Commerce Bancshares's most recent cash dividend of $0.275 per share was issued to shareholders on record before Jun 5, 2026. The payout stands at $3.68 per share annually, which works out to a dividend yield of 6.68%.
CBSH has a dividend yield of 6.68% which is above the Financial Services sector, the industry and its peers average. In comparison with its Financial Services sector average of 2.59%, Commerce Bancshares's dividend yield is 158% higher. Historically CBSH's dividend yield has averaged at 2.5% in the last 5 years, which is lower than the current yield.
Commerce Bancshares has been paying dividends for the last 33 years. According to our data CBSH has distributed four quarterly dividends in the past year. The annualized dividend per share has increased by 259% for the last twelve months. And since the stock price has gone down by 4.8% from a year ago, the dividend yield has increased by 277%.
| Ex-date | Amount | Yield (TTM) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2026 | $0.275 | 6.94% |
| Mar 6, 2026 | $0.275 | 7.29% |
| Dec 2, 2025 | $2.87 | 7.23% |
| Sep 5, 2025 | $0.262 | 1.81% |
| Jun 6, 2025 | $0.262 | 1.7% |
| Mar 7, 2025 | $0.262 | 1.7% |
| Dec 3, 2024 | $0.257 | 1.51% |
| Sep 5, 2024 | $0.245 | 1.73% |
| Jun 5, 2024 | $0.245 | 1.97% |
| Mar 6, 2024 | $0.245 | 1.99% |
| Dec 1, 2023 | $0.245 | 2.1% |
| Sep 5, 2023 | $0.233 | 2.19% |
| Jun 2, 2023 | $0.233 | 2.09% |
| Mar 6, 2023 | $0.233 | 1.59% |
| Dec 1, 2022 | $0.229 | 1.44% |
| Sep 6, 2022 | $0.218 | 1.56% |
| Jun 6, 2022 | $0.218 | 1.52% |
| Mar 7, 2022 | $0.218 | 1.49% |
| Dec 1, 2021 | $0.216 | 1.55% |
| Sep 3, 2021 | $0.206 | 1.5% |
| Jun 3, 2021 | $0.206 | 1.37% |
| Mar 8, 2021 | $0.206 | 1.33% |
| Dec 1, 2020 | $0.212 | 1.65% |
| Sep 3, 2020 | $0.202 | 1.82% |
| Jun 4, 2020 | $0.202 | 1.6% |
| Mar 5, 2020 | $0.202 | 1.72% |
| Dec 2, 2019 | $0.194 | 1.58% |
| Sep 5, 2019 | $0.185 | 1.76% |
| Jun 6, 2019 | $0.185 | 1.66% |
| Mar 7, 2019 | $0.185 | 1.56% |
| Nov 29, 2018 | $0.167 | 1.46% |
| Sep 6, 2018 | $0.159 | 1.3% |
| Jun 7, 2018 | $0.159 | 1.36% |
| Mar 8, 2018 | $0.159 | 1.48% |
| Nov 29, 2017 | $0.152 | 1.52% |
| Sep 7, 2017 | $0.145 | 1.72% |
| Jun 7, 2017 | $0.145 | 1.64% |
| Mar 8, 2017 | $0.145 | 1.51% |
| Nov 30, 2016 | $0.145 | 1.58% |
| Sep 7, 2016 | $0.138 | 1.79% |
| Jun 8, 2016 | $0.138 | 1.82% |
| Mar 9, 2016 | $0.138 | 2.01% |
| Nov 24, 2015 | $0.138 | 1.91% |
| Sep 9, 2015 | $0.132 | 2.05% |
| Jun 3, 2015 | $0.132 | 1.97% |
| Mar 4, 2015 | $0.132 | 2.11% |
CBSH has a payout ratio of 90.5% which is higher than the Financial Services sector, the industry and its peers average. In comparison with the Financial Services sector average of 34%, Commerce Bancshares's payout ratio is 166% higher.
| Name | Dividend yield | DPS | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBSH Commerce Bancshares Inc | 6.58% | $3.68 | 90.5% |
| NBHC National Bank Holdings Corp | 2.84% | $1.25 | 46.5% |
| GSBC Great Southern Bancorp Inc | 2.23% | $1.69 | 26.6% |
| HWBK Hawthorn Bancshares Inc | 2.06% | $0.82 | 23.4% |
| EFSC Enterprise Financial Services Corp | 2.01% | $1.3 | 24.4% |
| WTFC Wintrust Financial Corp | 1.33% | $2.1 | 17.4% |
| UMBF Umb Financial Corp | 1.21% | $1.69 | 14.9% |
| FCNCA First Citizens Bancshares Inc | 0.39% | $8.25 | 4.8% |
| QCRH Qcr Holdings Inc | 0.33% | $0.32 | 4% |
Yes, Commerce Bancshares has paid four dividends in the last twelve months. CBSH has been paying dividends since 1993.
Commerce Bancshares's last regular dividend was on Jun 5, 2026 (ex-date) with the amount of $0.275 per share.
On an annual basis CBSH pays $3.68 per share.
Currently Commerce Bancshares's dividend yield is 6.68%.
Commerce Bancshares pays dividends quarterly.
Commerce Bancshares's dividend payout ratio is 90.5%.
Commerce Bancshares's dividend yield is higher than the Financial Services sector average.
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield.