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Historical Dividend Data

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Ex-Date Record Date Pay Date Declared Date Type Amount
Dec 05, 2025 Dec 04, 2025 Dec 05, 2025 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.9180
Dec 05, 2025 Dec 04, 2025 Dec 05, 2025 -- Long Term Capital Gains 0.7143
Dec 07, 2021 Dec 06, 2021 Dec 07, 2021 -- Long Term Capital Gains 1.996
Dec 07, 2021 Dec 06, 2021 Dec 07, 2021 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.9543
Dec 07, 2020 Dec 04, 2020 Dec 07, 2020 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.0385
Dec 07, 2020 Dec 04, 2020 Dec 07, 2020 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.5373
Dec 07, 2020 Dec 04, 2020 Dec 07, 2020 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.0074
Dec 07, 2020 Dec 04, 2020 Dec 07, 2020 -- Long Term Capital Gains 1.659
Dec 05, 2019 Dec 04, 2019 Dec 05, 2019 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.5926
Dec 05, 2019 Dec 04, 2019 Dec 05, 2019 -- Long Term Capital Gains 1.169
Dec 05, 2019 Dec 04, 2019 Dec 05, 2019 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.0529
Dec 06, 2018 Dec 05, 2018 Dec 06, 2018 -- Long Term Capital Gains 1.634
Dec 06, 2018 Dec 05, 2018 Dec 06, 2018 -- Short Term Capital Gains 1.623
Dec 06, 2018 Dec 05, 2018 Dec 06, 2018 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.0957
Dec 06, 2017 Dec 05, 2017 Dec 06, 2017 -- Long Term Capital Gains 0.9735
Dec 06, 2017 Dec 05, 2017 Dec 06, 2017 -- Short Term Capital Gains 2.208
Dec 07, 2016 Dec 06, 2016 Dec 07, 2016 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.2105
Dec 07, 2016 Dec 06, 2016 Dec 07, 2016 -- Long Term Capital Gains 1.314
Dec 03, 2015 Dec 02, 2015 Dec 04, 2015 -- Long Term Capital Gains 8.622
Dec 03, 2015 Dec 02, 2015 Dec 04, 2015 -- Short Term Capital Gains 1.595
Dec 04, 2014 Dec 03, 2014 Dec 04, 2014 -- Long Term Capital Gains 5.114
Dec 05, 2013 Dec 04, 2013 Dec 05, 2013 -- Long Term Capital Gains 4.340
Dec 05, 2013 Dec 04, 2013 Dec 05, 2013 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.9865
Dec 05, 2013 Dec 04, 2013 Dec 05, 2013 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.1046
Dec 07, 2012 Dec 06, 2012 Dec 07, 2012 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.0734

Dividend Definition

Dividends are payments per share reported as of the ex-dividend date. Profits can be allocated to retained earnings or paid to shareholders as dividends or stock buybacks. Shareholders receive dividends proportional to their shares. Dividends vary by company growth stage; rapidly growing companies often reinvest profits rather than pay dividends, while steady growth companies typically offer small, consistent dividends. Dividends can be qualified or non-qualified. Qualified dividends are taxed at the lower capital gains rate, while non-qualified dividends are taxed as regular income.

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Dividend Range, Past 5 Years

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Dividend Excel Add-In Codes

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Metric Code: dividend
Latest Data Point: =YCP("M:CMSCX", "dividend")
Last 5 Data Points: =YCS("M:CMSCX", "dividend", -4)
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