EQR Dividend History & Yield Analysis

EQR 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)
4.39%
Forward yield
4.42%
Dividend per share (TTM)
$2.79
Annualized rate
$2.81
Payout frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
$0.7030
5-year dividend CAGR
2.69%
Consecutive growth years
1

Yields calculated against a market price of $63.66.

Annual Dividend History

  • 2026$2.10
  • 2025$2.75
  • 2024$2.02
  • 2023$2.65
  • 2022$2.50
  • 2021$2.41
  • 2020$2.41
  • 2019$2.27
  • 2018$2.16
  • 2017$2.02
  • 2016$13.02
  • 2015$2.21
  • 2014$2.00
  • 2013$1.85
  • 2012$1.78
  • 2011$1.58
  • 2010$1.47
  • 2009$1.64
  • 2008$1.93
  • 2007$1.87
  • 2006$1.79
  • 2005$1.74
  • 2004$1.73
  • 2003$1.73
  • 2002$1.73

EQR Payout History & Ex-Dividend Dates

EQR dividend payments with ex-dividend date, pay date and amount per share
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount / share
2026-06-012026-06-29$0.7030
2026-03-012026-03-30$0.7030
2026-01-012026-01-02$0.6930
2025-09-012025-09-25$0.6930
2025-06-012025-06-24$0.6930
2025-03-012025-03-31$0.6930
2025-01-012025-01-02$0.6750
2024-09-012024-09-24$0.6750
2024-07-012024-07-01$0.6750
2024-03-012024-03-22$0.6750
2023-12-012023-12-29$0.6630
2023-09-012023-09-25$0.6630
2023-06-012023-06-23$0.6630
2023-03-012023-03-24$0.6630
2022-12-012022-12-30$0.6250
2022-09-012022-09-23$0.6250
2022-06-012022-06-24$0.6250
2022-03-012022-03-25$0.6250
2021-12-012021-12-31$0.6030
2021-09-012021-09-24$0.6030
2021-06-012021-06-25$0.6030
2021-03-012021-03-26$0.6030
2020-12-012020-12-31$0.6030
2020-09-012020-09-24$0.6030
2020-06-012020-06-19$0.6030
2020-03-012020-03-20$0.6030
2019-12-012019-12-31$0.5680
2019-09-012019-09-27$0.5680
2019-06-012019-06-27$0.5680
2019-03-012019-03-22$0.5680
2018-12-012018-12-31$0.5400
2018-09-012018-09-21$0.5400
2018-06-012018-06-22$0.5400
2018-03-012018-03-23$0.5400
2017-12-012017-12-29$0.5040
2017-09-012017-09-22$0.5040
2017-06-012017-06-22$0.5040
2017-03-012017-03-23$0.5040
2016-12-012016-12-22$0.5040
2016-09-012016-09-22$3.50
2016-06-012016-06-23$0.5040
2016-04-012016-03-22$0.5040
2016-03-012016-03-01$8.00
2015-12-012015-12-23$0.5530
2015-09-012015-09-17$0.5530
2015-06-012015-06-24$0.5530
2015-03-012015-03-19$0.5520
2014-12-012014-12-23$0.5000
2014-09-012014-09-18$0.5000
2014-06-012014-06-19$0.5000
2014-03-012014-03-20$0.5000
2013-12-012013-12-24$0.6500
2013-09-012013-09-19$0.4000
2013-06-012013-06-20$0.4000
2013-03-012013-03-20$0.4000
2012-12-012012-12-19$0.7670
2012-09-012012-09-19$0.3380
2012-06-012012-06-20$0.3380
2012-03-012012-03-21$0.3380
2011-12-012011-12-15$0.5680

Does EQR pay dividends?

Yes. EQR pays on a quarterly schedule, most recently $0.7030 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 EQR yield is calculated

The trailing yield divides the last twelve months of dividends per share ($2.79) 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 EQR DCF fair value page for the cash flow behind it.