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Community Financial System, Inc. (CBU)

Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Syracuse, United States | NYSE
63.31 USD +1.65 (2.676%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 63.31

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:36 p.m. EDT

CBU appears to be a relatively stable stock with a consistent dividend history, making it a decent option for dividend-focused investors. The recent price movement has been mixed, with the stock trading near its 50-day average, but the overall fundamentals remain solid. However, the short-term forecasting model suggests minimal directional movement, so traders should be cautious. Long-term investors might consider holding or buying if the stock dips further, given the consistent dividend payouts and strong fundamentals. Overall, it's a moderate-risk investment with potential for steady returns.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.042086
AutoARIMA0.042221
AutoETS0.042221
AutoTheta0.065563

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.39
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.296
Excess Kurtosis -1.14
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-15
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-15
Revenue per Share 15.117
Market Cap 3,337,952,256
Trailing P/E 15.95
Forward P/E 11.80
Beta 0.78
Profit Margins 26.42%
Previous Name Community Bank System, Inc.
Website https://communityfinancialsystem.com/overview/default.aspx

As of April 11, 2026, 1:36 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. For near-term expirations, there's a notable concentration of open interest in puts, particularly for strikes below the current price, suggesting some bearish sentiment. However, there's also positioning in calls for strikes above the current price, indicating potential bullish bets. The overall volatility is low, and the market is relatively quiet, which may indicate a lack of strong directional bias. Longer-dated options show more balanced positioning, with some calls and puts showing activity, but not enough to signal a strong consensus on future price direction.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.82% 3.27% 3.62% 3.37%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-16 0.4700 0.819529
2025-12-12 0.4700 0.789403
2025-09-12 0.4700 0.811102
2025-06-13 0.4600 0.854582
2025-03-14 0.4600 0.829908
2024-12-13 0.4600 0.718183
2024-09-13 0.4600 0.837265
2024-06-14 0.4500 1.102119
2024-03-14 0.4500 1.100775
2023-12-14 0.4500 0.935716
2023-09-14 0.4500 1.106130
2023-06-14 0.4400 0.954031
2023-03-14 0.4400 0.902371
2022-12-14 0.4400 0.823136
2022-09-14 0.4400 0.789558
2022-06-14 0.4300 0.784508
2022-03-14 0.4300 0.677174
2021-12-14 0.4300 0.673748
2021-09-14 0.4300 0.741756
2021-06-14 0.4200 0.623049
2021-03-12 0.4200 0.595470
2020-12-11 0.4200 0.767417
2020-09-14 0.4200 0.849115
2020-06-12 0.4100 0.865531
2020-03-13 0.4100 0.858780
2019-12-12 0.4100 0.713547
2019-09-13 0.4100 0.760552
2019-06-13 0.3800 0.724435
2019-03-14 0.3800 0.757784
2018-12-13 0.3800 0.779490
2018-09-13 0.3800 0.744487
2018-06-14 0.3400 0.708786
2018-03-14 0.3400 0.767649
2017-12-14 0.3400 0.825749
2017-09-14 0.3400 0.841974
