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CMS Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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CMSCMS Energy Corporation
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CMS Dividend answer
CMS Energy Corporation (CMS) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 3.25%, or $2.28 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 3.21%, from $2.25 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.57 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Nov 6, 2026. Payment date: Dec 1, 2026. Next dividend status: announced at $0.57 per share.
CMS Dividend Snapshot
Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next CMS Dividend Date
When CMS next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next CMS dividend
CMS's announced dividend calendar data is shown separately from historical payments so future dates do not get blended into completed dividend history.
Latest CMS Dividend Dates
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CMS Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
CMS Annual Dividend History
CMS Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.57, event yield 3.17%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 5.89%
- Cohort rank
- #216
- Cohort standing
- Bottom half
- Utilities rank
- #13
- 2020 regular DPS
- $1.630
- 2025 regular DPS
- $2.170
- Absolute change
- $0.540
- Years increased
- 5
- Years reduced
- 0
CMS's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 5.89% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #216 among US dividend-paying corporations that never cut the payout in AlgovestIQ's study.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
CMS Dividend Yield
How CMS's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
CMS's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent CMS dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | $0.57 | $0.57 | 3.17% | Quarterly | $2.25 | Jul 20, 2026 | Aug 7, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 |
| May 8, 2026 | $0.57 | $0.57 | 3.06% | Quarterly | $2.22 | Apr 20, 2026 | May 8, 2026 | May 29, 2026 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | $0.57 | $0.57 | 2.89% | Quarterly | $2.20 | Feb 5, 2026 | Feb 17, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Nov 7, 2025 | $0.5425 | $0.5425 | 2.96% | Quarterly | $2.17 | Oct 20, 2025 | Nov 7, 2025 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | $0.5425 | $0.5425 | 2.92% | Quarterly | $2.14 | Jul 21, 2025 | Aug 8, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 |
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| May 9, 2025 | $0.5425 | $0.5425 | 2.93% | Quarterly | $2.12 | Apr 14, 2025 | May 9, 2025 | May 30, 2025 |
| Feb 14, 2025 | $0.5425 | $0.5425 | 3.03% | Quarterly | $2.09 | Feb 6, 2025 | Feb 17, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 |
| Nov 13, 2024 | $0.515 | $0.515 | 3.04% | Quarterly | $2.06 | Oct 21, 2024 | Nov 13, 2024 | Nov 27, 2024 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | $0.515 | $0.515 | 3.07% | Quarterly | $2.03 | Jul 22, 2024 | Aug 2, 2024 | Aug 30, 2024 |
| May 14, 2024 | $0.515 | $0.515 | 3.21% | Quarterly | $2.01 | Apr 22, 2024 | May 15, 2024 | May 31, 2024 |
| Feb 9, 2024 | $0.515 | $0.515 | 3.53% | Quarterly | $1.98 | Feb 1, 2024 | Feb 12, 2024 | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Nov 2, 2023 | $0.4875 | $0.4875 | 3.51% | Quarterly | $1.95 | Oct 20, 2023 | Nov 3, 2023 | Nov 30, 2023 |
| Aug 3, 2023 | $0.4875 | $0.4875 | 3.30% | Quarterly | $1.92 | Jul 21, 2023 | Aug 4, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 |
| May 4, 2023 | $0.4875 | $0.4875 | 3.09% | Quarterly | $1.90 | Apr 21, 2023 | May 5, 2023 | May 31, 2023 |
