 shares, adding 6,549,877 available shares
- ➤Home BancShares repurchased 33,057,384 shares for $701.8 million since program inception
- ➤Quarterly cash dividend held at $0.23 per share, payable December 2, 2026
- ➤Dividend marks Home BancShares’ 82nd consecutive quarterly cash payment
Expert Statements
John Allison, Chairman of Home BancShares, Inc.
“Our strong earnings and capital position provide us the opportunity to continue to repurchase Home BancShares stock. We view share repurchases as a highly effective way to increase shareholder value. As shares are repurchased and retired, our shareholders benefit by increasing their personal ownership position in our company. Another benefit to our shareholders is a quarterly dividend. Our Board of Directors increased the dividend by $0.02, or 9.5% a share in the third quarter this year. We will review the amount again this time next year.”
CONWAY, Ark., Oct. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Home BancShares, Inc. (NYSE: HOMB) (the “Company”), parent company of Centennial Bank (“Centennial”), announced today that its Board of Directors increased the number of shares authorized for repurchase under the Company’s stock repurchase program and declared its regular quarterly cash dividend.
On October 16, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company increased the number of shares of the Company’s common stock authorized for repurchase under its stock repurchase program to 20,000,000 shares. The program was originally approved by the Board in January 2008 and was most recently amended in January 2025. As of October 16, 2026, approximately 13,450,123 shares remained available under the existing authorization; therefore, the Board’s action increased the number of shares available for repurchase by 6,549,877. Since the program’s inception, the Company has repurchased 33,057,384 shares of HOMB common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $701.8 million.
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