CFR Stock — Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (CFR)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CFR is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.66%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.62%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 99/100 (Safe). Total return is 13239.9% over the past 46.6 years.

Cullen/Frost Bankers is a Texas-based bank holding company providing commercial and consumer banking services, along with trust, investment, capital markets, and insurance brokerage services, primarily to clients in Texas and serving industries including energy, manufacturing, healthcare, and transportation. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current rate. As an operating bank holding company rather than a fund, it appeals to income investors seeking exposure to regional banking operations with a history dating to its 1868 founding.

CFR performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 13239.9% over the past 46.6 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 32.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.4%.

CFR key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

99 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.63%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/17/1980

Distribution rate

2.66%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.62%

5-year average yield

2.8

Last close

$155.05 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$9,636,169,114

Average volume

510352.0

Dividend

$1.03

Ex-dividend date

08/31/2026

Payment date

09/15/2026

Beta

0.548

Payout ratio

37.5%

P/E ratio

14.46

Forward P/E

14.0252

EPS

$10.72

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.66%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.62%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CFR risks and drawbacks

CFR's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 11.4%.

Who may consider CFR — and who may not

CFR may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CFR pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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