2017-06-13 0.3200 0.709470
2017-03-13 0.3200 0.725413
2016-12-13 0.3200 0.686847
2016-09-13 0.3200 0.893260
2016-08-10 0.5000 1.470154
2016-06-13 0.3100 1.013921
2016-03-11 0.3100 1.069169
2015-12-11 0.3100 1.074574
2015-09-11 0.3100 1.190273
2015-06-11 0.3000 1.104375
2015-05-13 0.4500 1.752622
2015-03-12 0.3000 1.173226
2014-12-11 0.3000 1.130498
2014-09-11 0.3000 1.196304
2014-06-12 0.2800 1.106493
2014-03-12 0.2800 1.084288
2013-12-12 0.2800 1.090358
2013-09-12 0.2800 1.234900
2013-06-12 0.2700 1.390823
2013-03-13 0.2700 1.386398
2012-12-12 0.2700 1.517515
2012-09-12 0.2700 1.438927
2012-06-13 0.2600 1.542589
2012-03-13 0.2600 1.457005
2011-12-13 0.2600 1.562195
2011-09-13 0.2600 1.803776
2011-06-13 0.2400 1.646302
2011-03-11 0.2400 1.634208
2010-12-13 0.2400 1.489842
2010-09-13 0.2400 1.759294
2010-06-11 0.2400 1.772001
2010-03-11 0.2200 1.610062
2009-12-11 0.2200 2.025912
2009-09-11 0.2200 2.071359
2009-06-11 0.2200 2.410916
2009-03-12 0.2200 2.457338
2008-12-11 0.2200 1.853713
2008-09-11 0.2200 1.758657
2008-06-12 0.2100 1.701051
2008-03-12 0.2100 1.666182
2007-12-12 0.2100 1.905113
2007-09-12 0.2100 2.024120
2007-06-13 0.2000 1.892305
2007-03-13 0.2000 1.927663
2006-12-13 0.2000 1.634717
2006-09-13 0.2000 1.762574
2006-06-13 0.1900 1.935762
2006-03-13 0.1900 1.767292
2005-12-13 0.1900 1.611331
2005-09-13 0.1900 1.669191
2005-06-13 0.1800 1.544668
2005-03-11 0.1800 1.615365
2004-12-13 0.1800 1.357155
2004-09-13 0.1800 1.484502
2004-06-14 0.1600 1.586940
2004-03-11 0.1600 1.536394
2003-12-11 0.1600 1.398504
2003-09-11 0.1600 1.538015
2003-06-12 0.1450 1.689420
2003-03-12 0.1450 1.990751
2002-12-12 0.1450 2.010602
2002-09-12 0.1450 2.143620
2002-06-12 0.1350 1.977262
2002-03-13 0.1350 2.064222
2001-12-12 0.1350 2.361911
2001-09-17 0.1350 2.244859
2001-09-10 0.2700 4.589567
2001-06-13 0.1350 2.265654
2001-03-13 0.1350 2.342627
2000-12-13 0.1350 2.937072
2000-09-13 0.1350 2.776788
2000-06-13 0.1250 2.722126
2000-03-13 0.1250 3.016501
1999-12-13 0.1250 2.626864
1999-09-13 0.1250 2.542071
1999-06-11 0.1150 2.537682
1999-03-11 0.1150 2.464256
1998-12-11 0.1150 2.114265
1998-09-11 0.1150 2.385249
1998-06-11 0.1000 1.604829
1998-03-12 0.1000 1.587770
1997-12-11 0.1000 1.762075
1997-09-11 0.1000 1.972437
1997-06-12 0.0900 1.964866
1997-03-12 0.0450 1.074740
1996-12-12 0.0900 2.640906
1996-09-12 0.0900 2.915522
1996-06-12 0.0825 2.955704
1996-03-13 0.0825 3.083626
1995-12-13 0.0825 2.948721
1995-09-13 0.0750 2.496493
1995-06-13 0.0750 3.549430
1995-03-09 0.0750 3.325249
1994-12-09 0.0675 3.068975
1994-09-09 0.0675 2.618825
1994-06-09 0.0675 2.832948
1994-03-09 0.0625 2.550507
1993-12-09 0.0625 2.740029
1993-09-09 0.0625 2.752152
1993-06-09 0.0625 3.161128
1993-03-09 0.0625 2.828938
1992-12-09 0.0625 3.740892
1992-09-09 0.0625 4.017995
1992-06-09 0.0500 3.927184
1992-03-10 0.0500 4.429961
1991-12-10 0.0475 4.817183
1991-09-10 0.0475 5.079671
1991-06-10 0.0475 5.467625
1991-03-11 0.0475 7.166236
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.87
dividendYield 2.95
exDividendDate 2026-03-16
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.86
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.030165423
lastDividendValue 0.47
lastDividendDate 2026-03-16
dividendDate 2026-04-10

