Cummins Inc. (CMI) Dividend History

NYSE: CMIYield, payment dates, growth and payout ratio.

CMI next dividend

$2.20per share
Ex-dividend dateNov 20Friday, 2026
Payment dateDec 3Thursday, 2026

Ex-dividend in 33 days. Shareholders who own CMI before the ex-dividend date receive this payment.

  • 20 yearsof dividend increases
  • 1985paying since
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • +7.7%5-year growth a year
  • 1.66%forward yield

CMI dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$880
Each payment
$220
Value of the shares
$53,133
Dividend yield
1.66%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $8.80 per share, before tax.

CMI 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.

CMI dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)36.0%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)44.2%
Well covered · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+7.7%
Growing · a year on average
Years of increases20
Long record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

CMI yield on cost

Cummins Inc. yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$411.832.14%$8.202.0%
3 years ago$223.913.93%$22.5210.1%
5 years ago$237.043.71%$34.8314.7%
10 years ago$127.056.93%$58.8446.3%
20 years ago$34.4625.54%$76.20221.2%

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

CMI dividend payments

Payment

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

CMI dividends by year

Cummins Inc. dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$7.64+9.1%1.50%4
2024$7.00+7.7%2.01%4
2023$6.50+7.6%2.71%4
2022$6.04+7.9%2.49%4
2021$5.60+6.0%2.57%4
2020$5.28+7.8%2.33%4
2019$4.90+10.4%2.74%4
2018$4.44+5.5%3.32%4
2017$4.21+5.2%2.38%4
2016$4.00+14.0%2.93%4
2015$3.51+24.9%3.99%4
2014$2.81+24.9%1.95%4
2013$2.25+25.0%1.60%4
2012$1.80+35.8%1.66%4
2011$1.32+51.4%1.51%4
2010$0.88+25.0%0.80%4
2009$0.70+16.7%1.53%4
2008$0.60+39.5%2.24%4
2007$0.43+30.3%0.68%4
2006$0.33—1.12%4

