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Dividend metrics

Annual payout (TTM) 
$1.388
Yield (TTM) 
3.054%
Payout ratio 
69.56%
Payout frequency 
Quarterly
Dividend growth (3Y) 
6.365%
Next payment 
$0.361

Dividend history & forecast

$0.754

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Status

Ex-date

Pay Date

Yield

% Change

Amount

20273.75%+5.76%$1.487
Forecasted10.11.202701.12.20270.84%0%$0.381
Forecasted11.08.202701.09.20270.97%+5.25%$0.381
Forecasted12.05.202701.06.20270.97%0%$0.362
Forecasted09.02.202702.03.20270.98%+0.48%$0.362
20263.55%+5.25%$1.406
Announced10.11.202601.12.20260.79%0%$0.361
Paid11.08.202601.09.20260.91%+5.25%$0.361
Paid12.05.202601.06.20260.92%0%$0.343
Paid09.02.202602.03.20260.92%0%$0.343
20253.52%+5.61%$1.336
Paid12.11.202501.12.20250.88%0%$0.343
Paid12.08.202502.09.20250.88%+5.25%$0.343
Paid13.05.202502.06.20250.83%0%$0.326
Paid10.02.202503.03.20250.93%0%$0.326
20243.3%+6.48%$1.265
Paid12.11.202402.12.20240.82%0%$0.326
Paid12.08.202403.09.20240.82%+5.99%$0.326
Paid09.05.202401.06.20240.79%0%$0.307
Paid08.02.202401.03.20240.86%0%$0.307
20233.1%+7.01%$1.188
Paid09.11.202301.12.20230.95%0%$0.307
Paid10.08.202301.09.20230.84%+7%$0.307
Paid11.05.202301.06.20230.67%0%$0.287
Paid09.02.202301.03.20230.63%0%$0.287
20222.41%+7%$1.11
Paid09.11.202201.12.20220.66%0%$0.287
Paid11.08.202201.09.20220.57%+7.01%$0.287
Paid12.05.202201.06.20220.61%0%$0.268
Paid10.02.202201.03.20220.57%0%$0.268
20212.17%+6.99%$1.038
Paid10.11.202101.12.20210.55%0%$0.268
Paid12.08.202101.09.20210.54%+6.98%$0.268
Paid13.05.202101.06.20210.53%0%$0.251
Paid11.02.202101.03.20210.54%0%$0.251
20202.1%+6.99%$0.97
Paid12.11.202001.12.20200.54%0%$0.251
Paid13.08.202001.09.20200.56%+7%$0.251
Paid14.05.202001.06.20200.55%0%$0.234
Paid13.02.202001.03.20200.45%0%$0.234
20192.23%+6.99%$0.907
Paid14.11.201901.12.20190.53%0%$0.234
Paid15.08.201901.09.20190.54%+6.99%$0.234
Paid16.05.201901.06.20190.54%0%$0.219
Paid14.02.201901.03.20190.62%0%$0.219
20182.42%+6.99%$0.847
Paid15.11.201801.12.20180.64%0%$0.219
Paid16.08.201801.09.20180.59%+6.99%$0.219
Paid17.05.201801.06.20180.59%0%$0.205
Paid15.02.201801.03.20180.6%0%$0.205
20172.39%+7.23%$0.792
Paid16.11.201701.12.20170.57%0%$0.205
Paid14.08.201701.09.20170.61%+7%$0.205
Paid15.05.201701.06.20170.59%0%$0.191
Paid13.02.201701.03.20170.63%0%$0.191
20162.37%+7.67%$0.739
Paid14.11.201601.12.20160.65%0%$0.191
Paid16.08.201601.09.20160.6%+7.47%$0.191
Paid11.05.201601.06.20160.56%0%$0.178
Paid10.02.201601.03.20160.57%0%$0.178
20152.56%+8.2%$0.686
Paid10.11.201501.12.20150.62%0%$0.178
Paid12.08.201501.09.20150.69%+7.88%$0.178
