H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE:HRB) Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.46

H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE:HRB) announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, November 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.46 per share on Wednesday, January 6th. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 3rd.

H&R Block has raised its dividend by an average of 0.1% per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 9 consecutive years. H&R Block has a dividend payout ratio of 35.7% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect H&R Block to earn $6.51 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.84 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 28.3%.

H&R Block Price Performance

Shares of HRB stock opened at $51.21 on Tuesday. H&R Block has a fifty-two week low of $28.16 and a fifty-two week high of $58.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.95, a PEG ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 0.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.69, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.13. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $46.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is $39.60.

H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) last posted its earnings results on Monday, November 9th. The company reported ($1.40) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($1.43) by $0.03. H&R Block had a net margin of 18.59% and a negative return on equity of 214.84%. The firm had revenue of $224.34 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $212.28 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($1.20) EPS. The business’s revenue was up 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that H&R Block will post 6.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key H&R Block News

Here are the key news stories impacting H&R Block this week:

• Positive Sentiment: H&R Block reported fiscal Q1 revenue of $224.3 million, up 10.2% year over year and ahead of analysts’ expectations. Its loss of $1.40 per share was also slightly better than the $1.43 consensus estimate. H&R Block Q1 results
• Positive Sentiment: The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.46 per share, equivalent to $1.84 annually and a yield of about 3.6%. It also said it repurchased $100 million of shares during the quarter. Fiscal 2027 first-quarter results and outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: H&R Block reaffirmed its fiscal 2027 outlook, offering continuity but no new forecast boost to counter concerns about the quarterly loss. Fiscal 2027 outlook
• Negative Sentiment: The quarter’s loss widened from $1.20 per share a year earlier to $1.40, a likely concern despite the modest beat versus estimates. This may help explain the stock’s decline as investors weigh weak seasonal profitability against revenue growth. H&R Block posts higher revenue and wider loss

About H&R Block

H&R Block, Inc provides tax preparation and related financial services to individuals and small businesses. Its offerings include in-person tax preparation, online do-it-yourself filing, virtual tax assistance, and tax software, along with bookkeeping and other small-business services through its Block Advisors and Wave brands.

Founded in 1955 in Kansas City, Missouri, by brothers Henry and Richard Bloch, the company grew from a local tax preparation business into a provider of tax services through offices and digital channels.