C dividend analysis

C dividend deep dive

On the income line, C prints a 4.00% TTM yield with 30% of earnings going to the dividend. The 5-year distribution CAGR is 10.0%, and the consecutive-growth streak runs 11 years.

Dividend safety on C reads 43/100, derived from the VMCI Quality pillar (35/100) adjusted for payout-ratio strain. The score sits in the watchlist band, which is the right anchor for income-portfolio sizing.

Compound-income view on C: at 4.00% TTM yield growing at 10.0% per year, a held-and-reinvested position returns 24.0% / 53.8% / 136.6% cumulatively over 5/10/20 years on income alone.

Comparison set on C: KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%). With a peer-mean yield of 3.13%, C prints 4.00% — a 0.87-pp premium on the income line.

Calendar inputs on C: ex 2026-03-01 → pay 2026-03-15. The quarterly cadence and $0.600/share run rate are the operative numbers for income planning.

C bottom-line read: mid-yield on yield, fast on growth, watchlist on safety. The income thesis is durable only if the Quality and Risk pillar trajectories stay in their current bands.