CMI dividend history

169 payments
Cummins Inc. dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-11-202026-12-03$2.20—Quarterly
2026-08-212026-09-03$2.20+10.0%Quarterly
2026-05-222026-06-04$2.00—Quarterly
2026-02-202026-03-05$2.00—Quarterly
2025-11-212025-12-04$2.00—Quarterly
2025-08-222025-09-04$2.00+9.9%Quarterly
2025-05-232025-06-05$1.82—Quarterly
2025-02-212025-03-06$1.82—Quarterly
2024-11-222024-12-05$1.82—Quarterly
2024-08-232024-09-05$1.82+8.3%Quarterly
2024-05-232024-06-06$1.68—Quarterly
2024-02-222024-03-07$1.68—Quarterly
2023-11-222023-12-07$1.68—Quarterly
2023-08-242023-09-07$1.68+7.0%Quarterly
2023-05-182023-06-01$1.57—Quarterly
2023-02-232023-03-09$1.57—Quarterly
Show all 169 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2022-11-172022-12-01$1.57—Quarterly
2022-08-182022-09-01$1.57+8.3%Quarterly
2022-05-192022-06-02$1.45—Quarterly
2022-02-172022-03-03$1.45—Quarterly
2021-11-182021-12-02$1.45—Quarterly
2021-08-192021-09-02$1.45+7.4%Quarterly
2021-05-202021-06-03$1.35—Quarterly
2021-02-182021-03-04$1.35—Quarterly
2020-11-192020-12-03$1.35+3.0%Quarterly
2020-08-202020-09-03$1.31—Quarterly
2020-05-212020-06-04$1.31—Quarterly
2020-02-202020-03-05$1.31—Quarterly
2019-11-132019-12-02$1.31—Quarterly
2019-08-202019-09-03$1.31+15.0%Quarterly
2019-05-232019-06-05$1.14—Quarterly
2019-02-212019-03-07$1.14—Quarterly
2018-11-142018-12-03$1.14—Quarterly
2018-08-212018-09-04$1.14+5.6%Quarterly
2018-05-172018-06-01$1.08—Quarterly
2018-02-222018-03-08$1.08—Quarterly
2017-11-162017-12-01$1.08—Quarterly
2017-08-162017-09-01$1.08+5.4%Quarterly
2017-05-172017-06-01$1.02—Quarterly
2017-02-222017-03-06$1.02—Quarterly
2016-11-172016-12-01$1.02—Quarterly
2016-08-182016-09-01$1.02+5.1%Quarterly
2016-05-182016-06-01$0.975—Quarterly
2016-02-172016-03-01$0.975—Quarterly
2015-11-182015-12-01$0.975—Quarterly
2015-08-192015-09-01$0.975+25.0%Quarterly
2015-05-192015-06-01$0.78—Quarterly
2015-02-132015-03-02$0.78—Quarterly
2014-11-182014-12-01$0.78—Quarterly
2014-08-202014-09-02$0.78+24.8%Quarterly
2014-05-212014-06-02$0.625—Quarterly
2014-02-192014-03-03$0.625—Quarterly
2013-11-192013-12-02$0.625—Quarterly
2013-08-202013-09-03$0.625+25.0%Quarterly
2013-05-222013-06-03$0.5—Quarterly
2013-02-202013-03-01$0.5—Quarterly
2012-11-202012-12-03$0.5—Quarterly
2012-08-202012-09-01$0.5+25.0%Quarterly
2012-05-162012-06-01$0.4—Quarterly
2012-02-222012-03-01$0.4—Quarterly
2011-11-172011-12-01$0.4—Quarterly
2011-08-182011-09-01$0.4+52.4%Quarterly
2011-05-182011-06-01$0.2625—Quarterly
2011-02-162011-03-01$0.2625—Quarterly
2010-11-182010-12-01$0.2625—Quarterly
2010-08-192010-09-01$0.2625+50.0%Quarterly
2010-05-192010-06-01$0.175—Quarterly
2010-02-172010-03-01$0.175—Quarterly
2009-11-182009-12-01$0.175—Quarterly
2009-08-192009-09-01$0.175—Quarterly
2009-05-202009-06-01$0.175—Quarterly
2009-02-182009-03-02$0.175—Quarterly
2008-11-192008-12-01$0.175—Quarterly
2008-08-202008-09-02$0.175+40.0%Quarterly
2008-05-212008-06-02$0.125—Quarterly
2008-02-202008-03-03$0.125—Quarterly
2007-11-142007-11-30$0.125—Quarterly
2007-08-152007-08-31$0.125+38.9%Quarterly
2007-05-162007-06-01$0.09—Quarterly
2007-02-142007-03-01$0.09—Quarterly
2006-11-142006-12-01$0.09—Quarterly
2006-08-162006-09-01$0.09+20.0%Quarterly
2006-05-162006-06-01$0.075—Quarterly
2006-02-172006-03-01$0.075—Quarterly
2005-11-142005-12-01$0.075—Quarterly
2005-08-162005-09-01$0.075—Quarterly
2005-05-132005-06-01$0.075—Quarterly
2005-02-172005-03-01$0.075—Quarterly
2004-11-122004-12-01$0.075—Quarterly
2004-08-162004-09-01$0.075—Quarterly
2004-05-122004-06-01$0.075—Quarterly
2004-02-132004-03-01$0.075—Quarterly
2003-11-122003-12-01$0.075—Quarterly
2003-08-132003-09-02$0.075—Quarterly
2003-05-132003-06-02$0.075—Quarterly
2003-02-122003-03-03$0.075—Quarterly
2002-11-262002-12-13$0.075—Quarterly
2002-08-282002-09-13$0.075—Quarterly
2002-05-292002-06-14$0.075—Quarterly
2002-02-272002-03-15$0.075—Quarterly
2001-11-282001-12-14$0.075—Quarterly
2001-08-292001-09-14$0.075—Quarterly
2001-05-302001-06-15$0.075—Quarterly
2001-02-272001-03-15$0.075—Quarterly
2000-11-292000-12-15$0.075—Quarterly
2000-08-302000-09-15$0.075—Quarterly
2000-05-302000-06-15$0.075—Quarterly
2000-02-282000-03-15$0.075—Quarterly
1999-11-291999-12-15$0.075+9.1%Quarterly
1999-08-301999-09-15$0.0688—Quarterly
1999-05-271999-06-15$0.0688—Quarterly
1999-02-251999-03-15$0.0688—Quarterly
1998-11-271998-12-15$0.0688—Quarterly
1998-08-281998-09-15$0.0688—Quarterly
1998-05-281998-06-15$0.0688—Quarterly
1998-02-261998-03-16$0.0688—Quarterly
1997-11-261997-12-15$0.0688—Quarterly
1997-08-281997-09-16$0.0688—Quarterly
1997-05-291997-06-16$0.0688+10.0%Quarterly
1997-02-261997-03-14$0.0625—Quarterly
1996-11-271996-12-16$0.0625—Quarterly
1996-08-291996-09-17$0.0625—Quarterly
1996-05-291996-06-14$0.0625—Quarterly
1996-02-281996-03-15$0.0625—Quarterly
1995-11-291995-12-15$0.0625—Quarterly
1995-08-301995-09-15$0.0625—Quarterly
1995-05-251995-06-15$0.0625—Quarterly
1995-02-231995-03-15$0.0625—Quarterly
1994-11-251994-12-15$0.0625+100.0%Quarterly
1994-08-261994-09-15$0.0312—Quarterly
1994-05-251994-06-15$0.0312—Quarterly
1994-02-231994-03-15$0.0312—Quarterly
1993-11-241993-12-15$0.0312+400.0%Quarterly
1993-08-261993-09-15$0.0063—Quarterly
1993-05-251993-06-15$0.0063—Quarterly
1993-02-231993-03-15$0.0063—Quarterly
1992-11-241992-12-15$0.0063—Quarterly
1992-08-261992-09-15$0.0063—Quarterly
1992-05-261992-06-15$0.0063—Quarterly
1992-02-251992-03-16$0.0063—Quarterly
1991-11-251991-12-16$0.0063—Quarterly
1991-08-261991-09-13$0.0063—Quarterly
1991-05-241991-06-14$0.0063−90.9%Quarterly
1991-02-251991-03-15$0.0688—Quarterly
1990-11-261990-12-14$0.0688—Quarterly
1990-08-271990-09-14$0.0688—Quarterly
1990-05-251990-06-15$0.0688—Quarterly
1990-02-231990-03-15$0.0688—Quarterly
1989-11-271989-12-15$0.0688—Quarterly
1989-08-281989-09-15$0.0688—Quarterly
1989-05-25—$0.0688—
1989-02-23—$0.0688—
1988-11-25—$0.0688—
1988-08-26—$0.0688—
1988-05-25—$0.0688—
1988-02-24—$0.0688—
1987-11-24—$0.0688—
1987-08-26—$0.0688—
1987-05-26—$0.0688—
1987-02-24—$0.0688—
1986-11-24—$0.0688—
1986-08-25—$0.0688—
1986-05-23—$0.0688—
1986-02-24—$0.0688—
1985-11-22—$0.0688—
1985-08-26—$0.0688—
1985-05-24—$0.0688—
1985-02-25—$0.0688+150.0%
1973-03-02—$0.0275—

