KCE Dividend History & Yield Analysis

KCE has 60+ 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)
1.61%
Forward yield
1.67%
Dividend per share (TTM)
$2.68
Annualized rate
$2.79
Payout frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
$0.6970
5-year dividend CAGR
12.53%
Consecutive growth years
2

Yields calculated against a market price of $166.57.

Annual Dividend History

  • 2026$1.42
  • 2025$2.44
  • 2024$2.15
  • 2023$1.86
  • 2022$1.91
  • 2021$1.59
  • 2020$1.35
  • 2019$1.37
  • 2018$1.28
  • 2017$1.13
  • 2016$1.03
  • 2015$1.06
  • 2014$0.8090
  • 2013$0.8670
  • 2012$1.31
  • 2011$0.7090
  • 2010$0.6570
  • 2009$0.2940
  • 2008$0.4990
  • 2007$0.4840
  • 2006$2.84
  • 2005$0.0200

KCE Payout History & Ex-Dividend Dates

KCE dividend payments with ex-dividend date, pay date and amount per share
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount / share
2026-06-012026-06-22$0.6970
2026-03-012026-03-23$0.7180
2025-12-012025-12-22$0.7270
2025-09-012025-09-22$0.5380
2025-06-012025-06-23$0.5960
2025-03-012025-03-24$0.5790
2024-12-012024-12-23$0.5440
2024-09-012024-09-23$0.5460
2024-06-012024-06-24$0.5080
2024-03-012024-03-18$0.5560
2023-12-012023-12-18$0.6330
2023-09-012023-09-18$0.3640
2023-06-012023-06-20$0.4100
2023-03-012023-03-20$0.4490
2022-12-012022-12-19$0.5030
2022-09-012022-09-19$0.4100
2022-06-012022-06-21$0.4740
2022-03-012022-03-21$0.5180
2021-12-012021-12-20$0.6090
2021-09-012021-09-20$0.2610
2021-06-012021-06-21$0.3890
2021-03-012021-03-22$0.3300
2020-12-012020-12-21$0.6520
2020-06-012020-06-22$0.2980
2020-03-012020-03-23$0.4020
2019-12-012019-12-23$0.4050
2019-09-012019-09-23$0.3160
2019-06-012019-06-24$0.3000
2019-03-012019-03-18$0.3530
2018-12-012018-12-24$0.3550
2018-09-012018-09-24$0.2800
2018-06-012018-06-15$0.3380
2018-03-012018-03-16$0.3030
2017-12-012017-12-15$0.2980
2017-09-012017-09-15$0.2610
2017-06-012017-06-16$0.2410
2017-03-012017-03-17$0.3280
2016-12-012016-12-16$0.2870
2016-09-012016-09-16$0.2270
2016-06-012016-06-17$0.2380
2016-03-012016-03-18$0.2800
2015-12-012015-12-18$0.2980
2015-09-012015-09-18$0.2210
2015-06-012015-06-19$0.2740
2015-03-012015-03-20$0.2680
2014-12-012014-12-19$0.2170
2014-09-012014-09-19$0.1690
2014-06-012014-06-20$0.1880
2014-03-012014-03-21$0.2350
2013-12-012013-12-20$0.2130
2013-09-012013-09-20$0.2040
2013-06-012013-06-21$0.2970
2013-03-012013-03-15$0.1530
2012-12-012012-12-21$0.6620
2012-09-012012-09-21$0.2510
2012-06-012012-06-15$0.2920
2012-03-012012-03-16$0.1060
2011-12-012011-12-16$0.4930
2011-09-012011-09-16$0.0860
2011-06-012011-06-17$0.0920

Does KCE pay dividends?

Yes. KCE pays on a quarterly schedule, most recently $0.6970 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 KCE yield is calculated

The trailing yield divides the last twelve months of dividends per share ($2.68) 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 KCE DCF fair value page for the cash flow behind it.