Eastman Chemical Company · EMN · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 10, 2026
$64.54 -1.30% on the day, -$0.85
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Yearly payout / yield
$3.36·5.21%
$0.84 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.84/qtr
pays ~Dec 17 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Dec 15est.
own by Dec 14 ⓘ
Years without a cut
31+ yrs
16 yrs of raises ⓘ
Recession record
2000held2008held2020raised2022raised
no cut through all four
Yield vs history ⓘ
84
Well above its usual yield
EMN share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
EMN Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +1.2%3Y +2.1%5Y +4.0%10Y +6.2%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 131 payments since 1994.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (1 estimated from the current $0.84 rate, stepping up $0.01 with its usual December raise), not a promise. Years with an extra or a missing payment (dates sliding across New Year) are compared per payment.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +2.53% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. Today's $3.36 a year would be $3.81 by 2031 - 5.90% on today's $64.54 price.

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

At $3.36 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 1,786 EMN shares, about $115,268 at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $64.54. $1,000 a month takes about 3,572 shares, about $230,537. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Eastman Chemical (EMN) pays $0.84 a share quarterly, $3.36 a year, a 5.21% run-rate yield at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $64.54. It has paid since 1994 and raised its annual dividend 16 years in a row.

At today’s rate of $0.84 quarterly and the last close of $64.54, this is what EMN pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.84$0.28$3.36
100 shares$84.00$28.00$336.00
$10,000 invested (154.9 shares)$130.15$43.38$520.61
1,786 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.24$500.08$6,000.96
3,572 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.48$1,000.16$12,001.92

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 EMN shares reinvest into 1.30 new shares each payment, about 5.3 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 77 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 EMN’s own history in the EMN 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

EMN Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

84/100Well above its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • EMN yields 5.21% today, at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $64.54.
  • Its own 10-year median is 3.28%, so today’s yield is well above its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
2.51% low5.58% 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 EMN’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After September 2026

EMN has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 15, 2026, with the cash around Dec 17, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.84 a share, went ex on Sep 15, 2026 and paid Sep 17, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date
  • Next earnings report: Feb 4, 2027

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

How Often Does EMN Pay?

EMN pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$3.36 a share, in 4 payments.
+1.2% against the 12 months before ($3.32 in 4 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 Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. Ex-dates fall in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 16 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Dec 15, 2025 - $0.83 to $0.84 (+$0.01, +1.20%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.02 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 59.7% - $3.36 paid / $5.63 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 45.1% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: 82.2% - $3.36 paid / $4.09 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 73.3% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)

EMN vs Similar Dividend Stocks (BTG, BVN...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Basic Materials companies closest to EMN in market value, EMN’s 5.21% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 1.11%, and its raise streak of 16 years is the 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 ⓘ
EMN $64.54Eastman Chemical $0.84/qtr$3.36/yr fwd 5.21% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 held2008 held2020 raised2022 raised 31+ yrsraised 16 yrs in a row
BTG $5.68B2Gold $0.02/qtr$0.08/yr fwd 1.41% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 0 yrsno raise streak
BVN $28.90Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. $0.145/yr 0.50% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Varied, no cut2000 varied2008 variedno 2020/2022 record 4+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
AUGO $86.99Aura Minerals $0.72/qtr$2.88/yr fwd 3.31% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 3 yrsno raise streak
MOS $22.78Mosaic $0.22/qtr$0.88/yr fwd 3.86% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20012000 cut2020 raised2022 raisedno 2008 record 8 yrsraised 1 yr in a row
CTVA $12.11Corteva $0.027/qtr$0.11/yr fwd 0.89% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 5+ yrsraised 5 yrs in a row
AG $15.87First Majestic Silver $0.015/qtr$0.06/yr fwd 0.38% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 4+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
CMC $64.37Commercial Metals $0.20/qtr$0.80/yr fwd 1.24% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 held2022 raised 38+ yrsraised 5 yrs in a row
OR $37.82OR Royalties $0.065/qtr$0.26/yr fwd 0.69% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in both2020 held2022 heldno 2000/2008 record 8+ yrsraised 3 yrs in a row
SBSW $9.89Sibanye Stillwater Limited $0.499/yr 5.05% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — —no raise streak
ESI $32.96Element Solutions $0.08/qtr$0.32/yr fwd 0.97% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 4+ yrsno raise streak

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: EMN vs BTG, EMN vs BVN, EMN vs AUGO.

EMN Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1994

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Sep 15, 2026Sep 17, 2026$0.84QuarterlyRegular
Jun 15, 2026Jun 17, 2026$0.84QuarterlyRegular
Mar 13, 2026Mar 16, 2026$0.84QuarterlyRegular
Dec 15, 2025Dec 17, 2025$0.84QuarterlyRegular
Sep 15, 2025Sep 17, 2025$0.83QuarterlyRegular
Jun 13, 2025Jun 16, 2025$0.83QuarterlyRegular
Mar 14, 2025Mar 17, 2025$0.83QuarterlyRegular
Dec 16, 2024Dec 18, 2024$0.83QuarterlyRegular
Sep 16, 2024Sep 18, 2024$0.81QuarterlyRegular
Jun 17, 2024Jun 19, 2024$0.81QuarterlyRegular
The other 121 EMN payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 131 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 EMN

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EMN Dividend Questions

How often does EMN pay dividends?

EMN pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Does EMN pay dividends monthly?

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

When is the next EMN dividend?

EMN has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 15, 2026, with the cash around Dec 17, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.84 a share, went ex on Sep 15, 2026 and paid Sep 17, 2026. The current rate is $0.84 per share, $3.36 a year.

Does EMN pay a dividend in December 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Dec 15, 2026, with the cash around Dec 17, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does EMN pay per share?

EMN pays $0.84 a share quarterly, $3.36 a year. At the Nov 10, 2026 close of $64.54 that is a 5.21% run-rate yield, well above its usual level: its own 10-year median is 3.28%.

Has EMN raised its dividend?

Yes. EMN has raised its annual dividend 16 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Dec 15, 2025, took the rate from $0.83 to $0.84 (+1.20%). Over five years the dividend grew 4.0% a year.

Is EMN’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. EMN paid out 60% of its earnings and 82% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 16 years in a row and gone 31+ years without a cut. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2020 and 2022 crashes; it held it through 2000 and 2008. This is data, not investment advice. The full 13-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my EMN dividends?

Add EMN 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 EMN 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 10, 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.