How Many EQH Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?
At $1.20 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 5,000 EQH shares, about $279,350 at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $55.87. $1,000 a month takes about 10,000 shares, about $558,700. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.
Equitable Holdings (EQH) pays $0.30 a share quarterly, $1.20 a year, a 2.15% run-rate yield at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $55.87. It has paid since 2018 and raised its annual dividend 6 years in a row.
At today’s rate of $0.30 quarterly and the last close of $55.87, this is what EQH pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:
| You hold | Each payment | Per month (avg) | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 share | $0.30 | $0.10 | $1.20 |
| 100 shares | $30.00 | $10.00 | $120.00 |
| $10,000 invested (179.0 shares) | $53.70 | $17.90 | $214.78 |
| 5,000 shares ($500/mo) | $1,500.00 | $500.00 | $6,000.00 |
| 10,000 shares ($1,000/mo) | $3,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $12,000.00 |
With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 EQH shares reinvest into 0.54 new shares each payment, about 2.2 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 187 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 EQH’s own history in the EQH DRIP calculator.
- 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
- Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
- Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
- 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
EQH Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range
- EQH yields 2.15% today, at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $55.87.
- Its own 7-year median is 2.52%, so today’s yield is below its usual level.
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 EQH’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After August 2026
EQH has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual gap of about 94 days the next ex-date was due around Nov 5, 2026, and it is not on file yet: it may be late, or still to be announced. The latest one, $0.30 a share, went ex on Aug 3, 2026 and paid Aug 5, 2026.
- Ex-dates: about every 94 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 EQH Pay?
EQH pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Aug and Nov, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Aug and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 94 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.
- Streak: 6 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
- Last raise: Jun 1, 2026 - $0.27 to $0.30 (+$0.03, +11.11%)
- Usual $ step: $0.02 (median of the raises before it)
- EPS payout: 21.9% - $1.14 paid / $5.21 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 25.6% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
EQH vs Similar Dividend Stocks (PNXGF, BKNIY...)
Against the 10 dividend-paying Financial Services companies closest to EQH in market value, EQH’s 2.15% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 1.92%, and its raise streak of 6 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 ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQH $55.87Equitable Holdings | $0.30/qtr$1.20/yr fwd | 2.15% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record | 6+ yrsraised 6 yrs in a row |
| PNXGF $11.33Standard Life | $0.3716/half-yr$0.74/yr fwd | 6.56% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 3+ yrsraised 2 yrs in a row |
| BKNIY $16.64Bankinter, S.A. | $0.186/half-yr$0.37/yr fwd | 2.24% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | —raised 1 yr in a row |
| BNT $42.32Brookfield Wealth Solutions | $0.07/qtr$0.28/yr fwd | 0.66% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 0 yrsno raise streak |
| BSAC $32.49Banco Santander-Chile | $1.52/yr | 4.68% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Varied, no cut2000 held2008 raised2022 variedno 2020 record | 6+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row |
| CG $41.12Carlyle Group | $0.35/qtr$1.40/yr fwd | 3.40% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | No cut in both2020 held2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record | 6 yrsno raise streak |
| PNFP $102.80Pinnacle Financial Partners | $0.50/qtr$2.00/yr fwd | 1.95% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record | 11+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row |
| TRU $82.01TransUnion | $0.125/qtr$0.50/yr fwd | 0.61% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record | 7+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row |
| AIZ $323.39Assurant | $0.88/qtr$3.52/yr fwd | 1.09% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Raised in all 32008 raised2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000 record | 21+ yrsraised 21+ yrs in a row |
| EG $423.79Everest Re Group | $2.00/qtr$8.00/yr fwd | 1.89% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | No cut in all 42000 raised2008 held2020 held2022 raised | 29+ yrsraised 4 yrs in a row |
| RNR $353.76RenaissanceRe Holdings | $0.41/qtr$1.64/yr fwd | 0.46% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised | 5+ yrsraised 5 yrs in a row |
Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: EQH vs PNXGF, EQH vs BKNIY, EQH vs BNT.
EQH Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2018
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount | Frequency | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | Aug 5, 2026 | $0.30 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | $0.30 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Mar 6, 2026 | $0.27 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Nov 26, 2025 | $0.27 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Aug 7, 2025 | $0.27 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Jun 4, 2025 | $0.27 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 5, 2025 | Mar 7, 2025 | $0.24 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Nov 28, 2024 | $0.24 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Aug 8, 2024 | $0.24 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 3, 2024 | Jun 5, 2024 | $0.24 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Feb 26, 2024 | $0.22 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 24, 2023 | Nov 27, 2023 | $0.22 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Aug 7, 2023 | $0.22 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Jun 5, 2023 | $0.22 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 24, 2023 | Feb 27, 2023 | $0.20 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 25, 2022 | Dec 5, 2022 | $0.20 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Aug 15, 2022 | $0.20 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 26, 2022 | Jun 6, 2022 | $0.20 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Mar 7, 2022 | $0.18 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 26, 2021 | Dec 6, 2021 | $0.18 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 12, 2021 | Aug 20, 2021 | $0.18 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 27, 2021 | Jun 7, 2021 | $0.18 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 3, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 | $0.17 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Dec 1, 2020 | $0.17 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 10, 2020 | Aug 18, 2020 | $0.17 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 29, 2020 | Jun 9, 2020 | $0.17 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | $0.15 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Nov 25, 2019 | $0.15 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 21, 2019 | Aug 29, 2019 | $0.15 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 31, 2019 | Jun 11, 2019 | $0.15 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 4, 2019 | Mar 15, 2019 | $0.13 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 23, 2018 | Dec 3, 2018 | $0.13 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 22, 2018 | Aug 30, 2018 | $0.13 | Quarterly | Regular |
What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for EQH
EQH Dividend Questions
How often does EQH pay dividends?
EQH pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Aug and Nov, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Aug and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 94 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.
Does EQH pay dividends monthly?
No. EQH pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.
When is the next EQH dividend?
EQH has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual gap of about 94 days the next ex-date was due around Nov 5, 2026, and it is not on file yet: it may be late, or still to be announced. The latest one, $0.30 a share, went ex on Aug 3, 2026 and paid Aug 5, 2026. The current rate is $0.30 per share, $1.20 a year.
Did EQH pay a dividend in August 2026?
Yes: $0.30 a share, ex-date Aug 3, 2026, paid Aug 5, 2026. The next one is not on file yet.
How much does EQH pay per share?
EQH pays $0.30 a share quarterly, $1.20 a year. At the Nov 11, 2026 close of $55.87 that is a 2.15% run-rate yield, below its usual level: its own 7-year median is 2.52%.
Has EQH raised its dividend?
Yes. EQH has raised its annual dividend 6 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Jun 1, 2026, took the rate from $0.27 to $0.30 (+11.11%). Over five years the dividend grew 10.8% a year.
Is EQH’s dividend safe?
No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. EQH paid out 22% of its earnings as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 6 years in a row and gone 6+ years without a cut. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2020 and 2022 crashes. There is no 2000 or 2008 record on file. This is data, not investment advice. The full 7-check rating comes with a plan.
How do I track my EQH dividends?
Add EQH 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 EQH in the DRIP calculator.