Central Securities Corp. · CET · AMEX
Dividend report · updated Nov 12, 2026
$56.72 -0.11% on the day, -$0.06
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Yearly payout / yield
$0.62·1.09%
$0.31 twice a year x 2 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.31/half-yr
pays ~Mar 30, 2027 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Mar 27, 2027est.
own by Mar 26, 2027 ⓘ
Years without a cut
6 yrs
2 yrs of raises ⓘ
Paying since
1990
72 payments on file
Yield vs history ⓘ
65
Above its usual yield
plus a special dividend: $2.45 in the last year — not in the rate
CET share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Every payment since Jun 2017
CET Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y -69.9%3Y +15.7%5Y +9.2%10Y +4.5%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). Orange = special or irregular payment. The enlarge button shows all 72 payments since 1990.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year; 2026 YTD is paid so far, the amounts vary too much to estimate the rest.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: 0% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. Special payments are left out. Today's $0.62 a year would stay $0.62 by 2031 - 1.09% on today's $56.72 price.

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

At $0.62 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 9,678 CET shares, about $548,936 at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $56.72. $1,000 a month takes about 19,355 shares, about $1,097,816. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Central Securities (CET) pays $0.31 a share twice a year, $0.62 a year, a 1.09% run-rate yield at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $56.72. A special dividend of $2.45 came on top in the last year; specials are paid case by case, so they never count in the rate or the yield here. It has paid since 1990 and raised its annual dividend 2 years in a row.

At today’s rate of $0.31 twice a year and the last close of $56.72, this is what CET pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.31$0.05$0.62
100 shares$31.00$5.17$62.00
$10,000 invested (176.3 shares)$54.65$9.11$109.31
9,678 shares ($500/mo)$3,000.18$500.03$6,000.36
19,355 shares ($1,000/mo)$6,000.05$1,000.01$12,000.10

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 CET shares reinvest into 0.55 new shares each payment, about 1.1 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 CET’s own history in the CET DRIP calculator.

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  • Coverage: does what it earns cover 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
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • 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

CET Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

65/100Above its usual yieldvs its 6-yr history
  • CET yields 1.09% today, at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $56.72.
  • Its own 6-year median is 0.56%, so today’s yield is above its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
0.42% low4.46% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 6-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 6 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 CET’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After June 2026

CET has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 288 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Mar 27, 2027, with the cash around Mar 30, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.31 a share, went ex on Jun 12, 2026 and paid Jun 15, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 182 days (semi-annual)
  • Payment: usually about 3 days after the ex-date

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

How Often Does CET Pay?

CET pays twice a year, 2 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Jun and Nov, with ex-dates in Jun and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 182 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$2.76 a share, in 2 payments, $2.45 of it special.
+20.0% against the 12 months before ($2.30 in 2 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 Jun and Nov. Ex-dates fall in Jun and Nov (latest 2 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 2 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Jun 12, 2026 - $0.25 to $0.31 (+$0.06, +24.00%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.40 (median of the raises before it)

CET vs Similar Dividend Stocks (TSLX, OBK...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Financial Services companies closest to CET in market value, CET’s 1.09% run-rate yield is below the group’s middle yield of 3.11%, and its raise streak of 2 years is the 4th 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 ⓘ
CET $56.72Central Securities $0.31/half-yr$0.62/yr fwd 1.09% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 6 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
TSLX $17.63Sixth Street Specialty Lending $0.42/mo$5.04/yr fwd 28.59% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 0 yrsno raise streak
OBK $54.24Origin Bancorp $0.25/qtr$1.00/yr fwd 1.84% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 7+ yrsno raise streak
BFC $150.46Bank First $0.60/qtr$2.40/yr fwd 1.60% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 11+ yrsraised 3 yrs in a row
HOPE $13.14Hope Bancorp $0.14/qtr$0.56/yr fwd 4.26% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 12+ yrsno raise streak
TCBK $51.92TriCo Bancshares $0.36/qtr$1.44/yr fwd 2.77% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 15 yrsraised 13 yrs in a row
NBHC $37.18National Bank Holdings $0.32/qtr$1.28/yr fwd 3.44% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 12+ yrsraised 10 yrs in a row
TRIN $18.01Trinity Capital $0.17/mo$2.04/yr fwd 11.33% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 2 yrsno raise streak
BY $39.12Byline Bancorp $0.14/qtr$0.56/yr fwd 1.43% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 5+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
LOB $34.30Live Oak Bancshares $0.03/qtr$0.12/yr fwd 0.35% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 9+ yrsno raise streak
INTR $4.03Inter & Co $0.1131/qtr$0.45/yr fwd 11.23% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 1+ yrno raise streak

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: CET vs TSLX, CET vs OBK, CET vs BFC.

CET Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1990

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Jun 12, 2026Jun 15, 2026$0.31Semi-annualRegular
Nov 14, 2025Nov 17, 2025$2.45Semi-annualSpecial
Jun 17, 2025Jun 19, 2025$0.25Semi-annualRegular
Nov 15, 2024Nov 18, 2024$2.05Semi-annualSpecial
Jun 14, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.20Semi-annualRegular
Nov 10, 2023Nov 13, 2023$1.65Semi-annualRegular
Jun 9, 2023Jun 12, 2023$0.20Semi-annualRegular
Nov 10, 2022Dec 22, 2022$2.25Semi-annualSpecial
Jun 10, 2022Jun 24, 2022$0.20Semi-annualRegular
Nov 12, 2021Dec 22, 2021$3.55Semi-annualSpecial
The other 62 CET payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 72 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 CET

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CET Dividend Questions

How often does CET pay dividends?

CET pays twice a year, 2 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Jun and Nov, with ex-dates in Jun and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 182 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Does CET pay dividends monthly?

No. CET pays twice a year, 2 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next CET dividend?

CET has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 288 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Mar 27, 2027, with the cash around Mar 30, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.31 a share, went ex on Jun 12, 2026 and paid Jun 15, 2026. The current rate is $0.31 per share, $0.62 a year.

Does CET pay a dividend in March 2027?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Mar 27, 2027, with the cash around Mar 30, 2027, so a payment in March 2027 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does CET pay per share?

CET pays $0.31 a share twice a year, $0.62 a year. At the Nov 12, 2026 close of $56.72 that is a 1.09% run-rate yield, above its usual level: its own 6-year median is 0.56%.

Has CET raised its dividend?

Yes. CET has raised its annual dividend 2 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Jun 12, 2026, took the rate from $0.25 to $0.31 (+24.00%). Over five years the dividend grew 9.2% a year.

Is CET’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. It has raised its dividend 2 years in a row and gone 6 years without a cut. This is data, not investment advice. The full 6-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my CET dividends?

Add CET 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 CET in the DRIP calculator.

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