ABCB Stock — Ameris Bancorp

Ameris Bancorp (ABCB)

Updated October 2, 2026.

ABCB is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.98%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.98%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 99/100 (Safe). Total return is 2763.2% over the past 32.4 years, 119.8 points behind SPY at 2883.0%.

At the current 0.98% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $98 per year, or about $24.50 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

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 2026-10-02.

Total return is 2763.2% over the past 32.4 years, 119.8 points behind SPY at 2883.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 12.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 14.4%.

ABCB key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

99 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.97%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/19/1994

Distribution rate

0.98%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.98%

5-year average yield

1.17

Last close

$81.44 (as of 2026-10-02)

Market cap

$5,465,213,544

Average volume

439400.0

Next dividend

$0.20

Last ex-dividend date

09/30/2026

Next payment date

10/05/2026

Beta

0.92

Payout ratio

12.6%

P/E ratio

14.73

Forward P/E

13.0039

EPS

$5.53

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.98%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.98%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. 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 14.4%.

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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