Paid13.05.201501.06.20150.62%0%$0.165
Paid11.02.201501.03.20150.63%0%$0.165
20142.53%+8.56%$0.634
Paid12.11.201401.12.20140.63%0%$0.165
Paid13.08.201401.09.20140.67%+8.55%$0.165
Paid14.05.201401.06.20140.61%0%$0.152
Paid13.02.201401.03.20140.62%0%$0.152
20132.36%+8.96%$0.584
Paid14.11.201301.12.20130.61%0%$0.152
Paid14.08.201301.09.20130.61%+8.57%$0.152
Paid15.05.201301.06.20130.55%0%$0.14
Paid13.02.201301.03.20130.6%0%$0.14
20122.83%+6.35%$0.536
Paid14.11.201201.12.20120.7%+6.06%$0.14
Paid15.08.201201.09.20120.66%0%$0.132
Paid15.05.201201.06.20120.73%0%$0.132
Paid15.02.201201.03.20120.75%0%$0.132
20112.83%+6.78%$0.504
Paid15.11.201101.12.20110.76%+6.45%$0.132
Paid15.08.201101.09.20110.72%0%$0.124
Paid13.05.201101.06.20110.69%0%$0.124
Paid15.02.201101.03.20110.67%0%$0.124
20103.14%+7.27%$0.472
Paid15.11.201001.12.20100.72%+6.9%$0.124
Paid13.08.201001.09.20100.74%0%$0.116
Paid13.05.201001.06.20100.83%0%$0.116
Paid11.02.201001.03.20100.85%0%$0.116
20093.12%+7.84%$0.44
Paid12.11.200901.12.20090.89%+7.41%$0.116
Paid13.08.200901.09.20090.77%0%$0.108
Paid14.05.200901.06.20090.8%0%$0.108
Paid12.02.200901.03.20090.67%0%$0.108
20082.79%+6.25%$0.408
Paid13.11.200801.12.20080.68%+8%$0.108
Paid14.08.200801.09.20080.75%0%$0.10
Paid14.05.200801.06.20080.73%0%$0.10
Paid13.02.200801.03.20080.63%0%$0.10
20072.12%+8.16%$0.384
Paid14.11.200701.12.20070.56%0%$0.10
Paid15.08.200701.09.20070.54%+8.7%$0.10
Paid16.05.200701.06.20070.51%0%$0.092
Paid13.02.200701.03.20070.5%0%$0.092
20061.87%+11.12%$0.355
Paid15.11.200601.12.20060.48%0%$0.092
Paid16.08.200601.09.20060.51%+7.58%$0.092
Paid16.05.200601.06.20060.48%0%$0.0855
Paid13.02.200601.03.20060.4%+0.02%$0.0855
20051.77%+8.67%$0.32
Paid15.11.200501.12.20050.39%+9.62%$0.0855
Paid16.08.200501.09.20050.39%0%$0.078
Paid16.05.200501.06.20050.46%0%$0.078
Paid10.02.200501.03.20050.53%0%$0.078
20042.33%+7.46%$0.294
Paid10.11.200401.12.20040.59%+8.33%$0.078
Paid12.08.200401.09.20040.59%0%$0.072
Paid12.05.200401.06.20040.59%0%$0.072
Paid11.02.200401.03.20040.55%0%$0.072
20031.22%+6.05%$0.274
Paid12.11.200301.12.20030.62%+7.14%$0.072
Paid13.08.200301.09.20030.6%0%$0.0672
Paid13.05.200301.06.2003-0%$0.0672
Paid12.02.200301.03.2003-0%$0.0672
2002-+6.55%$0.258
Paid13.11.200201.12.2002-+5.66%$0.0672
Paid14.08.200201.09.2002-0%$0.0636
Paid10.05.200201.06.2002-0%$0.0636
Paid08.02.200201.03.2002-+0.02%$0.0636
2001--22.24%$0.242
Paid14.11.200101.12.2001-+6.84%$0.0636
Paid15.08.200101.09.2001-0%$0.0595
Paid11.05.200101.06.2001-0%$0.0595
Paid12.02.200101.03.2001-0%$0.0595
2000--81.27%$0.311
Paid13.11.200001.12.2000-+7.64%$0.0595
Paid11.08.200001.09.2000-0%$0.0553
