Eastern's most recent dividend payment of $0.11 per share was made to shareholders on record before Aug 15, 2024. The payout stands at $0.44 per share annually, which works out to a dividend yield of 1.4%.
Eastern's dividend yield of 1.4% is higher than the Industrials sector average but lower than the industry average. But if we consider the Industrials sector average of 1.38%, Eastern's dividend yield is only 1.4% higher. The current dividend yield is less than the historical average of 1.9% of the last 5 years.
Eastern has been paying dividends for the last 30 years. According to our data EML has issued four quarterly dividends in the last twelve months. The annualized DPS has not changed for the last year. However since the stock price has gone up by 95% from a year ago, the dividend yield has decreased by 49%.
Ex-date | Amount | Yield (TTM) |
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Aug 15, 2024 | $0.11 | 1.53% |
May 14, 2024 | $0.11 | 1.56% |
Feb 14, 2024 | $0.11 | 1.82% |
Nov 14, 2023 | $0.11 | 2.32% |
Aug 14, 2023 | $0.11 | 2.36% |
May 12, 2023 | $0.11 | 2.66% |
Feb 14, 2023 | $0.11 | 2.04% |
Nov 14, 2022 | $0.11 | 2% |
Aug 12, 2022 | $0.11 | 1.96% |
May 12, 2022 | $0.11 | 2.19% |
Feb 28, 2022 | $0.11 | 1.84% |
Nov 12, 2021 | $0.11 | 1.72% |
Aug 12, 2021 | $0.11 | 1.4% |
May 11, 2021 | $0.11 | 1.4% |
Feb 26, 2021 | $0.11 | 1.73% |
Nov 17, 2020 | $0.11 | 1.98% |
Aug 13, 2020 | $0.11 | 2.23% |
May 14, 2020 | $0.11 | 2.73% |
Feb 28, 2020 | $0.11 | 1.73% |
Nov 15, 2019 | $0.11 | 1.55% |
Aug 16, 2019 | $0.11 | 1.93% |
May 14, 2019 | $0.11 | 1.72% |
Feb 28, 2019 | $0.11 | 1.51% |
Nov 13, 2018 | $0.11 | 1.57% |
Aug 14, 2018 | $0.11 | 1.61% |
May 15, 2018 | $0.11 | 1.48% |
Feb 28, 2018 | $0.11 | 1.73% |
Nov 14, 2017 | $0.11 | 1.66% |
Aug 14, 2017 | $0.11 | 1.61% |
May 15, 2017 | $0.11 | 1.55% |
Feb 27, 2017 | $0.11 | 2.26% |
Nov 14, 2016 | $0.11 | 2.21% |
Aug 15, 2016 | $0.11 | 2.33% |
May 16, 2016 | $0.11 | 2.7% |
Feb 22, 2016 | $0.11 | 2.76% |
Nov 16, 2015 | $0.11 | 2.42% |
Aug 17, 2015 | $0.11 | 2.55% |
May 18, 2015 | $0.11 | 1.92% |
Feb 19, 2015 | $0.11 | 1.97% |
Eastern's payout ratio of 22.8% is below the Industrials sector and the industry average. Compared to its Industrials sector average of 30.7%, Eastern's payout ratio is 26% lower.
Name | Dividend yield | DPS | Payout ratio |
---|---|---|---|
CIX Compx International Inc | 10.68% | $3.15 | 183.1% |
NL Nl Industries Inc | 9.46% | $0.74 | 164.4% |
SWK Stanley Black & Decker Inc | 3.42% | $3.25 | N/A |
EML Eastern Co | 1.39% | $0.44 | 22.8% |
MLI Mueller Industries Inc | 0.9% | $0.75 | 14.3% |
Yes, Eastern has been paying dividends for the last 30 years.
Eastern's last regular dividend was on Aug 15, 2024 (ex-date) with the amount of $0.11 per share.
EML's annualized dividend per share is $0.44.
Eastern's current dividend yield is 1.4%.
Eastern pays four dividends per year.
The dividend payout ratio of Eastern is 22.8%.
Eastern's dividend yield is in line with the Industrials sector average.
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield. Data from and Sharadar.