The Ensign Group, Inc. · ENSG · NASDAQ
Dividend report · updated Nov 10, 2026
$184.07 +1.08% on the day, +$1.97
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Yearly payout / yield
$0.26·0.14%
$0.065 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.065/qtr
pays ~Jan 2, 2027 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Dec 31est.
own by Dec 30 ⓘ
Years without a cut
17+ yrs
17 yrs of raises ⓘ
Recession record
2008raised2020raised2022raised
raised through all three ⓘ
Yield vs history ⓘ
25
Below its usual yield
ENSG share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
ENSG Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +4.0%3Y +4.2%5Y +4.4%10Y +5.7%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 76 payments since 2007.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +4.35% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. Today's $0.26 a year would be $0.32 by 2031 - 0.17% on today's $184.07 price.

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

At $0.26 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 23,077 ENSG shares, about $4,247,783 at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $184.07. $1,000 a month takes about 46,154 shares, about $8,495,567. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Ensign Group (ENSG) pays $0.065 a share quarterly, $0.26 a year, a 0.14% run-rate yield at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $184.07. It has paid since 2007 and raised its annual dividend 17 years in a row.

At today’s rate of $0.065 quarterly and the last close of $184.07, this is what ENSG pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.065$0.02$0.26
100 shares$6.50$2.17$26.00
$10,000 invested (54.3 shares)$3.53$1.18$14.13
23,077 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.01$500.00$6,000.02
46,154 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.01$1,000.00$12,000.04

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 ENSG shares reinvest into 0.04 new shares each payment, about 0.1 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 2,832 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 ENSG’s own history in the ENSG 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

ENSG Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

25/100Below its usual yieldvs its 7-yr history
  • ENSG yields 0.14% today, at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $184.07.
  • Its own 7-year median is 0.25%, so today’s yield is below its usual level.
  • No steady norm: a 0.14% yield is too small to say much about the price. So this reads today’s yield against its own 7-year history as it is.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
0.12% low0.30% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 7-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 7 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 ENSG’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After October 2026

ENSG has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 92 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 31, 2026, with the cash around Jan 2, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.065 a share, went ex on Sep 30, 2026 and paid Oct 2, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 92 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date
  • Next earnings report: Feb 3, 2027

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

How Often Does ENSG Pay?

ENSG pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 92 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$0.26 a share, in 4 payments.
+4.0% against the 12 months before ($0.25 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 Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. Ex-dates fall in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 17 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Dec 31, 2025 - $0.0625 to $0.065 (+$0.0025, +4.00%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.0025 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 3.9% - $0.26 paid / $6.72 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 5.4% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: 2.0% - $0.26 paid / $12.72 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 6.7% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)

ENSG vs Similar Dividend Stocks (QGEN, BRKR...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Healthcare companies closest to ENSG in market value, ENSG’s 0.14% run-rate yield is below the group’s middle yield of 0.54%, and its raise streak of 17 years is the 2nd 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 ⓘ
ENSG $184.07Ensign Group $0.065/qtr$0.26/yr fwd 0.14% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 32008 raised2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000 record 17+ yrsraised 17 yrs in a row
QGEN $50.55Qiagen N.V. $0.35/yr 0.69% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 2 yrsno raise streak
BRKR $66.54Bruker $0.05/qtr$0.20/yr fwd 0.30% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in both2020 held2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 9+ yrsno raise streak
TECH $72.82Bio-Techne $0.08/qtr$0.32/yr fwd 0.44% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in both2020 held2022 heldno 2000/2008 record 16+ yrsno raise streak
UHS $197.16Universal Health Services $0.20/qtr$0.80/yr fwd 0.41% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Stopped in 20202008 raised2020 stopped2022 heldno 2000 record 4+ yrsno raise streak
ATR $144.16AptarGroup $0.48/qtr$1.92/yr fwd 1.33% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 31+ yrsraised 31 yrs in a row
RDY $15.05Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited $0.083/yr 0.55% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 32008 raised2020 held2022 raisedno 2000 record 7 yrsno raise streak
SNN $31.05Smith & Nephew $0.312/half-yr$0.62/yr fwd 2.01% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Varied, no cut2020 varied2022 variedno 2000/2008 record 15+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
BAX $26.41Baxter International $0.01/qtr$0.04/yr fwd 0.15% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 0 yrsno raise streak
EHC $141.13Encompass Health $0.21/qtr$0.84/yr fwd 0.60% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20222020 held2022 cutno 2000/2008 record 3 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
CHE $538.24Chemed $0.70/qtr$2.80/yr fwd 0.52% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 25 yrsraised 17 yrs in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: ENSG vs QGEN, ENSG vs BRKR, ENSG vs TECH.

ENSG Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2007

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Sep 30, 2026Oct 2, 2026$0.065QuarterlyRegular
Jun 30, 2026Jul 2, 2026$0.065QuarterlyRegular
Mar 31, 2026Apr 2, 2026$0.065QuarterlyRegular
Dec 31, 2025Jan 2, 2026$0.065QuarterlyRegular
Sep 30, 2025Oct 2, 2025$0.0625QuarterlyRegular
Jun 30, 2025Jul 2, 2025$0.0625QuarterlyRegular
Mar 31, 2025Apr 2, 2025$0.0625QuarterlyRegular
Dec 31, 2024Jan 2, 2025$0.0625QuarterlyRegular
Sep 30, 2024Oct 2, 2024$0.06QuarterlyRegular
Jun 28, 2024Jul 1, 2024$0.06QuarterlyRegular
The other 66 ENSG payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 76 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 ENSG

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ENSG Dividend Questions

How often does ENSG pay dividends?

ENSG pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 92 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Does ENSG pay dividends monthly?

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

When is the next ENSG dividend?

ENSG has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 92 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 31, 2026, with the cash around Jan 2, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.065 a share, went ex on Sep 30, 2026 and paid Oct 2, 2026. The current rate is $0.065 per share, $0.26 a year.

Does ENSG pay a dividend in January 2027?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Dec 31, 2026, with the cash around Jan 2, 2027, so a payment in January 2027 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does ENSG pay per share?

ENSG pays $0.065 a share quarterly, $0.26 a year. At the Nov 10, 2026 close of $184.07 that is a 0.14% run-rate yield, below its usual level: its own 7-year median is 0.25%.

Has ENSG raised its dividend?

Yes. ENSG has raised its annual dividend 17 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Dec 31, 2025, took the rate from $0.0625 to $0.065 (+4.00%). Over five years the dividend grew 4.4% a year.

Is ENSG’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. ENSG paid out 4% of its earnings and 2% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 17 years in a row and gone 17+ years without a cut. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2008, 2020 and 2022 crashes. There is no 2000 record on file. This is data, not investment advice. The full 12-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my ENSG dividends?

Add ENSG 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 ENSG 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 12 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.