Does KEY pay a dividend?

Yes. KeyCorp pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.61% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.82 per share.

How much does KEY pay in dividends?

$0.82 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 KEY ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is September 1, 2026, with payment on September 15, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

KEY Dividend

KeyCorp

NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 3.61%
Annual dividend: $0.82
Payout ratio: 0.39
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $22.69
Market cap: $24.5B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: September 1, 2026Pay date: September 15, 2026Amount: $0.2050

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

Is KEY 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 median3.61% against a median of 2.78% across US dividend payers.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.39 means roughly 39% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 2 timesAcross 39 complete years, the annual total fell in 2008, 2009. The most recent reduction was in 2009.

KEY dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1987 to 2025.

Peak $1.46 in 2007Year 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 KEY, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
September 1, 2026	September 15, 2026	$0.2050	Quarterly
June 2, 2026	June 15, 2026	$0.2050	Quarterly
March 3, 2026	March 13, 2026	$0.2050	Quarterly
December 2, 2025	December 15, 2025	$0.2050	Quarterly
September 2, 2025	September 15, 2025	$0.2050	Quarterly
May 27, 2025	June 13, 2025	$0.2050	Quarterly
March 4, 2025	March 14, 2025	$0.2050	Quarterly
December 3, 2024	December 13, 2024	$0.2050	Quarterly
August 27, 2024	September 13, 2024	$0.2050	Quarterly
May 24, 2024	June 14, 2024	$0.2050	Quarterly
February 26, 2024	March 15, 2024	$0.2050	Quarterly
November 27, 2023	December 15, 2023	$0.2050	Quarterly
August 28, 2023	September 15, 2023	$0.2050	Quarterly
May 26, 2023	June 15, 2023	$0.2050	Quarterly
February 27, 2023	March 15, 2023	$0.2050	Quarterly
November 28, 2022	December 15, 2022	$0.2050	Quarterly
August 29, 2022	September 15, 2022	$0.1950	Quarterly
May 27, 2022	June 15, 2022	$0.1950	Quarterly
February 28, 2022	March 15, 2022	$0.1950	Quarterly
November 29, 2021	December 15, 2021	$0.1950	Quarterly
August 30, 2021	September 15, 2021	$0.1600	Quarterly
May 28, 2021	June 15, 2021	$0.1850	Quarterly
March 1, 2021	March 15, 2021	$0.1850	Quarterly
November 30, 2020	December 15, 2020	$0.1850	Quarterly
August 31, 2020	September 15, 2020	$0.1850	Quarterly
June 1, 2020	June 15, 2020	$0.1850	Quarterly
March 2, 2020	March 13, 2020	$0.1850	Quarterly
December 2, 2019	December 13, 2019	$0.1850	Quarterly
August 26, 2019	September 13, 2019	$0.1850	Quarterly
May 24, 2019	June 14, 2019	$0.1700	Quarterly
March 4, 2019	March 15, 2019	$0.1700	Quarterly
November 26, 2018	December 14, 2018	$0.1700	Quarterly
August 27, 2018	September 14, 2018	$0.1700	Quarterly
May 25, 2018	June 15, 2018	$0.1200	Quarterly
February 26, 2018	March 15, 2018	$0.1050	Quarterly
November 27, 2017	December 15, 2017	$0.1050	Quarterly
August 25, 2017	September 15, 2017	$0.0950	Quarterly
May 25, 2017	June 15, 2017	$0.0950	Quarterly
February 24, 2017	March 15, 2017	$0.0850	Quarterly
November 25, 2016	December 15, 2016	$0.0850	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does KEY pay a dividend?: Yes. KeyCorp pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.61% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.82 per share.
How much does KEY pay in dividends?: $0.82 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 KEY ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is September 1, 2026, with payment on September 15, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.