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Data last updated: Nov 05, 2026
Snapshot (as of Nov 05, 2026): Elbit Systems Ltd. (ESLT) pays a $3.75 annual dividend ($1.00 quarterly), yielding 0.57% at $703.46/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-10-13. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.57%
Annual Dividend: $3.75 per share
Payout Ratio: 23.3%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-10-13
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Industrials
Years of Dividend History: 30
Elbit Systems Ltd. dividend comes from one of Israel's largest defense contractors, supplying governments worldwide with airborne platforms, unmanned aerial systems, and electronic warfare solutions. The current yield stands at 0.61%, with trailing twelve-month payments totaling $3.75 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is October 13, 2026. ESLT's beta of -0.301 means the stock tends to move inversely to the broader market, which shapes its appeal for investors seeking low correlation to equity volatility rather than high current income.
Elbit Systems Ltd. pays out 23.3% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low retention of earnings relative to the dividend leaves substantial room to sustain payments even if profits dip, and the company's role supplying defense and homeland security products to governments across multiple continents supports ongoing contract demand. The primary risk to Elbit Systems Ltd. dividend safety is concentration in government defense budgets: a broad reduction in defense spending across key markets could pressure revenues and, eventually, the dividend.
Elbit Systems Ltd. dividend history shows a CAGR of 7.4% per year from 2008 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.80 to $2.70 over that span (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the rate calculation). The largest single-year jump in the window was 127.5% in 2009, though the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +10.5% | $2.00 (2022) | $2.70 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +10.1% | $1.67 (2020) | $2.70 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +6.5% | $1.44 (2015) | $2.70 (2025) |
ESLT stock fits dividend investors who prioritize low payout risk and moderate long-term growth over immediate income. The yield is low (below 2%), currently at 0.61%, which sits below the 5-year average of 0.7%, meaning the stock is not offering even its own historical norm on income. Two consecutive years of dividend increases is a short streak, and the history includes past declines, so income predictability is not the defining strength here. What Elbit Systems Ltd. offers instead is a conservative 23.3% payout ratio and a 7.4% annualized growth rate over 17 years. The trade-off is clear: minimal current income in exchange for a well-covered dividend with room to grow.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | $1.0000 |
| 2026-06-23 | $1.0000 |
| 2026-04-13 | $1.0000 |
| 2025-12-22 | $0.7500 |
| 2025-10-14 | $0.7500 |
| 2025-06-24 | $0.6000 |
| 2025-04-22 | $0.6000 |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.5000 |
| 2024-10-15 | $0.5000 |
| 2024-06-18 | $0.5000 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.0000 |
| 2025 | $2.7000 |
| 2024 | $2.0000 |
| 2023 | $1.9160 |
| 2022 | $2.0000 |
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