Paid11.05.200001.06.2000-0%$0.0553
Paid11.02.200001.03.2000--35.71%$0.0553
Paid21.12.199904.01.2000--52.21%$0.086
1999-+14.31%$1.662
Paid09.11.199901.12.1999--35.71%$0.18
Paid06.10.199929.10.1999-+55.56%$0.28
Paid13.08.199901.09.1999--35.14%$0.18
Paid07.07.199930.07.1999-+63.24%$0.278
Paid10.05.199901.06.1999--38.74%$0.17
Paid07.04.199930.04.1999-+63.24%$0.278
Paid08.02.199901.03.1999-+33.35%$0.17
Paid06.01.199929.01.1999--25.01%$0.127
1998--40.76%$1.454
Paid06.11.199801.12.1998-+33.35%$0.17
Paid07.10.199830.10.1998--25.01%$0.127
Paid13.08.199801.09.1998-+34.97%$0.17
Paid08.07.199830.07.1998--22.49%$0.126
Paid11.05.199801.06.1998-+29.02%$0.163
Paid07.04.199830.04.1998--22.49%$0.126
Paid11.02.199801.03.1998--60.37%$0.163
Paid07.01.199830.01.1998-+92.94%$0.41
1997-+11.59%$2.455
Paid06.11.199701.12.1997--48.17%$0.213
Paid08.10.199730.10.1997-+92.94%$0.41
Paid15.08.199701.09.1997--47.53%$0.213
Paid09.07.199730.07.1997-+100%$0.405
Paid09.05.199701.06.1997--50%$0.203
Paid09.04.199730.04.1997-+100%$0.405
Paid10.02.199701.03.1997--50%$0.203
Paid08.01.199730.01.1997-+100%$0.405
1996-+25.06%$2.20
Paid12.11.199601.12.1996--50%$0.203
Paid09.10.199630.10.1996-+100%$0.405
Paid13.08.199601.09.1996--30.17%$0.203
Paid10.05.199601.06.1996--28.4%$0.29
Paid10.04.199630.04.1996-+39.66%$0.405
Paid09.02.199601.03.1996--28.4%$0.29
Paid10.01.199630.01.1996-+39.66%$0.405
1995-+690.96%$1.759
Paid10.11.199501.12.1995--28.4%$0.29
Paid11.10.199530.10.1995-+39.66%$0.405
Paid11.08.199501.09.1995--28.4%$0.29
Paid06.07.199528.07.1995-+44.64%$0.405
Paid09.05.199501.06.1995-+745.92%$0.28
Paid03.04.199528.04.1995-+44.54%$0.0331
Paid07.02.199501.03.1995--30.82%$0.0229
Paid30.12.199430.01.1995-+44.54%$0.0331
1994-+1.09%$0.222
Paid08.11.199401.12.1994--30.82%$0.0229
Paid04.10.199428.10.1994-+44.54%$0.0331
Paid09.08.199401.09.1994--30.82%$0.0229
Paid01.07.199429.07.1994-+49.77%$0.0331
Paid10.05.199401.06.1994--33.23%$0.0221
Paid04.04.199429.04.1994-+49.77%$0.0331
Paid09.02.199401.03.1994--33.23%$0.0221
Paid03.01.199428.01.1994-+49.77%$0.0331
1993-+1.1%$0.22
Paid09.11.199301.12.1993--33.23%$0.0221
Paid04.10.199329.10.1993-+49.77%$0.0331
Paid11.08.199301.09.1993--33.23%$0.0221
Paid06.07.199330.07.1993-+49.77%$0.0331
Paid10.05.199301.06.1993--33.23%$0.0221
Paid02.04.199330.04.1993-+55.4%$0.0331
Paid10.02.199301.03.1993--35.65%$0.0213
Paid04.01.199329.01.1993-+55.4%$0.0331
1992-+1.68%$0.218
Paid10.11.199201.12.1992--35.65%$0.0213
Paid05.10.199230.10.1992-+55.4%$0.0331
Paid12.08.199201.09.1992--35.65%$0.0213
Paid06.07.199230.07.1992-+55.4%$0.0331
Paid07.05.199201.06.1992--35.65%$0.0213