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.20498669
Address1 333 Butternut Drive
All Time High 82.53
All Time Low 1.6875
Ask 66.13
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 2.7 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 206,850
Average Daily Volume3 Month 254,541
Average Volume 254,541
Average Volume10Days 206,850
Beta 0.784
Bid 60.35
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 1
Book Value 38.078
City Syracuse
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 63.31
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 64.1
Day Low 62.24
Display Name Community Financial System
Dividend Date 1,775,779,200
Dividend Rate 1.87
Dividend Yield 2.95
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,474,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,474,800
Earnings Growth 0.097
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.093
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,465,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,465,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,465,800
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 4.759
Enterprise Value 3,791,174,144
Eps Current Year 4.705
Eps Forward 5.365
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.97
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,619,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 60.9856
Fifty Day Average Change 2.3244019
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.038113948
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 20.498669
Fifty Two Week High 67.5
Fifty Two Week High Change -4.1899986
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.062074054
Fifty Two Week Low 51.12
Fifty Two Week Low Change 12.190002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.23845859
Fifty Two Week Range 51.12 - 67.5
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 501,863,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.06
Float Shares 52,247,307
Forward Eps 5.365
Forward P E 11.80056
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 2,853
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 796,657,024
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00777
Held Percent Institutions 0.77876997
Implied Shares Outstanding 52,723,931
Industry Banks - Regional
Industry Disp Banks - Regional
Industry Key banks-regional
Ir Website http://ir.communitybanksystem.com/CorporateProfile.aspx?iid=100185
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,619,200
Last Dividend Value 0.47
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,081,814,400
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Community Financial System, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Community Bank, N.A. that provides various banking and other financial services to retail, commercial, institutional, and governmental customers. The company operates in four segments: Banking, Employee Benefit Services, Insurance Services and Wealth Management Services. The Banking Segment offers lending and depository-related products and services; treasury management solutions and payment processing services, as well as certain corporate overhead-related expenses to individuals, businesses, and governmental units. The Employee Benefit Segment provides employee benefit trust, collective investment fund, retirement plan and health savings account administration, fund administration, transfer agency, actuarial, health and welfare consulting services and introducing broker-dealer services. The Insurance Services segment offers personal and commercial lines of insurance and other risk management products and services, as well as employee benefit related services. The Wealth Management Services provides wealth management, retirement planning, higher educational planning, fiduciary, risk management, trust services, and personal financial planning services. This segment also offers a range of investment products including stocks, bonds, exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, insurance, and advisory products. Community Financial System, Inc. was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Syracuse, New York.
Long Name Community Financial System, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,337,952,256
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_262564
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Name Change Date 2,026-04-18
Net Income To Common 211,328,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,326,163,622
Number Of Analyst Opinions 6
Open 62.5
Operating Cashflow 301,859,008
Operating Margins 0.34952998
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.4685
Peg Ratio 2.62
Phone 315 445 2282
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 63.31
Post Market Time 1,776,464,401
Prev Name Community Bank System, Inc.
Previous Close 61.66
Price Eps Current Year 13.455898
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.66264
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.189949
Profit Margins 0.26417
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.66667
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.65
Regular Market Change Percent 2.67597
Regular Market Day High 64.1
Regular Market Day Low 62.24
Regular Market Day Range 62.24 - 64.1
Regular Market Open 62.5
Regular Market Previous Close 61.66
Regular Market Price 63.31
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 139,202
Return On Assets 0.01249
Return On Equity 0.11168
Revenue Growth 0.107
Revenue Per Share 15.117
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 52,537,729
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0373
Shares Short 1,960,144
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,881,534
Short Name Community Financial System, Inc
Short Percent Of Float 0.051599998
Short Ratio 7.14
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol CBU
Target High Price 73.0
Target Low Price 62.0
Target Mean Price 67.16667
Target Median Price 67.0
Total Cash 309,294,016
Total Cash Per Share 5.866
Total Debt 762,515,968
Total Revenue 796,657,024
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.86
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.030165423
Trailing Eps 3.97
Trailing P E 15.9471035
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 58.99445
Two Hundred Day Average Change 4.3155518
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.07315183
Type Disp Equity
Volume 139,202
Website https://communityfinancialsystem.com/overview/default.aspx
Zip 13,214-2141