Does CBU pay a dividend?

Yes. Community Bank System, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.90% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.88 per share.

How much does CBU pay in dividends?

$1.88 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next CBU ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is September 15, 2026, with payment on October 13, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

CBU Dividend

Community Bank System, Inc.

NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 2.90%
Annual dividend: $1.88
Payout ratio: 0.32
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $64.88
Market cap: $3.4B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: September 15, 2026Pay date: October 13, 2026Amount: $0.4900

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is CBU a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is above the market median2.90% against a median of 2.78% across US dividend payers.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.32 means roughly 32% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 2 timesAcross 41 complete years, the annual total fell in 1991, 2016. The most recent reduction was in 2016.
Raised for 9 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

CBU dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1985 to 2025.

Peak $1.86 in 2025Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for CBU, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
September 15, 2026	October 13, 2026	$0.4900	Quarterly
June 15, 2026	July 10, 2026	$0.4700	Quarterly
March 16, 2026	April 10, 2026	$0.4700	Quarterly
December 12, 2025	January 12, 2026	$0.4700	Quarterly
September 12, 2025	October 10, 2025	$0.4700	Quarterly
June 13, 2025	July 10, 2025	$0.4600	Quarterly
March 14, 2025	April 10, 2025	$0.4600	Quarterly
December 13, 2024	January 10, 2025	$0.4600	Quarterly
September 13, 2024	October 10, 2024	$0.4600	Quarterly
June 14, 2024	July 10, 2024	$0.4500	Quarterly
March 14, 2024	April 10, 2024	$0.4500	Quarterly
December 14, 2023	January 10, 2024	$0.4500	Quarterly
September 14, 2023	October 10, 2023	$0.4500	Quarterly
June 14, 2023	July 10, 2023	$0.4400	Quarterly
March 14, 2023	April 10, 2023	$0.4400	Quarterly
December 14, 2022	January 10, 2023	$0.4400	Quarterly
September 14, 2022	October 10, 2022	$0.4400	Quarterly
June 14, 2022	July 11, 2022	$0.4300	Quarterly
March 14, 2022	April 11, 2022	$0.4300	Quarterly
December 14, 2021	January 10, 2022	$0.4300	Quarterly
September 14, 2021	October 8, 2021	$0.4300	Quarterly
June 14, 2021	July 9, 2021	$0.4200	Quarterly
March 12, 2021	April 9, 2021	$0.4200	Quarterly
December 11, 2020	January 11, 2021	$0.4200	Quarterly
September 14, 2020	October 9, 2020	$0.4200	Quarterly
June 12, 2020	July 10, 2020	$0.4100	Quarterly
March 13, 2020	April 9, 2020	$0.4100	Quarterly
December 12, 2019	January 10, 2020	$0.4100	Quarterly
September 13, 2019	October 10, 2019	$0.4100	Quarterly
June 13, 2019	July 10, 2019	$0.3800	Quarterly
March 14, 2019	April 10, 2019	$0.3800	Quarterly
December 13, 2018	January 10, 2019	$0.3800	Quarterly
September 13, 2018	October 10, 2018	$0.3800	Quarterly
June 14, 2018	July 10, 2018	$0.3400	Quarterly
March 14, 2018	April 10, 2018	$0.3400	Quarterly
December 14, 2017	January 10, 2018	$0.3400	Quarterly
September 14, 2017	October 10, 2017	$0.3400	Quarterly
June 13, 2017	July 10, 2017	$0.3200	Quarterly
March 13, 2017	April 10, 2017	$0.3200	Quarterly
December 13, 2016	January 10, 2017	$0.3200	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does CBU pay a dividend?: Yes. Community Bank System, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.90% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.88 per share.
How much does CBU pay in dividends?: $1.88 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next CBU ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is September 15, 2026, with payment on October 13, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.