CMSC Dividend History & Yield Analysis

CMSC has 31 recorded dividend payments. Below is the full payout history with ex-dividend dates, pay dates, annual dividend totals and the current trailing and forward yield.

Yield & Payout Metrics

Dividend yield (TTM)
6.87%
Forward yield
6.87%
Dividend per share (TTM)
$1.47
Annualized rate
$1.47
Payout frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
$0.3670
5-year dividend CAGR
0.00%
Consecutive growth years

Yields calculated against a market price of $21.36.

Annual Dividend History

  • 2026$0.7340
  • 2025$1.47
  • 2024$1.47
  • 2023$1.47
  • 2022$1.47
  • 2021$1.47
  • 2020$1.47
  • 2019$1.47
  • 2018$0.4450

CMSC Payout History & Ex-Dividend Dates

CMSC dividend payments with ex-dividend date, pay date and amount per share
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount / share
2026-06-012026-06-30$0.3670
2026-03-012026-03-31$0.3670
2025-12-012025-12-31$0.3670
2025-09-012025-09-30$0.3670
2025-06-012025-06-30$0.3670
2025-03-012025-03-31$0.3670
2024-12-012024-12-31$0.3670
2024-09-012024-09-30$0.3670
2024-06-012024-06-28$0.3670
2024-03-012024-03-27$0.3670
2023-12-012023-12-28$0.3670
2023-09-012023-09-28$0.3670
2023-06-012023-06-29$0.3670
2023-03-012023-03-30$0.3670
2022-12-012022-12-29$0.3670
2022-09-012022-09-29$0.3670
2022-06-012022-06-29$0.3670
2022-03-012022-03-30$0.3670
2021-12-012021-12-30$0.3670
2021-09-012021-09-29$0.3670
2021-06-012021-06-29$0.3670
2021-03-012021-03-30$0.3670
2020-12-012020-12-30$0.3670
2020-09-012020-09-29$0.3670
2020-06-012020-06-29$0.3670
2020-03-012020-03-30$0.3670
2019-12-012019-12-30$0.3670
2019-09-012019-09-27$0.3670
2019-06-012019-06-27$0.3670
2019-03-012019-03-28$0.3670
2018-12-012018-12-28$0.4450

Does CMSC pay dividends?

Yes. CMSC pays on a quarterly schedule, most recently $0.3670 per share with an ex-dividend date of 2026-06-01. To receive a payout you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date; buying on or after it means the previous holder collects that payment.

How the CMSC yield is calculated

The trailing yield divides the last twelve months of dividends per share ($1.47) by the latest market price. The forward yield annualizes the most recent payment across 4 payments per year, which reacts faster after a dividend raise or cut. A rising yield is only good news when it comes from a growing payout rather than a falling share price — check the annual history above and the CMSC DCF fair value page for the cash flow behind it.