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Dividend history and payout analysis for Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC). Use the fiscal-year summary and the payout history table below to track dividend per share, dividend yield, and payout ratio changes over time, plus the key dates investors watch for dividend investing.
| Metric (FY) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividends per share (FY) | $1.43 | $1.60 | $1.80 | $1.80 | $1.64 | $1.26 | $1.81 | $1.64 | $1.76 | $1.95 | $2.45 | $3.08 | $3.83 | $2.50 | $2.51 | $0.80 |
| Dividend yield (FY) % | N/A | 15.54% | 17.01% | 16.41% | 10.19% | 9.93% | 9.24% | 10.92% | 12.21% | 12.81% | 14.69% | 15.49% | 17.22% | 11.79% | 14.96% | 11.76% |
| Payout ratio (FY) % | N/A | 112.12% | 177.53% | -175.69% | 64.22% | 260.02% | 93.75% | 108.70% | 930.36% | -407.00% | 219.12% | 146.11% | 117.25% | 48.80% | 410.40% | 83.57% |
| Pay Date | Ex-Date | Record Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | November 28, 25 | 2025-11-28 | $0.13 |
| 2025-11-28 | October 31, 25 | 2025-10-31 | $0.13 |
| 2025-10-31 | September 30, 25 | 2025-09-30 | $0.13 |
| 2025-09-30 | August 29, 25 | 2025-08-29 | $0.13 |
| 2025-08-29 | July 31, 25 | 2025-07-31 | $0.13 |
| 2025-07-31 | June 30, 25 | 2025-06-30 | $0.13 |
| 2025-06-30 | May 30, 25 | 2025-05-30 | $0.13 |
| 2025-05-27 | April 30, 25 | 2025-04-30 | $0.13 |
| 2025-04-25 | March 31, 25 | 2025-03-31 | $0.13 |
| 2025-03-25 | February 28, 25 | 2025-02-28 | $0.13 |
| 2025-02-25 | January 31, 25 | 2025-01-31 | $0.13 |
| 2025-01-27 | December 31, 24 | 2024-12-31 | $0.13 |
| 2024-12-26 | November 29, 24 | 2024-11-29 | $0.13 |
| 2024-11-25 | October 31, 24 | 2024-10-31 | $0.13 |
| 2024-10-25 | September 30, 24 | 2024-09-30 | $0.13 |
| 2024-09-25 | August 30, 24 | 2024-08-30 | $0.13 |
| 2024-08-26 | July 31, 24 | 2024-07-31 | $0.13 |
| 2024-07-25 | June 28, 24 | 2024-06-28 | $0.13 |
| 2024-06-25 | May 31, 24 | 2024-05-31 | $0.13 |
| 2024-05-28 | April 29, 24 | 2024-04-30 | $0.13 |
| 2024-04-25 | March 27, 24 | 2024-03-29 | $0.13 |
| 2024-03-25 | February 28, 24 | 2024-02-29 | $0.15 |
| 2024-02-26 | January 30, 24 | 2024-01-31 | $0.15 |
| 2024-01-25 | December 28, 23 | 2023-12-29 | $0.09 |
| 2023-12-13 | December 07, 23 | 2023-12-08 | $0.06 |
| 2023-12-26 | November 29, 23 | 2023-11-30 | $0.15 |
| 2023-11-27 | October 30, 23 | 2023-10-31 | $0.15 |
| 2023-10-25 | September 28, 23 | 2023-09-29 | $0.15 |
| 2023-09-25 | August 30, 23 | 2023-08-31 | $0.15 |
| 2023-08-25 | July 28, 23 | 2023-07-31 | $0.15 |
| 2023-07-25 | June 29, 23 | 2023-06-30 | $0.15 |
| 2023-06-26 | May 30, 23 | 2023-05-31 | $0.15 |
| 2023-05-25 | April 27, 23 | 2023-04-28 | $0.15 |
| 2023-04-25 | March 30, 23 | 2023-03-31 | $0.15 |
| 2023-03-27 | February 27, 23 | 2023-02-28 | $0.15 |
| 2023-02-27 | January 30, 23 | 2023-01-31 | $0.15 |
| 2023-01-25 | December 29, 22 | 2022-12-30 | $0.15 |
| 2022-12-27 | November 29, 22 | 2022-11-30 | $0.15 |
| 2022-11-25 | October 28, 22 | 2022-10-31 | $0.15 |
| 2022-10-25 | September 29, 22 | 2022-09-30 | $0.15 |
| 2022-09-26 | August 30, 22 | 2022-08-31 | $0.15 |
| 2022-08-25 | July 28, 22 | 2022-07-29 | $0.15 |
| 2022-07-25 | June 29, 22 | 2022-06-30 | $0.15 |
| 2022-06-27 | May 27, 22 | 2022-05-31 | $0.15 |
| 2022-05-25 | April 28, 22 | 2022-04-29 | $0.15 |
| 2022-04-25 | March 30, 22 | 2022-03-31 | $0.15 |
| 2022-03-25 | February 25, 22 | 2022-02-28 | $0.15 |
| 2022-02-25 | January 28, 22 | 2022-01-31 | $0.15 |
| 2022-01-25 | December 29, 21 | 2021-12-30 | $0.15 |
| 2021-12-27 | November 29, 21 | 2021-11-30 | $0.15 |
| 2021-11-26 | October 28, 21 | 2021-10-29 | $0.15 |
| 2021-10-25 | September 29, 21 | 2021-09-30 | $0.15 |
