Encompass Health Corporation (EHC) Dividend History

NYSE: EHCYield, payment dates, growth and payout ratio.

EHC latest dividend

$0.21last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateOct 1Thursday, 2026
Payment dateOct 15Thursday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 2013paying since
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • −4.7%5-year growth a year
  • 0.66%forward yield

EHC dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$84
Each payment
$21
Value of the shares
$12,787
Dividend yield
0.66%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $0.84 per share, before tax.

EHC dividends per share by year

Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.

EHC dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)13.4%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)16.2%
Well covered · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)−4.7%
Shrinking · a year on average
Years of increases0
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

EHC yield on cost

Encompass Health Corporation yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$124.550.67%$0.780.6%
3 years ago$64.271.31%$2.103.3%
5 years ago$54.321.55%$3.586.6%
10 years ago$32.032.62%$7.8124.4%
20 years ago$20.494.10%$10.2049.8%

Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).

EHC dividend payments

Payment

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).

EHC dividends by year

Encompass Health Corporation dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$0.70—0.66%4
2024$0.47−21.7%0.51%3
2023$0.60−25.3%0.90%4
2022$0.80−9.9%1.34%4
2021$0.890.0%1.72%4
2020$0.89+1.8%1.35%4
2019$0.88+5.8%1.59%4
2018$0.83+6.1%1.69%4
2017$0.78+4.3%1.98%4
2016$0.75−19.6%2.28%4
2015$0.93—3.36%5
2014$0.62—2.03%4
2013$0.29—1.08%2

EHC dividend history

54 payments
Encompass Health Corporation dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-10-012026-10-15$0.21+10.5%Quarterly
2026-07-012026-07-15$0.19—Quarterly
2026-04-012026-04-15$0.19—Quarterly
2026-01-022026-01-15$0.19—Quarterly
2025-10-012025-10-15$0.19+11.8%Quarterly
2025-07-012025-07-15$0.17—Quarterly
2025-04-012025-04-15$0.17—Quarterly
2025-01-022025-01-15$0.17—Quarterly
2024-10-012024-10-15$0.17+13.3%Quarterly
2024-07-012024-07-15$0.15—Quarterly
2024-03-282024-04-15$0.15—Quarterly
2023-12-292024-01-16$0.15—Quarterly
2023-09-292023-10-16$0.15—Quarterly
2023-06-302023-07-17$0.15—Quarterly
2023-03-312023-04-17$0.15—Quarterly
2022-12-302023-01-17$0.15—Quarterly
Show all 54 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2022-09-302022-10-17$0.15−46.4%Quarterly
2022-07-122022-07-20$0.28+25.7%Quarterly
2022-03-312022-04-18$0.2228—Quarterly
2021-12-312022-01-18$0.2228—Quarterly
2021-09-302021-10-15$0.2228—Quarterly
2021-06-302021-07-15$0.2228—Quarterly
2021-03-312021-04-15$0.2228—Quarterly
2020-12-312021-01-15$0.2228—Quarterly
2020-09-302020-10-15$0.2228—Quarterly
2020-06-302020-07-15$0.2228—Quarterly
2020-03-312020-04-15$0.2228—Quarterly
2019-12-312020-01-15$0.2228—Quarterly
2019-09-302019-10-15$0.2228+3.7%Quarterly
2019-06-282019-07-15$0.2148—Quarterly
2019-03-292019-04-15$0.2148—Quarterly
2018-12-312019-01-15$0.2148—Quarterly
2018-09-282018-10-15$0.2148+8.0%Quarterly
2018-06-292018-07-16$0.1989—Quarterly
2018-03-292018-04-16$0.1989—Quarterly
2017-12-292018-01-16$0.1989—Quarterly
2017-09-292017-10-16$0.1989+4.2%Quarterly
2017-06-292017-07-17$0.1909—Quarterly
2017-03-302017-04-17$0.1909—Quarterly
2016-12-292017-01-17$0.1909—Quarterly
2016-09-292016-10-17$0.1909+4.3%Quarterly
2016-06-292016-07-15$0.183—Quarterly
2016-03-302016-04-15$0.183−20.4%Quarterly
2015-12-302016-01-15$0.23+25.7%Quarterly
2015-12-292016-01-15$0.183—Quarterly
2015-09-292015-10-15$0.183+9.5%Quarterly
2015-06-292015-07-15$0.1671—Quarterly
2015-03-302015-04-15$0.1671—Quarterly
2014-12-302015-01-15$0.1671—Quarterly
2014-09-292014-10-15$0.1671+16.7%Quarterly
2014-06-272014-07-15$0.1432—Quarterly
2014-03-282014-04-15$0.1432—Quarterly
2013-12-302014-01-15$0.1432—Quarterly
2013-09-272013-10-15$0.1432—

Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.

EHC stock split history

  • 1257:1000July 1, 2022
  • 1:5October 26, 2006
  • 2:1March 18, 1997
  • 2:1April 18, 1995
  • 3:2January 2, 1992

EHC dividend overview

Encompass Health pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share, a yield of 0.66% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $0.70 per share in 2025. Over five years the dividend grew −4.7% a year on average and over ten years −2.8% a year. The payout ratio is 13.4% of trailing earnings.

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EHC dividends FAQ

Does Encompass Health pay a dividend?

Yes. Encompass Health has paid a regular dividend since 2013, quarterly, most recently $0.21 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 1, 2026.

What is Encompass Health's dividend yield?

Encompass Health's forward annual dividend is $0.84 per share, a dividend yield of 0.66% at the latest close of $127.87.

How often does Encompass Health pay dividends?

Encompass Health pays dividends quarterly.

How fast is Encompass Health's dividend growing?

Encompass Health's dividend per share grew from $0.89 in 2020 to $0.70 in 2025, −4.7% a year on average over five years.

What is Encompass Health's dividend payout ratio?

Encompass Health pays out 13.4% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 16.2% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).

Has Encompass Health split its stock?

Encompass Health has split its stock 5 times: 1257:1000 on July 1, 2022, 1:5 on October 26, 2006, 2:1 on March 18, 1997, 2:1 on April 18, 1995, 3:2 on January 2, 1992. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.

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