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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): EMCOR Group, Inc. (EME) pays a $0.65 annual dividend ($0.16 quarterly), yielding 0.22% at $721.66/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-10-15. 12 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.22%
Annual Dividend: $0.65 per share
Payout Ratio: 4.0%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-10-15
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Industrials
Years of Dividend History: 16
EMCOR Group, Inc. dividend comes from a company that builds and maintains the electrical, mechanical, and HVAC systems that keep commercial buildings, industrial facilities, and military bases running. The current yield is 0.2%, with trailing twelve-month payments of $0.65 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is October 15, 2026. EME stock carries a beta of 1.119, meaning it moves slightly more than the broader market, so this is not a low-volatility income play.
EMCOR Group, Inc. pays out 4.0% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That leaves an enormous buffer: the company retains the vast majority of earnings, which means the current dividend level is well-covered even if profits dip. EMCOR Group, Inc. dividend safety is further supported by the breadth of its service lines, spanning electrical construction, fire protection, plumbing, and long-term facilities management contracts that generate recurring demand. The primary pressure point is cyclicality: construction and industrial services revenue can contract when capital spending slows, which could compress the earnings base that supports the payout.
EMCOR Group, Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 5.3% per year from 2012 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.51 to $1.00 over that window (2026 data is partial and excluded from the CAGR). The largest single-year jump was 62.5% in 2021, when EME accelerated the dividend after years of holding it flat at $0.32 per share from 2014 through 2020. That flat stretch is the most notable feature of the history: growth has been uneven rather than steady, with a long pause followed by rapid catch-up increases.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +22.8% | $0.54 (2022) | $1.00 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +25.6% | $0.32 (2020) | $1.00 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +12.1% | $0.32 (2015) | $1.00 (2025) |
EME stock fits dividend investors who prioritize earnings coverage over current income. The yield is low (below 2%), sitting at 0.2% today versus a 5-year average of 0.25%, so the stock has never been a meaningful income source on a yield basis. What the data does show is a 12-year streak of consecutive increases and a payout ratio of just 4.0%, which means the dividend has room to keep growing without straining the business. The trade-off is straightforward: an investor in EMCOR Group, Inc. accepts a near-negligible current yield in exchange for a dividend that has demonstrated the capacity to grow quickly when management chooses to accelerate it.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | $0.4000 |
| 2026-07-15 | $0.4000 |
| 2026-04-16 | $0.4000 |
| 2026-01-14 | $0.4000 |
| 2025-10-15 | $0.2500 |
| 2025-07-15 | $0.2500 |
| 2025-04-17 | $0.2500 |
| 2025-01-16 | $0.2500 |
| 2024-10-15 | $0.2500 |
| 2024-07-15 | $0.2500 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.6000 |
| 2025 | $1.0000 |
| 2024 | $0.9300 |
| 2023 | $0.6900 |
| 2022 | $0.5400 |
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