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Data last updated: Oct 16, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 16, 2026): Ecolab Inc. (ECL) pays a $2.84 annual dividend ($0.73 quarterly), yielding 1.00% at $288.31/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-15. 38 consecutive years of dividend growth (Dividend Aristocrat). Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.00%
Annual Dividend: $2.84 per share
Payout Ratio: 38.1%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-15
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Basic Materials
Years of Dividend History: 42
Ecolab Inc. dividend investors are buying into a century-old business that sells water treatment, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions across food processing, healthcare, hospitality, and life sciences markets. The current yield is 1.04%, with trailing twelve-month payments of $2.84 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is September 15, 2026. ECL carries a beta of 0.879, making it a lower-volatility option for growth-and-income investors who want a Dividend Aristocrat with a long runway of annual increases rather than a high starting yield.
Ecolab Inc. pays out 38.1% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That level of earnings retention gives ECL meaningful room to sustain and grow the dividend even if profits come under pressure. Ecolab Inc. dividend safety is further supported by the breadth of its end markets: water treatment for industrial manufacturers, sanitation for foodservice and healthcare, and contamination control for pharmaceutical producers are all demand categories tied to ongoing operational needs rather than discretionary spending. The main data-supported pressure point is that a payout ratio this low only stays comfortable if earnings hold; any meaningful earnings contraction would narrow that cushion.
Ecolab Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 9.8% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.725 to $2.68 over that period (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 2.2% in 2020, which stands out against a decade-plus of increases that frequently ran in the high single digits or above.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +9.2% | $2.06 (2022) | $2.68 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +7.2% | $1.89 (2020) | $2.68 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +7.2% | $1.34 (2015) | $2.68 (2025) |
ECL stock fits growth-and-income investors who want rising income from a business with broad, recurring demand across water treatment, food safety, and healthcare hygiene. The yield is low (below 2%), sitting at 1.04% today, nearly identical to its 5-year average of 1.05%. That yield is not the draw. What the stock offers instead is 38 consecutive years of dividend increases, Dividend Aristocrat status, and a 9.8% annual growth rate over the past 14 years. The trade-off is straightforward: an investor accepts a sub-1.1% starting yield in exchange for a dividend that has nearly quadrupled since 2011 and a payout ratio that leaves ample room for future increases.
ECL is a Dividend Aristocrat with 38 consecutive years of dividend increases.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | $0.7300 |
| 2026-06-16 | $0.7300 |
| 2026-03-17 | $0.7300 |
| 2025-12-16 | $0.7300 |
| 2025-09-16 | $0.6500 |
| 2025-06-17 | $0.6500 |
| 2025-03-18 | $0.6500 |
| 2024-12-17 | $0.6500 |
| 2024-09-17 | $0.5700 |
| 2024-06-18 | $0.5700 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.1900 |
| 2025 | $2.6800 |
| 2024 | $2.3600 |
| 2023 | $2.1600 |
| 2022 | $2.0600 |
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