{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"111815","rtpr_id":"nPn2VVyT1a","ticker":"CMS","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["CMS"],"title":"Consumers Energy, the Principal Subsidiary of CMS Energy, Declares Quarterly Dividend on Preferred Stock","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-08-06T17:00:00.849Z","article_body":"Consumers Energy, the Principal Subsidiary of CMS Energy, Declares Quarterly Dividend on Preferred Stock\n\nPR Newswire\n\nJACKSON, Mich., Aug. 6, 2026\n\nJACKSON, Mich., Aug. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of\nConsumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, has declared a\nquarterly dividend on the utility's preferred stock.\n\nThe following dividend is payable Oct. 1, 2026, to shareholders of record at\nthe close of business on Sept. 2, 2026: $1.125 per share on the $4.50\npreferred stock (NYSE: CMS_pb).\n\nAdditional dividend information, including the tax status of Consumers\nEnergy's dividend distributions, can be obtained through the Tax Information\nsection\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4747486-1&h=3534823277&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmsenergy.com%2Fshareowner-services%2Ftax-information%2Fdefault.aspx&a=Tax+Information+section)\nof CMS Energy's website.\n\nCMS Energy (NYSE: CMS) is a Michigan-based energy provider featuring Consumers\nEnergy as its primary business. It also owns and operates independent power\ngeneration businesses.\n\nFor more information on CMS Energy, please visit our website at cmsenergy.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4747486-1&h=296000267&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmsenergy.com%2F&a=cmsenergy.com)\n.\nTo sign up for email alert notifications\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4747486-1&h=458493177&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmsenergy.com%2Finvestor-relations%2Finvestor-resources%2Freceive-email-alerts%2Fdefault.aspx&a=alert+notifications)\n, please visit the Investor Relations section of our website.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/consumers-energy-the-principal-subsidiary-of-cms-energy-declares-quarterly-dividend-on-preferred-stock-302845180.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/consumers-energy-the-principal-subsidiary-of-cms-energy-declares-quarterly-dividend-on-preferred-stock-302845180.html)\n\nSOURCE CMS Energy\n\n\n\nMedia Contact: Brian Wheeler: brian.wheeler@cmsenergy.com; Investment Analyst Contact: Travis Uphaus: travis.uphaus@cmsenergy.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS418407/CMS-Energy-Logo-v2.jpg?id=OA2833486\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn2VVyT1a","title":"Consumers Energy, the Principal Subsidiary of CMS Energy, Declares Quarterly Dividend on Preferred Stock","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"CMS","created":"2026-08-06T17:00:00.849Z","tickers":["CMS"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Consumers Energy, the Principal Subsidiary of CMS Energy, Declares Quarterly Dividend on Preferred Stock\n\nPR Newswire\n\nJACKSON, Mich., Aug. 6, 2026\n\nJACKSON, Mich., Aug. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of\nConsumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, has declared a\nquarterly dividend on the utility's preferred stock.\n\nThe following dividend is payable Oct. 1, 2026, to shareholders of record at\nthe close of business on Sept. 2, 2026: $1.125 per share on the $4.50\npreferred stock (NYSE: CMS_pb).\n\nAdditional dividend information, including the tax status of Consumers\nEnergy's dividend distributions, can be obtained through the Tax Information\nsection\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4747486-1&h=3534823277&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmsenergy.com%2Fshareowner-services%2Ftax-information%2Fdefault.aspx&a=Tax+Information+section)\nof CMS Energy's website.\n\nCMS Energy (NYSE: CMS) is a Michigan-based energy provider featuring Consumers\nEnergy as its primary business. It also owns and operates independent power\ngeneration businesses.\n\nFor more information on CMS Energy, please visit our website at cmsenergy.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4747486-1&h=296000267&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmsenergy.com%2F&a=cmsenergy.com)\n.\nTo sign up for email alert notifications\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4747486-1&h=458493177&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmsenergy.com%2Finvestor-relations%2Finvestor-resources%2Freceive-email-alerts%2Fdefault.aspx&a=alert+notifications)\n, please visit the Investor Relations section of our website.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/consumers-energy-the-principal-subsidiary-of-cms-energy-declares-quarterly-dividend-on-preferred-stock-302845180.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/consumers-energy-the-principal-subsidiary-of-cms-energy-declares-quarterly-dividend-on-preferred-stock-302845180.html)\n\nSOURCE CMS Energy\n\n\n\nMedia Contact: Brian Wheeler: brian.wheeler@cmsenergy.com; Investment Analyst Contact: Travis Uphaus: travis.uphaus@cmsenergy.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS418407/CMS-Energy-Logo-v2.jpg?id=OA2833486\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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