DCOM Stock — Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (DCOM)

Updated October 16, 2026.

DCOM is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.58%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.22%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 97/100 (Safe). Total return is 5782.4% over the past 31.2 years, 3546.3 points ahead of SPY at 2236.1%.

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. is a New York-based bank holding company that operates Dime Community Bank, providing commercial banking services including deposits, commercial real estate and residential mortgage loans, consumer lending, and treasury management services, along with investments in mortgage-backed securities and government obligations. The company pays a modest current distribution rate with quarterly distributions. This stock appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to regional banking operations.

DCOM performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 5782.4% over the past 31.2 years, 3546.3 points ahead of SPY at 2236.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 44.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.1%.

DCOM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

97 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.50%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/09/1995

Distribution rate

2.58%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.22%

5-year average yield

3.4

Last close

$38.83 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$1,714,600,584

Average volume

274447.0

Dividend

$0.25

Ex-dividend date

10/16/2026

Payment date

10/23/2026

Beta

1.006

Payout ratio

34.1%

P/E ratio

14.02

Forward P/E

12.8041

EPS

$2.77

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.58%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.22%) 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.

DCOM risks and drawbacks

DCOM'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. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 13.1%.

Who may consider DCOM — and who may not

DCOM may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DCOM pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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