CMS Energy Corporation 5.6% JRSUB NT 78 · CMSA · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 9, 2026
$19.48 +1.56% on the day, +$0.30
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UnlockDividend Safety Rating: paid plans onlyDividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Is CMSA’s dividend Very Safe or High Risk? 11 checks scored. Payout ratio, raise streak, recession record and 8 more. Show the rating
Yearly payout / yield
$1.41·7.23%
$0.352 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
$0.3516/qtr
pays Dec 15 ⓘ
Next ex-date
Nov 30
ex in 20 days ⓘ
Years without a cut
7+ yrs
raised last year ⓘ
Paying since
2018
35 payments on file
Yield vs history ⓘ
87
Well above its usual yield
CMSA share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
CMSA Dividend Growth (CAGR) ⓘ
1Y -0.1%3Y 0.0%5Y 0.0%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). Light bar = declared, not yet paid. The enlarge button shows all 35 payments since 2018.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (1 declared and not yet paid), not a promise. Years with an extra or a missing payment (dates sliding across New Year) are compared per payment.
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. Today's $1.41 a year would stay $1.41 by 2031 - 7.23% on today's $19.48 price.

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

At $1.41 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 4,262 CMSA shares, about $83,024 at the Nov 9, 2026 close of $19.48. $1,000 a month takes about 8,523 shares, about $166,028. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

CMS Energy Corporation 5.6% JRSUB NT 78 (CMSA) pays $0.352 a share quarterly, $1.41 a year, a 7.23% run-rate yield at the Nov 9, 2026 close of $19.48. It has paid since 2018 and raised its annual dividend 1 years in a row.

At today’s rate of $0.352 quarterly and the last close of $19.48, this is what CMSA pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.352$0.12$1.41
100 shares$35.20$11.73$140.80
$10,000 invested (513.3 shares)$180.70$60.23$722.79
4,262 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.22$500.07$6,000.90
8,523 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.10$1,000.03$12,000.38

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 CMSA shares reinvest into 1.81 new shares each payment, about 7.4 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 56 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 CMSA’s own history in the CMSA 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 (cash flow): does cash from the business 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

CMSA Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

87/100Well above its usual yieldvs its 8-yr history
  • CMSA yields 7.23% today, at the Nov 9, 2026 close of $19.48.
  • Its own 8-year median is 5.72%, so today’s yield is well above its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
5.33% low22.28% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 8-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 8 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 CMSA’s Next Dividend? December 2026 Ex-Date and Pay Date

CMSA’s next dividend is $0.3516 a share, declared, with the ex-date on Nov 30, 2026. Own CMSA by the close on Nov 27, 2026 to collect it; shares bought on the ex-date or later do not get it. It pays on Dec 15, 2026. The latest one, $0.352 a share, went ex on Aug 31, 2026 and paid Sep 2, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 3 days after the ex-date
  • Next earnings report: Feb 4, 2027

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

How Often Does CMSA Pay?

CMSA pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$1.41 a share, in 4 payments.
+0.1% against the 12 months before ($1.41 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 Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. Ex-dates fall in Feb, May, Aug and Nov (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 1 year of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: none found in the regular-rate history
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 49.4% - $1.41 paid / $2.85 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 43.1% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: 60.9% - $1.41 paid / $2.31 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 68.0% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)

CMSA vs Similar Dividend Stocks (CMS, NI...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Utilities companies closest to CMSA in market value, CMSA’s 7.23% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 3.25%, and its raise streak of 1 year is the 9th 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 ⓘ
CMSA $19.48CMS Energy Corporation 5.6% JRSUB NT 78 $0.352/qtr$1.41/yr fwd 7.23% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 7+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
CMS $69.55CMS Energy $0.57/qtr$2.28/yr fwd 3.28% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Stopped in 20032000 stopped2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 19 yrsraised 18 yrs in a row
NI $45.06NiSource $0.30/qtr$1.20/yr fwd 2.66% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20032000 cut2008 held2020 raised2022 raised 22 yrsraised 14 yrs in a row
EVRG $87.99Evergy $0.695/qtr$2.78/yr fwd 3.16% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20002000 cut2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 22 yrsraised 22 yrs in a row
EIX $60.14Edison International $0.878/qtr$3.51/yr fwd 5.84% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Stopped in 20012000 stopped2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 22 yrsraised 21 yrs in a row
NRG $97.49NRG Energy $0.475/qtr$1.90/yr fwd 1.95% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 9 yrsraised 6 yrs in a row
LNT $73.45Alliant Energy $0.535/qtr$2.14/yr fwd 2.91% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20032000 cut2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 22 yrsraised 22 yrs in a row
CNLPM $31.50Connecticut Light and Power $0.515/qtr$2.06/yr fwd 6.54% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 8+ yrsno raise streak
BIP $39.66Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. $0.455/qtr$1.82/yr fwd 4.59% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 5+ yrsraised 5 yrs in a row
SBS $4.95Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP $0.159/yr 3.21% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 4 yrsno raise streak
ES $69.49Eversource Energy $0.788/qtr$3.15/yr fwd 4.54% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 25+ yrsraised 25 yrs in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: CMSA vs CMS, CMSA vs NI, CMSA vs EVRG.

CMSA Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2018

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Nov 30, 2026Dec 15, 2026$0.3516QuarterlyDeclared
Aug 31, 2026Sep 2, 2026$0.352QuarterlyRegular
May 29, 2026Jun 1, 2026$0.352QuarterlyRegular
Feb 27, 2026Mar 2, 2026$0.352QuarterlyRegular
Nov 28, 2025Dec 1, 2025$0.352QuarterlyRegular
Aug 29, 2025Sep 1, 2025$0.352QuarterlyRegular
May 30, 2025Jun 2, 2025$0.352QuarterlyRegular
Feb 28, 2025Mar 3, 2025$0.3516QuarterlyRegular
Nov 29, 2024Dec 2, 2024$0.3516QuarterlyRegular
Aug 30, 2024Sep 2, 2024$0.3516QuarterlyRegular
The other 25 CMSA payments come with a paid plan.
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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 CMSA

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CMSA Dividend Questions

How often does CMSA pay dividends?

CMSA pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Does CMSA pay dividends monthly?

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

When is the next CMSA dividend?

CMSA’s next dividend is $0.3516 a share, declared, with the ex-date on Nov 30, 2026. Own CMSA by the close on Nov 27, 2026 to collect it; shares bought on the ex-date or later do not get it. It pays on Dec 15, 2026. The latest one, $0.352 a share, went ex on Aug 31, 2026 and paid Sep 2, 2026. The current rate is $0.352 per share, $1.41 a year.

Does CMSA pay a dividend in December 2026?

Yes. CMSA declared $0.3516 a share with the ex-date on Nov 30, 2026, paying on Dec 15, 2026. Own CMSA by the close on Nov 27, 2026 to collect it; shares bought on the ex-date or later do not get it.

How much does CMSA pay per share?

CMSA pays $0.352 a share quarterly, $1.41 a year. At the Nov 9, 2026 close of $19.48 that is a 7.23% run-rate yield, well above its usual level: its own 8-year median is 5.72%.

Has CMSA raised its dividend?

Yes. CMSA has raised its annual dividend 1 years in a row, through 2025. Over five years the dividend grew 0.0% a year.

Is CMSA’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. CMSA paid out 49% of its earnings and 61% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 1 years in a row and gone 7+ years without a cut. This is data, not investment advice. The full 11-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my CMSA dividends?

Add CMSA 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 CMSA 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 9, 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 11 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.