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ECL Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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ECLEcolab Inc.
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ECL Dividend answer
Ecolab Inc. (ECL) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 0.96%, or $2.92 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 0.96%, from $2.92 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.73 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Sep 15, 2026. Payment date: Oct 15, 2026. Next dividend status: not announced.
ECL Dividend Snapshot
Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next ECL Dividend Date
When ECL next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next ECL dividend
ECL's next dividend has not yet been announced. The latest completed dividend was $0.73 per share. Data last checked: Oct 10, 2026.
Latest ECL Dividend Dates
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ECL Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
ECL Annual Dividend History
ECL Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.73, event yield 1.06%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 7.23%
- Cohort rank
- #177
- Cohort standing
- Top half
- Basic Materials rank
- #14
- 2020 regular DPS
- $1.890
- 2025 regular DPS
- $2.680
- Absolute change
- $0.790
- Years increased
- 5
- Years reduced
- 0
ECL's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 7.23% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #177 among US dividend-paying corporations that never cut the payout in AlgovestIQ's study.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
ECL Dividend Yield
How ECL's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
ECL's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent ECL dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $0.73 | $0.73 | 1.06% | Quarterly | $2.92 | Aug 6, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | $0.73 | $0.73 | 1.04% | Quarterly | $2.84 | May 7, 2026 | Jun 16, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | $0.73 | $0.73 | 1.01% | Quarterly | $2.76 | Feb 19, 2026 | Mar 17, 2026 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | $0.73 | $0.73 | 1.03% | Quarterly | $2.68 | Dec 4, 2025 | Dec 16, 2025 | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | $0.65 | $0.65 | 98.46% | Quarterly | $2.60 | Aug 7, 2025 | Sep 16, 2025 | Oct 15, 2025 |
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| Jun 17, 2025 | $0.65 | $0.65 | 96.43% | Quarterly | $2.52 | May 8, 2025 | Jun 17, 2025 | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Mar 18, 2025 | $0.65 | $0.65 | 97.16% | Quarterly | $2.44 | Feb 20, 2025 | Mar 18, 2025 | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | $0.65 | $0.65 | 95.87% | Quarterly | $2.36 | Dec 5, 2024 | Dec 17, 2024 | Jan 15, 2025 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | $0.57 | $0.57 | 91.03% | Quarterly | $2.28 | Aug 1, 2024 | Sep 17, 2024 | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Jun 18, 2024 | $0.57 | $0.57 | 92.07% | Quarterly | $2.24 | May 2, 2024 | Jun 18, 2024 | Jul 15, 2024 |
| Mar 18, 2024 | $0.57 | $0.57 | 96.44% | Quarterly | $2.20 | Feb 22, 2024 | Mar 19, 2024 | Apr 15, 2024 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | $0.57 | $0.57 | 1.10% | Quarterly | $2.16 | Dec 7, 2023 | Dec 19, 2023 | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | $0.53 | $0.53 | 1.21% | Quarterly | $2.12 | Aug 3, 2023 | Sep 19, 2023 | Oct 16, 2023 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | $0.53 | $0.53 | 1.15% | Quarterly | $2.10 | May 4, 2023 | Jun 20, 2023 | Jul 17, 2023 |
