Cohen & Steers pays first of the three: 67 cents a share on Nov. 19, according to its Oct. 29 release. MSA Safety follows with a fourth-quarter dividend of 54 cents on Dec. 10, as its Oct. 30 release states, and Robert Half closes the run with 59 cents on Dec. 15, per a release dated Oct. 29. Each one is a quarterly payment declared by the company’s board.
On 1,000 shares of each stock, the three payments come to $670, $540 and $590, or $1,800 across 26 days. MSA also pays $0.5625 a share on its preferred stock on Dec. 1, which puts a fourth date in the stretch for the smaller group that holds the preferred. None of the three releases quotes a named executive.
The record dates sort out who gets what. Cohen & Steers pays holders of record at the close of Nov. 9, less than a week from now, while MSA’s list closes Nov. 13 for both the common and the preferred, and Robert Half’s closes Nov. 25. Anyone who is thinking of selling one of these stocks should look at those three dates first, since the payment follows the name on the company’s books.
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Is Cohen & Steers’ 67 cents the same as August’s?
It is the same amount. The company’s third-quarter results release, dated Oct. 15, says it paid a regular quarterly dividend of 67 cents on Aug. 20 to holders of record Aug. 10. The new one is 10 days from record date to payment, the shortest gap of the three companies.
Cohen & Steers manages real assets and alternative income, including listed and private real estate, preferred securities, infrastructure, resource equities and commodities, from New York, where it was founded in 1986, with offices in London, Dublin, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore. Assets under management were $95.9 billion at Sept. 30. Diluted earnings were 81 cents a share on a GAAP basis and 89 cents adjusted, and net inflows of $1.6 billion were the company’s strongest quarter since the fourth quarter of 2021.
Joseph M. Harvey said in the release that “our third-quarter results provide further evidence that our growth strategy is gaining traction.” The 67 cents is smaller than both the GAAP and the adjusted figure for that quarter.
What does MSA pay on its preferred stock, and when?
MSA’s common holders collect 54 cents on Dec. 10 after a record date of Nov. 13. Its preferred holders get $0.5625 per share on Dec. 1 to the same Nov. 13 list, nine days earlier than the common. The company, based in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, makes safety technology for workers and industrial sites. It says it has been innovating since 1914, reported $1.9 billion of revenue for 2025 and has approximately 5,300 associates at more than 40 international locations.
MSA’s July 30 second-quarter release says it raised its annual dividend for the 56th consecutive year. Net sales that quarter were $503.3 million, up 6%, and net income was $86.2 million, up 37%, or $2.23 a share. CEO Steve Blanco said the company delivered “strong operating performance through the continued advancement of our Accelerate strategy.” The second quarter is the latest MSA has reported, and the 54-cent payout sits beside that quarter’s GAAP earnings of $2.23 a share.
Can Robert Half pay 59 cents on a 49-cent quarter?
The staffing and consulting firm reported third-quarter revenue of $1.359 billion on Oct. 22 and net income of $50 million, or 49 cents a diluted share, in its earnings release filed with the SEC. The 59-cent dividend is more than that quarter’s earnings per share. President and CEO M. Keith Waddell said “hiring activity continues to improve, supported by gradually improving market conditions.”
Robert Half places contract and permanent staff in finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support, and it also runs executive search. Its Protiviti unit covers internal audit, risk, and business and technology consulting.
The same filing shows Robert Half paid $179.8 million in dividends in the first nine months of 2026, along with $6.8 million of share repurchases. The declaration from the Menlo Park, California, company is for Dec. 15 to holders of record on Nov. 25, the latest list of the three to close.
What happens to cash that arrives in waves?
Dividends from three companies land on Nov. 19, Dec. 1, Dec. 10 and Dec. 15, and a holder who does not reinvest ends up with small deposits spread over a month. For a person holding 1,000 shares of each, the running total would be $670 after Nov. 19, $1,210 after Dec. 10 and $1,800 after Dec. 15. Each deposit is easy to treat as spare change, yet together they can build a balance that sits idle through the holidays.
Deposits in an insured bank are one place to park it. The FDIC says the standard deposit insurance amount is $250,000 per depositor, per insured bank, for each account ownership category, so these amounts sit well inside it. Each board declared only the payment described here, and the next quarter will be a separate decision.
Four pay dates in under four weeks: where does the cash land?
Dividend deposits that trickle in on Nov. 19, Dec. 1, Dec. 10 and Dec. 15 are easy to lose track of, and cash left in an account that pays close to nothing earns less every week it sits. Money that arrives on a schedule is better off with a schedule of its own.
Make Your Savings Pay You is an 11-page guide that shows how to keep every dollar insured, even above $250,000 at one bank. It also includes a ladder you can copy so money comes due on a schedule, which suits payouts that arrive on four different dates.
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This article was produced with AI assistance and edited for accuracy against the sources linked above.
Warren Cohen is a finance writer based in Phoenix, Arizona, covering personal finance topics including credit, banking, and beginner investing. He earned his degree in business administration from Arizona State University and began his career working in consumer finance, where he gained direct experience with lending and credit systems. He now writes for personal finance websites and fintech platforms, focusing on clear, practical content that helps readers make informed financial decisions.
