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Data last updated: Aug 31, 2026
Snapshot (as of Aug 31, 2026): Citigroup Inc. (C) pays a $2.47 annual dividend ($0.67 quarterly), yielding 1.86% at $132.84/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-03. 15 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.86%
Annual Dividend: $2.47 per share
Payout Ratio: 30.5%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-03
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 40
Citigroup Inc. dividend income comes from one of the world's largest diversified banks, founded in 1812 and operating across Treasury and Trade Solutions, Markets, Wealth, and U.S. Personal Banking. C currently yields 1.86%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $2.47 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is August 3, 2026. With a beta of 1.102, C stock carries slightly above-average market sensitivity, making it a better fit for dividend investors who can tolerate moderate price swings.
Citigroup Inc. pays out 30.5% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That level of earnings retention gives C meaningful room to maintain the current payment even if profits dip, which matters for a bank operating across cyclical businesses like investment banking and markets. Citigroup Inc. dividend safety faces its clearest pressure from the beta of 1.102, reflecting that earnings in capital markets and corporate lending can move sharply with the economic cycle.
Citigroup Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 0.4% per year from 2007 to 2025. Per-share, that means growth from $2.16 to $2.32 over the full window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR). The largest annual increase in the window was 300.0% in 2015, which reflects recovery from near-zero payouts in the years prior rather than organic acceleration. Growth is slow, and the long-run rate of 0.4% annually does little to offset inflation for income investors.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +4.4% | $2.04 (2022) | $2.32 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +2.6% | $2.04 (2020) | $2.32 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +30.7% | $0.16 (2015) | $2.32 (2025) |
C stock fits dividend investors who prioritize a low payout ratio and a large, diversified financial institution over yield size or growth speed. The current yield of 1.86% is classified as low (below 2%), and at 0.4% annual dividend growth over the full history window, income is not expanding fast enough to meaningfully compound. The 5-year average yield of 1.6% shows the current yield sits modestly above its own historical norm, which is a small positive. What an investor gets here is a conservative payout ratio with room to absorb earnings pressure. What they give up is meaningful income growth.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | $0.6700 |
| 2026-05-04 | $0.6000 |
| 2026-02-02 | $0.6000 |
| 2025-11-03 | $0.6000 |
| 2025-08-04 | $0.6000 |
| 2025-05-05 | $0.5600 |
| 2025-02-03 | $0.5600 |
| 2024-11-04 | $0.5600 |
| 2024-08-05 | $0.5600 |
| 2024-05-03 | $0.5300 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.8700 |
| 2025 | $2.3200 |
| 2024 | $2.1800 |
| 2023 | $2.0800 |
| 2022 | $2.0400 |
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