Key Highlights

  • Community Bancorp's $0.26 quarterly dividend has an October 15, 2026 ex-dividend date and is payable November 1 to shareholders of record.
  • The September 18 declaration compares with the $0.25 per share dividend declared for payment on August 1, 2026.
  • Second-quarter earnings were $4.7 million, or $0.84 per share, up 15.47% from $4.1 million, or $0.72.
  • The net interest margin was 3.95% versus 3.64% in the second quarter of 2025.

Community Bancorp.'s (NASDAQ:CMTV) $0.26 quarterly dividend yields 2.46% and sits beside second-quarter earnings of $0.84 per share and first-half earnings of $1.62 per share. The company declared it on September 18, 2026, up from the $0.25 declared for payment on August 1.

Dividend Program and Shareholder Returns

Community Bancorp declared a dividend of $0.26 per share on September 18, 2026, payable November 1 to shareholders of record as of October 15.

The company's July 22 release stated a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share payable August 1, 2026 to shareholders of record as of July 15. Dividends declared were $0.25 per share in the second quarter of 2026 versus $0.24 a year earlier, and $0.50 in the first half versus $0.48. The company reports a second-quarter dividend payout of 29.76%.

About the Company

Community Bancorp. is the parent holding company for Community National Bank, headquartered in Derby, Vermont. The bank has served its communities since 1851, with retail banking offices in Derby, Derby Line, Island Pond, Barton, Newport, Troy, St. Johnsbury, Montpelier, Barre, Lyndonville, Morrisville and Enosburg Falls, and loan offices in Burlington, Vermont and Lebanon, New Hampshire.

Financial Performance Behind the Payout

Consolidated earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 were $4.7 million, or $0.84 per share, an increase of $628,008, or 15.47%, from $4.1 million, or $0.72. First-half earnings were $9.1 million, or $1.62 per share, an increase of $1.5 million, or 19.40%, from $7.6 million, or $1.34.

Net interest income rose $1.4 million, or 13.68%, to $11.2 million. First-half net interest income rose 14.81% to $22.2 million. Non-interest income was $2.3 million, up $254,036, or 12.34%. The credit loss provision was $720,967 versus $407,046.

Return on average assets was 1.53%, return on average shareholders' equity was 15.83%, and the efficiency ratio was 52.8%. The net interest margin was 3.95%.

Balance Sheet and Per-Share Measures

Equity capital was $120.9 million, with book value per share of $21.58 versus $20.36 at December 31, 2025. Fully diluted tangible book value per common share, a non-GAAP measure, was $19.51 versus $16.63 a year earlier. The chief executive officer said tangible book value per share increased 17% year to date and year-to-date earnings per share increased 20%.

Total assets were $1.17 billion, and gross loans increased $28.8 million, or 3.06%, from a year earlier. Deposits increased $48.7 million, or 5.22%, from a year earlier, and decreased $89.0 million, or 8.31%, since year end, which the company described as cyclical.

Outlook

Community Bancorp did not provide numerical guidance in its second-quarter release. The company reports a tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio of 9.41% and a bank-level total capital ratio of 16.05% at June 30, 2026.