CMI (Cummins) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.31 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Cummins Dividend Payout Ratio?

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period. Cummins's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.31.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cummins's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CMI' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.33 Med: 0.38 Max: 0.49
Current: 0.35

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Cummins was 0.49. The lowest was 0.33. And the median was 0.38.

CMI's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked better than
54.52% of 1605 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 0.38 vs CMI: 0.35

As of today (2025-07-19), the Dividend Yield % of Cummins is 2.08%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Cummins was 4.21%. The lowest was 1.81%. And the median was 2.64%.

Cummins's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $1.82.

During the past 12 months, Cummins's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Cummins was 115.40% per year. The lowest was -55.00% per year. And the median was 8.10% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.

Cummins Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cummins's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Cummins Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Cummins Annual Data

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Dividend Payout Ratio

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0.45

0.38

0.39

0.40

0.34

Cummins Quarterly Data
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Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.31	0.32	0.32	0.57	0.31

Competitive Comparison of Cummins's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Cummins's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Cummins's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Cummins's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Cummins Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Cummins's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2024 )
	=	7	/	20.738
	=	0.34

Cummins's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Mar. 2025 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Mar. 2025 )
	=	1.82	/	5.91
	=	0.31

Cummins (NYSE:CMI) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Dividend Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Address

500 Jackson Street, Box 3005, Columbus, IN, USA, 47202-3005

Website

https://www.cummins.com

Cummins is a leading manufacturer of diesel and other engines used in heavy- and medium-duty commercial trucks, off-highway equipment, and locomotives, in addition to prime power and standby generators. The company also sells powertrain components, which include filtration products, transmissions, turbochargers, aftertreatment systems, and fuel systems. Sales are approximately 60% US and Canada and 40% rest of world. Much of Cummins' foreign sales (China, India, and so forth) are through joint ventures. The company operates 650 distributors and over 19,000 dealer locations across 190 countries. Cummins' business model is unique as it competes with many of its heavy-duty truck manufacturer customers, who also make their own engines.

Executives

Mark Andrew Smith	officer: VP - Operations Finance	500 JACKSON STREET, COLUMBUS IN 47201
Jennifer Rumsey	officer: Chief Technical Officer	500 JACKSON STREET, COLUMBUS IN 47201
Sharon R Barner	officer: VP - General Counsel	500 JACKSON STREET, COLUMBUS IN 47201
Di Leo Allen Bruno V	director	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP., C/O SEC'Y'S OFFICE, ONE NEW ORCHARD ROAD, ARMONK NY 10504
Donald G Jackson	officer: VP and Treasurer	500 JACKSON STREET, COLUMBUS IN 47201
Tony Satterthwaite	officer: President - Distribution	1400 73RD AVENUE NE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Jeffrey T Wiltrout	officer: VP - Corporate Strategy	500 JACKSON STREET, COLUMBUS IN 47201
Marvin Boakye	officer: VP - Chief Human Resources Off	PO BOX 99900, LOUISVILLE KY 40269
Daniel William Fisher	director	2526 SPRUCE MEADOWS DRIVE, BROOMFIELD CO 80023
Sherry A Aaholm	officer: Chief Information Officer	500 JACKSON STREET, COLUMBUS IN 47201
Luther E Peters	officer: VP - Corporate Controller	500 JACKSON STREET, COLUMBUS IN 47201
Jonathan David Wood	officer: Vice President & CTO	500 JACKSON STREET, COLUMBUS IN 47201
Georgia R Nelson	director	C/O TOWER AUTOMOTIVE INC, 27175 HAGGERTY ROAD, NOVI MI 48377-3626
Franklin R Changdiaz	director	500 JACKSON ST., M/C 60701, COLUMBUS IN 47201
Norman Thomas Linebarger	officer: President-Power Gen.