| Mar 20, 2023 | $0.53 | $0.53 | 1.33% | Quarterly | $2.08 | Feb 23, 2023 | Mar 21, 2023 | Apr 17, 2023 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | $0.53 | $0.53 | 1.46% | Quarterly | $2.06 | Dec 8, 2022 | Dec 20, 2022 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Sep 19, 2022 | $0.51 | $0.51 | 1.28% | Quarterly | $2.04 | Aug 4, 2022 | Sep 20, 2022 | Oct 17, 2022 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | $0.51 | $0.51 | 1.36% | Quarterly | $2.01 | May 5, 2022 | Jun 21, 2022 | Jul 15, 2022 |
| Mar 14, 2022 | $0.51 | $0.51 | 1.20% | Quarterly | $1.98 | Feb 24, 2022 | Mar 15, 2022 | Apr 15, 2022 |
| Dec 13, 2021 | $0.51 | $0.51 | 84.26% | Quarterly | $1.95 | Dec 2, 2021 | Dec 14, 2021 | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Sep 13, 2021 | $0.48 | $0.48 | 85.54% | Quarterly | $1.92 | Aug 5, 2021 | Sep 14, 2021 | Oct 15, 2021 |
| Jun 14, 2021 | $0.48 | $0.48 | 89.57% | Quarterly | $1.91 | May 6, 2021 | Jun 15, 2021 | Jul 15, 2021 |
| Mar 15, 2021 | $0.48 | $0.48 | 88.22% | Quarterly | $1.90 | Feb 25, 2021 | Mar 16, 2021 | Apr 15, 2021 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | $0.48 | $0.48 | 87.10% | Quarterly | $1.89 | Dec 3, 2020 | Dec 15, 2020 | Jan 15, 2021 |
| Sep 14, 2020 | $0.47 | $0.47 | 91.76% | Quarterly | $1.88 | Aug 6, 2020 | Sep 15, 2020 | Oct 15, 2020 |
| Jun 15, 2020 | $0.47 | $0.47 | 93.55% | Quarterly | $1.87 | May 7, 2020 | Jun 16, 2020 | Jul 15, 2020 |
| Mar 16, 2020 | $0.47 | $0.47 | 1.12% | Quarterly | $1.86 | Feb 27, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | Apr 15, 2020 |
| Dec 16, 2019 | $0.47 | $0.47 | 99.47% | Quarterly | $1.85 | Dec 4, 2019 | Dec 17, 2019 | Jan 15, 2020 |
| Sep 16, 2019 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 95.78% | Quarterly | $1.84 | Aug 1, 2019 | Sep 17, 2019 | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Jun 17, 2019 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 93.99% | Quarterly | $1.79 | May 2, 2019 | Jun 18, 2019 | Jul 15, 2019 |
| Mar 18, 2019 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 99.34% | Quarterly | $1.74 | Feb 22, 2019 | Mar 19, 2019 | Apr 15, 2019 |
| Dec 17, 2018 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 1.13% | Quarterly | $1.69 | Dec 5, 2018 | Dec 18, 2018 | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Sep 17, 2018 | $0.41 | $0.41 | 1.05% | Quarterly | $1.64 | Aug 2, 2018 | Sep 18, 2018 | Oct 15, 2018 |
| Jun 18, 2018 | $0.41 | $0.41 | 1.10% | Quarterly | $1.60 | May 3, 2018 | Jun 19, 2018 | Jul 16, 2018 |
| Mar 19, 2018 | $0.41 | $0.41 | 1.14% | Quarterly | $1.56 | Feb 23, 2018 | Mar 20, 2018 | Apr 16, 2018 |
| Dec 18, 2017 | $0.41 | $0.41 | 1.12% | Quarterly | $1.52 | Dec 7, 2017 | Dec 19, 2017 | Jan 16, 2018 |
| Sep 18, 2017 | $0.37 | $0.37 | 1.13% | Quarterly | $1.48 | Aug 3, 2017 | Sep 19, 2017 | Oct 16, 2017 |
| Jun 16, 2017 | $0.37 | $0.37 | 1.09% | Quarterly | — | May 5, 2017 | Jun 20, 2017 | Jul 17, 2017 |
| Mar 17, 2017 | $0.37 | $0.37 | 1.15% | Quarterly | — | Feb 23, 2017 | Mar 21, 2017 | Apr 17, 2017 |
| Dec 16, 2016 | $0.37 | $0.37 | 1.18% | Quarterly | — | Dec 8, 2016 | Dec 20, 2016 | Jan 17, 2017 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | $0.35 | $0.35 | 1.19% | Quarterly | — | Aug 4, 2016 | Sep 20, 2016 | Oct 17, 2016 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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ECL Dividends FAQ
Does ECL pay a dividend?
Ecolab Inc. (ECL) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.73 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is ECL's dividend yield?
ECL's trailing dividend yield is 0.96%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is ECL's next dividend?
ECL's next dividend has not been announced in the current AlgovestIQ snapshot. The latest completed dividend row remains available in the history table when covered data exists.
When is ECL's ex-dividend date?
ECL's latest covered ex-dividend date is Sep 15, 2026. Future ex-dividend dates are shown only when announced or explicitly projected.
How has ECL's dividend changed?
ECL's one-year dividend growth is 12.31% based on comparable covered dividend history.