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ESS Dividend History

Essex Property Trust, Inc. · every payment since 1995

As of Oct 8, 2026, Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS) has paid 125 dividends since 1995. The most recent was $2.5900 per share (ex-date Sep 30, 2026, paid Oct 15, 2026). Over the last 12 months ESS paid $10.3400 across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 3.86%. The average of the last 2 regular payments is +0.4% versus the 2 before.

Latest dividend

$2.5900

Last ex-date

Sep 30, 2026

Paid, last 12 months

$10.34

Trailing yield

3.86%

Frequency

Quarterly

Growth streak

30 yrs

Key facts: ESS dividend history

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • As of Oct 8, 2026, SmarterDividends has 125 dividend payments on record for Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ESS), going back to 1995.
  • ESS's most recent dividend was $2.59 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 30, 2026 and a pay date of Oct 15, 2026.
  • In the 12 months to Oct 8, 2026, ESS paid $10.34 per share in dividends across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 3.86%.
  • ESS's most recent dividend increase took effect with the Mar 31, 2026 ex-date, a 0.8% rise to $2.59 per share.
  • No reduction in ESS's regular dividend appears in the 125 payments on record since 1995.
  • ESS paid $10.16 per share in dividends in calendar year 2025, up 38.2% from 2024.
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SmarterDividends, "ESS Dividend History: Every Payment, Dates & Yield," updated Oct 8, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/ESS/dividend-history

Dividends versus price, last 12 months

Paid out

3.94%

of price a year ago

Price change

+2.3%

$262.11 → $268.05

Approx. total return

+6.2%

before taxes

Total return adds dividends received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.

ESS dividends per year

Total paid per share by calendar year

Recent dividend amounts

Last 24 regular payments, per share

ESS dividend history by year

YearPaymentsTotal per shareChange
2026year to date4$10.3400—
20254$10.1600+38.2%
20243timing$7.3500-20.5%
20234$9.2400+5.0%
20224$8.8000+5.3%
20214$8.3600+0.6%
20204$8.3120+6.6%
20194$7.8000+4.8%
20184$7.4400+6.3%
20174$7.0000+9.4%
20164$6.4000+11.1%
20154$5.7600+12.7%
20144$5.1100+5.6%
20134$4.8400+10.0%
20124$4.4000+5.8%
20114$4.1600+0.7%
20104$4.1320+0.3%
20094$4.1200+1.0%
20084$4.0800+9.7%
20074$3.7200+10.7%
20064$3.3600+3.7%
20054$3.2400+2.5%
20044$3.1600+1.3%
20034$3.1200+1.3%
20024$3.0800+10.0%
20014$2.8000+17.6%
20004$2.3800+10.7%
19994$2.1500+10.3%
19984$1.9500+10.2%
19974$1.7700+3.5%
19964$1.7100+103.6%
19952timing$0.8400—

