Peoples Bancorp Inc., headquartered in Marietta, announced on October 20 that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.42 per common share. The board took the action on October 19, and the dividend is payable on November 16, 2026, to shareholders of record on November 2, 2026, the company said in its release.
The dividend represents a payout of approximately $15.1 million, or 46.3 percent of Peoples’ reported third quarter 2026 earnings, according to the company. Based on the closing stock price of Peoples’ common shares of $36.72 on October 16, the quarterly dividend produces an annualized yield of 4.58 percent. Peoples trades on Nasdaq under the symbol PEBO.
Peoples also reported its third quarter results on October 20. The company reported earnings of $1.04 per share for the quarter and revenue of $124.52 million. The dividend declaration followed that earnings report and uses the third quarter earnings figure as the basis for the payout percentage stated in the release.
Peoples Bancorp is a diversified financial services holding company that has been headquartered in Marietta since 1902. The company said it had $9.7 billion in total assets as of September 30, 2026, and 144 locations, including 127 full-service bank branches in Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland.
Through its subsidiaries, Peoples makes available banking, trust and investment, insurance and specialty financing services. Those subsidiaries include Peoples Bank, which includes the divisions of Peoples Investment Services, Peoples Premium Finance, Peoples Life Insurance Premium Finance and North Star Leasing, along with Peoples Insurance Agency, LLC, and Vantage Financial, LLC, the company said.
Peoples is a member of the Russell 3000 index of publicly traded companies in the United States. In its release, the company stated its vision is to be the Best Community Bank in America, and it described its history in Marietta as one of financial stability, growth and community impact dating back more than a century.
For shareholders, the next dates in the process are the November 2 record date and the November 16 payment date set by the board. Shareholders of record on November 2 will receive the $0.42 per share payment on November 16, according to the terms announced by the company.
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