DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Financial System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) — parent company of Community Bank, N.A. — says it will pay a quarterly cash dividend of 47 cents per share of its common stock for the first quarter.
The dividend, which is the same amount that the company paid last quarter, will be payable on April 10, to shareholders of record as of March 16.
The quarterly payment equates to an annualized yield of just under 3 percent, based on the banking and financial services company’s current stock price. Community Financial System’s stock has gotten off to a flying start in 2026, rising more than 10 percent to date, through Thursday, Jan. 22, as regional bank stocks have done well as a group.
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