Emcor Raises Quarterly Dividend to $0.40 and Authorizes $500M Stock Buyback
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Dec 18 2025
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Emcor announced that its board of directors has approved an increase to the company's regular quarterly dividend to 40c per share from 25c per share. The board expects to declare this cash dividend starting in the first quarter of 2026. The company also announced that its board has authorized an additional $500M for the purchase of shares of its outstanding common stock under its existing share repurchase program.
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Analyst Views on EME
Wall Street analysts forecast EME stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for EME is 713.00 USD with a low forecast of 713.00 USD and a high forecast of 713.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
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4 Buy
0 Hold
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Strong Buy
Current: 727.350
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713.00
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713.00
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713.00
Current: 727.350
Low
713.00
Averages
713.00
High
713.00
About EME
EMCOR Group, Inc. is a specialty contractor in the United States and a provider of electrical and mechanical construction and facilities services, building services, and industrial services. The Company’s services are provided to a range of commercial, technology, manufacturing, industrial, healthcare, utility, and institutional customers through approximately 100 operating subsidiaries. Such operating subsidiaries are organized into the various reportable segments, including the United States electrical construction and facilities services, United States mechanical construction and facilities services, United States building services, and United States industrial services. Its electrical and mechanical construction services primarily involve the design, integration, installation, start-up, operation and maintenance, and provision of services relating to roadway and transit lighting and signaling and fiber optic lines, and fire protection and suppression systems.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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