Ellington Credit Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 2/6
Ellington Credit is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 17.61%. Next payment date is on 31st October, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 30th September, 2025.
Key information
17.6%
Dividend yield
-57.6%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | -40.0% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 17.6% |
| Dividend Growth | -8.7% |
| Next dividend pay date | 31 Oct 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 30 Sep 25 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | -501% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
EARN: Attractive Double-Digit Yield And Unique European CLO Exposure
Sep 11Ellington Credit Company (NYSE:EARN) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing
Apr 03
Ellington Credit Is In Transition, And I'm Betting It Pays Off
Mar 25Ellington Credit: High Yield Is Not A Red Flag
Dec 23Ellington Credit: Still Waiting For Approval To Transition To A CEF (Rating Downgrade)
Dec 11
CLO Strategy Shift Promises Transformative Growth And Earnings Boost
Strategic transformation into a CLO-focused fund aims to boost risk-adjusted returns, while active management seeks to improve net margins.Ellington Credit: Interest Rate Cuts Could Help The REIT
Sep 25Ellington Credit: 14% Yield, Major Strategic Change, 4% BV Discount
Jul 04EARN: Transforming From A 14% Yielding REIT To A CLO CEF
Apr 18Ellington Residential's 14% Yield Could Be Sustainable In 2024
Mar 23Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT: This 15% Yielding Mortgage Trust Could Outperform (Upgrade)
Sep 26Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: EARN's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: EARN's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Ellington Credit Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (EARN) | 17.6% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.4% |
| Industry Average (Capital Markets) | 1.9% |
| Analyst forecast (EARN) (up to 3 years) | 17.6% |
Notable Dividend: EARN's dividend (17.61%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.43%).
High Dividend: EARN's dividend (17.61%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.44%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: EARN is paying a dividend but the company is unprofitable.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its high cash payout ratio (184.6%), EARN's dividend payments are not well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/10/05 03:39 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/03 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Ellington Credit Company is covered by 8 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Eric Hagen | BTIG |
| Trevor Cranston | Citizens JMP Securities, LLC |
| Douglas Harter | Credit Suisse |