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During the past 12 months, Financial Institutions's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.30% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.20% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.60% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.90% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Financial Institutions was 53.60% per year. The lowest was -19.00% per year. And the median was 5.35% per year.
The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
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Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.
Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.
In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.
Financial Institutions Forward Dividend Yield % Related Terms
FISI vs SHBI, HBIA, HTB: Forward Dividend Yield % Comparison
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Financial Institutions's Forward Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Forward Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Financial Institutions Forward Dividend Yield % vs Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Financial Institutions's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Financial Institutions's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Financial Institutions Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 0.320000
2026-06-12
2026-06-12
2026-07-02
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.320000
2026-03-13
2026-03-13
2026-04-02
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.310000
2025-12-15
2025-12-15
2026-01-02
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.310000
2025-09-15
2025-09-15
2025-10-02
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
What does a Forward Dividend Yield % of 3.05% mean?
Financial Institutions (FISI) has a Forward Dividend Yield % of 3.05% as of Aug. 02, 2026. Forward dividend yield is the ratio of company's expected dividends to the share price. View historical data on Financial Institutions and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Financial Institutions ranks #631 out of 1242 companies in the Banks industry, placing it in the top 50.8%.
Is Financial Institutions' Forward Dividend Yield % too high?
Financial Institutions' current Forward Dividend Yield % is 3.05%. The Banks industry median Forward Dividend Yield % is 3.09. Financial Institutions' value of 3.05% is 1.3% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Financial Institutions ranks #631 out of 1242 companies in the Banks industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Financial Institutions has a GF Score™ of 47/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Financial Institutions' Forward Dividend Yield % compare to SHBI and HBIA?
According to the Banks industry distribution chart, Financial Institutions ranks #631 out of 1242 companies for Forward Dividend Yield %. This places Financial Institutions in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Forward Dividend Yield % is 3.09. Financial Institutions' value of 3.05% is 1.3% below this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Forward Dividend Yield % for a Banks company?
The median Forward Dividend Yield % among Banks companies is 3.09, based on 1,242 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Forward Dividend Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Forward Dividend Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Financial Institutions's current Forward Dividend Yield % of 3.05% is 1.3% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Forward Dividend Yield % mean?
A high Forward Dividend Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Forward dividend yield is the ratio of company's expected dividends to the share price. View historical data on Financial Institutions and its competitors. For the Banks industry, the median Forward Dividend Yield % is 3.09 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Financial Institutions's current Forward Dividend Yield % is 3.05%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Financial Institutions stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Financial Institutions (FISI) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $22.93, compared to a current price of $41.46 — trading 80.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Forward Dividend Yield % is 3.05% and 1.3% below the Banks industry median of 3.09. Financial Institutions' overall GF Score™ is 47/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Forward Dividend Yield % calculated?
Forward Dividend Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Financial Institutions (FISI), the current Forward Dividend Yield % is 3.05% as of Aug. 02, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Financial Institutions (FISI) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Financial Institutions stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $41.46 is trading 80.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of $22.93.
GuruFocus considers Financial Institutions to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for FISI:
Forward Dividend Yield %: 3.05%
GF Value™: $22.93 vs. price of $41.46 (80.8% above fair value)
Industry Position: 1.3% below the Banks median (#631 of 1242)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FISI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Financial Institutions Inc operates through its subsidiaries, providing full range of banking services to consumer, commercial and municipal customers in Western and Central New York, and commercial loans in the Mid-Atlantic region, through a loan production office in Ellicott City, Maryland. It offers a broad range of loans including commercial business and revolving lines of credit, commercial mortgages, equipment loans, residential mortgage loans and home equity loans and lines of credit, automobile loans and personal loans. It operates in single segment of Banking.
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