Every ESS dividend

30 raises · 0 cuts · 0 specials
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountChangeType
Sep 30, 2026Oct 15, 2026$2.5900+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 30, 2026Jul 15, 2026$2.5900+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 31, 2026Apr 15, 2026$2.5900+0.8%Raise
Jan 2, 2026Jan 15, 2026$2.5700+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 30, 2025Oct 15, 2025$2.5700+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 30, 2025Jul 15, 2025$2.5700+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 31, 2025Apr 15, 2025$2.5700+4.9%Raise
Jan 2, 2025Jan 15, 2025$2.4500+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 30, 2024Oct 11, 2024$2.4500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 28, 2024Jul 12, 2024$2.4500+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 27, 2024Apr 12, 2024$2.4500+6.1%Raise
Dec 29, 2023Jan 12, 2024$2.3100+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 28, 2023Oct 13, 2023$2.3100+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 29, 2023Jul 14, 2023$2.3100+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 30, 2023Apr 14, 2023$2.3100+5.0%Raise
Dec 30, 2022Jan 13, 2023$2.2000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 29, 2022Oct 14, 2022$2.2000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 29, 2022Jul 15, 2022$2.2000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 30, 2022Apr 14, 2022$2.2000+5.3%Raise
Dec 31, 2021Jan 14, 2022$2.0900+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 29, 2021Oct 15, 2021$2.0900+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 29, 2021Jul 15, 2021$2.0900+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 30, 2021Apr 15, 2021$2.0900+0.6%Raise
Dec 31, 2020Jan 15, 2021$2.0780+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 29, 2020Oct 15, 2020$2.0780+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 29, 2020Jul 15, 2020$2.0780+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 30, 2020Apr 15, 2020$2.0780+6.6%Raise
Dec 31, 2019Jan 15, 2020$1.9500+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 27, 2019Oct 15, 2019$1.9500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 27, 2019Jul 12, 2019$1.9500+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 28, 2019Apr 12, 2019$1.9500+4.8%Raise
Dec 31, 2018Jan 15, 2019$1.8600+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 27, 2018Oct 12, 2018$1.8600+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 28, 2018Jul 13, 2018$1.8600+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 28, 2018Apr 16, 2018$1.8600+6.3%Raise
Dec 28, 2017Jan 16, 2018$1.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 28, 2017Oct 16, 2017$1.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 28, 2017Jul 14, 2017$1.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 29, 2017Apr 17, 2017$1.7500+9.4%Raise
Dec 28, 2016Jan 17, 2017$1.6000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 28, 2016Oct 14, 2016$1.6000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 28, 2016Jul 15, 2016$1.6000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 29, 2016Apr 15, 2016$1.6000+11.1%Raise
Dec 30, 2015Jan 15, 2016$1.4400+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 28, 2015Oct 15, 2015$1.4400+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 26, 2015Jul 15, 2015$1.4400+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 27, 2015Apr 15, 2015$1.4400+10.8%Raise
Dec 30, 2014Jan 15, 2015$1.3000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 26, 2014Oct 15, 2014$1.3000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 26, 2014Jul 15, 2014$1.3000+7.4%Raise
Mar 12, 2014Mar 31, 2014$1.2100+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 30, 2013Jan 15, 2014$1.2100+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 26, 2013Oct 15, 2013$1.2100+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 26, 2013Jul 15, 2013$1.2100+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 26, 2013Apr 15, 2013$1.2100+10.0%Raise
Dec 28, 2012Jan 15, 2013$1.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 26, 2012Oct 15, 2012$1.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 27, 2012Jul 13, 2012$1.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 28, 2012Apr 13, 2012$1.1000+5.8%Raise
Dec 29, 2011Jan 13, 2012$1.0400+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 28, 2011Oct 14, 2011$1.0400+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 28, 2011Jul 15, 2011$1.0400+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 29, 2011Apr 15, 2011$1.0400+0.7%Raise
Dec 30, 2010Jan 14, 2011$1.0330+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 28, 2010Oct 15, 2010$1.0330+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 28, 2010Jul 15, 2010$1.0330+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 29, 2010Apr 15, 2010$1.0330+0.3%Unchanged
Dec 30, 2009Jan 15, 2010$1.0300+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 28, 2009Oct 15, 2009$1.0300+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 26, 2009Jul 15, 2009$1.0300+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 27, 2009Apr 15, 2009$1.0300+1.0%Raise
Dec 30, 2008Jan 15, 2009$1.0200+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 26, 2008Oct 15, 2008$1.0200+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 26, 2008Jul 15, 2008$1.0200+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 27, 2008Apr 15, 2008$1.0200+9.7%Raise
Dec 26, 2007Jan 15, 2008$0.9300+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 26, 2007Oct 15, 2007$0.9300+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 27, 2007Jul 16, 2007$0.9300+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 28, 2007Apr 16, 2007$0.9300+10.7%Raise
Dec 27, 2006Jan 15, 2007$0.8400+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 27, 2006Oct 16, 2006$0.8400+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 28, 2006Jul 14, 2006$0.8400+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 29, 2006Apr 17, 2006$0.8400+3.7%Raise
Dec 28, 2005Jan 13, 2006$0.8100+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 28, 2005Oct 15, 2005$0.8100+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 28, 2005Jul 15, 2005$0.8100+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 29, 2005Apr 15, 2005$0.8100+2.5%Raise
Dec 29, 2004Jan 15, 2005$0.7900+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 28, 2004Oct 15, 2004$0.7900+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 28, 2004Jul 15, 2004$0.7900+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 29, 2004Apr 15, 2004$0.7900+1.3%Raise
Dec 29, 2003Jan 15, 2004$0.7800+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 26, 2003Oct 15, 2003$0.7800+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 26, 2003Jul 15, 2003$0.7800+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 27, 2003Apr 15, 2003$0.7800+1.3%Raise
Dec 4, 2002Jan 15, 2003$0.7700+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 26, 2002Oct 15, 2002$0.7700+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 26, 2002Jul 15, 2002$0.7700+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 26, 2002Apr 15, 2002$0.7700+10.0%Raise
Dec 27, 2001Jan 15, 2002$0.7000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 26, 2001Oct 15, 2001$0.7000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 27, 2001Jul 16, 2001$0.7000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 28, 2001Apr 16, 2001$0.7000+14.8%Raise
Dec 27, 2000Jan 15, 2001$0.6100+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 27, 2000Oct 16, 2000$0.6100+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 28, 2000Jul 17, 2000$0.6100+10.9%Raise
Mar 29, 2000Apr 17, 2000$0.5500+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 29, 1999Jan 17, 2000$0.5500+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 28, 1999Oct 15, 1999$0.5500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 28, 1999Jul 15, 1999$0.5500+10.0%Raise
Mar 29, 1999Apr 15, 1999$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 29, 1998Jan 15, 1999$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 28, 1998Oct 15, 1998$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 26, 1998Jul 15, 1998$0.5000+11.1%Raise
Mar 27, 1998Apr 15, 1998$0.4500+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 29, 1997Jan 15, 1998$0.4500+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 26, 1997Oct 15, 1997$0.4500+3.4%Raise
Jun 26, 1997Jul 15, 1997$0.4350+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 26, 1997Apr 15, 1997$0.4350+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 27, 1996Jan 15, 1997$0.4350+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 26, 1996Oct 15, 1996$0.4350+3.6%Raise
Jun 26, 1996Jul 15, 1996$0.4200+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 27, 1996Apr 12, 1996$0.4200+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 27, 1995Jan 16, 1996$0.4200+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 27, 1995Oct 16, 1995$0.4200—First

ESS dividend history — FAQ

How much is ESS's dividend?

As of Oct 8, 2026, ESS's most recent dividend was $2.5900 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 30, 2026 and a pay date of Oct 15, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $10.3400 per share across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 3.86%.

How often does ESS pay a dividend?

Essex Property Trust, Inc. pays on a quarterly schedule. It made 4 payments in the last 12 months and 4 in 2025.

When is ESS's next dividend?

ESS's next ex-dividend date has not been announced yet. Based on its quarterly schedule, the next payment follows the pattern in the table above.

Has ESS ever cut its dividend?

No regular-payment reduction appears in the 125 payments on record since 1995.

How much did ESS pay in dividends in 2025?

ESS paid $10.1600 per share across 4 payments in 2025, up 38.2% from 2024.

What was ESS's total return including dividends over the last year?

Over the 12 months to Oct 8, 2026, ESS paid $10.3400 per share, 3.94% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved +2.3%. That is an approximate total return of +6.2% before taxes and reinvestment.

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