EQBK Stock — Equity Bancshares, Inc.

Equity Bancshares, Inc. (EQBK)

Updated October 16, 2026.

EQBK is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.85%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.60%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 97/100 (Safe). Total return is 114.5% over the past 10.9 years, 225.0 points behind SPY at 339.5%.

Equity Bancshares is a bank holding company operating Equity Bank, which provides commercial and consumer banking services including lending, deposit products, wealth management, and cash management solutions across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current rate. This security appeals to income investors seeking exposure to regional banking operations.

EQBK performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 114.5% over the past 10.9 years, 225.0 points behind SPY at 339.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 24.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.4%.

EQBK key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

97 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.79%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/11/2015

Distribution rate

1.85%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.60%

5-year average yield

1.02

Last close

$47.51 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$978,349,200

Average volume

189349.0

Dividend

$0.22

Ex-dividend date

09/30/2026

Payment date

10/15/2026

Beta

0.809

Payout ratio

12.2%

P/E ratio

10.46

Forward P/E

10.3842

EPS

$4.54

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.85%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.60%) 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.

EQBK risks and drawbacks

EQBK'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 12.4%.

Who may consider EQBK — and who may not

EQBK may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (EQBK 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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