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ECL Ecolab Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NYSE· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Basic Materials / Chemicals - Specialty

$276.18 ▲ $4.58(1.69%) as of Sep 14, 2026 03:06 UTC
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Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Global Water, Global Institutional & Specialty, Global Pest Elimination, and Global Life Sciences. The Global Water segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, primary metals and mining, power generation, global refining, petrochemical, pulp and paper industries. The Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, healthcare, hospitality, lodging, government, education and retail industries. The Global Pest Elimination segment provides pest elimination services to detect, prevent, and eliminate pests comprising rodents and insects in full-service and quick-service restaurants, food and beverage processors, hotels, grocery operations, and other commercial segments, including education, life sciences, and healthcare. The Global Life Sciences segment provides cleaning and contamination control solutions to pharmaceutical and personal care manufacturers. It offers its products under the Ecolab, Kay, Purolite, and Bioquell brand names. The company sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. Ecolab Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusGrowing
Latest Dividend$0.7300
Forward Annual$2.92
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateSep 15, 2026
Next Ex-DateSep 15, 2026
Next Pay DateOct 15, 2026
1-Yr Growth13.6%Annual totals, 2024–2025
10-Yr Growth7.2%Annual totals, 2015–2025

Key Metrics

Current Yield

1.06%

At the Sep 14, 2026 price

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

$2.9200

The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.

Frequency

Q Quarterly

How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

Rank Score

56.3

As of Sep 14, 2026

Our 0-100 house score blending yield quality, payout sustainability (the trailing-twelve-month payout ratio), profitability (TTM return on equity), valuation (TTM price-to-book) and payment reliability, recomputed daily. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.

RSI (14)

45

As of Sep 14, 2026

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$245.73 – $308.35

Closes through Sep 11, 2026

The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio (TTM)

37.69%

12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)

The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.

Years Paying

40

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

Price / Book (TTM)

7.73

Price as of Sep 14, 2026; latest reported book value

Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is our quick durability read on a dividend — the same four-check test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a model rank of 70+ and a yield of 2%+; the rank weighs the trailing-twelve-month payout ratio, return on equity and price-to-book. Accelerating: the dividend has grown over time, not stalled. Flawless: an unbroken record with no cuts or suspensions. Enduring: a long enough paying history to weather a cycle. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (model rank 70+ and yield 2%+): rank 56/100, yield 1.06%.
A Accelerating
29 consecutive years of dividend increases.
F Flawless
No dividend cut in the available payment record.
E Enduring
40 years of dividend payments on record.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume1,289,100Sep 11, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the latest session — a rough read on trading activity.
Open$274.21Sep 11, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the latest trading session.
Day Range$273.04 – $277.55Sep 11, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the latest trading session.
Prev Close$271.60Close of Sep 10, 2026The closing price from the previous trading session.
Market Cap$77.73BAs of Sep 14, 2026The company's total market value — share price times shares outstanding — on the date shown.
Shares Out281.44MImplied by market cap, Sep 14, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$7.5212 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)36.8Price as of Sep 14, 2026; earnings to Jun 30, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Ex-DividendSep 15, 2026Buy before this date to receive the upcoming payment. Buy on or after it and the seller keeps that one.
Pay DateOct 15, 2026The date the dividend is actually paid into shareholders' accounts.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)9.2%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)7.2%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
Consecutive Increases38 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of years in a row the dividend has increased — a track record of reliability.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

ECL's dividend yield fell from 1.07% to 1.06% over the past ~90 days (-0.01 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.01 pp from the share price ($273.87 on Jun 16, 2026 → $276.18 on Sep 14, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current1.06%
1-Yr Average1.04%
Low / High0.91% – 1.19%
Percentile67%

