Popular, Inc. declares $0.90 quarterly dividend on common shares, payable October 1
A quarterly cash dividend of $0.90 per common share at Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ: $BPOP) is in focus Wednesday, with payment set for October 1, 2026. The board of directors approved the distribution, and the record date is the close of business on September 10, 2026. Popular filed the declaration from San Juan, Puerto Rico through an 8-K on August 20.
Key takeaways
- Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPOP) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.90 per common share, approved by its board of directors.
- The dividend is payable on October 1, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 10, 2026.
- Popular filed the dividend declaration from San Juan, Puerto Rico via an 8-K on August 20, 2026.
- The 8-K contains no comparison to prior quarterly rates and no payout ratio or capital return commentary.
- Popular holds the leading position in Puerto Rico by assets and deposits and ranks among the top 50 U.S. bank holding companies by assets.
A quarterly cash dividend of $0.90 per common share at Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ: $BPOP) is in focus Wednesday, with payment set for October 1, 2026. The board of directors approved the distribution, and the record date is the close of business on September 10, 2026. Popular filed the declaration from San Juan, Puerto Rico through an 8-K on August 20.
The filing carries the $0.90 per-share figure and the two key dates. No comparison to prior quarterly rates appears in the 8-K, and the document offers no payout ratio or capital return commentary.
The institution in view
Popular holds the leading position in Puerto Rico by both assets and deposits, and it ranks among the top 50 U.S. bank holding companies by assets. Its principal subsidiary, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, has operated since 1893. The subsidiary runs retail, mortgage, and commercial banking in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the British Virgin Islands, with auto and equipment leasing and financing added in Puerto Rico. Broker-dealer and insurance services on the island operate through separate specialized subsidiaries.
On the mainland, Popular Bank, a New York-chartered subsidiary, serves retail and commercial banking customers from branches in New York, New Jersey, and Florida.
That dual geography places $BPOP at an intersection where Federal Reserve rate decisions feed into mainland deposit costs and net interest spreads at Popular Bank, while Puerto Rico's fiscal and economic conditions shape loan demand at Banco Popular de Puerto Rico. Neither thread appears in Wednesday's filing. For a holding company straddling two economic regimes, that leaves the setup dependent on earnings disclosures and rate decisions that lie outside this 8-K's scope.
What to watch
September 10 is the record date, close of business. October 1 is when the payment processes. Those are the two confirmable milestones the 8-K establishes.
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Filed by the newsroom of MarketPR on August 20, 2026. Source: sec.gov. Indicative figures are not investment advice.