Does Sabesp (SBS) Pay a Dividend? (2026)
Last updated July 2026
Short answer
Yes. Sabesp (SBS) pays a dividend yielding about 0.62% as of August 2026, paid once a year. The latest payment on record was $0.0318 per share, ex-dividend March 27, 2026. The forward annual rate is roughly $0.0300 per share, about $62 a year on a $10,000 position before tax. The payout takes about 58% of earnings. Figures are approximate and dated; verify the current number with your broker.
Does Sabesp (SBS) pay a dividend?
Yes. Sabesp distributes a dividend yielding roughly 0.62% as of August 2026, paid once a year. The most recent payment on record was $0.0318 per share, with an ex-dividend date of March 27, 2026. Annualized, that is about $0.0300 per share.
All primary reporting is in Brazilian reais and converts to US dollars only at the ADR level, so headline dollar figures move with the exchange rate as well as with operations. The trailing profit figure benefits from post-privatization cost reduction that started in 2024, which makes year-over-year comparisons flattering relative to a normalised run rate. Because the company is in a heavy investment phase, earnings and free cash flow diverge, and the regulated asset base is often more informative about the earning power being built than a single year of net income.
SBS dividend at a glance
| 2026-03-27 | $0.0318 |
| 2025-05-02 | $0.1314 |
| 2024-04-26 | $0.0562 |
| 2023-05-02 | $0.0506 |
| 2022-04-29 | $0.04 |
| 2021-04-30 | $0.0142 |
SBS dividend data as of August 2026, sourced from Yahoo Finance and may be delayed. Yield moves with price and payout; confirm the current dividend and ex-date with SBS's investor relations page before relying on it.
Is the SBS dividend covered?
Sabesp paid out about 58% of its earnings as dividends, so the payout is comfortably covered. That is the range most established dividend payers sit in: enough profit is retained to keep funding the business, with room to raise the dividend if earnings grow.
Coverage is the question worth asking before yield. A dividend is only as good as the earnings behind it, and the highest yields on any screen are often the ones closest to being cut. Walnut is informational and is not an investment adviser.
How the SBS dividend has changed
The latest payment of $0.0318 per share compares with $0.13 in the equivalent payment a year earlier (May 2, 2025). We are not quoting a growth rate from those two figures, because a change that large usually means a share split or a gap in the stored history rather than a real raise.
A single year says little on its own. What dividend-growth investors track is the multi-year record: whether the payout has risen through a downturn, and whether the raises have kept pace with inflation. That record is on SBS's investor relations page.
What SBS's dividend means for you
- Income: about $62 a year per $10,000 invested, before tax.
- Yield is a ratio, not a payment: it rises when the share price falls. A jump in yield without a raise in the dividend means the stock got cheaper, which may or may not be good news.
- Total return: for SBS the dividend is one part of return and price change is usually the larger part. Compare total return, not yield, when weighing it against another holding.
- Reinvest or take the cash: a DRIP compounds the position automatically; taking the cash gives you income now. Either way it is taxable in a taxable account.
- If you want more yield: dedicated dividend names and funds target higher, steadier payouts. See the best dividend stocks and best dividend ETFs.
How SBS dividends are taxed
Dividends from US common stock are usually qualified, which means they are taxed at long-term capital-gains rates rather than as ordinary income, as long as you held the shares for more than 60 days in the 121-day window around the ex-dividend date. Distributions from REITs and BDCs generally do not qualify and are taxed as ordinary income. Inside an IRA, Roth, or 401(k) none of this applies while the money stays in the account. Full detail is in how dividends are taxed. This is not tax advice.
The bottom line on the SBS dividend
Sabesp (SBS) pays about 0.62%, or roughly $0.0300 per share a year. At that level the dividend is a modest supplement rather than the reason to own it: the case rests on total return. For the full picture see the SBS guide. Walnut can show how SBS fits your real portfolio. It is not an investment adviser.
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FAQ
Does Sabesp (SBS) pay a dividend?
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Yes. Sabesp pays a dividend yielding roughly 0.62% as of August 2026, paid once a year. The most recent payment on record was $0.0318 per share with an ex-dividend date of March 27, 2026. That works out to a forward annual rate of about $0.0300 per share. Yields move with the share price, so verify the current figure with your broker or SBS's investor relations page before relying on it.
What is SBS's dividend yield?
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About 0.62% as of August 2026. On a $10,000 position that is roughly $62 of dividend income a year before tax. For context, the S&P 500 yields around 1.2%, so SBS yields meaningfully less than the broad market. A higher yield is not automatically better: it can reflect a falling share price as easily as a generous payout, so it is worth checking why the number is what it is.
How often does SBS pay its dividend?
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Sabesp pays once a year. The most recent payment on record had an ex-dividend date of March 27, 2026. To receive a given payment you have to own the shares before the ex-dividend date, not on the pay date. Confirm upcoming dates on SBS's investor relations page, because boards can change both the amount and the timing.
When is SBS's ex-dividend date?
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The ex-dividend date recorded in our August 2026 data pull is March 27, 2026. The ex-dividend date is the cutoff: buy on or after it and the seller keeps that payment, not you. Buying just before the ex-date to capture the dividend does not create free money, because the share price typically drops by roughly the dividend amount when the stock goes ex. Check SBS's investor relations page for the next confirmed date.
Has Sabesp raised its dividend recently?
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Not in the last year. The latest payment of $0.0318 per share is below the $0.13 paid a year earlier. A flat dividend is not necessarily a warning sign, but it does mean the income is losing ground to inflation.
Is SBS's dividend safe?
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Sabesp paid out about 58% of its earnings as dividends, so the payout is comfortably covered. That is the range most established dividend payers sit in: enough profit is retained to keep funding the business, with room to raise the dividend if earnings grow. Nobody can guarantee a dividend: boards cut them, and a high yield is sometimes the market pricing in exactly that. Walnut is not an investment adviser and this is not a recommendation.
How much would I earn in dividends from a $10,000 position in SBS?
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At a yield of about 0.62%, roughly $62 a year before tax, spread across 1 payment. That is a snapshot, not a promise: the amount changes when the company changes its payout, and your yield on cost is fixed at the price you paid, not at today's price.
Are SBS dividends qualified for tax purposes?
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Dividends from US common stock are usually qualified, meaning they are taxed at the lower long-term capital-gains rates, provided you held the shares for more than 60 days in the 121-day window around the ex-dividend date. Distributions from REITs, BDCs, and some pass-through structures are generally taxed as ordinary income instead. In an IRA or Roth the question does not arise. See our guide to how dividends are taxed. This is not tax advice.
Should I reinvest SBS dividends?
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Most brokers offer automatic reinvestment (a DRIP) that puts each SBS payment straight back into more shares, often fractional ones. Reinvesting compounds the position and is the standard choice when you do not need the cash yet. Taking the cash makes sense when you are spending the income or want to direct it elsewhere. Either way the dividend is taxable in a taxable account in the year it is paid, even if you never see the money.
Does Sabesp pay a dividend?
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Brazilian corporate law requires a minimum distribution of adjusted net income, and Sabesp has historically paid a mix of dividends and interest on capital. For ADR holders the payments are irregular in timing and size, are translated into dollars on the payment date and are reduced by withholding and depositary fees, so the trailing yield shown on US quote pages often looks different from the yield quoted on the local shares.
Walnut is informational, not investment advice. Dividend figures on this page come from a August 2026 data pull and are approximate; verify the current yield, amount, schedule, and policy with SBS's investor relations page or your broker before acting on them.