Across 334 daily observations over the past 16 months (through Sep 11, 2026), ECL's current yield is higher than approximately 67% of them. Our stored price history for ECL covers the past 16 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$0.7300 Q Regular Aug 06, 2026 Sep 15, 2026 Sep 15, 2026 Oct 15, 2026
$0.7300 Q Regular May 07, 2026 Jun 16, 2026 Jun 16, 2026 Jul 15, 2026
$0.7300 Q Regular Feb 19, 2026 Mar 17, 2026 Mar 17, 2026 Apr 15, 2026
$0.7300 Q Regular Dec 04, 2025 Dec 16, 2025 Dec 16, 2025 Jan 15, 2026
$0.6500 Q Regular Aug 07, 2025 Sep 16, 2025 Sep 16, 2025 Oct 15, 2025
$0.6500 Q Regular May 08, 2025 Jun 17, 2025 Jun 17, 2025 Jul 15, 2025
$0.6500 Q Regular Feb 20, 2025 Mar 18, 2025 Mar 18, 2025 Apr 15, 2025
$0.6500 Q Regular Dec 05, 2024 Dec 17, 2024 Dec 17, 2024 Jan 15, 2025
$0.5700 Q Regular Aug 01, 2024 Sep 17, 2024 Sep 17, 2024 Oct 15, 2024
$0.5700 Q Regular May 02, 2024 Jun 18, 2024 Jun 18, 2024 Jul 15, 2024
$0.5700 Q Regular Feb 22, 2024 Mar 18, 2024 Mar 19, 2024 Apr 15, 2024
$0.5700 Q Regular Dec 07, 2023 Dec 18, 2023 Dec 19, 2023 Jan 16, 2024
$0.5300 Q Regular Aug 03, 2023 Sep 18, 2023 Sep 19, 2023 Oct 16, 2023
$0.5300 Q Regular May 04, 2023 Jun 16, 2023 Jun 20, 2023 Jul 17, 2023
$0.5300 Q Regular Feb 23, 2023 Mar 20, 2023 Mar 21, 2023 Apr 17, 2023
$0.5300 Q Regular Dec 08, 2022 Dec 19, 2022 Dec 20, 2022 Jan 17, 2023
$0.5100 Q Regular Aug 04, 2022 Sep 19, 2022 Sep 20, 2022 Oct 17, 2022
$0.5100 Q Regular May 05, 2022 Jun 17, 2022 Jun 21, 2022 Jul 15, 2022
$0.5100 Q Regular Feb 24, 2022 Mar 14, 2022 Mar 15, 2022 Apr 15, 2022
$0.5100 Q Regular Dec 02, 2021 Dec 13, 2021 Dec 14, 2021 Jan 18, 2022
$0.4800 Q Regular Aug 05, 2021 Sep 13, 2021 Sep 14, 2021 Oct 15, 2021
$0.4800 Q Regular May 06, 2021 Jun 14, 2021 Jun 15, 2021 Jul 15, 2021
$0.4800 Q Regular Feb 25, 2021 Mar 15, 2021 Mar 16, 2021 Apr 15, 2021
$0.4800 Q Regular Dec 03, 2020 Dec 14, 2020 Dec 15, 2020 Jan 15, 2021
$0.4700 Q Regular Aug 06, 2020 Sep 14, 2020 Sep 15, 2020 Oct 15, 2020
$0.4700 Q Regular May 07, 2020 Jun 15, 2020 Jun 16, 2020 Jul 15, 2020
$0.4700 Q Regular Feb 27, 2020 Mar 16, 2020 Mar 17, 2020 Apr 15, 2020
$0.4700 Q Regular Dec 04, 2019 Dec 16, 2019 Dec 17, 2019 Jan 15, 2020
$0.4600 Q Regular Aug 01, 2019 Sep 16, 2019 Sep 17, 2019 Oct 15, 2019
$0.4600 Q Regular May 02, 2019 Jun 17, 2019 Jun 18, 2019 Jul 15, 2019
$0.4600 Q Regular Feb 22, 2019 Mar 18, 2019 Mar 19, 2019 Apr 15, 2019
