Eagle Materials Inc dividend history

Eagle Materials Inc's dividend was $1.00 a share in fiscal 2026, up 0.0% on the year before. That was 7.6% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2027 Q1 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $387M
Dividends (TTM): $32.1M
Returned to shareholders: 246%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $1B
Diluted share count: −4.8%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 7.0%; dividends 0.5% + buybacks 6.4% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 8%; of net income paid out
Days sales outstanding: 46 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Eagle Materials Inc: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2009Mar 2009	2010Mar 2010	2011Mar 2011	2012Mar 2012	2017Mar 2017	2018Mar 2018	2019Mar 2019	2020Mar 2020	2021Mar 2021	2022Mar 2022	2023Mar 2023	2024Mar 2024	2025Mar 2025	2026Mar 2026	LTMJun 2026
Dividend per share	$0.600	$0.400	$0.400	$0.400	$0.400	$0.400	$0.400	$0.400	$0.100	$0.750	$1.00	$1.00	$1.00	$1.00	—
Dividend per share growth	—	−33.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	−75.0%	+650.0%	+33.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	—
Dividends paid	30	17	18	18	19	19	19	17	4	31	37	35	34	32	32
Share buybacks	—	—	—	—	60	61	272	314	0	590	388	343	298	382	387
Dividends ÷ net income	72.9%	60.3%	118.8%	95.4%	9.8%	7.6%	27.5%	24.2%	1.2%	8.2%	8.1%	7.4%	7.3%	7.6%	8.0%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	48.1%	34.4%	65.7%	51.4%	7.0%	9.4%	10.4%	6.4%	0.7%	6.9%	8.7%	8.0%	9.5%	16.4%	18.8%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from Eagle Materials Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Eagle Materials Inc.