Citizens Financial Group dividend history

Citizens Financial Group's dividend was $1.72 a share in fiscal 2025, up 2.4% on the year before. That was 41.2% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q3 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $775M
Dividends (TTM): $793M
Returned to shareholders: 189%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $2.6B
Diluted share count: −2.4%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 5.7%; dividends 2.9% + buybacks 2.8% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 35%; of net income paid out

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Citizens Financial Group: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2012Dec 2012	2013Dec 2013	2014Dec 2014	2015Dec 2015	2016Dec 2016	2017Dec 2017	2018Dec 2018	2019Dec 2019	2020Dec 2020	2021Dec 2021	2022Dec 2022	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMSept 2026
Dividend per share	$0.270	$2.12	$1.43	$0.133	$0.460	$0.640	$0.980	$1.36	$1.56	$1.56	$1.62	$1.68	$1.68	$1.72	—
Dividend per share growth	—	+685.2%	−32.5%	−90.7%	+245.0%	+39.1%	+53.1%	+38.8%	+14.7%	0.0%	+3.8%	+3.7%	0.0%	+2.4%	—
Dividends paid	150	1,185	790	71	241	322	471	617	672	670	779	808	769	755	793
Share buybacks	0	0	334	500	430	820	1,025	1,220	270	295	153	906	1,050	600	775
Dividends ÷ net income	23.3%	—	91.3%	8.5%	23.1%	19.5%	27.4%	34.5%	63.6%	28.9%	37.6%	50.2%	51.0%	41.2%	35.0%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from Citizens Financial Group's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Citizens Financial Group.