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

CMI stock split history

  • 2:1January 3, 2008
  • 2:1April 10, 2007
  • 2:1November 12, 1993

CMI dividend overview

Cummins pays an annual dividend of $8.80 per share, a yield of 1.66% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $7.64 per share in 2025, up 9.1% from 2024. It has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Over five years the dividend grew 7.7% a year on average and over ten years 8.1% a year. The payout ratio is 36.0% of trailing earnings.

Related: CMI cash flow statement, CMI key metrics, CMI chart. See the CMI stock overview for the latest quote and news.

CMI dividends FAQ

Does Cummins pay a dividend?

Yes. Cummins has paid a regular dividend since 1985, quarterly, most recently $2.20 per share with an ex-dividend date of November 20, 2026. It also paid dividends from 1973 to 1973.

What is Cummins's dividend yield?

Cummins's forward annual dividend is $8.80 per share, a dividend yield of 1.66% at the latest close of $531.33.

When is Cummins's next dividend?

Cummins's next dividend of $2.20 per share goes ex-dividend on November 20, 2026 and is paid on December 3, 2026. Shareholders who own the stock before the ex-dividend date receive it.

How often does Cummins pay dividends?

Cummins pays dividends quarterly.

How fast is Cummins's dividend growing?

Cummins's dividend per share grew from $5.28 in 2020 to $7.64 in 2025, 7.7% a year on average over five years; it has increased for 20 years in a row.

What is Cummins's dividend payout ratio?

Cummins pays out 36.0% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 44.2% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).

Has Cummins split its stock?

Cummins has split its stock 3 times: 2:1 on January 3, 2008, 2:1 on April 10, 2007, 2:1 on November 12, 1993. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.

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