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Ticker Information

Ticker

NKSH

Company Name

NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC

Sector

Financial Services

Industry

Banks - Regional

Exchange

NASDAQ

NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC - Payout Ratio (based on EPS) Chart Analysis (TTM)

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NKSH - Payout Ratio (EPS) Historical data
DateDividends per ShareEarnings per SharePayout Ratio (based on EPS)
6/30/2025$ 1.51$ 1.7984.36%
3/31/2025$ 1.51$ 1.38109.42%
12/31/2024$ 1.51$ 1.24121.77%
9/30/2024$ 1.51$ 1.46103.42%
6/30/2024$ 1.51$ 1.5597.42%
3/31/2024$ 1.51$ 2.2666.81%
12/31/2023$ 1.51$ 2.6656.77%
9/30/2023$ 2.51$ 3.5171.51%
6/30/2023$ 2.51$ 4.0262.44%
3/31/2023$ 2.5$ 4.2958.28%
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Key Performance Insights, Last 5 Years

  • NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC's latest trailing twelve months (TTM) Payout Ratio (EPS) stands at 56.97%.
  • Over the past 5 years, NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC's average Payout Ratio (EPS) has been 65.91%.
  • The median Payout Ratio (EPS) for NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC during this period was 57.35%
  • NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC reached its highest Payout Ratio (EPS) over the past 5 years at 121.77%.
  • The lowest Payout Ratio (EPS) recorded by NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC in the same timeframe 40.33%

NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC's Payout Ratio (EPS) vs. competitors

We picked the following companies as peers based on multiple factors, including sector, industry, market capitalization and revenue

Payout Ratio (EPS) Benchmarks
CompanyPayout Ratio (EPS)
CBNA : CHAIN BRIDGE BANCORP INC 0%CBFV : CB FINANCIAL SERVICES INC 43.86%BLFY : BLUE FOUNDRY BANCORP -CFBK : CF BANKSHARES INC 10.39%VABK : VIRGINIA NATIONAL BANKSHARES CORP 40.54%EFSI : EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC 28.7%UBFO : UNITED SECURITY BANCSHARES 73.85%ATLO : AMES NATIONAL CORP 38.96%NWFL : NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP 585.71%RMBI : RICHMOND MUTUAL BANCORPORATION INC 59.79%

Definition of Payout Ratio (based on EPS)

[Calculation] Measures the ratio between a company’s dividend per share [DPS] and its earnings per share [EPS]. The dividend of a company with a low payout ratio tends to be future proof.
DPS / EPS
(=) Payout Ratio (EPS)
Payout Ratio (EPS) for NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC is calculated as follows: DPS [ $ 1.39 ] / EPS [ $ 2.44 ]
(=) Payout Ratio (EPS) [ 56.97% ]

NKSH - Payout Ratio (based on EPS), Last 5 years

40.33%

Minimum

Sep 30, 2022

121.77%

Maximum

Dec 31, 2024

65.91%

Average

57.35%

Median

Payout Ratio (EPS) Benchmark Analysis

The chart above depicts the distribution of Payout Ratio (EPS) for companies in the Total Stock Market. The average Payout Ratio (EPS) of the companies is 25.71% with a standard deviation of 30.9%.
The following table provides additional summary stats:
Payout Ratio (EPS) in the Market:
filtered constituents2.16K
min0%
max125%
average25.71%
median15.38%
std30.9%