CLBK Stock — Columbia Financial Inc

Columbia Financial Inc (CLBK)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CLBK is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.47%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.47%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.3%.

Columbia Financial Inc is a bank holding company that provides commercial, residential, and consumer loans, along with deposit products, wealth management, and cash management services primarily through its New Jersey banking offices. The stock distributes quarterly at a modest current rate, though the latest distribution was special and may not recur regularly. This security may appeal to income-focused investors seeking exposure to regional banking and financial services.

CLBK performance

Returns are updating. CLBK's total return appears here after the next nightly update.

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.3%.

CLBK key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/20/2018

Distribution rate

0.47%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.47%

Last close

$10.67 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$2,876,046,590

Average volume

3550427.0

Dividend

$0.05

Ex-dividend date

08/12/2026

Payment date

08/26/2026

Beta

0.264

Payout ratio

13.9%

P/E ratio

18.4

Forward P/E

72.4638

EPS

$0.58

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.47%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.47%) 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.

CLBK risks and drawbacks

CLBK'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 11.3%.

Who may consider CLBK — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CLBK pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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