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Data last updated: Oct 16, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 16, 2026): Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) pays a $2.19 annual dividend ($0.56 quarterly), yielding 1.37% at $160.15/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-14. 34 consecutive years of dividend growth (Dividend Aristocrat). Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.37%
Annual Dividend: $2.19 per share
Payout Ratio: 48.0%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-14
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Industrials
Years of Dividend History: 55
Emerson Electric Co. dividend investors are looking at a 134-year-old industrial technology firm that serves oil and gas, chemical processing, HVAC, and automation markets worldwide. The current yield is 1.48%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $2.22 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is August 14, 2026, and the last declared payment was $0.555 per share. EMR carries a beta of 1.233, meaning the stock moves more than the broader market, which matters for income investors who prioritize price stability alongside the dividend.
Emerson Electric Co. pays out 47.8% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as moderate (40-60%). That level leaves meaningful room to absorb earnings pressure without threatening the payment, and EMR's exposure to essential industrial end markets, including process control for oil and gas, life sciences, and municipal water utilities, supports demand for its products across economic conditions. The primary factor that could pressure Emerson Electric Co. dividend safety is the company's beta of 1.233, which reflects above-average earnings volatility tied to cyclical industrial demand, particularly in capital-intensive sectors like refining and metals.
Over the past 14 years, Emerson Electric Co. dividend history shows a CAGR of 2.9% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $1.435 to $2.1375 over that period (2026 data is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 0.8% in 2024, which shows that growth, while unbroken, has slowed materially in recent years.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +1.2% | $2.06 (2022) | $2.14 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +1.3% | $2.00 (2020) | $2.14 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +1.3% | $1.89 (2015) | $2.14 (2025) |
Emerson Electric Co. suits dividend investors who prioritize payment reliability over yield size. The yield is low (below 2%) at 1.48%, sitting only modestly above the 5-year average of 1.39%, so income generation is limited in absolute terms. What EMR offers instead is 34 consecutive years of dividend increases, a streak that earns it Dividend Aristocrat status and reflects a long-standing commitment to growing the payment. The trade-off is clear: an investor in EMR stock accepts a below-average yield and slow recent growth, around 0.8% to 2.9% annually, in exchange for a payout that has not been cut in over three decades.
EMR is a Dividend Aristocrat with 34 consecutive years of dividend increases.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | $0.5550 |
| 2026-05-15 | $0.5550 |
| 2026-02-13 | $0.5550 |
| 2025-11-14 | $0.5550 |
| 2025-08-15 | $0.5275 |
| 2025-05-16 | $0.5275 |
| 2025-02-14 | $0.5275 |
| 2024-11-15 | $0.5275 |
| 2024-08-16 | $0.5250 |
| 2024-05-16 | $0.5250 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.6650 |
| 2025 | $2.1375 |
| 2024 | $2.1025 |
| 2023 | $2.0850 |
| 2022 | $2.0650 |
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