Does EHC pay a dividend?

Yes. Encompass Health Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 0.61% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.76 per share.

How much does EHC pay in dividends?

$0.76 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next EHC ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is October 1, 2026, with payment on October 15, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

EHC Dividend

Encompass Health Corporation

NYSEHealthcareStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 0.61%
Annual dividend: $0.76
Payout ratio: 0.12
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $125.35
Market cap: $12.4B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: October 1, 2026Pay date: October 15, 2026Amount: $0.2100

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is EHC a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median0.61% against a median of 2.78%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.12 means roughly 12% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 3 timesAcross 13 complete years, the annual total fell in 2022, 2023, 2024. The most recent reduction was in 2024.

EHC dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2013 to 2025.

Peak $0.8910 in 2020Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for EHC, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
October 1, 2026	October 15, 2026	$0.2100	Quarterly
July 1, 2026	July 15, 2026	$0.1900	Quarterly
April 1, 2026	April 15, 2026	$0.1900	Irregular
January 2, 2026	January 15, 2026	$0.1900	Quarterly
October 1, 2025	October 15, 2025	$0.1900	Quarterly
July 1, 2025	July 15, 2025	$0.1700	Quarterly
April 1, 2025	April 15, 2025	$0.1700	Irregular
January 2, 2025	January 15, 2025	$0.1700	Quarterly
October 1, 2024	October 15, 2024	$0.1700	Quarterly
July 1, 2024	July 15, 2024	$0.1500	Quarterly
March 28, 2024	April 15, 2024	$0.1500	Quarterly
December 29, 2023	January 16, 2024	$0.1500	Quarterly
September 29, 2023	October 16, 2023	$0.1500	Quarterly
June 30, 2023	July 17, 2023	$0.1500	Quarterly
March 31, 2023	April 17, 2023	$0.1500	Quarterly
December 30, 2022	January 17, 2023	$0.1500	Quarterly
September 30, 2022	October 17, 2022	$0.1500	Quarterly
July 12, 2022	July 20, 2022	$0.2800	Quarterly
March 31, 2022	April 18, 2022	$0.2800	Quarterly
December 31, 2021	January 18, 2022	$0.2800	Quarterly
September 30, 2021	October 15, 2021	$0.2800	Quarterly
June 30, 2021	July 15, 2021	$0.2800	Quarterly
March 31, 2021	April 15, 2021	$0.2800	Quarterly
December 31, 2020	January 15, 2021	$0.2800	Quarterly
September 30, 2020	October 15, 2020	$0.2800	Quarterly
June 30, 2020	July 15, 2020	$0.2800	Quarterly
March 31, 2020	April 15, 2020	$0.2800	Quarterly
December 31, 2019	January 15, 2020	$0.2800	Quarterly
September 30, 2019	October 15, 2019	$0.2800	Quarterly
June 28, 2019	July 15, 2019	$0.2700	Quarterly
March 29, 2019	April 15, 2019	$0.2700	Quarterly
December 31, 2018	January 15, 2019	$0.2700	Quarterly
September 28, 2018	October 15, 2018	$0.2700	Quarterly
June 29, 2018	July 16, 2018	$0.2500	Quarterly
March 29, 2018	April 16, 2018	$0.2500	Quarterly
December 29, 2017	January 16, 2018	$0.2500	Quarterly
September 29, 2017	October 16, 2017	$0.2500	Quarterly
June 29, 2017	July 17, 2017	$0.2400	Quarterly
March 30, 2017	April 17, 2017	$0.2400	Quarterly
December 29, 2016	January 17, 2017	$0.2400	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does EHC pay a dividend?: Yes. Encompass Health Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 0.61% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.76 per share.
How much does EHC pay in dividends?: $0.76 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next EHC ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is October 1, 2026, with payment on October 15, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.