Al Arabi National Bank Approves 6.5% Cash Dividend for First Half 2026
Clarification: The Board of Directors of Al Arabi National Bank decided on 19/7/2026 to distribute interim cash dividends to the bank's shareholders for the first half of 2026. Board decision date: 1448-02-05 (corresponding to 2026-07-19). Total distributed amount: 1,291,044,964.30 Saudi Riyals. Number of shares eligible for dividends: 1,986,223,022 shares. Dividend per share: 0.65 halala after deducting zakat. Distribution ratio to nominal value (%): 6.5. Entitlement date: 1448-02-09 (corresponding to 2026-07-23). Distribution date: 1448-02-21 (corresponding to 2026-08-04). Name of other official entities and details: ...
The Board of Directors of Al Arabi National Bank decided yesterday, Sunday, to distribute interim cash dividends to shareholders at 6.5% of capital (equivalent to 0.65 riyal per share) for the first half of 2026, as shown in the following table:
Cash Distribution Details - First Half 2026
Current Capital
20,000 million riyals
Number of Shares*
2,000 million shares
Total Distributed Profits
1,291 million riyals
Percentage of Capital
6.5% (equivalent to 0.65 riyal per share after deducting zakat)
Dividend Entitlement
July 23, 2026
Distribution Date
August 4, 2026
*Number of shares eligible for dividends: 1,986.2 million shares.
The bank said in a statement on Tadawul that it obtained no objection from the Saudi Central Bank to the board's decision to distribute interim cash dividends to shareholders for the first half of 2026.
Historical Development of Cash Dividends (Riyal/Share) Company Actions
Notes: Cash distribution * Total cash distributions (million riyals) Distribution date Entitlement date Announcement date 0.65 1,290.25 2026/02/16 2026/02/04 2026/02/01 0.65 1,294.43 2025/08/06 2025/07/27 2025/07/23 0.65 1,296.75 2025/02/19 2025/02/09 2025/02/05 0.65 1,300.00 2024/08/21 2024/08/11 2024/08/07 0.53 1,050.00 2024/02/25 2024/02/11 2024/02/06 0.49 975.00 2023/08/08 2023/07/27 2023/07/24 0.45 900.00 2023/04/11 2023/03/28 2022/12/21 0.38 750.00 2022/07/18 2022/06/29 2022/06/27 0.34 675.00 2022/04/21 2022/04/12 2021/12/22 0.26 525.00 2021/07/14 2021/07/05 2021/06/24 Historical cash dividends per share adjusted for the effect of capital changes and bonus shares, if any.
Historical Development of Cash Dividends
Aggregated cash dividends: Cash dividend per share (riyal) * Share price at beginning of period (riyal) Yield on base price Last 3 fiscal years 3.61 24.14 14.96% Last 5 fiscal years 5.04 15.10 33.35% Last 10 fiscal years 7.89 11.79 66.87% Based on beginning of period (January 1 of base year)
Development of Cash Dividends
Original source: Argaam
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