Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) Dividend History

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CMCSA latest dividend

$0.33last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateOct 7Wednesday, 2026
Payment dateOct 28Wednesday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 5 yearsof dividend increases
  • 2008paying since
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • +7.6%5-year growth a year
  • 6.03%forward yield

CMCSA dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$132
Each payment
$33
Value of the shares
$2,190
Dividend yield
6.03%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $1.32 per share, before tax.

CMCSA dividends per share by year

Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.

CMCSA dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)34.8%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)22.4%
Well covered · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+7.6%
Growing · a year on average
Years of increases5
Established · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

CMCSA yield on cost

Comcast Corporation yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$27.694.77%$1.324.8%
3 years ago$41.263.20%$3.688.9%
5 years ago$49.882.65%$5.7411.5%
10 years ago$30.404.34%$9.5331.3%
20 years ago$11.9311.06%$12.13101.6%

Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).

CMCSA dividend payments

Payment

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).

CMCSA dividends by year

Comcast Corporation dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$1.22+6.6%4.35%4
2024$1.14+7.0%3.25%4
2023$1.07+7.5%2.60%4
2022$0.99+8.2%3.03%4
2021$0.92+8.9%1.95%4
2020$0.84—1.72%4
2019$0.59−31.4%1.40%3
2018$0.86—2.70%5
2017$0.44−29.8%1.18%3
2016$0.63—1.96%5
2015$0.46—1.73%4
2014$0.32−13.5%1.16%3
2013$0.37+19.6%1.50%4
2012$0.31+19.2%1.75%4
2011$0.26—2.31%5
2010$0.18+42.3%1.73%4
2009$0.13—1.58%4
2008$0.09—1.12%3

CMCSA dividend history

134 payments
Comcast Corporation dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-10-072026-10-28$0.33—Quarterly
2026-07-012026-07-22$0.33—Quarterly
2026-04-012026-04-22$0.33—Quarterly
2026-01-142026-02-04$0.33+6.7%Quarterly
2025-10-012025-10-22$0.3093—Quarterly
2025-07-022025-07-23$0.3093—Quarterly
2025-04-022025-04-23$0.3093+6.5%Quarterly
2025-01-082025-01-29$0.2905—Quarterly
2024-10-022024-10-23$0.2905—Quarterly
2024-07-032024-07-24$0.2905—Quarterly
2024-04-022024-04-24$0.2905+6.9%Quarterly
2024-01-022024-01-24$0.2718—Quarterly
2023-10-032023-10-25$0.2718—Quarterly
2023-07-032023-07-26$0.2718—Quarterly
2023-04-042023-04-26$0.2718+7.4%Quarterly
2023-01-032023-01-25$0.253—Quarterly
Show all 134 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2022-10-042022-10-26$0.253—Quarterly
2022-07-052022-07-27$0.253—Quarterly
2022-04-052022-04-27$0.253+8.0%Quarterly
2022-01-042022-01-26$0.2343—Quarterly
2021-10-052021-10-27$0.2343—Quarterly
2021-07-062021-07-28$0.2343—Quarterly
2021-04-062021-04-28$0.2343+8.7%Quarterly
2021-01-052021-01-27$0.2156—Quarterly
2020-10-062020-10-28$0.2156—Quarterly
2020-06-302020-07-22$0.2156—Quarterly
2020-03-312020-04-22$0.2156+9.5%Quarterly
2020-01-072020-01-29$0.1968—Quarterly
2019-10-012019-10-23$0.1968—Quarterly
2019-07-022019-07-24$0.1968—Quarterly
2019-04-022019-04-24$0.1968+10.5%Quarterly
2018-12-312019-01-23$0.1781—Quarterly
2018-10-022018-10-24$0.1781—Quarterly
2018-07-022018-07-25$0.1781—Quarterly
2018-04-032018-04-25$0.1781+20.3%Quarterly
2018-01-022018-01-24$0.1481—Quarterly
2017-10-032017-10-25$0.1481—Quarterly
2017-06-302017-07-26$0.1481—Quarterly
2017-04-032017-04-26$0.1481+14.9%Quarterly
2016-12-302017-01-25$0.1289—Quarterly
2016-10-032016-10-26$0.1289—Quarterly
2016-07-012016-07-27$0.1289—Quarterly
2016-04-042016-04-27$0.1289+10.0%Quarterly
2016-01-042016-01-27$0.1172—Quarterly
2015-10-052015-10-28$0.1172—Quarterly
2015-06-292015-07-22$0.1172—Quarterly
2015-03-302015-04-22$0.1172+11.1%Quarterly
2015-01-052015-01-28$0.1054—Quarterly
2014-09-292014-10-22$0.1054—Quarterly
2014-06-302014-07-23$0.1054—Quarterly
2014-03-312014-04-23$0.1054+15.4%Quarterly
2013-12-302014-01-23$0.0914—Quarterly
2013-09-302013-10-23$0.0914—Quarterly
2013-07-012013-07-24$0.0914—Quarterly
2013-04-012013-04-24$0.0914+19.6%Quarterly
2012-12-282013-01-23$0.0764—Quarterly
2012-10-012012-10-24$0.0764—Quarterly
2012-06-292012-07-25$0.0764—Quarterly
2012-04-022012-04-25$0.0764+44.2%Quarterly
2011-12-302012-01-25$0.0529—Quarterly
2011-10-032011-10-26$0.0529—Quarterly
2011-07-012011-07-27$0.0529—Quarterly
2011-04-042011-04-27$0.0529+18.9%Quarterly
2011-01-032011-01-26$0.0445—Quarterly
2010-10-042010-10-27$0.0445—Quarterly
2010-07-022010-07-28$0.0445—Quarterly
2010-04-052010-04-28$0.0445—Quarterly
2010-01-042010-01-27$0.0445+39.7%Quarterly
2009-10-052009-10-28$0.0319—Quarterly
2009-07-062009-07-29$0.0319—Quarterly
2009-04-062009-04-29$0.0319+8.0%Quarterly
2009-01-052009-01-28$0.0295—Quarterly
2008-10-062008-10-29$0.0295—Quarterly
2008-07-072008-07-30$0.0295—Quarterly
2008-03-312008-04-30$0.0295+758.1%Quarterly
1999-03-021999-03-25$0.0034—Quarterly
1998-12-011998-12-24$0.0034—Quarterly
1998-09-011998-09-24$0.0034—Quarterly
1998-06-021998-06-25$0.0034—Quarterly
1998-03-031998-03-26$0.0034—Quarterly
1997-12-021997-12-25$0.0034—Quarterly
1997-09-031997-09-26$0.0034—Quarterly
1997-06-041997-06-27$0.0034—Quarterly
1997-03-041997-03-27$0.0034—Quarterly
1996-12-031996-12-26$0.0034—Quarterly
1996-09-041996-09-27$0.0034−85.0%Quarterly
1996-08-02—$0.023—
1996-07-02—$0.023+568.6%
1996-06-051996-06-28$0.0034−85.0%Quarterly
1996-06-04—$0.023+568.6%
1996-03-051996-03-28$0.0034—Quarterly
1995-12-051995-12-28$0.0034—Once a year
1995-08-301995-09-22$0.0034−85.7%Once a year
1995-08-25—$0.024+597.7%
1995-05-261995-06-23$0.0034—Once a year
1995-02-271995-03-24$0.0034−85.7%Quarterly
1995-02-24—$0.024+597.7%
1994-11-251994-12-22$0.0034—Quarterly
1994-08-291994-09-23$0.0034—Quarterly
1994-05-271994-06-24$0.0034+446.0%Quarterly
1994-02-281994-03-25$0.0006−82.7%Quarterly
1993-12-20—$0.0037—
1993-11-261993-12-23$0.0037—Quarterly
1993-08-301993-09-24$0.0037—Quarterly
1993-05-281993-06-25$0.0037—Quarterly
1993-03-011993-03-26$0.0037—Quarterly
1992-11-271992-12-24$0.0037—Quarterly
1992-08-281992-09-24$0.0037—Quarterly
1992-06-011992-06-26$0.0037—Quarterly
1992-03-021992-03-27$0.0037—Quarterly
1991-11-291991-12-26$0.0037—Quarterly
1991-08-291991-09-26$0.0037—Quarterly
1991-05-311991-06-27$0.0037+17.0%Quarterly
1991-03-011991-03-28$0.0031—Quarterly
1990-11-301990-12-27$0.0031—Quarterly
1990-08-301990-09-27$0.0031—Quarterly
1990-06-011990-06-28$0.0031—Quarterly
1990-03-021990-03-29$0.0031−82.4%Quarterly
1989-12-011989-12-28$0.0177—Quarterly
1989-08-311989-09-28$0.0177+751.0%Quarterly
1989-05-251989-06-22$0.0021−84.6%
1989-03-27—$0.0135+549.0%
1988-11-251988-12-22$0.0021—
1988-08-261988-09-22$0.0021—
1988-05-261988-06-23$0.0021+12.4%
1988-02-261988-03-24$0.0019+33.1%
1987-11-271987-12-24$0.0014—
1987-08-281987-09-24$0.0014—
1987-05-291987-06-25$0.0014—
1987-02-271987-03-26$0.0014−82.8%
1986-12-01—$0.0081+35.0%
1986-08-29—$0.006—
1986-06-02—$0.006—
1986-03-03—$0.006—

Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.

CMCSA stock split history

  • 1067:1000January 5, 2026
  • 2:1February 21, 2017
  • 3:2February 22, 2007
  • 2:1May 6, 1999
  • 3:2February 3, 1994
  • 3:2October 25, 1989
  • 3:2April 11, 1988
  • 3:2December 19, 1986
  • 3:2June 28, 1985
  • 3:2September 19, 1984
  • 3:2January 6, 1983
  • 3:2April 13, 1981
  • 3:2May 16, 1980

CMCSA dividend overview

Comcast pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share, a yield of 6.03% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $1.22 per share in 2025, up 6.6% from 2024. It has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Over five years the dividend grew 7.6% a year on average and over ten years 10.3% a year. The payout ratio is 34.8% of trailing earnings.

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CMCSA dividends FAQ

Does Comcast pay a dividend?

Yes. Comcast has paid a regular dividend since 2008, quarterly, most recently $0.33 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 7, 2026. It also paid dividends from 1986 to 1999.

What is Comcast's dividend yield?

Comcast's forward annual dividend is $1.32 per share, a dividend yield of 6.03% at the latest close of $21.90.

How often does Comcast pay dividends?

Comcast pays dividends quarterly.

How fast is Comcast's dividend growing?

Comcast's dividend per share grew from $0.84 in 2020 to $1.22 in 2025, 7.6% a year on average over five years; it has increased for 5 years in a row.

What is Comcast's dividend payout ratio?

Comcast pays out 34.8% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 22.4% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).

Has Comcast split its stock?

Comcast has split its stock 13 times: 1067:1000 on January 5, 2026, 2:1 on February 21, 2017, 3:2 on February 22, 2007, 2:1 on May 6, 1999, 3:2 on February 3, 1994, 3:2 on October 25, 1989, 3:2 on April 11, 1988, 3:2 on December 19, 1986, 3:2 on June 28, 1985, 3:2 on September 19, 1984, 3:2 on January 6, 1983, 3:2 on April 13, 1981, 3:2 on May 16, 1980. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.

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