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CBU Dividend History

Community Financial System, Inc. · every payment since 1991

As of Oct 19, 2026, Community Financial System, Inc. (CBU) has paid 146 dividends since 1991. The most recent was $0.4900 per share (ex-date Sep 15, 2026, paid Oct 13, 2026). Over the last 12 months CBU paid $1.9000 across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 3.15%. The average of the last 2 regular payments is +2.1% versus the 2 before.

Latest news: Community Financial System Raises Quarterly Dividend 4.26% · Sep 16, 2026

Latest dividend

$0.4900

Last ex-date

Sep 15, 2026

Paid, last 12 months

$1.90

Trailing yield

3.15%

Frequency

Quarterly

Growth streak

9 yrs

Key facts: CBU dividend history

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • As of Oct 19, 2026, SmarterDividends has 146 dividend payments on record for Community Financial System, Inc. (CBU), going back to 1991.
  • CBU's most recent dividend was $0.49 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 15, 2026 and a pay date of Oct 13, 2026.
  • In the 12 months to Oct 19, 2026, CBU paid $1.90 per share in dividends across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 3.15%.
  • CBU's most recent dividend increase took effect with the Sep 15, 2026 ex-date, a 4.3% rise to $0.49 per share.
  • No reduction in CBU's regular dividend appears in the 146 payments on record since 1991.
  • CBU paid $1.86 per share in dividends in calendar year 2025, up 2.2% from 2024.
Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "CBU Dividend History: Every Payment, Dates & Yield," updated Oct 19, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/CBU/dividend-history

Dividends versus price, last 12 months

Paid out

3.42%

of price a year ago

Price change

+8.3%

$55.63 → $60.24

Approx. total return

+11.7%

before taxes

Total return adds dividends received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.

CBU dividends per year

Total paid per share by calendar year

Recent dividend amounts

Last 24 regular payments, per share

CBU dividend history by year

YearPaymentsTotal per shareChange
2026year to date3$1.4300—
20254$1.8600+2.2%
20244$1.8200+2.2%
20234$1.7800+2.3%
20224$1.7400+2.4%
20214$1.7000+2.4%
20204$1.6600+5.1%
20194$1.5800+9.7%
20184$1.4400+9.1%
20174$1.3200-25.0%
20165timing$1.7600+5.4%
20155timing$1.6700+44.0%
20144$1.1600+5.5%
20134$1.1000+3.8%
20124$1.0600+6.0%
20114$1.0000+6.4%
20104$0.9400+6.8%
20094$0.8800+2.3%
20084$0.8600+4.9%
20074$0.8200+5.1%
20064$0.7800+5.4%
20054$0.7400+8.8%
20044$0.6800+11.5%
20034$0.6100+8.9%
20024$0.5600-30.9%
20015timing$0.8100+55.8%
20004$0.5200+8.3%
19994$0.4800+11.6%
19984$0.4300+28.4%
19974$0.3350-2.9%
19964$0.3450+12.2%
19954$0.3075+16.0%
19944$0.2650+6.0%
19934$0.2500+11.1%
19924$0.2250+18.4%
19914$0.1900—