| Feb 10, 2023 | $0.488 | $0.488 | 3.04% | Quarterly | $1.87 | Feb 2, 2023 | Feb 13, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 |
| Nov 3, 2022 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 3.23% | Quarterly | $1.84 | Oct 21, 2022 | Nov 4, 2022 | Nov 30, 2022 |
| Aug 4, 2022 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 2.65% | Quarterly | $1.82 | Jul 22, 2022 | Aug 5, 2022 | Aug 31, 2022 |
| May 5, 2022 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 2.65% | Quarterly | $1.79 | Apr 22, 2022 | May 6, 2022 | May 31, 2022 |
| Feb 10, 2022 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 2.82% | Quarterly | $1.77 | Jan 27, 2022 | Feb 11, 2022 | Feb 28, 2022 |
| Nov 4, 2021 | $0.435 | $0.435 | 2.90% | Quarterly | $1.74 | Oct 22, 2021 | Nov 5, 2021 | Nov 30, 2021 |
| Aug 5, 2021 | $0.435 | $0.435 | 2.71% | Quarterly | $1.71 | Jul 22, 2021 | Aug 6, 2021 | Aug 31, 2021 |
| May 6, 2021 | $0.435 | $0.435 | 2.62% | Quarterly | $1.68 | Apr 22, 2021 | May 7, 2021 | May 28, 2021 |
| Feb 4, 2021 | $0.435 | $0.435 | 2.92% | Quarterly | $1.66 | Jan 21, 2021 | Feb 5, 2021 | Feb 26, 2021 |
| Nov 5, 2020 | $0.4075 | $0.4075 | 2.53% | Quarterly | $1.63 | Oct 15, 2020 | Nov 6, 2020 | Nov 30, 2020 |
| Aug 6, 2020 | $0.4075 | $0.4075 | 2.60% | Quarterly | $1.61 | Jul 16, 2020 | Aug 7, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 |
| May 14, 2020 | $0.4075 | $0.4075 | 2.91% | Quarterly | $1.58 | Apr 30, 2020 | May 15, 2020 | May 29, 2020 |
| Feb 6, 2020 | $0.4075 | $0.4075 | 2.31% | Quarterly | $1.56 | Jan 16, 2020 | Feb 7, 2020 | Feb 28, 2020 |
| Oct 31, 2019 | $0.3825 | $0.3825 | 2.39% | Quarterly | $1.53 | Oct 17, 2019 | Nov 1, 2019 | Nov 27, 2019 |
| Aug 1, 2019 | $0.3825 | $0.3825 | 2.55% | Quarterly | $1.51 | Jul 18, 2019 | Aug 2, 2019 | Aug 30, 2019 |
| May 2, 2019 | $0.3825 | $0.3825 | 2.71% | Quarterly | $1.48 | Apr 18, 2019 | May 3, 2019 | May 31, 2019 |
| Jan 31, 2019 | $0.3825 | $0.3825 | 2.79% | Quarterly | $1.45 | Jan 17, 2019 | Feb 1, 2019 | Feb 28, 2019 |
| Nov 1, 2018 | $0.3575 | $0.3575 | 2.94% | Quarterly | $1.43 | Oct 18, 2018 | Nov 2, 2018 | Nov 30, 2018 |
| Aug 2, 2018 | $0.3575 | $0.3575 | 2.94% | Quarterly | $1.41 | Jul 19, 2018 | Aug 3, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 |
| May 3, 2018 | $0.3575 | $0.3575 | 2.97% | Quarterly | $1.38 | Apr 19, 2018 | May 4, 2018 | May 31, 2018 |
| Feb 15, 2018 | $0.3575 | $0.3575 | 3.10% | Quarterly | $1.36 | Feb 5, 2018 | Feb 16, 2018 | Feb 28, 2018 |
| Nov 2, 2017 | $0.3325 | $0.3325 | 2.76% | Quarterly | $1.33 | Oct 19, 2017 | Nov 3, 2017 | Nov 30, 2017 |
| Aug 2, 2017 | $0.3325 | $0.3325 | 2.80% | Quarterly | — | Jul 20, 2017 | Aug 4, 2017 | Aug 31, 2017 |
| May 3, 2017 | $0.3325 | $0.3325 | 2.86% | Quarterly | — | Apr 20, 2017 | May 5, 2017 | May 31, 2017 |
| Feb 1, 2017 | $0.3325 | $0.3325 | 3.00% | Quarterly | — | Jan 19, 2017 | Feb 3, 2017 | Feb 28, 2017 |
| Nov 2, 2016 | $0.31 | $0.31 | 3.03% | Quarterly | — | Oct 20, 2016 | Nov 4, 2016 | Nov 30, 2016 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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CMS Dividends FAQ
Does CMS pay a dividend?
CMS Energy Corporation (CMS) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.57 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is CMS's dividend yield?
CMS's trailing dividend yield is 3.21%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is CMS's next dividend?
CMS's next announced dividend is $0.57 per share with an ex-dividend date of Nov 6, 2026 and payment date of Dec 1, 2026.
When is CMS's ex-dividend date?
CMS's next announced ex-dividend date is Nov 6, 2026.
How has CMS's dividend changed?
CMS's one-year dividend growth is 5.13% based on comparable covered dividend history.