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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (CFG) pays a $0.00 annual dividend, yielding 2.90% at $63.36/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-07-30. 10+ consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.90%
Annual Dividend: $0.00 per share
Payout Ratio: 39.2%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-07-30
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 13
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. dividend reflects a regional bank with deep roots: founded in 1828, CFG operates roughly 1,200 branches across 14 states through its Citizens Bank subsidiary, serving consumers and businesses with mortgages, credit cards, commercial lending, and capital markets services. The current yield is 2.74%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $1.84 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is July 30, 2026. A beta of 0.997 puts CFG stock in line with the broader market, making it a fit for dividend investors who want income without outsized price swings.
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. pays out 43.1% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as moderate (40–60%). That level leaves a meaningful buffer of retained earnings, supported by CFG's two-segment business model spanning consumer deposits, mortgage lending, and commercial banking services that generate revenue across a broad client base. Citizens Financial Group, Inc. dividend safety faces the most direct pressure from credit cycle sensitivity, as a regional bank's earnings can contract during periods of rising loan losses, which would compress the coverage cushion behind the current payout.
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 15.7% per year from 2015 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.40 to $1.72 over that decade (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 53.1% in 2018, while growth slowed considerably in later years, with 2024 matching 2023 at $1.68 per share before a modest $0.04 increase in 2025.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +2.0% | $1.62 (2022) | $1.72 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +2.0% | $1.56 (2020) | $1.72 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +15.7% | $0.40 (2015) | $1.72 (2025) |
CFG fits dividend investors who prioritize income over rapid payout growth. The yield sits at a moderate (2–4%) 2.74%, above the stock's own 5-year average of 2.46%, which means buyers today are locking in a yield that is historically above the norm for this name. The 43.1% payout ratio keeps the dividend well-covered, but growth has clearly decelerated from the double-digit pace of the mid-2010s. What an investor gets here is a regionally diversified bank paying a covered, above-average-for-itself yield. The trade-off is that meaningful dividend acceleration looks unlikely given recent annual increases of just a few cents per share.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | $0.4600 |
| 2026-04-30 | $0.4600 |
| 2026-02-04 | $0.4600 |
| 2025-10-29 | $0.4600 |
| 2025-07-31 | $0.4200 |
| 2025-04-30 | $0.4200 |
| 2025-01-31 | $0.4200 |
| 2024-10-30 | $0.4200 |
| 2024-07-31 | $0.4200 |
| 2024-04-30 | $0.4200 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.3800 |
| 2025 | $1.7200 |
| 2024 | $1.6800 |
| 2023 | $1.6800 |
| 2022 | $1.6200 |
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