Ecolab Inc (ECL) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 160 recorded ECL dividend payments, running from December 17, 1986 to June 16, 2026 — 41 calendar years. Together those payments total $32.17 per share. ECL has most often paid quarterly.
ECL has increased its payment rate for 33 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the ECL payment rate compounded at +6.7% a year, and +7.0% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 41 years of recorded history, ECL's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
ECL dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.68 | 4 | $0.650 | +14.0% |
| 2024 | $2.36 | 4 | $0.570 | +7.5% |
| 2023 | $2.16 | 4 | $0.530 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | $2.06 | 4 | $0.510 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | $1.95 | 4 | $0.480 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | $1.89 | 4 | $0.470 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | $1.85 | 4 | $0.460 | +12.2% |
| 2018 | $1.69 | 4 | $0.410 | +10.8% |
| 2017 | $1.52 | 4 | $0.370 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | $1.42 | 4 | $0.350 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | $1.34 | 4 | $0.330 | +20.0% |
| 2014 | $1.16 | 4 | $0.275 | +19.6% |
| 2013 | $0.965 | 4 | $0.230 | +15.0% |
| 2012 | $0.830 | 4 | $0.200 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | $0.725 | 4 | $0.175 | +12.9% |
| 2010 | $0.640 | 4 | $0.155 | +10.7% |
| 2009 | $0.575 | 4 | $0.140 | +7.7% |
| 2008 | $0.530 | 4 | $0.130 | +13.0% |
| 2007 | $0.475 | 4 | $0.115 | +15.0% |
| 2006 | $0.415 | 4 | $0.100 | +13.6% |
| 2005 | $0.364 | 4 | $0.0880 | +10.0% |
| 2004 | $0.328 | 4 | $0.0800 | +9.6% |
| 2003 | $0.298 | 4 | $0.0730 | +8.1% |
| 2002 | $0.275 | 4 | $0.0675 | — |
| 2001 | $0.393 | 5 (timing) | $0.0650 | — |
| 2000 | $0.245 | 4 | $0.0600 | +14.3% |
| 1999 | $0.217 | 4 | $0.0525 | +10.5% |
| 1998 | $0.195 | 4 | $0.0475 | +18.8% |
| 1997 | $0.167 | 4 | $0.0400 | +14.3% |
| 1996 | $0.145 | 4 | $0.0350 | +12.0% |
| 1995 | $0.129 | 4 | $0.0313 | +13.6% |
| 1994 | $0.114 | 4 | $0.0275 | +15.8% |
| 1993 | $0.0988 | 4 | $0.0238 | +8.6% |
| 1992 | $0.0894 | 4 | $0.0219 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | $0.0875 | 4 | $0.0219 | +6.1% |
| 1990 | $0.0837 | 4 | $0.0206 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | $0.0825 | 4 | $0.0206 | +6.5% |
| 1988 | $0.0775 | 4 | $0.0194 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | $0.0750 | 4 | $0.0187 | — |
| 1986 | $0.0181 | 1 (timing) | $0.0181 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than ECL's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent ECL dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| June 16, 2026 | $0.730 |
| March 17, 2026 | $0.730 |
| December 16, 2025 | $0.730 |
| September 16, 2025 | $0.650 |
| June 17, 2025 | $0.650 |
| March 18, 2025 | $0.650 |
| December 17, 2024 | $0.650 |
| September 17, 2024 | $0.570 |
| June 18, 2024 | $0.570 |
| March 18, 2024 | $0.570 |
| December 18, 2023 | $0.570 |
| September 18, 2023 | $0.530 |
| June 16, 2023 | $0.530 |
| March 20, 2023 | $0.530 |
| December 19, 2022 | $0.530 |
| September 19, 2022 | $0.510 |
| June 17, 2022 | $0.510 |
| March 14, 2022 | $0.510 |
| December 13, 2021 | $0.510 |
| September 13, 2021 | $0.480 |
| June 14, 2021 | $0.480 |
| March 15, 2021 | $0.480 |
| December 14, 2020 | $0.480 |
| September 14, 2020 | $0.470 |
| June 15, 2020 | $0.470 |
| March 16, 2020 | $0.470 |
| December 16, 2019 | $0.470 |
| September 16, 2019 | $0.460 |
| June 17, 2019 | $0.460 |
| March 18, 2019 | $0.460 |
| December 17, 2018 | $0.460 |
| September 17, 2018 | $0.410 |
| June 18, 2018 | $0.410 |
| March 19, 2018 | $0.410 |
| December 18, 2017 | $0.410 |
| September 18, 2017 | $0.370 |
| June 16, 2017 | $0.370 |
| March 17, 2017 | $0.370 |
| December 16, 2016 | $0.370 |
| September 16, 2016 | $0.350 |
| June 17, 2016 | $0.350 |
| March 11, 2016 | $0.350 |
| December 11, 2015 | $0.350 |
| September 11, 2015 | $0.330 |
| June 12, 2015 | $0.330 |
| March 6, 2015 | $0.330 |
| December 12, 2014 | $0.330 |
| September 12, 2014 | $0.275 |
| June 13, 2014 | $0.275 |
| March 7, 2014 | $0.275 |
| December 13, 2013 | $0.275 |
| September 13, 2013 | $0.230 |
| June 14, 2013 | $0.230 |
| March 1, 2013 | $0.230 |
| December 14, 2012 | $0.230 |
| September 14, 2012 | $0.200 |
| June 15, 2012 | $0.200 |
| March 2, 2012 | $0.200 |
| December 16, 2011 | $0.200 |
| September 16, 2011 | $0.175 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 160 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
ECL dividend history questions
How many dividends has ECL paid?
DivTrkr has 160 recorded ECL dividend payments between December 17, 1986 and June 16, 2026, totalling $32.17 per share across 41 calendar years.
Has ECL ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 41 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the ECL dividend growing?
The ECL payment rate compounded at +6.7% a year over the last five complete years and +7.0% a year over the last ten.
How often does ECL pay a dividend?
ECL has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current ECL dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track ECL free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.