ELS Dividend History & Yield Analysis

ELS has 60+ recorded dividend payments. Below is the full payout history with ex-dividend dates, pay dates, annual dividend totals and the current trailing and forward yield.

Yield & Payout Metrics

Dividend yield (TTM)
3.26%
Forward yield
3.35%
Dividend per share (TTM)
$2.12
Annualized rate
$2.17
Payout frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
$0.5430
5-year dividend CAGR
8.47%
Consecutive growth years
20

Yields calculated against a market price of $64.89.

Annual Dividend History

  • 2026$1.09
  • 2025$2.06
  • 2024$1.91
  • 2023$1.79
  • 2022$1.64
  • 2021$1.45
  • 2020$1.37
  • 2019$1.23
  • 2018$1.10
  • 2017$0.9760
  • 2016$0.8500
  • 2015$0.7500
  • 2014$0.6500
  • 2013$0.5000
  • 2012$0.4380
  • 2011$0.3752
  • 2010$0.3000
  • 2009$0.2750
  • 2008$0.2000
  • 2007$0.1500
  • 2006$0.0752
  • 2005$0.0252
  • 2004$2.01
  • 2003$0.3714
  • 2002$0.4752

ELS Payout History & Ex-Dividend Dates

ELS dividend payments with ex-dividend date, pay date and amount per share
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount / share
2026-06-012026-06-26$0.5430
2026-03-012026-03-27$0.5430
2025-12-012025-12-26$0.5150
2025-09-012025-09-26$0.5150
2025-06-012025-06-27$0.5150
2025-03-012025-03-28$0.5150
2024-12-012024-12-27$0.4780
2024-09-012024-09-27$0.4780
2024-06-012024-06-28$0.4780
2024-03-012024-03-27$0.4780
2023-12-012023-12-28$0.4480
2023-09-012023-09-28$0.4480
2023-06-012023-06-29$0.4480
2023-03-012023-03-30$0.4480
2022-12-012022-12-29$0.4100
2022-09-012022-09-29$0.4100
2022-06-012022-06-23$0.4100
2022-03-012022-03-24$0.4100
2021-12-012021-12-30$0.3630
2021-09-012021-09-23$0.3630
2021-06-012021-06-24$0.3630
2021-03-012021-03-25$0.3630
2020-12-012020-12-23$0.3430
2020-09-012020-09-24$0.3430
2020-06-012020-06-25$0.3430
2020-03-012020-03-26$0.3430
2019-12-012019-12-26$0.3060
2019-09-012019-09-26$0.3065
2019-06-012019-06-27$0.3065
2019-03-012019-03-28$0.3065
2018-12-012018-12-27$0.2750
2018-09-012018-09-27$0.2750
2018-06-012018-06-28$0.2750
2018-03-012018-03-28$0.2750
2017-12-012017-12-28$0.2440
2017-09-012017-09-28$0.2440
2017-06-012017-06-28$0.2440
2017-03-012017-03-29$0.2440
2016-12-012016-12-28$0.2125
2016-09-012016-09-28$0.2125
2016-06-012016-06-22$0.2125
2016-03-012016-03-22$0.2125
2015-12-012015-12-23$0.1875
2015-09-012015-09-23$0.1875
2015-06-012015-06-24$0.1875
2015-03-012015-03-25$0.1875
2014-12-012014-12-23$0.1625
2014-09-012014-09-24$0.1625
2014-06-012014-06-25$0.1625
2014-03-012014-03-26$0.1625
2013-12-012013-12-24$0.1250
2013-09-012013-09-25$0.1250
2013-06-012013-06-26$0.1250
2013-03-012013-03-26$0.1250
2012-12-012012-12-12$0.1095
2012-09-012012-09-26$0.1095
2012-06-012012-06-27$0.1095
2012-03-012012-03-28$0.1095
2011-12-012011-12-28$0.0938
2011-09-012011-09-28$0.0938

Does ELS pay dividends?

Yes. ELS pays on a quarterly schedule, most recently $0.5430 per share with an ex-dividend date of 2026-06-01. To receive a payout you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date; buying on or after it means the previous holder collects that payment.

How the ELS yield is calculated

The trailing yield divides the last twelve months of dividends per share ($2.12) by the latest market price. The forward yield annualizes the most recent payment across 4 payments per year, which reacts faster after a dividend raise or cut. A rising yield is only good news when it comes from a growing payout rather than a falling share price — check the annual history above and the ELS DCF fair value page for the cash flow behind it.