The first quarter of 2026 is now complete — time for the March dividend recap and Q1 summary.
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In this review, I will make a summary of important and interesting news and events over the last week related to my portfolio holdings. Also, I will put together some interesting articles from other websites that caught my attention during the past week.
On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, the Board of Directors of Bank OZK (NASDAQ: OZK) announced a quarterly dividend increase from $0.46 to $0.47 per share. The dividend will be payable on April 20, 2026, to shareholders of record as of April 13, 2026. This represents a 2.17% increase over the prior quarterly dividend.
On a year-over-year basis, this marks a 9.3% increase compared to the dividend paid during the same period last year. Bank OZK continues its unique approach of raising the dividend every quarter and has now achieved 63 consecutive quarterly dividend increases.