HOMB Stock — Home BancShares, Inc.

Home BancShares, Inc. (HOMB)

Updated October 16, 2026.

HOMB is a Stock. its distribution rate is 3.15%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.95%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 99/100 (Safe). Total return is 918.8% over the past 20.3 years, 130.8 points ahead of SPY at 788.0%.

Home BancShares is a bank holding company operating Centennial Bank, which provides commercial and retail banking services across Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Alabama, and New York City, including deposit products, various lending services, wealth management, and insurance offerings. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current rate. This security appeals to income investors seeking exposure to regional banking with regular dividend payments.

HOMB performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 918.8% over the past 20.3 years, 130.8 points ahead of SPY at 788.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 13.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 14.8%.

HOMB key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

99 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.12%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/23/2006

Distribution rate

3.15%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.95%

5-year average yield

2.79

Last close

$29.20 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$5,841,449,196

Average volume

2375782.0

Dividend

$0.23

Ex-dividend date

08/12/2026

Payment date

09/02/2026

Beta

0.717

Payout ratio

28.1%

P/E ratio

11.97

Forward P/E

10.9649

EPS

$2.44

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.15%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.95%) 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.

HOMB risks and drawbacks

HOMB'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 14.8%.

Who may consider HOMB — and who may not

HOMB 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 (HOMB pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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