CMS Energy (CMS) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 134 recorded CMS dividend payments, running from April 13, 1973 to August 7, 2026 — 54 calendar years. Together those payments total $38.87 per share. CMS has most often paid quarterly.
CMS has increased its payment rate for 18 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the CMS payment rate compounded at +5.9% a year, and +6.5% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
CMS's payment rate fell in 2002. The steepest drop was -25.3%.
CMS dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.17 | 4 | $0.543 | +5.4% |
| 2024 | $2.06 | 4 | $0.515 | +5.5% |
| 2023 | $1.95 | 4 | $0.488 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | $1.84 | 4 | $0.460 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | $1.74 | 4 | $0.435 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | $1.63 | 4 | $0.408 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | $1.53 | 4 | $0.383 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | $1.43 | 4 | $0.358 | +7.5% |
| 2017 | $1.33 | 4 | $0.333 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | $1.24 | 4 | $0.310 | +6.9% |
| 2015 | $1.16 | 4 | $0.290 | +7.4% |
| 2014 | $1.08 | 4 | $0.270 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | $1.02 | 4 | $0.255 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | $0.960 | 4 | $0.240 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | $0.840 | 4 | $0.210 | +40.0% |
| 2010 | $0.660 | 4 | $0.150 | +20.0% |
| 2009 | $0.500 | 4 | $0.125 | +38.9% |
| 2008 | $0.360 | 4 | $0.0900 | +80.0% |
| 2007 | $0.200 | 4 | $0.0500 | — |
| 2002 | $1.09 | 4 | $0.272 | -25.3% |
| 2001 | $1.46 | 4 | $0.365 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | $1.46 | 4 | $0.365 | — |
| 1999 | $1.75 | 5 (timing) | $0.365 | — |
| 1998 | $1.26 | 4 | $0.315 | +10.5% |
| 1997 | $1.14 | 4 | $0.285 | +11.8% |
| 1996 | $1.02 | 4 | $0.255 | +13.3% |
| 1995 | $0.900 | 4 | $0.225 | +15.4% |
| 1994 | $0.780 | 4 | $0.195 | +30.0% |
| 1993 | $0.600 | 4 | $0.150 | +25.0% |
| 1992 | $0.480 | 4 | $0.120 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | $0.480 | 4 | $0.120 | +20.0% |
| 1990 | $0.420 | 4 | $0.100 | — |
| 1989 | $0.100 | 1 (timing) | $0.100 | — |
| 1973 | $0.500 | 1 (timing) | $0.500 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than CMS's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent CMS dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| August 7, 2026 | $0.570 |
| May 8, 2026 | $0.570 |
| February 17, 2026 | $0.570 |
| November 7, 2025 | $0.543 |
| August 8, 2025 | $0.543 |
| May 9, 2025 | $0.543 |
| February 14, 2025 | $0.543 |
| November 13, 2024 | $0.515 |
| August 2, 2024 | $0.515 |
| May 14, 2024 | $0.515 |
| February 9, 2024 | $0.515 |
| November 2, 2023 | $0.488 |
| August 3, 2023 | $0.488 |
| May 4, 2023 | $0.488 |
| February 10, 2023 | $0.488 |
| November 3, 2022 | $0.460 |
| August 4, 2022 | $0.460 |
| May 5, 2022 | $0.460 |
| February 10, 2022 | $0.460 |
| November 4, 2021 | $0.435 |
| August 5, 2021 | $0.435 |
| May 6, 2021 | $0.435 |
| February 4, 2021 | $0.435 |
| November 5, 2020 | $0.408 |
| August 6, 2020 | $0.408 |
| May 14, 2020 | $0.408 |
| February 6, 2020 | $0.408 |
| October 31, 2019 | $0.383 |
| August 1, 2019 | $0.383 |
| May 2, 2019 | $0.383 |
| January 31, 2019 | $0.383 |
| November 1, 2018 | $0.358 |
| August 2, 2018 | $0.358 |
| May 3, 2018 | $0.358 |
| February 15, 2018 | $0.358 |
| November 2, 2017 | $0.333 |
| August 2, 2017 | $0.333 |
| May 3, 2017 | $0.333 |
| February 1, 2017 | $0.333 |
| November 2, 2016 | $0.310 |
| August 3, 2016 | $0.310 |
| May 4, 2016 | $0.310 |
| February 3, 2016 | $0.310 |
| November 4, 2015 | $0.290 |
| August 5, 2015 | $0.290 |
| May 6, 2015 | $0.290 |
| February 4, 2015 | $0.290 |
| November 5, 2014 | $0.270 |
| July 30, 2014 | $0.270 |
| April 30, 2014 | $0.270 |
| February 5, 2014 | $0.270 |
| October 30, 2013 | $0.255 |
| July 31, 2013 | $0.255 |
| May 1, 2013 | $0.255 |
| February 6, 2013 | $0.255 |
| October 31, 2012 | $0.240 |
| August 1, 2012 | $0.240 |
| May 2, 2012 | $0.240 |
| February 8, 2012 | $0.240 |
| November 2, 2011 | $0.210 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 134 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
CMS dividend history questions
How many dividends has CMS paid?
DivTrkr has 134 recorded CMS dividend payments between April 13, 1973 and August 7, 2026, totalling $38.87 per share across 54 calendar years.
Has CMS ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The CMS per-payment rate fell in 2002, the steepest being -25.3%.
How fast is the CMS dividend growing?
The CMS payment rate compounded at +5.9% a year over the last five complete years and +6.5% a year over the last ten.
How often does CMS pay a dividend?
CMS has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current CMS dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track CMS free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.