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Data last updated: Nov 05, 2026
Snapshot (as of Nov 05, 2026): Computershare Limited (CMSQY) pays a $0.83 annual dividend, yielding 3.10% at $29.80/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-19. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 3.10%
Annual Dividend: $0.83 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-19
Dividend Frequency: semi-annually
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 18
Computershare Limited dividend investors are looking at a global financial services company that handles share registry, corporate trust, and employee share plan administration across more than a dozen countries. The current yield sits at 3.1%, with trailing twelve-month payments of $0.83 per share paid on a semi-annual schedule. The next ex-dividend date is August 19, 2026. CMSQY's low beta of 0.001 points to price behavior largely decoupled from broad market swings, which suits income investors who prioritize payment predictability over capital gains.
Computershare Limited pays out dividends at a payout ratio classified as not applicable (fund/ETF), so traditional earnings-coverage analysis does not apply here. Computershare Limited dividend safety draws some support from the company's diversified service lines, spanning register maintenance, corporate trust, transfer agent services, and employee share plan administration across Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America, which spread revenue across geographies and client types. The most data-supported pressure point is the dividend history itself: the record contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which shows the payment is not immune to cuts when conditions shift.
Computershare Limited dividend history shows a CAGR of 9.9% per year from 2008 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.1860 to $0.9300 over that span (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the growth calculation). The largest single-year jump in the window was 55.6% in 2010. Growth is not linear: the history includes at least one decline exceeding 5%, so the long-run average masks meaningful year-to-year variation.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +19.9% | $0.54 (2022) | $0.93 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +32.2% | $0.23 (2020) | $0.93 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +12.4% | $0.29 (2014) | $0.93 (2025) |
CMSQY fits dividend investors who want a moderate yield backed by a globally diversified financial services business. The current yield of 3.1% falls in the moderate (2-4%) range and sits above the 5-year average of 2.71%, meaning today's entry point offers more income than the historical norm. The 9.9% long-run dividend CAGR is the standout data point, but the history includes cuts, and the consecutive-increase streak is only two years, so growth has not been smooth. What an investor gets here is a globally scaled registry and corporate trust operation with above-average historical dividend growth. What they accept is a payment that has been trimmed before and carries only a short unbroken increase streak.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | $0.6500 |
| 2026-02-18 | $0.5500 |
| 2025-08-20 | $0.4800 |
| 2025-02-19 | $0.4500 |
| 2024-08-21 | $0.4200 |
| 2024-02-20 | $0.4000 |
| 2023-08-22 | $0.4000 |
| 2022-08-16 | $0.3000 |
| 2022-02-15 | $0.2400 |
| 2021-02-16 | $0.2300 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.2000 |
| 2025 | $0.9300 |
| 2024 | $0.8200 |
| 2023 | $0.4000 |
| 2022 | $0.5400 |
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