Every CBU dividend

34 raises · 0 cuts · 4 specials
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountChangeType
Sep 15, 2026Oct 13, 2026$0.4900+4.3%Raise
Jun 15, 2026Jul 10, 2026$0.4700+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 16, 2026Apr 10, 2026$0.4700+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 12, 2025Jan 12, 2026$0.4700+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 12, 2025Oct 10, 2025$0.4700+2.2%Raise
Jun 13, 2025Jul 10, 2025$0.4600+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 14, 2025Apr 10, 2025$0.4600+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 13, 2024Jan 10, 2025$0.4600+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 13, 2024Oct 10, 2024$0.4600+2.2%Raise
Jun 14, 2024Jul 10, 2024$0.4500+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 14, 2024Apr 10, 2024$0.4500+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 14, 2023Jan 10, 2024$0.4500+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 14, 2023Oct 10, 2023$0.4500+2.3%Raise
Jun 14, 2023Jul 10, 2023$0.4400+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 14, 2023Apr 10, 2023$0.4400+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 14, 2022Jan 10, 2023$0.4400+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 14, 2022Oct 10, 2022$0.4400+2.3%Raise
Jun 14, 2022Jul 11, 2022$0.4300+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 14, 2022Apr 11, 2022$0.4300+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 14, 2021Jan 10, 2022$0.4300+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 14, 2021Oct 8, 2021$0.4300+2.4%Raise
Jun 14, 2021Jul 9, 2021$0.4200+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 12, 2021Apr 9, 2021$0.4200+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 11, 2020Jan 11, 2021$0.4200+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 14, 2020Oct 9, 2020$0.4200+2.4%Raise
Jun 12, 2020Jul 10, 2020$0.4100+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 13, 2020Apr 9, 2020$0.4100+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 12, 2019Jan 10, 2020$0.4100+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 13, 2019Oct 10, 2019$0.4100+7.9%Raise
Jun 13, 2019Jul 10, 2019$0.3800+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 14, 2019Apr 10, 2019$0.3800+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 13, 2018Jan 10, 2019$0.3800+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 13, 2018Oct 10, 2018$0.3800+11.8%Raise
Jun 14, 2018Jul 10, 2018$0.3400+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 14, 2018Apr 10, 2018$0.3400+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 14, 2017Jan 10, 2018$0.3400+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 14, 2017Oct 10, 2017$0.3400+6.3%Raise
Jun 13, 2017Jul 10, 2017$0.3200+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 13, 2017Apr 10, 2017$0.3200+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 13, 2016Jan 10, 2017$0.3200+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 13, 2016Oct 10, 2016$0.3200+3.2%Raise
Aug 10, 2016—$0.5000—Special
Jun 13, 2016Jul 11, 2016$0.3100+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 11, 2016Apr 11, 2016$0.3100+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 11, 2015Jan 11, 2016$0.3100+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 11, 2015Oct 9, 2015$0.3100+3.3%Raise
Jun 11, 2015Jul 10, 2015$0.3000+0.0%Unchanged
May 13, 2015—$0.4500—Special
Mar 12, 2015Apr 10, 2015$0.3000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 11, 2014Jan 9, 2015$0.3000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 11, 2014Oct 10, 2014$0.3000+7.1%Raise
Jun 12, 2014Jul 10, 2014$0.2800+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 12, 2014Apr 10, 2014$0.2800+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 12, 2013Jan 10, 2014$0.2800+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 12, 2013Oct 10, 2013$0.2800+3.7%Raise
Jun 12, 2013Jul 10, 2013$0.2700+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 13, 2013Apr 10, 2013$0.2700+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 12, 2012Jan 10, 2013$0.2700+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 12, 2012Oct 10, 2012$0.2700+3.8%Raise
Jun 13, 2012Jul 10, 2012$0.2600+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 13, 2012Apr 10, 2012$0.2600+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 13, 2011Jan 10, 2012$0.2600+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 13, 2011Oct 7, 2011$0.2600+8.3%Raise
Jun 13, 2011Jul 11, 2011$0.2400+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 11, 2011Apr 10, 2011$0.2400+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 13, 2010Jan 10, 2011$0.2400+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 13, 2010Oct 11, 2010$0.2400+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 11, 2010Jul 9, 2010$0.2400+9.1%Raise
Mar 11, 2010Apr 9, 2010$0.2200+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 11, 2009Jan 11, 2010$0.2200+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 11, 2009Oct 9, 2009$0.2200+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 11, 2009Jul 10, 2009$0.2200+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 12, 2009Apr 10, 2009$0.2200+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 11, 2008Jan 9, 2009$0.2200+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 11, 2008Oct 10, 2008$0.2200+4.8%Raise
Jun 12, 2008Jul 10, 2008$0.2100+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 12, 2008Apr 10, 2008$0.2100+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 12, 2007Jan 10, 2008$0.2100+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 12, 2007Oct 10, 2007$0.2100+5.0%Raise
Jun 13, 2007Jul 10, 2007$0.2000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 13, 2007Apr 10, 2007$0.2000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 13, 2006Jan 10, 2007$0.2000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 13, 2006Oct 10, 2006$0.2000+5.3%Raise
Jun 13, 2006Jul 10, 2006$0.1900+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 13, 2006Apr 10, 2006$0.1900+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 13, 2005Jan 10, 2006$0.1900+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 13, 2005Oct 11, 2005$0.1900+5.6%Raise
Jun 13, 2005Jul 11, 2005$0.1800+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 11, 2005Apr 11, 2005$0.1800+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 13, 2004Jan 10, 2005$0.1800+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 13, 2004Oct 11, 2004$0.1800+12.5%Raise
Jun 14, 2004Jul 9, 2004$0.1600+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 11, 2004Apr 9, 2004$0.1600+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 11, 2003Jan 9, 2004$0.1600+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 11, 2003Oct 10, 2003$0.1600+10.3%Raise
Jun 12, 2003Jul 10, 2003$0.1450+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 12, 2003Apr 10, 2003$0.1450+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 12, 2002Jan 10, 2003$0.1450+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 12, 2002Oct 10, 2002$0.1450+7.4%Raise
Jun 12, 2002Jul 10, 2002$0.1350+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 13, 2002Apr 10, 2002$0.1350+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 12, 2001Jan 10, 2002$0.1350+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 17, 2001—$0.1350+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 12, 2001Oct 10, 2001$0.2700—Special
Jun 13, 2001Jul 10, 2001$0.1350+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 13, 2001Apr 10, 2001$0.1350+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 13, 2000Jan 10, 2001$0.1350+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 13, 2000Oct 10, 2000$0.1350+8.0%Raise
Jun 13, 2000Jul 10, 2000$0.1250+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 13, 2000Apr 10, 2000$0.1250+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 13, 1999Jan 10, 2000$0.1250+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 13, 1999Oct 11, 1999$0.1250+8.7%Raise
Jun 11, 1999Jul 9, 1999$0.1150+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 11, 1999Apr 9, 1999$0.1150+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 11, 1998Jan 11, 1999$0.1150+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 11, 1998Oct 9, 1998$0.1150+15.0%Raise
Jun 11, 1998Jul 10, 1998$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 12, 1998Apr 10, 1998$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 11, 1997Jan 9, 1998$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 11, 1997Oct 10, 1997$0.1000+11.1%Raise
Jun 12, 1997Jul 10, 1997$0.0900+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 12, 1997Apr 10, 1997$0.0450—Special
Dec 12, 1996Jan 10, 1997$0.0900+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 12, 1996Oct 10, 1996$0.0900+9.1%Raise
Jun 12, 1996Jul 10, 1996$0.0825+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 13, 1996Apr 10, 1996$0.0825+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 13, 1995Jan 10, 1996$0.0825+10.0%Raise
Sep 13, 1995Oct 10, 1995$0.0750+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 13, 1995Jul 10, 1995$0.0750+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 9, 1995—$0.0750+11.1%Raise
Dec 9, 1994—$0.0675+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 9, 1994—$0.0675+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 9, 1994—$0.0675+8.0%Raise
Mar 9, 1994—$0.0625+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 9, 1993—$0.0625+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 9, 1993—$0.0625+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 9, 1993—$0.0625+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 9, 1993—$0.0625+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 9, 1992—$0.0625+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 9, 1992—$0.0625+25.0%Raise
Jun 9, 1992—$0.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 10, 1992—$0.0500+5.3%Raise
Dec 10, 1991—$0.0475+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 10, 1991—$0.0475+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 10, 1991—$0.0475+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 11, 1991—$0.0475—First

