Commonwealth Bank dividend profile
Commonwealth Bank is presented here as an income-research page that combines yield, payout discipline, dividend growth, and company-specific watch items.
Commonwealth Bank gives the Australian section a domestic financial anchor and shows how banks shape the country’s dividend identity.
Income investors often compare CBA with miners to understand how much of the Australian yield story comes from domestic franchises rather than commodities.
Yield reflects the price and distribution information represented by the dated source snapshot. It can change as the market price or declared distribution changes.
Dividend yield, payout ratio, yield on cost, and dividend safety.
Data provenance
FY2026 total dividend was A$5.05 per share and the cash-basis payout ratio was 77%. The August 19 ex-dividend date has passed; payment is scheduled for September 29, 2026.
- Research dataset: Commonwealth Bank FY2026 results; price-based yield cross-checked with S&P Global Market Intelligence via StockAnalysis
- Company / primary source: Commonwealth Bank 2026 full-year results
Metrics observed 2026-08-14. Site-wide stock data review completed 2026-08-20.
Research checklist
- Credit quality and loan-growth conditions
- Capital requirements and regulatory pressure
- Dividend room after provisioning and macro shifts
A strong income case usually needs more than one green flag. The useful combination is payout room, business durability, valuation context, and a believable path to future cash generation.
Dividend history data status
This route keeps the historical payout section qualitative until the annual table is verified against the underlying stock dataset.
The repository no longer publishes synthetic annual payout histories. A complete series will be added only after company-specific historical distributions, corporate actions, and currency treatment are validated.
See Data Sources and Methodology for how site-wide figures should be interpreted. Company filings, exchange announcements, and official investor-relations materials remain authoritative for current dividend decisions.