Ennis, Inc. · EBF · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 12, 2026
$21.09 +0.05% on the day, +$0.01
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Yearly payout / yield
$1.05·4.99%
$0.263 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.263/qtr
pays ~Jan 11, 2027 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Jan 8, 2027est.
own by Jan 7, 2027 ⓘ
Years without a cut
12 yrs
since the 2013 cut (-15.0%) ⓘ
Recession record
2000held2008held2020raised2022held
no cut through all four
Yield vs history ⓘ
65
Above its usual yield
EBF share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
EBF Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +5.2%3Y +1.7%5Y +1.0%10Y +4.2%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). A red dashed stub marks a payment that was due by its usual rhythm but is not on file. Orange = special or irregular payment. The enlarge button shows all 160 payments since 1987.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. Years with an extra or a missing payment (dates sliding across New Year) are compared per payment. Totals include specials; the growth line leaves them out.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: 0% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. Special payments are left out. Today's $1.05 a year would stay $1.05 by 2031 - 4.99% on today's $21.09 price.

How Many EBF Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $1.05 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 5,704 EBF shares, about $120,297 at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $21.09. $1,000 a month takes about 11,407 shares, about $240,574. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Ennis (EBF) pays $0.263 a share quarterly, $1.05 a year, a 4.99% run-rate yield at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $21.09. It has made 160 dividend payments since 1987.

At today’s rate of $0.263 quarterly and the last close of $21.09, this is what EBF pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.263$0.09$1.05
100 shares$26.30$8.77$105.20
$10,000 invested (474.2 shares)$124.70$41.57$498.81
5,704 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.15$500.05$6,000.61
11,407 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.04$1,000.01$12,000.16

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 EBF shares reinvest into 1.25 new shares each payment, about 5.1 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 81 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with EBF’s own history in the EBF DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history
  • Crash record: what the dividend did in the 2008 crash history

EBF Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

65/100Above its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • EBF yields 4.99% today, at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $21.09.
  • Its own 10-year median is 4.71%, so today’s yield is above its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
4.11% low6.10% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is EBF’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After October 2026

EBF has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Jan 8, 2027, with the cash around Jan 11, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.263 a share, went ex on Oct 9, 2026 and paid Oct 12, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 3 days after the ex-date
  • Next earnings report: Dec 21, 2026

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does EBF Pay?

EBF pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct, with ex-dates in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$1.01 a share, in 4 payments.
-19.0% against the 12 months before ($1.25 in 5 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. Ex-dates fall in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 0 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Oct 9, 2026 - $0.25 to $0.263 (+$0.013, +5.20%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.025 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 65.4% - $1.00 paid / $1.53 EPS (4 quarters to Aug 31, 2026); own 4-yr norm 61.5% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: 42.8% - $1.00 paid / $2.34 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Aug 31, 2026); own 4-yr norm 46.1% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)

EBF vs Similar Dividend Stocks (CIX, IIIN...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Industrials companies closest to EBF in market value, EBF’s 4.99% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 2.75%, and its raise streak of 0 years is the 3rd longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
EBF $21.09Ennis $0.263/qtr$1.05/yr fwd 4.99% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 held2008 held2020 raised2022 held 12 yrsno raise streak
CIX $43.49CompX International $0.30/qtr$1.20/yr fwd 2.76% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 12 yrsno raise streak
IIIN $27.95Insteel Industries $0.03/qtr$0.12/yr fwd 0.43% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 21 yrsno raise streak
FIP $4.38FTAI Infrastructure $0.03/qtr$0.12/yr fwd 2.74% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 2+ yrsno raise streak
HY $28.62Hyster-Yale Materials Handling $0.365/qtr$1.46/yr fwd 5.10% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 12+ yrsraised 12 yrs in a row
RYBIF $15.91Ryobi Limited $0.3198/half-yr$0.64/yr fwd 4.02% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 3+ yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
ACCO $5.33ACCO Brands $0.075/qtr$0.30/yr fwd 5.63% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 7+ yrsno raise streak
PANL $8.84Pangaea Logistics Solutions $0.10/qtr$0.40/yr fwd 4.52% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 0 yrsno raise streak
WNC $12.03Wabash National $0.08/qtr$0.32/yr fwd 2.66% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 9 yrsno raise streak
KELYA $13.81Kelly Services $0.075/qtr$0.30/yr fwd 2.17% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 4 yrsno raise streak
LYTS $15.96LSI Industries $0.05/qtr$0.20/yr fwd 1.25% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 11 yrsno raise streak

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: EBF vs CIX, EBF vs IIIN, EBF vs FIP.

EBF Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1987

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Oct 9, 2026Oct 12, 2026$0.263QuarterlyRegular
Jul 10, 2026Jul 13, 2026$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Apr 13, 2026Apr 15, 2026$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Jan 8, 2026Jan 12, 2026$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Oct 10, 2025Oct 13, 2025$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Jul 11, 2025Jul 14, 2025$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Apr 14, 2025Apr 16, 2025$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Jan 10, 2025Jan 13, 2025$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Jan 9, 2025Feb 6, 2025$0.25QuarterlyRegular
Oct 11, 2024Oct 14, 2024$2.50QuarterlySpecial
The other 150 EBF payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 160 payments »
Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for EBF

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EBF Dividend Questions

How often does EBF pay dividends?

EBF pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct, with ex-dates in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Does EBF pay dividends monthly?

No. EBF pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next EBF dividend?

EBF has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Jan 8, 2027, with the cash around Jan 11, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.263 a share, went ex on Oct 9, 2026 and paid Oct 12, 2026. The current rate is $0.263 per share, $1.05 a year.

Does EBF pay a dividend in January 2027?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Jan 8, 2027, with the cash around Jan 11, 2027, so a payment in January 2027 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does EBF pay per share?

EBF pays $0.263 a share quarterly, $1.05 a year. At the Nov 12, 2026 close of $21.09 that is a 4.99% run-rate yield, above its usual level: its own 10-year median is 4.71%.

Has EBF raised its dividend?

EBF has no current streak of yearly raises. The latest raise, on Oct 9, 2026, took the rate from $0.25 to $0.263 (+5.20%). Over five years the dividend grew 1.0% a year.

Is EBF’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. EBF paid out 65% of its earnings and 43% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Aug 31, 2026. It has gone 12 years without a cut. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2020 crash; it held it through 2000, 2008 and 2022. This is data, not investment advice. The full 13-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my EBF dividends?

Add EBF to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run EBF in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 12, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 13 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.