CBU dividend history — FAQ

How much is CBU's dividend?

As of Oct 19, 2026, CBU's most recent dividend was $0.4900 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 15, 2026 and a pay date of Oct 13, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $1.9000 per share across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 3.15%.

How often does CBU pay a dividend?

Community Financial System, Inc. pays on a quarterly schedule. It made 4 payments in the last 12 months and 4 in 2025.

When is CBU's next dividend?

CBU's next ex-dividend date has not been announced yet. Based on its quarterly schedule, the next payment follows the pattern in the table above.

Has CBU ever cut its dividend?

No regular-payment reduction appears in the 146 payments on record since 1991.

How much did CBU pay in dividends in 2025?

CBU paid $1.8600 per share across 4 payments in 2025, up 2.2% from 2024.

What was CBU's total return including dividends over the last year?

Over the 12 months to Oct 19, 2026, CBU paid $1.9000 per share, 3.42% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved +8.3%. That is an approximate total return of +11.7% before taxes and reinvestment.

Amounts are per share and adjusted for stock splits, so early payments appear smaller than the cash paid at the time; a year with an extra or missing ex-date shows as a jump in the annual table. Change compares each regular payment with the previous regular one; payments of at least 2.5 times the recent median are treated as specials. Data refreshes daily; informational only, not investment advice. Back to CBU