Franklin Electric Co Inc dividend history

Franklin Electric Co Inc's dividend was $0.580 a share in fiscal 2019, up 24.1% on the year before. That was 29.0% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2009, as far back as our figures go.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q3 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $61.1M
Dividends (TTM): $50.1M
Returned to shareholders: 57%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $270M
Diluted share count: −2.6%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 2.5%; dividends 1.1% + buybacks 1.4% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 25%; of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending: 22.6%; of revenue
Days sales outstanding: 57 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

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

Franklin Electric Co Inc: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2009Jan 2010	2010Jan 2011	2011Dec 2011	2012Dec 2012	2013Dec 2013	2014Jan 2015	2015Jan 2016	2016Dec 2016	2017Dec 2017	2018Dec 2018	2019Dec 2019	2020Dec 2020	2021Dec 2021	2022Dec 2022	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMSept 2026
Dividend per share	$0.250	$0.260	$0.268	$0.285	$0.305	$0.347	$0.383	$0.398	$0.422	$0.468	$0.580	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dividend per share growth	—	+4.0%	+2.9%	+6.5%	+7.0%	+13.9%	+10.1%	+3.9%	+6.3%	+10.7%	+24.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dividends paid	12	12	13	14	15	17	19	19	20	23	28	30	33	37	42	47	50	50
Share buybacks	0	7	14	22	12	11	49	7	4	34	11	20	26	40	43	61	166	61
Dividends ÷ net income	51.2%	31.7%	20.4%	16.7%	18.7%	25.0%	25.9%	24.3%	26.0%	21.4%	29.0%	29.5%	21.7%	19.7%	21.6%	26.0%	34.0%	25.1%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	11.8%	15.2%	16.5%	44.7%	49.8%	147.3%	25.8%	25.1%	61.0%	21.3%	17.8%	15.7%	33.5%	61.9%	15.2%	21.3%	25.8%	25.9%

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 Franklin Electric Co Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Franklin Electric Co Inc.