# Commercial Metals (CMC) — Dividends

CMC · NYSE · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/cmc/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Trailing 12 months | $0.76 |
| Forward yield | 1.16% |
| Growth streak | 5 years |

Commercial Metals pays a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share. Its next payment is already declared, with an [ex-date](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) of October 28, 2026 and a pay date of November 11, 2026. The most recent paid dividend went ex on July 6, 2026 and was paid on July 15, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $0.76 per share, a [yield](/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) of about 1.16% at a share price of $65.37.

The rate held at $0.12 from late 2019 until October 2021. Since then it has been raised four times, by two cents each time. It went to $0.14 in October 2021, $0.16 in October 2022, $0.18 in March 2024 and $0.20 in April 2026. Those raises were about 17%, 14%, 12.5% and 11%. The quarterly rate is now about 67% higher than in 2021. Payments by calendar year rose from $0.48 in 2020 to $0.50 in 2021, $0.58 in 2022, $0.64 in 2023, $0.70 in 2024 and $0.72 in 2025. The company has increased its dividend for five consecutive years.

If the pattern holds, the payment after the declared one would go ex-dividend in mid-January 2027 and be paid in early February. Recent raises have come with the spring payment.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Nov 11, 2026 | $0.20 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 | $0.20 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Apr 15, 2026 | $0.20 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | Feb 2, 2026 | $0.18 |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Nov 13, 2025 | $0.18 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 | $0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Apr 9, 2025 | $0.18 |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Jan 30, 2025 | $0.18 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 | $0.18 |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Jul 10, 2024 | $0.18 |
| Mar 28, 2024 | Apr 10, 2024 | $0.18 |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Feb 1, 2024 | $0.16 |
| Oct 25, 2023 | Nov 9, 2023 | $0.16 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Jul 12, 2023 | $0.16 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Apr 12, 2023 | $0.16 |
| Jan 18, 2023 | Feb 2, 2023 | $0.16 |
| Oct 26, 2022 | Nov 10, 2022 | $0.16 |
| Jun 28, 2022 | Jul 13, 2022 | $0.14 |
| Mar 29, 2022 | Apr 13, 2022 | $0.14 |
| Jan 19, 2022 | Feb 3, 2022 | $0.14 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does Commercial Metals (CMC) pay a dividend?

Yes. Commercial Metals pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.20 per share.

### What is CMC's dividend yield?

Commercial Metals paid $0.76 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 1.16% at the last price of $65.37. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is CMC's next ex-dividend date?

Commercial Metals's next ex-dividend date is Oct 28, 2026, payable on Nov 11, 2026.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

### Has CMC been raising its dividend?

Yes — Commercial Metals has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive calendar years.

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Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

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