Citigroup Inc. · C · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 10, 2026
$122.28 +0.25% on the day, +$0.31
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Yearly payout / yield
$2.68·2.19%
$0.67 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.67/qtr
pays ~Feb 3, 2027 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Feb 1, 2027est.
own by Jan 29, 2027 ⓘ
Years without a cut
15 yrs
3 yrs of raises ⓘ
Recession record
2000raised2008stopped2020held2022raised
stopped in 2009
Yield vs history ⓘ
43
Near its usual yield
C share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
C Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +11.7%3Y +8.1%5Y +5.6%10Y +15.4%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 152 payments since 1987.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +5.66% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. From 2029 it slows by a quarter each year, to no less than 5%. Today's $2.68 a year would be $3.46 by 2031 - 2.83% on today's $122.28 price.

How Many C Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $2.68 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 2,239 C shares, about $273,785 at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $122.28. $1,000 a month takes about 4,478 shares, about $547,570. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Citigroup (C) pays $0.67 a share quarterly, $2.68 a year, a 2.19% run-rate yield at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $122.28. It has paid since 1987 and raised its annual dividend 3 years in a row.

At today’s rate of $0.67 quarterly and the last close of $122.28, this is what C pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.67$0.22$2.68
100 shares$67.00$22.33$268.00
$10,000 invested (81.8 shares)$54.79$18.26$219.17
2,239 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.13$500.04$6,000.52
4,478 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.26$1,000.09$12,001.04

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 C shares reinvest into 0.55 new shares each payment, about 2.2 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 183 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with C’s own history in the C DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history
  • Crash record: what the dividend did in the 2008 crash history

C Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

43/100Near its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • C yields 2.19% today, at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $122.28.
  • Its own 10-year median is 2.90%, so today’s yield is near its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
1.72% low5.37% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is C’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After November 2026

C has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Feb 1, 2027, with the cash around Feb 3, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.67 a share, went ex on Nov 2, 2026 and paid Nov 4, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date
  • Next earnings report: Jan 14, 2027

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does C Pay?

C pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Feb, May, Aug and Nov, with ex-dates in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$2.54 a share, in 4 payments.
+9.5% against the 12 months before ($2.32 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. Ex-dates fall in Feb, May, Aug and Nov (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 3 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Aug 3, 2026 - $0.60 to $0.67 (+$0.07, +11.67%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.03 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 23.4% - $2.40 paid / $10.25 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 34.2% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
Deposits, loans and policy float run through operating cash flow here, so it does not measure dividend coverage.

C vs Similar Dividend Stocks (RY, ALIZY...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Financial Services companies closest to C in market value, C’s 2.19% run-rate yield is close to the group’s middle yield of 2.39%, and its raise streak of 3 years is the 6th longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
C $122.28Citigroup $0.67/qtr$2.68/yr fwd 2.19% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Stopped in 20092000 raised2008 stopped2020 held2022 raised 15 yrsraised 3 yrs in a row
RY $202.42Royal Bank of Canada $1.257/qtr$5.03/yr fwd 2.48% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 raised2008 held2020 held2022 held 28+ yrsraised 10 yrs in a row
ALIZY $50.88Allianz SE $1.956/yr 3.84% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 2 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
CMWAY $116.75Commonwealth Bank of Australia $1.907/half-yr$3.81/yr fwd 3.27% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 5 yrsraised 5 yrs in a row
AXP $323.46American Express $0.95/qtr$3.80/yr fwd 1.17% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 held2022 raised 48+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
BLK $1,222.31BlackRock $5.73/qtr$22.92/yr fwd 1.88% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 32008 raised2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000 record 21+ yrsraised 16 yrs in a row
SAN $12.56Banco Santander, S.A. $0.144/half-yr$0.29/yr fwd 2.29% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Varied, no cut2000 varied2008 varied2022 raisedno 2020 record 5+ yrsraised 4 yrs in a row
CIHKY $34.65China Merchants Bank Co. $0.74/yr 2.14% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 14+ yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
MUFG $21.65Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group $0.356/half-yr$0.71/yr fwd 3.29% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 4+ yrsraised 3 yrs in a row
SCHW $93.03Charles Schwab $0.32/qtr$1.28/yr fwd 1.38% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 held2022 raised 36+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
DBSDY $220.25DBS Group Holdings $2.526/qtr$10.10/yr fwd 4.59% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 5 yrsraised 5 yrs in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: C vs RY, C vs ALIZY, C vs CMWAY.

C Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1987

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Nov 2, 2026Nov 4, 2026$0.67QuarterlyRegular
Aug 3, 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.67QuarterlyRegular
May 4, 2026May 6, 2026$0.60QuarterlyRegular
Feb 2, 2026Feb 4, 2026$0.60QuarterlyRegular
Nov 3, 2025Nov 5, 2025$0.60QuarterlyRegular
Aug 4, 2025Aug 6, 2025$0.60QuarterlyRegular
May 5, 2025May 7, 2025$0.56QuarterlyRegular
Feb 3, 2025Feb 5, 2025$0.56QuarterlyRegular
Nov 4, 2024Nov 6, 2024$0.56QuarterlyRegular
Aug 5, 2024Aug 7, 2024$0.56QuarterlyRegular
The other 142 C payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 152 payments »
Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for C

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C Dividend Questions

How often does C pay dividends?

C pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Feb, May, Aug and Nov, with ex-dates in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Does C pay dividends monthly?

No. C pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next C dividend?

C has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Feb 1, 2027, with the cash around Feb 3, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.67 a share, went ex on Nov 2, 2026 and paid Nov 4, 2026. The current rate is $0.67 per share, $2.68 a year.

Does C pay a dividend in February 2027?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Feb 1, 2027, with the cash around Feb 3, 2027, so a payment in February 2027 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does C pay per share?

C pays $0.67 a share quarterly, $2.68 a year. At the Nov 10, 2026 close of $122.28 that is a 2.19% run-rate yield, near its usual level: its own 10-year median is 2.90%.

Has C raised its dividend?

Yes. C has raised its annual dividend 3 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Aug 3, 2026, took the rate from $0.60 to $0.67 (+11.67%). Over five years the dividend grew 5.6% a year.

Is C’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. C paid out 23% of its earnings as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 3 years in a row and gone 15 years without a cut. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2000 and 2022 crashes; it held it through 2020; it stopped paying in the 2008 (in 2009) crash. This is data, not investment advice. The full 8-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my C dividends?

Add C to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run C in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 10, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 8 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.