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EQR Equity Residential dividend history, payout ratio & dates

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Equity Residential's most recent quarterly dividend was on Jun 24, 2022 (ex-date) with a cash dividend payment of $0.625 per share. On an annualized basis, the company has a current payout of $2.46 per share. This brings the dividend yield to 3.37% based on its recent close price.

Key dates

  • EQR last dividend date: Jun 24, 2022
  • EQR next dividend date: Not announced
Peer dividends: KRC STWD KIM
EQR dividend stats
DPS
$2.46
Dividend yield
3.37%
Payout ratio
68.4%
vs. Real Estate sector
Dividend yield
5.35%
Payout ratio
104.4%

Dividend yield

What is Equity Residential current dividend yield

Equity Residential's dividend yield of 3.37% is above the industry average but below the Real Estate sector and its peers average.

Dividend history

What is EQR dividend payout history and dates

Equity Residential has been paying dividends since 1994. EQR has issued four quarterly dividends in the last twelve months. The annualized DPS has increased by 1.8% for the last year. And since the stock price has gone down by 7% from a year ago, the dividend yield has increased by 9%.

Recent dividends

Ex-date Payment date Declared on Amount Type
Jun 24, 2022 Jul 8, 2022 Jun 16, 2022 $0.625 normal
Mar 25, 2022 Apr 8, 2022 Mar 17, 2022 $0.625 normal
Dec 31, 2021 Jan 14, 2022 Dec 16, 2021 $0.603 normal
Sep 24, 2021 Oct 8, 2021 Sep 15, 2021 $0.603 normal
Jun 25, 2021 Jul 9, 2021 Jun 17, 2021 $0.603 normal
Mar 26, 2021 Apr 9, 2021 Mar 18, 2021 $0.603 normal
Dec 31, 2020 Jan 15, 2021 Dec 17, 2020 $0.603 normal
Sep 24, 2020 Oct 9, 2020 Sep 15, 2020 $0.603 normal
Jun 19, 2020 Jul 10, 2020 Jun 10, 2020 $0.603 normal
Mar 20, 2020 Apr 13, 2020 Mar 12, 2020 $0.603 normal
Dec 31, 2019 Jan 10, 2020 Dec 19, 2019 $0.568 normal
Sep 27, 2019 Oct 11, 2019 Sep 19, 2019 $0.568 normal
Jun 27, 2019 Jul 12, 2019 Jun 18, 2019 $0.568 normal
Mar 22, 2019 Apr 12, 2019 Mar 14, 2019 $0.568 normal
Dec 31, 2018 Jan 11, 2019 Dec 13, 2018 $0.54 normal
Sep 21, 2018 Oct 12, 2018 Sep 14, 2018 $0.54 normal
Jun 22, 2018 Jul 13, 2018 Jun 14, 2018 $0.54 normal
Mar 23, 2018 Apr 13, 2018 Mar 15, 2018 $0.54 normal
Dec 29, 2017 Jan 12, 2018 Dec 19, 2017 $0.504 normal
Sep 22, 2017 Oct 13, 2017 Sep 15, 2017 $0.504 normal
Jun 22, 2017 Jul 14, 2017 Jun 15, 2017 $0.504 normal
Mar 23, 2017 Apr 17, 2017 Mar 16, 2017 $0.504 normal
Dec 22, 2016 Jan 13, 2017 Dec 15, 2016 $0.504 normal
Sep 22, 2016 Oct 14, 2016 Sep 14, 2016 $3 special
Sep 22, 2016 Oct 14, 2016 Sep 14, 2016 $0.504 normal
Jun 23, 2016 Jul 8, 2016 Jun 16, 2016 $0.504 normal
Mar 22, 2016 Apr 8, 2016 Mar 11, 2016 $0.504 normal
Mar 1, 2016 Mar 10, 2016 Feb 22, 2016 $8 special
Dec 23, 2015 Jan 8, 2016 Dec 17, 2015 $0.553 normal
Sep 17, 2015 Oct 9, 2015 Sep 10, 2015 $0.553 normal

Equity Residential dividend payout ratio

What is Equity Residential dividend payout ratio compared to the sector

Payout ratio

Equity Residential's payout ratio of 68.4% is below the Real Estate sector and the industry average.

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

EQR dividend vs peer dividends

How does EQR dividend compare to its peers' dividends
Name Dividend yield DPS Payout ratio
STWD Starwood Property Trust Inc 9.05% $1.92 87.7%
KRC Kilroy Realty Corp 3.86% $2.08 134.2%
KIM Kimco Realty Corp 3.61% $0.73 46.5%
EQR Equity Residential 3.37% $2.46 68.4%