CMS Energy Corporation Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1, 000th interest in a share of 4.200% Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, preferred
CMSpC Dividend Calculator & History
CMSpC pays $0.2625 a share a quarter, about 6.67% a year.
Oct 15, 2026
The ex-date is our estimate from recent gaps between payments, since none is declared yet.
CMSpC cut its payment by 14%, from $0.3063 to $0.2625 with the Dec 30, 2021 ex-date, and it has stayed there since.
CMSpC dividend history
What $10,000 of CMSpC collected on each of the last 14 payments. One coin is $20.
How much CMSpC do I need for $100 a month?
CMSpC pays about $0.09 a share per month at its recent rate, so $100 a month takes about 1,143 shares, or about $17,991 at the last close.
CMSpC income calculator
Every CMSpC payment on record
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | Oct 15, 2026 | $0.2625 | |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 | $0.2625 | |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Apr 15, 2026 | $0.2625 | |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Jan 15, 2026 | $0.2625 | |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Oct 15, 2025 | $0.2625 | |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Jul 15, 2025 | $0.2625 | |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Apr 15, 2025 | $0.2625 | |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Jan 15, 2025 | $0.2625 | |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Oct 15, 2024 | $0.2625 | |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Jul 15, 2024 | $0.2625 | |
| Mar 28, 2024 | Apr 15, 2024 | $0.2625 | |
| Dec 28, 2023 | Jan 15, 2024 | $0.2625 |
Show the 9 earlier payments
| Sep 28, 2023 | Oct 15, 2023 | $0.2625 | |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Jul 15, 2023 | $0.2625 | |
| Mar 30, 2023 | Apr 15, 2023 | $0.2625 | |
| Dec 29, 2022 | Jan 15, 2023 | $0.2625 | |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Oct 15, 2022 | $0.2625 | |
| Jun 30, 2022 | Jul 15, 2022 | $0.2625 | |
| Mar 31, 2022 | Apr 15, 2022 | $0.2625 | |
| Dec 30, 2021 | Jan 15, 2022 | $0.2625 | |
| Sep 30, 2021 | Oct 15, 2021 | $0.3063 |
CMSpC payment changes and cuts
Each row is a regular payment that differs from the one before it. A fall can follow a spin-off as well as a real cut: the record shows what changed, not why.
| Ex-date | From | To | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2021 | $0.3063 | $0.2625 | -14.3% |
CMSpC yield on cost
CMSpC bought at $12.59 has a yield on cost of 8.34%, against 6.67% for someone buying at the last close of $15.74.
CMSpC yield rank
CMSpC's 6.67% trailing yield is higher than or equal to 22% of the 394 paying preferred shares we track.
CMSpC DRIP projection
This is an estimate built on assumptions, not a forecast. It starts from CMSpC's recent payment rate and the last close, reinvests each payment at that year's price, ignores taxes, and holds the payment and price flat unless you change the two growth fields.
CMSpC share price at month ends
Tickers similar to CMSpC
These are the preferred shares with the closest yield on the same payment schedule, listed for comparison and not as suggestions.
| Ticker | Name | Yield |
|---|---|---|
| GABpG | The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. Series G Cumulative Preferred | 6.67% |
| ETIp | Entergy Texas, Inc. 5.375% Series A Preferred Stock | 6.67% |
| GABpK | The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. 5.00% Series K Cumulative Preferred Stock | 6.68% |
| GABpH | THE GABELLI EQUITY TRUST INC. 5.00% Series H Cumulative Preferred Stock | 6.68% |
| TFCpI | Truist Financial Corporation Depositary Shares, each representing 1/4,000th interest in a share of Series I Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock | 6.65% |
Payments are cash amounts per share, adjusted for splits. See how each number is worked out and the disclaimer. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell CMSpC.