$0.4600 Q Regular Dec 05, 2018 Dec 17, 2018 Dec 18, 2018 Jan 15, 2019
$0.4100 Q Regular Aug 02, 2018 Sep 17, 2018 Sep 18, 2018 Oct 15, 2018
$0.4100 Q Regular May 03, 2018 Jun 18, 2018 Jun 19, 2018 Jul 16, 2018
$0.4100 Q Regular Feb 23, 2018 Mar 19, 2018 Mar 20, 2018 Apr 16, 2018
$0.4100 Q Regular Dec 07, 2017 Dec 18, 2017 Dec 19, 2017 Jan 16, 2018
$0.3700 Q Regular Aug 03, 2017 Sep 18, 2017 Sep 19, 2017 Oct 16, 2017
$0.3700 Q Regular May 05, 2017 Jun 16, 2017 Jun 20, 2017 Jul 17, 2017
$0.3700 Q Regular Feb 23, 2017 Mar 17, 2017 Mar 21, 2017 Apr 17, 2017
$0.3700 Q Regular Dec 08, 2016 Dec 16, 2016 Dec 20, 2016 Jan 17, 2017
$0.3500 Q Regular Aug 04, 2016 Sep 16, 2016 Sep 20, 2016 Oct 17, 2016
$0.3500 Q Regular May 05, 2016 Jun 17, 2016 Jun 21, 2016 Jul 15, 2016
$0.3500 Q Regular Feb 25, 2016 Mar 11, 2016 Mar 15, 2016 Apr 15, 2016
$0.3500 Q Regular Dec 03, 2015 Dec 11, 2015 Dec 15, 2015 Jan 15, 2016
$0.3300 Q Regular Aug 06, 2015 Sep 11, 2015 Sep 15, 2015 Oct 15, 2015
$0.3300 Q Regular May 07, 2015 Jun 12, 2015 Jun 16, 2015 Jul 15, 2015
$0.3300 Q Regular Feb 26, 2015 Mar 06, 2015 Mar 10, 2015 Apr 15, 2015
$0.3300 Q Regular Dec 04, 2014 Dec 12, 2014 Dec 16, 2014 Jan 15, 2015
$0.2750 Q Regular Aug 07, 2014 Sep 12, 2014 Sep 16, 2014 Oct 15, 2014
$0.2750 Q Regular May 08, 2014 Jun 13, 2014 Jun 17, 2014 Jul 15, 2014
$0.2750 Q Regular Feb 27, 2014 Mar 07, 2014 Mar 11, 2014 Apr 15, 2014
$0.2750 Q Regular Dec 05, 2013 Dec 13, 2013 Dec 17, 2013 Jan 15, 2014
$0.2300 Q Regular Aug 01, 2013 Sep 13, 2013 Sep 17, 2013 Oct 15, 2013
$0.2300 Q Regular May 02, 2013 Jun 14, 2013 Jun 18, 2013 Jul 15, 2013
$0.2300 Q Regular Feb 22, 2013 Mar 01, 2013 Mar 05, 2013 Apr 15, 2013
$0.2300 Q Regular Dec 06, 2012 Dec 14, 2012 Dec 18, 2012 Dec 28, 2012
$0.2000 Q Regular Aug 02, 2012 Sep 14, 2012 Sep 18, 2012 Oct 15, 2012
$0.2000 Q Regular May 04, 2012 Jun 15, 2012 Jun 19, 2012 Jul 16, 2012
$0.2000 Q Regular Feb 27, 2012 Mar 02, 2012 Mar 06, 2012 Apr 16, 2012
$0.2000 Q Regular Dec 05, 2011 Dec 16, 2011 Dec 20, 2011 Jan 17, 2012
$0.1750 Q Regular Aug 05, 2011 Sep 16, 2011 Sep 20, 2011 Oct 17, 2011
$0.1750 Q Regular May 06, 2011 Jun 17, 2011 Jun 21, 2011 Jul 15, 2011
$0.1750 Q Regular Feb 28, 2011 Mar 04, 2011 Mar 08, 2011 Apr 15, 2011
$0.1750 Q Regular Dec 03, 2010 Dec 17, 2010 Dec 21, 2010 Jan 18, 2011
$0.1550 Q Regular Aug 09, 2010 Sep 17, 2010 Sep 21, 2010 Oct 15, 2010
