Eaton Corporation plc (ETN) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 215 recorded ETN dividend payments, running from August 1, 1972 to May 8, 2026 — 55 calendar years. Together those payments total $54.77 per share. ETN has most often paid quarterly.
ETN has increased its payment rate for 16 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the ETN payment rate compounded at +7.3% a year, and +6.6% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
ETN's payment rate fell in 1983. The steepest drop was -53.5%.
ETN dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.16 | 4 | $1.04 | +10.6% |
| 2024 | $3.76 | 4 | $0.940 | +9.3% |
| 2023 | $3.44 | 4 | $0.860 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | $3.24 | 4 | $0.810 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | $3.04 | 4 | $0.760 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | $2.26 | 4 | $0.730 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | $2.84 | 4 | $0.710 | — |
| 2018 | $1.32 | 2 (timing) | $0.660 | — |
| 2017 | $2.40 | 4 | $0.600 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | $2.28 | 4 | $0.570 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | $2.20 | 4 | $0.550 | +12.2% |
| 2014 | $1.96 | 4 | $0.490 | +16.7% |
| 2013 | $1.68 | 4 | $0.420 | +10.5% |
| 2012 | $1.52 | 4 | $0.380 | +11.8% |
| 2011 | $1.36 | 4 | $0.340 | +25.9% |
| 2010 | $1.08 | 4 | $0.270 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | $1.00 | 4 | $0.250 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | $1.00 | 4 | $0.250 | +16.3% |
| 2007 | $0.860 | 4 | $0.215 | +16.2% |
| 2006 | $0.740 | 4 | $0.185 | +19.4% |
| 2005 | $0.620 | 4 | $0.155 | +14.8% |
| 2004 | $0.540 | 4 | $0.135 | +17.4% |
| 2003 | $0.460 | 4 | $0.115 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | $0.440 | 4 | $0.110 | — |
| 2001 | $3.06 | 5 (timing) | $0.110 | — |
| 2000 | $0.382 | 4 | $0.0954 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | $0.382 | 4 | $0.0954 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | $0.382 | 4 | $0.0954 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | $0.373 | 4 | $0.0954 | +10.0% |
| 1996 | $0.347 | 4 | $0.0868 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | $0.325 | 4 | $0.0868 | +33.3% |
| 1994 | $0.260 | 4 | $0.0651 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | $0.193 | 4 | $0.0624 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | $0.239 | 4 | $0.0597 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | $0.239 | 4 | $0.0597 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | $0.228 | 4 | $0.0569 | +5.0% |
| 1989 | $0.217 | 4 | $0.0542 | +20.0% |
| 1988 | $0.181 | 4 | $0.0452 | +25.0% |
| 1987 | $0.137 | 4 | $0.0362 | +25.0% |
| 1986 | $0.116 | 4 | $0.0289 | +14.3% |
| 1985 | $0.0976 | 4 | $0.0253 | +16.7% |
| 1984 | $0.0795 | 4 | $0.0217 | +50.0% |
| 1983 | $0.0578 | 4 | $0.0145 | -53.5% |
| 1982 | $0.124 | 4 | $0.0311 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | $0.124 | 4 | $0.0311 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | $0.124 | 4 | $0.0311 | +6.9% |
| 1979 | $0.116 | 4 | $0.0291 | +7.4% |
| 1978 | $0.108 | 4 | $0.0271 | +12.4% |
| 1977 | $0.0964 | 4 | $0.0241 | +11.1% |
| 1976 | $0.0892 | 4 | $0.0217 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | $0.0868 | 4 | $0.0217 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | $0.0868 | 4 | $0.0217 | +9.1% |
| 1973 | $0.0795 | 4 | $0.0199 | — |
| 1972 | $0.0362 | 2 (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 ETN's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent ETN dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | $1.10 |
| March 10, 2026 | $1.10 |
| November 5, 2025 | $1.04 |
| August 7, 2025 | $1.04 |
| May 5, 2025 | $1.04 |
| March 10, 2025 | $1.04 |
| November 4, 2024 | $0.940 |
| August 5, 2024 | $0.940 |
| May 3, 2024 | $0.940 |
| March 8, 2024 | $0.940 |
| November 3, 2023 | $0.860 |
| August 4, 2023 | $0.860 |
| May 5, 2023 | $0.860 |
| March 3, 2023 | $0.860 |
| November 9, 2022 | $0.810 |
| August 11, 2022 | $0.810 |
| May 12, 2022 | $0.810 |
| March 10, 2022 | $0.810 |
| November 10, 2021 | $0.760 |
| August 12, 2021 | $0.760 |
| May 13, 2021 | $0.760 |
| March 15, 2021 | $0.760 |
| November 5, 2020 | $0.730 |
| August 13, 2020 | $0.730 |
| May 13, 2020 | $0.0730 |
| March 12, 2020 | $0.730 |
| October 31, 2019 | $0.710 |
| August 1, 2019 | $0.710 |
| May 2, 2019 | $0.710 |
| March 7, 2019 | $0.710 |
| May 3, 2018 | $0.660 |
| March 9, 2018 | $0.660 |
| November 2, 2017 | $0.600 |
| August 2, 2017 | $0.600 |
| May 3, 2017 | $0.600 |
| March 2, 2017 | $0.600 |
| November 3, 2016 | $0.570 |
| August 3, 2016 | $0.570 |
| May 4, 2016 | $0.570 |
| March 3, 2016 | $0.570 |
| November 5, 2015 | $0.550 |
| July 30, 2015 | $0.550 |
| April 30, 2015 | $0.550 |
| March 5, 2015 | $0.550 |
| November 12, 2014 | $0.490 |
| July 31, 2014 | $0.490 |
| May 1, 2014 | $0.490 |
| March 6, 2014 | $0.490 |
| October 31, 2013 | $0.420 |
| August 1, 2013 | $0.420 |
| May 2, 2013 | $0.420 |
| March 7, 2013 | $0.420 |
| October 4, 2012 | $0.380 |
| August 2, 2012 | $0.380 |
| May 3, 2012 | $0.380 |
| February 2, 2012 | $0.380 |
| November 3, 2011 | $0.340 |
| August 4, 2011 | $0.340 |
| May 5, 2011 | $0.340 |
| February 3, 2011 | $0.340 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 215 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
ETN dividend history questions
How many dividends has ETN paid?
DivTrkr has 215 recorded ETN dividend payments between August 1, 1972 and May 8, 2026, totalling $54.77 per share across 55 calendar years.
Has ETN ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The ETN per-payment rate fell in 1983, the steepest being -53.5%.
How fast is the ETN dividend growing?
The ETN payment rate compounded at +7.3% a year over the last five complete years and +6.6% a year over the last ten.
How often does ETN pay a dividend?
ETN 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 ETN dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track ETN free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.