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EFC Ellington Financial dividend history, payout ratio & dates

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Ellington Financial's last monthly dividend was on May 27, 2022 (ex-date) with a distribution of $0.15 per share. On an annualized basis, the company has a current payout of $1.8 per share. This brings the dividend yield to 11.98% based on its recent close price.

Key dates

  • EFC last dividend date: May 27, 2022
  • EFC next dividend date: Jun 29, 2022
Peer dividends: BX APO
EFC dividend stats
DPS
$1.8
Dividend yield
11.98%
Payout ratio
113.9%
vs. Financial Services sector
Dividend yield
2.72%
Payout ratio
29.1%

Dividend yield

What is Ellington Financial current dividend yield

EFC has a dividend yield of 11.98% which is higher than the Financial Services sector, the industry and its peers average.

Dividend history

What is EFC dividend payout history and dates

Ellington Financial has been paying dividends since 2010. EFC has issued 12 monthly dividends in the last twelve months. The annualized DPS marks an increase of 45% since one year ago. And with the stock price down by 23% from a year ago, the dividend yield marks an increase of 88%.

Recent dividends

Declared on Ex-date Payment date Amount Type
May 2, 2022 May 27, 2022 Jun 27, 2022 $0.15 normal
Apr 7, 2022 Apr 28, 2022 May 25, 2022 $0.15 normal
Mar 7, 2022 Mar 30, 2022 Apr 25, 2022 $0.15 normal
Feb 7, 2022 Feb 25, 2022 Mar 25, 2022 $0.15 normal
Jan 7, 2022 Jan 28, 2022 Feb 25, 2022 $0.15 normal
Dec 7, 2021 Dec 29, 2021 Jan 25, 2022 $0.15 normal
Nov 5, 2021 Nov 29, 2021 Dec 27, 2021 $0.15 normal
Oct 7, 2021 Oct 28, 2021 Nov 26, 2021 $0.15 normal
Sep 8, 2021 Sep 29, 2021 Oct 25, 2021 $0.15 normal
Aug 4, 2021 Aug 30, 2021 Sep 27, 2021 $0.15 normal
Jul 8, 2021 Jul 29, 2021 Aug 25, 2021 $0.15 normal
Jun 7, 2021 Jun 29, 2021 Jul 26, 2021 $0.15 normal
May 7, 2021 May 27, 2021 Jun 25, 2021 $0.15 normal
Apr 5, 2021 Apr 29, 2021 May 25, 2021 $0.14 normal
Mar 5, 2021 Mar 30, 2021 Apr 26, 2021 $0.1 normal
Feb 5, 2021 Feb 25, 2021 Mar 25, 2021 $0.1 normal
Jan 8, 2021 Jan 28, 2021 Feb 25, 2021 $0.1 normal
Dec 7, 2020 Dec 30, 2020 Jan 25, 2021 $0.1 normal
Nov 2, 2020 Nov 27, 2020 Dec 28, 2020 $0.1 normal
Oct 7, 2020 Oct 29, 2020 Nov 25, 2020 $0.09 normal
Sep 8, 2020 Sep 29, 2020 Oct 26, 2020 $0.09 normal
Aug 8, 2020 Aug 28, 2020 Sep 25, 2020 $0.09 normal
Jul 8, 2020 Jul 30, 2020 Aug 25, 2020 $0.09 normal
Jun 5, 2020 Jun 29, 2020 Jul 27, 2020 $0.09 normal
May 7, 2020 May 28, 2020 Jun 25, 2020 $0.08 normal
Apr 7, 2020 Apr 29, 2020 May 26, 2020 $0.08 normal
Mar 6, 2020 Mar 30, 2020 Apr 27, 2020 $0.15 normal
Feb 7, 2020 Feb 27, 2020 Mar 25, 2020 $0.15 normal
Jan 9, 2020 Jan 30, 2020 Feb 25, 2020 $0.15 normal
Dec 6, 2019 Dec 30, 2019 Jan 27, 2020 $0.14 normal
Nov 7, 2019 Nov 27, 2019 Dec 26, 2019 $0.14 normal
Oct 7, 2019 Oct 30, 2019 Nov 25, 2019 $0.14 normal
Sep 9, 2019 Sep 27, 2019 Oct 25, 2019 $0.14 normal
Aug 7, 2019 Aug 29, 2019 Sep 25, 2019 $0.14 normal
Jul 8, 2019 Jul 30, 2019 Aug 26, 2019 $0.14 normal
Jun 7, 2019 Jun 27, 2019 Jul 25, 2019 $0.14 normal
May 7, 2019 May 30, 2019 Jun 25, 2019 $0.14 normal
Apr 5, 2019 Apr 29, 2019 May 28, 2019 $0.14 normal
Mar 11, 2019 Mar 28, 2019 $0.14 normal

Ellington Financial dividend payout ratio

What is Ellington Financial dividend payout ratio compared to the sector

Payout ratio

EFC has a payout ratio of 113.9% which is higher than the Financial Services sector, the industry and its peers average.

Total amount of dividends paid per financial year (from cash flow)

EFC dividend vs peer dividends

How does EFC dividend compare to its peers' dividends
Name Dividend yield DPS Payout ratio
EFC Ellington Financial Inc 11.98% $1.8 113.9%
BX Blackstone Group Inc 4.61% $4.56 62%
APO Apollo Global Management Inc 3.46% $1.8 58.8%