$0.1550 Q Regular May 07, 2010 Jun 11, 2010 Jun 15, 2010 Jul 15, 2010
$0.1550 Q Regular Mar 01, 2010 Mar 05, 2010 Mar 09, 2010 Apr 15, 2010
$0.1550 Q Regular Dec 04, 2009 Dec 11, 2009 Dec 15, 2009 Jan 15, 2010
$0.1400 Q Regular Aug 10, 2009 Sep 11, 2009 Sep 15, 2009 Oct 15, 2009
$0.1400 Q Regular May 11, 2009 Jun 12, 2009 Jun 16, 2009 Jul 15, 2009
$0.1400 Q Regular Feb 27, 2009 Mar 06, 2009 Mar 10, 2009 Apr 15, 2009
$0.1400 Q Regular Dec 04, 2008 Dec 12, 2008 Dec 16, 2008 Jan 15, 2009
$0.1300 Q Regular Aug 01, 2008 Sep 12, 2008 Sep 16, 2008 Oct 15, 2008
$0.1300 Q Regular May 02, 2008 Jun 13, 2008 Jun 17, 2008 Jul 15, 2008
$0.1300 Q Regular Feb 22, 2008 Mar 07, 2008 Mar 11, 2008 Apr 15, 2008
$0.1300 Q Regular Dec 06, 2007 Dec 14, 2007 Dec 18, 2007 Jan 15, 2008
$0.1150 Q Regular Aug 03, 2007 Sep 14, 2007 Sep 18, 2007 Oct 15, 2007
$0.1150 Q Regular May 04, 2007 Jun 15, 2007 Jun 19, 2007 Jul 16, 2007
$0.1150 Q Regular Feb 23, 2007 Mar 16, 2007 Mar 20, 2007 Apr 16, 2007
$0.1150 Q Regular Dec 07, 2006 Dec 15, 2006 Dec 19, 2006 Jan 16, 2007
$0.1000 Q Regular Aug 04, 2006 Sep 15, 2006 Sep 19, 2006 Oct 16, 2006
$0.1000 Q Regular May 12, 2006 Jun 16, 2006 Jun 20, 2006 Jul 17, 2006
$0.1000 Q Regular Feb 24, 2006 Mar 10, 2006 Mar 14, 2006 Apr 17, 2006
$0.1000 Q Regular Dec 08, 2005 Dec 16, 2005 Dec 20, 2005 Jan 17, 2006
$0.0875 Q Regular Aug 12, 2005 Sep 16, 2005 Sep 20, 2005 Oct 17, 2005
$0.0875 Q Regular May 06, 2005 Jun 17, 2005 Jun 21, 2005 Jul 15, 2005
$0.0875 Q Regular Feb 28, 2005 Mar 11, 2005 Mar 15, 2005 Apr 15, 2005
$0.0875 Q Regular Dec 09, 2004 Dec 17, 2004 Dec 21, 2004 Jan 18, 2005
$0.0800 Q Regular Aug 13, 2004 Sep 17, 2004 Sep 21, 2004 Oct 15, 2004
$0.0800 Q Regular May 07, 2004 Jun 14, 2004 Jun 15, 2004 Jul 15, 2004
$0.0800 Q Regular Mar 01, 2004 Mar 12, 2004 Mar 16, 2004 Apr 15, 2004
$0.0800 Q Regular Dec 11, 2003 Dec 19, 2003 Dec 23, 2003 Jan 15, 2004
$0.0725 Q Regular Aug 15, 2003 Sep 12, 2003 Sep 16, 2003 Oct 15, 2003
$0.0725 Q Regular May 09, 2003 Jun 13, 2003 Jun 17, 2003 Jul 15, 2003
$0.1450 Q Regular Feb 24, 2003 Mar 14, 2003 Mar 18, 2003 Apr 15, 2003
$0.1450 Q Regular Dec 05, 2002 Dec 19, 2002 Dec 23, 2002 Jan 15, 2003
$0.1350 Q Regular Aug 16, 2002 Sep 13, 2002 Sep 17, 2002 Oct 15, 2002
$0.1350 Q Regular May 10, 2002 Jun 14, 2002 Jun 18, 2002 Jul 15, 2002
$0.1350 Q Regular Feb 22, 2002 Mar 15, 2002 Mar 19, 2002 Apr 15, 2002
$0.1350 Q Regular Dec 06, 2001 Dec 14, 2001 Dec 18, 2001 Jan 15, 2002
