ABCB Stock — Ameris Bancorp

Ameris Bancorp (ABCB)

Updated October 16, 2026.

ABCB is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.00%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.00%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 99/100 (Safe). Total return is 2702.7% over the past 32.4 years, 155.5 points behind SPY at 2858.2%.

Ameris Bancorp operates as a bank holding company providing retail and commercial banking services through its subsidiary Ameris Bank, along with mortgage origination, warehouse lending, and insurance premium finance divisions. The company distributes dividends on a quarterly basis at a modest current yield. This security appeals to income investors seeking exposure to regional banking with steady dividend payments.

ABCB performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 2702.7% over the past 32.4 years, 155.5 points behind SPY at 2858.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 16.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.0%.

ABCB key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

99 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.99%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/19/1994

Distribution rate

1.00%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.00%

5-year average yield

1.16

Last close

$79.72 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$5,349,789,093

Average volume

463854.0

Dividend

$0.20

Ex-dividend date

09/30/2026

Payment date

10/05/2026

Beta

0.972

Payout ratio

12.6%

P/E ratio

14.42

Forward P/E

13.0039

EPS

$5.53

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.00%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.00%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ABCB risks and drawbacks

ABCB's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 16.0%.

Who may consider ABCB — and who may not

ABCB may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ABCB pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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