Paid06.04.199230.04.1992-+55.4%$0.0331
Paid11.02.199201.03.1992--35.65%$0.0213
Paid06.01.199230.01.1992-+61.46%$0.0331
1991-+0.75%$0.214
Paid06.11.199101.12.1991--38.07%$0.0205
Paid03.10.199130.10.1991-+61.46%$0.0331
Paid12.08.199101.09.1991--38.07%$0.0205
Paid03.07.199130.07.1991-+61.46%$0.0331
Paid09.05.199101.06.1991--38.07%$0.0205
Paid05.04.199130.04.1991-+61.46%$0.0331
Paid05.02.199101.03.1991--37.31%$0.0205
Paid04.01.199130.01.1991-+59.51%$0.0327
1990-+3.71%$0.212
Paid06.11.199001.12.1990--37.31%$0.0205
Paid04.10.199030.10.1990-+59.51%$0.0327
Paid09.08.199001.09.1990--37.31%$0.0205
Paid05.07.199030.07.1990-+59.51%$0.0327
Paid10.05.199001.06.1990--37.31%$0.0205
Paid28.03.199015.04.1990-+59.51%$0.0327
Paid07.02.199001.03.1990--36.53%$0.0205
Paid28.12.198915.01.1990-+68.23%$0.0323
1989-+2.4%$0.205
Paid09.11.198901.12.1989--40.56%$0.0192
Paid02.10.198915.10.1989-+68.23%$0.0323
Paid09.08.198901.09.1989--40.56%$0.0192
Paid30.06.198915.07.1989-+68.23%$0.0323
Paid09.05.198901.06.1989--40.56%$0.0192
Paid03.04.198915.04.1989-+68.23%$0.0323
Paid07.02.198901.03.1989--38.26%$0.0192
Paid28.12.198813.01.1989-+61.98%$0.0311
1988-+70.36%$0.20
Paid07.11.198801.12.1988--38.26%$0.0192
Paid30.09.198814.10.1988-+61.98%$0.0311
Paid11.08.198801.09.1988--38.26%$0.0192
Paid30.06.198815.07.1988-+61.98%$0.0311
Paid09.05.198801.06.1988--38.26%$0.0192
Paid30.03.198815.04.1988-+61.98%$0.0311
Paid09.02.198801.03.1988--35.79%$0.0192
Paid23.12.198715.01.1988-+55.73%$0.0299
1987--$0.117
Paid10.11.198701.12.1987--35.79%$0.0192
Paid29.09.198715.10.1987-+55.73%$0.0299
Paid12.08.198701.09.1987--35.79%$0.0192
Paid26.06.198715.07.1987-+55.73%$0.0299
Paid11.05.198701.06.1987--$0.0192

Frequently asked questions

Essential's dividends are paid out in March, June, September, and December.
On a quarterly basis.
The dividend yield is currently 3.05% and distributions have increased by 6.36% in the last 3 years.
The last payment was made on 01.09.2026.
If you had Essential in your securities account on 11.08.2026, you received the distribution.
Essential paid out a dividend of $1.336 in 2025.
Essential paid out a dividend of $1.265 in 2024.
To receive the next dividend, Essential must be booked in the securities account on 10.11.2026.
On 01.12.2026, $0.361 per share is to be paid out as a dividend.

Dividend growth 

The dividend growth is 5.612% based on the previous financial year. The average dividend growth over the last 5 years is 6.615%.

1 Year

Moderate growth5.612%

3 Year

Strong growth6.365%

5 Year

Strong growth6.615%

10 Year

Strong growth6.894%

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