$0.1300 Q Regular Aug 17, 2001 Sep 17, 2001 Sep 18, 2001 Oct 15, 2001
$0.1300 Q Regular May 11, 2001 Jun 15, 2001 Jun 19, 2001 Jul 16, 2001
$0.1300 Q Regular Feb 23, 2001 Mar 16, 2001 Mar 20, 2001 Apr 16, 2001
$0.1300 Q Regular Dec 07, 2000 Dec 15, 2000 Dec 19, 2000 Jan 16, 2001
$0.1200 Q Regular Aug 18, 2000 Sep 15, 2000 Sep 19, 2000 Oct 16, 2000
$0.1200 Q Regular May 12, 2000 Jun 16, 2000 Jun 20, 2000 Jul 17, 2000
$0.1200 Q Regular Feb 25, 2000 Mar 17, 2000 Mar 21, 2000 Apr 17, 2000
$0.1200 Q Regular Dec 20, 1999 Dec 29, 1999 Dec 31, 1999 Jan 18, 2000
$0.1050 Q Regular Aug 13, 1999 Sep 17, 1999 Sep 21, 1999 Oct 15, 1999
$0.1050 Q Regular May 14, 1999 Jun 11, 1999 Jun 15, 1999 Jul 15, 1999
$0.1050 Q Regular Feb 19, 1999 Mar 12, 1999 Mar 16, 1999 Apr 15, 1999
$0.1050 Q Regular Dec 18, 1998 Dec 24, 1998 Dec 29, 1998 Jan 15, 1999
$0.0950 Q Regular Aug 13, 1998 Sep 11, 1998 Sep 15, 1998 Oct 15, 1998
$0.0950 Q Regular May 08, 1998 Jun 12, 1998 Jun 16, 1998 Jul 15, 1998
$0.0950 Q Regular Feb 20, 1998 Mar 13, 1998 Mar 17, 1998 Apr 15, 1998
$0.1900 Q Regular Dec 15, 1997 Dec 23, 1997 Dec 26, 1997 Jan 15, 1998
$0.1600 Q Regular Aug 15, 1997 Sep 12, 1997 Sep 16, 1997 Oct 15, 1997
$0.1600 Q Regular May 09, 1997 Jun 13, 1997 Jun 17, 1997 Jul 15, 1997
$0.1600 Q Regular Feb 21, 1997 Mar 14, 1997 Mar 18, 1997 Apr 15, 1997
$0.1600 Q Regular Dec 16, 1996 Dec 24, 1996 Dec 27, 1996 Jan 15, 1997

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ECL dividend — frequently asked questions

Does Ecolab Inc. pay a dividend?

Yes. Ecolab Inc. (ECL) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $2.92 per share, a yield of approximately 1.06%.

What is Ecolab Inc.'s dividend yield?

Ecolab Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 1.06%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does Ecolab Inc. pay dividends?

Ecolab Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

When is Ecolab Inc.'s next ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record for Ecolab Inc. is September 15, 2026. The associated payment is $0.7300 per share; you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive it.

How long has Ecolab Inc. paid dividends?

Ecolab Inc. has 40 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 38 consecutive years.

Data updated Sep 14, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.

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