Does COLB pay a dividend?

Yes. Columbia Banking System, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 4.64% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.47 per share.

How much does COLB pay in dividends?

$1.47 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 COLB ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for COLB. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

COLB Dividend

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

NASDAQFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 4.64%
Annual dividend: $1.47
Payout ratio: 0.56
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $31.71
Market cap: $9.0B

Is COLB 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 median4.64% against a median of 2.78% across US dividend payers.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.56 means roughly 56% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 4 timesAcross 23 complete years, the annual total fell in 2013, 2017, 2020 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2020.
Raised for 4 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

COLB dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2003 to 2025.

Peak $1.54 in 2016Year 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 COLB, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
May 29, 2026	June 15, 2026	$0.3700	Quarterly
February 27, 2026	March 16, 2026	$0.3700	Quarterly
November 28, 2025	December 15, 2025	$0.3700	Quarterly
August 29, 2025	September 15, 2025	$0.3600	Quarterly
May 30, 2025	June 16, 2025	$0.3600	Quarterly
February 28, 2025	March 17, 2025	$0.3600	Quarterly
November 29, 2024	December 16, 2024	$0.3600	Quarterly
August 23, 2024	September 9, 2024	$0.3600	Quarterly
May 23, 2024	June 10, 2024	$0.3600	Quarterly
February 22, 2024	March 11, 2024	$0.3600	Quarterly
November 22, 2023	December 11, 2023	$0.3600	Quarterly
August 24, 2023	September 11, 2023	$0.3600	Quarterly
May 30, 2023	June 15, 2023	$0.3600	Quarterly
February 3, 2023	February 21, 2023	$0.3000	Quarterly
October 14, 2022	October 28, 2022	$0.3000	Quarterly
August 2, 2022	August 17, 2022	$0.3000	Quarterly
May 3, 2022	May 18, 2022	$0.3000	Quarterly
February 1, 2022	February 16, 2022	$0.3000	Quarterly
October 12, 2021	October 27, 2021	$0.3000	Irregular
August 10, 2021	August 25, 2021	$0.2800	Quarterly
May 11, 2021	May 26, 2021	$0.2800	Quarterly
February 9, 2021	February 24, 2021	$0.2800	Quarterly
November 9, 2020	November 25, 2020	$0.2800	Quarterly
August 4, 2020	August 19, 2020	$0.2800	Quarterly
May 13, 2020	May 28, 2020	$0.2800	Semi-Annual
February 4, 2020	February 19, 2020	$0.5000	Special
November 5, 2019	November 20, 2019	$0.2800	Quarterly
August 6, 2019	August 21, 2019	$0.2800	Annual
May 7, 2019	May 22, 2019	$0.4200	Quarterly
February 5, 2019	February 20, 2019	$0.4200	Quarterly
November 6, 2018	November 21, 2018	$0.4000	Quarterly
August 7, 2018	August 22, 2018	$0.2600	Quarterly
May 8, 2018	May 23, 2018	$0.2600	Quarterly
February 6, 2018	February 21, 2018	$0.2200	Quarterly
October 30, 2017	November 14, 2017	$0.2200	Quarterly
August 7, 2017	August 23, 2017	$0.2200	Quarterly
May 8, 2017	May 24, 2017	$0.2200	Quarterly
February 6, 2017	February 22, 2017	$0.2200	Quarterly
November 7, 2016	November 23, 2016	$0.3900	Quarterly
August 8, 2016	August 24, 2016	$0.3900	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does COLB pay a dividend?: Yes. Columbia Banking System, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 4.64% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.47 per share.
How much does COLB pay in dividends?: $1.47 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 COLB ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for COLB. Dates appear here once the company declares them.