COLB Columbia Banking System dividend history, payout ratio & dates

Last dividend date: May 30, 2025

Dividend yield: 5.73%

Payout ratio: 60.5%

Columbia Banking System's latest cash dividend of $0.36 per share was issued to shareholders on record before May 30, 2025. The dividend distribution stands at $1.44 per share annually, which comes to a dividend yield of 5.73%.

COLB has a dividend yield of 5.73% which is above the Financial Services sector, the industry and its peers average. If we compare it with its Financial Services sector average of 2.86%, Columbia Banking System's dividend yield is 100% higher. Historically COLB's dividend yield has averaged at 4.8% in the last 5 years, which is less than the current yield.

Columbia Banking System has been paying dividends for the last 22 years. Our records show that COLB has distributed four quarterly dividends in the past year. The annualized dividend per share has remained the same since twelve months ago. However with the price of the stock up by 28% from a year ago, the dividend yield has a decrease of 22%.

Columbia Banking System Dividend history chart

Payout ratio

COLB has a payout ratio of 60.5% which is higher than the Financial Services sector, the industry and its peers average. In comparison with the Financial Services sector average of 45.4%, Columbia Banking System's payout ratio is 33% higher.

Total amount of dividends paid per financial year (from cash flow)