| 2021-09-27 | August 30, 21 | 2021-08-31 | $0.15 |
| 2021-08-25 | July 29, 21 | 2021-07-30 | $0.15 |
| 2021-07-26 | June 29, 21 | 2021-06-30 | $0.15 |
| 2021-06-25 | May 27, 21 | 2021-05-28 | $0.15 |
| 2021-05-25 | April 29, 21 | 2021-04-30 | $0.14 |
| 2021-04-26 | March 30, 21 | 2021-03-31 | $0.10 |
| 2021-03-25 | February 25, 21 | 2021-02-26 | $0.10 |
| 2021-02-25 | January 28, 21 | 2021-01-29 | $0.10 |
| 2021-01-25 | December 30, 20 | 2020-12-31 | $0.10 |
| 2020-12-28 | November 27, 20 | 2020-11-30 | $0.10 |
| 2020-11-25 | October 29, 20 | 2020-10-30 | $0.09 |
| 2020-10-26 | September 29, 20 | 2020-09-30 | $0.09 |
| 2020-09-25 | August 28, 20 | 2020-08-31 | $0.09 |
| 2020-08-25 | July 30, 20 | 2020-07-31 | $0.09 |
| 2020-07-27 | June 29, 20 | 2020-06-30 | $0.09 |
| 2020-06-25 | May 28, 20 | 2020-05-29 | $0.08 |
| 2020-05-26 | April 29, 20 | 2020-04-30 | $0.08 |
| 2020-04-27 | March 30, 20 | 2020-03-31 | $0.15 |
| 2020-03-25 | February 27, 20 | 2020-02-28 | $0.15 |
| 2020-02-25 | January 30, 20 | 2020-01-31 | $0.15 |
| 2020-01-27 | December 30, 19 | 2019-12-31 | $0.14 |
| 2019-12-26 | November 27, 19 | 2019-11-29 | $0.14 |
| 2019-11-25 | October 30, 19 | 2019-10-31 | $0.14 |
| 2019-10-25 | September 27, 19 | 2019-09-30 | $0.14 |
| 2019-09-25 | August 29, 19 | 2019-08-30 | $0.14 |
| 2019-08-26 | July 30, 19 | 2019-07-31 | $0.14 |
| 2019-07-25 | June 27, 19 | 2019-06-28 | $0.14 |
| 2019-06-25 | May 30, 19 | 2019-05-31 | $0.14 |
| 2019-05-28 | April 29, 19 | 2019-04-30 | $0.14 |
| 2019-04-25 | March 28, 19 | 2019-03-29 | $0.14 |
| 2019-03-15 | February 28, 19 | 2019-03-01 | $0.41 |
| 2018-12-17 | November 29, 18 | 2018-11-30 | $0.41 |
| 2018-09-17 | August 30, 18 | 2018-08-31 | $0.41 |
| 2018-06-15 | May 31, 18 | 2018-06-01 | $0.41 |
| 2018-03-15 | February 28, 18 | 2018-03-01 | $0.41 |
| 2017-12-15 | November 30, 17 | 2017-12-01 | $0.41 |
| 2017-09-15 | August 30, 17 | 2017-09-01 | $0.45 |
| 2017-06-15 | May 30, 17 | 2017-06-01 | $0.45 |
| 2017-03-15 | February 27, 17 | 2017-03-01 | $0.45 |
| 2016-12-15 | November 29, 16 | 2016-12-01 | $0.45 |
| 2016-09-15 | August 30, 16 | 2016-09-01 | $0.50 |
| 2016-06-15 | May 27, 16 | 2016-06-01 | $0.50 |
| 2016-03-15 | February 26, 16 | 2016-03-01 | $0.50 |
| 2015-12-15 | November 27, 15 | 2015-12-01 | $0.50 |
| 2015-09-15 | August 28, 15 | 2015-09-01 | $0.65 |
| 2015-06-15 | May 28, 15 | 2015-06-01 | $0.65 |
| 2015-03-16 | February 25, 15 | 2015-02-27 | $0.65 |
| 2014-12-15 | November 26, 14 | 2014-12-01 | $0.77 |
The dividend yield shows how much Ellington Financial Inc. returns to shareholders relative to its stock price, while the payout ratio indicates how much of its earnings are distributed. Monitoring these metrics helps investors evaluate whether the dividend is sustainable and supported by earnings or cash flow.
By reviewing the historical dividend payouts for Ellington Financial Inc., investors can identify trends in growth or cuts. Consistent or rising dividends over time often signal financial stability, while decreasing dividends may indicate potential risks or shifts in business strategy. Use the FY summary and payout history tables to track changes across multiple years.
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Analyzing Ellington Financial Inc.'s liquidity, cash flow, and debt levels provides insight into whether it can sustain dividend payments during economic volatility. Stocks with strong financial health are more likely to maintain consistent dividends even when markets fluctuate. Pair dividend metrics with the FY payout ratio and the multi-year history tables for context.
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