Current Liabilities
Dividends payable
Ellington Financial Inc. Dividends payable decreased by 1.6% to $19.11M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 12.3%, from $17.02M to $19.11M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Dividends payable shows an upward trend with a 27.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2019
Last reportedQ1 2026May 11, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase indicates a recent declaration of dividends, while a decrease suggests recent payment or a change in dividend policy.
Detailed definition
This represents the total amount of cash dividends that have been formally declared by the board of directors but have n...
Peer comparison
Standard across all dividend-paying public companies, typically reflecting the frequency of dividend cycles.
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dividends_payableHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $7.96M | $9.15M | $10.38M | $11.62M | $11.66M | $11.73M | $12.24M | $14.04M | $14.18M | $14.34M | $11.53M | $15.17M | $15.16M | $15.89M | $16.61M | $17.02M | $17.50M | $18.60M | $19.43M | $19.11M |
| QoQ Change | — | +14.9% | +13.4% | +12.0% | +0.4% | +0.6% | +4.4% | +14.7% | +1.0% | +1.1% | -19.6% | +31.6% | -0.1% | +4.8% | +4.5% | +2.4% | +2.8% | +6.3% | +4.5% | -1.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +46.4% | +28.2% | +18.0% | +20.9% | +21.7% | +22.3% | -5.8% | +8.0% | +6.9% | +10.8% | +44.1% | +12.2% | +15.4% | +17.0% | +17.0% | +12.3% |
Range$7.96M – $19.43M
CAGR+20.2%
Avg YoY Growth+18.5%
Median YoY Growth+17.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ellington Financial Inc.'s dividends payable?
- Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) reported dividends payable of $19.11M in Q1 2026.
- How has Ellington Financial Inc.'s dividends payable changed year-over-year?
- Ellington Financial Inc.'s dividends payable increased by 12.3% year-over-year, from $17.02M to $19.11M.
- What is the long-term trend for Ellington Financial Inc.'s dividends payable?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Ellington Financial Inc.'s dividends payable has grown at a 27.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.74M to $19.43M.
- What does dividends payable mean?
- The amount of declared dividends that the company owes to shareholders but has not yet paid.