PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. Declares Increased First Quarter 2026 Dividend

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Peoples Financial Services Corp. (NASDAQ: PFIS) declared a first-quarter cash dividend of $0.6250 per share, payable March 13, 2026 to shareholders of record February 27, 2026. The dividend represents a 1.2% increase versus the fourth quarter of 2025.

Peoples is the bank holding company for Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company, operating 40 full-service community banking offices across counties in Pennsylvania, Middlesex County NJ and Broome County NY, offering retail and commercial financial products and services.

Positive

• Dividend increased by 1.2% to $0.6250 per share
• Dividend payable March 13, 2026 with record date Feb 27, 2026
• Signals ongoing shareholder distributions from the bank holding company

Negative

• Increase is modest at 1.2%, offering limited additional yield
• No change in dividend policy or longer-term guidance disclosed

SCRANTON, Pa., Jan. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Peoples Financial Services Corp. ("Peoples") (NASDAQ: PFIS) declared a first quarter cash dividend of $0.6250 per share. The $0.6250 dividend represents a 1.2% increase over the dividend declared in the fourth quarter of 2025. The dividend is payable March 13, 2026 to shareholders of record February 27, 2026. 

Peoples Financial Services Corp. is the bank holding company of Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company, an independent community bank serving its retail and commercial customers through 40 full-service community banking offices located within the Allegheny, Bucks, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Susquehanna, Wayne, and Wyoming Counties in Pennsylvania, Middlesex County in New Jersey and Broome County in New York. Each office, interdependent with the community, offers a comprehensive array of financial products and services to individuals, businesses, not-for-profit organizations and government entities. People's business philosophy includes offering direct access to senior management and other officers and providing friendly, informed and courteous service, local and timely. For more information, visit psbt.com.

Safe Harbor Forward-Looking Statements:

We make statements in this press release, and we may from time to time make other statements regarding our outlook or expectations for future financial or operating results and/or other matters regarding or affecting Peoples Financial Services Corp. and its subsidiaries (collectively, "Peoples") and other statements that are not historical facts that are considered "forward-looking statements" as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of such words as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "planned," "estimated," "intend" and "potential." For these statements, Peoples claims the protection of the statutory safe harbors for forward-looking statements.

Peoples cautions you that undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements and that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated in any forward-looking statement. Such factors include, but are not limited to: macroeconomic trends, including interest rates and inflation and their effect on our investment values; the effects of any recession in the United States; political instability and the consequences thereof, such as the recent shutdown of the U.S. federal government; the impact on financial markets from geopolitical conflict, including from wars, military conflict or trade policies, including tariffs, retaliatory tariffs, tariff counter-measures, or the threat of such actions; impairment charges relating to our investment portfolio; credit risks in connection with our lending activities; the economic health of our market area; our exposure to commercial and industrial, construction, commercial real estate, and equipment finance loans; our ability to maintain an adequate allowance for credit losses; access to liquidity; the strength of our customer deposit levels; unrealized losses; reliance on our subsidiaries; accounting procedures, policies and requirements; changes in the value of goodwill; future pension plan costs; our ability to retain key personnel; the strength of our disclosure controls and procedures; environmental liabilities; reliance on third-party vendors and service providers; competition from non-bank entities; the development and use of AI in business processes, services, and products; our ability to prevent, detect and respond to cybersecurity threats and incidents; a failure of information technology, whether due to a breach, cybersecurity incident, or ability to keep pace with growth and developments; our ability to comply with privacy and data protection requirements; changes in U.S. or regional economic conditions; our ability to compete effectively in our industry; the soundness of other financial institutions; adverse changes (or the threat of such changes) in laws and regulations; fiscal and monetary policies of the federal government and its agencies; a failure to meet minimum capital requirements; our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the FNCB merger; future acquisitions or a change in control; and other factors that may be described in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.

The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release, and, except as may be required by applicable law or regulation, Peoples assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

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FAQ

What dividend did Peoples Financial Services Corp. (PFIS) declare for Q1 2026?

Peoples declared a $0.6250 per share cash dividend for Q1 2026. According to the company, this equals a 1.2% increase versus the fourth quarter 2025 dividend and is payable March 13, 2026.

When is the PFIS dividend record date and payment date for Q1 2026?

The record date for the PFIS Q1 2026 dividend is February 27, 2026 and the payment date is March 13, 2026. According to the company, shareholders on record February 27 will receive the March 13 distribution.

How much did PFIS increase its dividend compared to Q4 2025?

PFIS increased its dividend by 1.2% compared with Q4 2025. According to the company, the new cash dividend is $0.6250 per share, reflecting a small sequential increase.

What type of bank does Peoples Financial Services Corp. (PFIS) operate?

Peoples is the bank holding company for Peoples Security Bank and Trust, an independent community bank. According to the company, it operates 40 full-service offices across PA, Middlesex County NJ and Broome County NY.

Does the PFIS announcement change dividend policy or provide long-term guidance?

The announcement declares a single Q1 2026 cash dividend and does not state any policy change. According to the company, no longer-term dividend guidance or policy update was included in the release.