When will Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc (ELS) announce its next dividend?
Next announcement expected the week of October 26, 2026
High quality
Our predicted date is Tuesday, October 27. This is when we
expect Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc to declare its next dividend, not when the stock goes
ex-dividend — we publish this estimate as early as about three months before the board is
expected to meet.
Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc's next ex-dividend date is confirmed for September 25, 2026 ($0.5425 per share) — you must own the shares before that date to be entitled to the dividend. It is scheduled to be paid on October 9, 2026.
ELS dividend at a glance
| Most recent payment | $0.543 per share, June 26, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Indicated annual dividend | $2.172 per share, at the current rate and cadence |
| Payment frequency | Quarterly |
| Change over the past year | Raised 5.4%, from $0.515 to $0.543 |
| 5-year growth rate | 8.4% a year, compounded ($0.363 → $0.543) |
| Consecutive years of increases | 6, in the record we hold |
| Typical time to payment | Paid about 16 days after the ex-date |
| History on file | 134 payments since March 1993 |
Confirmed upcoming ex-dividend date
The date Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc has officially declared. There are no estimates beside it: we don't publish predicted ex-dates for ELS, so this table shows only what the company has announced.
| Ex-date | Status | Amount | Declared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Sep 25, 2026 | ✓ confirmed | $0.5425 | Jul 28, 2026 |
Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc's dividend schedule
Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc has paid quarterly across the 33 years of records we hold, with the most recent ex-date on June 26, 2026. Its ex-dates usually land in the last third of the month.
Payment follows the ex-date by about 16 days, based on the announcements we hold for ELS.
Increases have a season: of the 13 raises in our record, most take effect with the March payment, so that is the ex-date to watch for a change in the amount. The most recent was 5.4%, effective with the March 2026 ex-date.
ELS dividend history
The last 16 payments on record, of 134 going back to March 1993.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | $0.543 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | $0.543 |
| Dec 26, 2025 | $0.515 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | $0.515 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | $0.515 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | $0.515 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | $0.478 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | $0.478 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | $0.478 |
| Mar 27, 2024 | $0.478 |
| Dec 28, 2023 | $0.448 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | $0.448 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | $0.448 |
| Mar 30, 2023 | $0.448 |
| Dec 29, 2022 | $0.41 |
| Sep 29, 2022 | $0.41 |
Amounts are per share as reported on each ex-date, and are not restated for later share splits — a split shows up here as a step down in the per-share amount. Shown for schedule context, not as a yield.
Special dividends
Payments well outside ELS's regular rate. These are one-offs — they are excluded from the growth figures above, and they are not assumed to recur, so they do not feed the predicted dates.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2004 | $8.00 |
Going ex-dividend around the same time
Other stocks also confirmed to go ex-dividend within a couple of days of ELS's September 25 date:
Or see the full announcement and ex-dividend calendar.
Frequently asked questions
- When will ELS announce its next dividend?
- We expect Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc to declare its next dividend around October 27, 2026 (the week of October 26, 2026), a high-quality forecast. This is when the board is expected to declare the dividend, not when the stock goes ex-dividend.
- When is ELS's next ex-dividend date?
- Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc goes ex-dividend on September 25, 2026 — a date the company has officially declared.
- Do I need to own ELS before the ex-dividend date?
- Yes. You must already hold the shares when trading opens on the ex-dividend date to receive the payment. Buying on the ex-date itself is too late — the seller keeps that dividend. See ex-date vs record date vs payment date for how the dates fit together.
- How often does ELS pay a dividend?
- Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc has historically paid quarterly, across 134 payments since March 1993.
- How much does ELS pay per share?
- The most recent payment was $0.543 per share, with an ex-date of June 26, 2026. At that rate and frequency the indicated annual dividend is $2.172 a share. This is the cash amount, not a yield — a yield depends on the share price you pay.