Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (ELS) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 135 recorded ELS dividend payments, running from March 22, 1993 to September 25, 2026 — 34 calendar years. Together those payments total $25.64 per share. ELS has most often paid quarterly.
ELS has increased its payment rate for 21 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the ELS payment rate compounded at +8.5% a year, and +10.6% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 34 years of recorded history, ELS's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
ELS dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.06 | 4 | $0.515 | +7.7% |
| 2024 | $1.91 | 4 | $0.478 | +6.7% |
| 2023 | $1.79 | 4 | $0.448 | +9.3% |
| 2022 | $1.64 | 4 | $0.410 | +12.9% |
| 2021 | $1.45 | 4 | $0.363 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | $1.37 | 4 | $0.343 | +11.9% |
| 2019 | $1.23 | 4 | $0.306 | +11.5% |
| 2018 | $1.10 | 4 | $0.275 | +12.7% |
| 2017 | $0.976 | 4 | $0.244 | +14.8% |
| 2016 | $0.850 | 4 | $0.212 | +13.3% |
| 2015 | $0.750 | 4 | $0.188 | +15.4% |
| 2014 | $0.650 | 4 | $0.163 | +30.0% |
| 2013 | $0.500 | 4 | $0.125 | +14.2% |
| 2012 | $0.438 | 4 | $0.110 | +16.8% |
| 2011 | $0.375 | 4 | $0.0938 | +25.0% |
| 2010 | $0.300 | 4 | $0.0750 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | $0.275 | 4 | $0.0688 | +37.5% |
| 2008 | $0.200 | 4 | $0.0500 | +33.3% |
| 2007 | $0.150 | 4 | $0.0375 | +100.0% |
| 2006 | $0.0750 | 4 | $0.0187 | +200.0% |
| 2005 | $0.0250 | 4 | $0.0063 | — |
| 2004 | $2.01 | 5 (timing) | $0.0032 | — |
| 2003 | $0.371 | 3 (timing) | $0.124 | — |
| 2002 | $0.475 | 4 | $0.119 | +6.7% |
| 2001 | $0.445 | 4 | $0.111 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | $0.413 | 4 | $0.104 | +7.0% |
| 1999 | $0.386 | 4 | $0.0970 | +7.2% |
| 1998 | $0.362 | 4 | $0.0905 | +9.7% |
| 1997 | $0.330 | 4 | $0.0825 | +8.2% |
| 1996 | $0.305 | 4 | $0.0762 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | $0.295 | 4 | $0.0737 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | $0.284 | 4 | $0.0710 | +10.3% |
| 1993 | $0.215 | 4 | $0.0644 | — |
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 ELS's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent ELS dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| September 25, 2026 | $0.543 |
| June 26, 2026 | $0.543 |
| March 27, 2026 | $0.543 |
| December 26, 2025 | $0.515 |
| September 26, 2025 | $0.515 |
| June 27, 2025 | $0.515 |
| March 28, 2025 | $0.515 |
| December 27, 2024 | $0.478 |
| September 27, 2024 | $0.478 |
| June 28, 2024 | $0.478 |
| March 27, 2024 | $0.478 |
| December 28, 2023 | $0.448 |
| September 28, 2023 | $0.448 |
| June 29, 2023 | $0.448 |
| March 30, 2023 | $0.448 |
| December 29, 2022 | $0.410 |
| September 29, 2022 | $0.410 |
| June 23, 2022 | $0.410 |
| March 24, 2022 | $0.410 |
| December 30, 2021 | $0.363 |
| September 23, 2021 | $0.363 |
| June 24, 2021 | $0.363 |
| March 25, 2021 | $0.363 |
| December 23, 2020 | $0.343 |
| September 24, 2020 | $0.343 |
| June 25, 2020 | $0.343 |
| March 26, 2020 | $0.343 |
| December 26, 2019 | $0.306 |
| September 26, 2019 | $0.306 |
| June 27, 2019 | $0.306 |
| March 28, 2019 | $0.306 |
| December 27, 2018 | $0.275 |
| September 27, 2018 | $0.275 |
| June 28, 2018 | $0.275 |
| March 28, 2018 | $0.275 |
| December 28, 2017 | $0.244 |
| September 28, 2017 | $0.244 |
| June 28, 2017 | $0.244 |
| March 29, 2017 | $0.244 |
| December 28, 2016 | $0.212 |
| September 28, 2016 | $0.212 |
| June 22, 2016 | $0.212 |
| March 22, 2016 | $0.212 |
| December 23, 2015 | $0.188 |
| September 23, 2015 | $0.188 |
| June 24, 2015 | $0.188 |
| March 25, 2015 | $0.188 |
| December 23, 2014 | $0.163 |
| September 24, 2014 | $0.163 |
| June 25, 2014 | $0.163 |
| March 26, 2014 | $0.163 |
| December 24, 2013 | $0.125 |
| September 25, 2013 | $0.125 |
| June 26, 2013 | $0.125 |
| March 26, 2013 | $0.125 |
| December 12, 2012 | $0.110 |
| September 26, 2012 | $0.110 |
| June 27, 2012 | $0.110 |
| March 28, 2012 | $0.110 |
| December 28, 2011 | $0.0938 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 135 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
ELS dividend history questions
How many dividends has ELS paid?
DivTrkr has 135 recorded ELS dividend payments between March 22, 1993 and September 25, 2026, totalling $25.64 per share across 34 calendar years.
Has ELS ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 34 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 ELS dividend growing?
The ELS payment rate compounded at +8.5% a year over the last five complete years and +10.6% a year over the last ten.
How often does ELS pay a dividend?
ELS 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.
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