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Realty Income stock: dividend

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$59.26Closing price of 12 Nov 2026MEQIRI Score 59 out of 100

Realty Income paid $3.25 per share over the last twelve months, 5.48% on the price, and has not cut its dividend for at least 32 years.

Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026

Dividend yield over the last 12 months
5.48%
$3.25 per share over 12 months
Dividend per share 2025
$3.22
for fiscal 2025
73%
$4.42
covers the dividend of $3.22
Raised in a row
30 years
Years with a higher annual dividend than the year before
Growth 5 years
+3.5%
per year, from the last twelve months, without special dividends
Growth 10 years
+3.5%
per year, from the last twelve months, without special dividends

The amounts for the last 12 months and for fiscal 2025 differ if the company has raised or cut its dividend since then.

For real estate investment trusts (REITs) what counts is funds from operations (FFO and AFFO). The P/E and the payout ratio of earnings say little here, because depreciation on properties depresses earnings. The ratio above is therefore based on free cash flow.

FFO per share 2025
$3.96
earnings plus depreciation
Payout ratio on FFO
81%

For real estate companies (REITs), depreciation on buildings depresses earnings even though buildings rarely lose value. The usual measure is therefore FFO (funds from operations), approximated here as earnings plus depreciation; gains and losses from property sales and impairments are not removed. Measured on earnings, the payout ratio, P/E and PEG therefore look higher than the earning power warrants. We only show FFO when depreciation is material and the figure is in line with operating cash flow, so not for REITs that carry their properties at market value: their earnings include the change in property values. For the fair value of US REITs, by contrast, FFO follows the industry rule from the filings with the SEC: gains on property sales are deducted there where the company reports them in the standard items.

Dividend dates and payments

Anyone holding the stock on the day before the ex-dividend date receives the dividend. Amounts are per share, before tax.

Last ex-dividend date
30 Oct 2026
$0.2715, paid 13 Nov 2026
Next ex-dividend date
30 Nov 2026
$0.2740, paid 15 Dec 2026
Frequency
monthly
All 61 payments of the last five years
Ex-dividend datePayment dateDividend per share
30 Nov 202615 Dec 2026$0.2740
30 Oct 202613 Nov 2026$0.2715
30 Sep 202615 Oct 2026$0.2715
31 Aug 202615 Sep 2026$0.2710
31 Jul 202614 Aug 2026$0.2710
30 Jun 202615 Jul 2026$0.2710
29 May 202615 Jun 2026$0.2705
30 Apr 202615 May 2026$0.2705
31 Mar 202615 Apr 2026$0.2705
27 Feb 202613 Mar 2026$0.2700
30 Jan 202613 Feb 2026$0.2700
31 Dec 202515 Jan 2026$0.2700
28 Nov 202515 Dec 2025$0.2695
31 Oct 202514 Nov 2025$0.2695
1 Oct 202515 Oct 2025$0.2695
2 Sep 202515 Sep 2025$0.2690
1 Aug 202515 Aug 2025$0.2690
1 Jul 202515 Jul 2025$0.2690
2 Jun 202513 Jun 2025$0.2685
1 May 202515 May 2025$0.2685
1 Apr 202515 Apr 2025$0.2685
3 Mar 202514 Mar 2025$0.2680
3 Feb 202514 Feb 2025$0.2640
2 Jan 202515 Jan 2025$0.2640
2 Dec 202413 Dec 2024$0.2635
1 Nov 202415 Nov 2024$0.2635
1 Oct 202415 Oct 2024$0.2635
3 Sep 202413 Sep 2024$0.2630
1 Aug 202415 Aug 2024$0.2630
1 Jul 202415 Jul 2024$0.2630
3 Jun 202414 Jun 2024$0.2625
30 Apr 202415 May 2024$0.2570
28 Mar 202415 Apr 2024$0.2570
29 Feb 202415 Mar 2024$0.2565
31 Jan 202415 Feb 2024$0.2565
29 Dec 202312 Jan 2024$0.2565
30 Nov 202315 Dec 2023$0.2560
31 Oct 202315 Nov 2023$0.2560
29 Sep 202313 Oct 2023$0.2560
31 Aug 202315 Sep 2023$0.2555
31 Jul 202315 Aug 2023$0.2555
30 Jun 202314 Jul 2023$0.2555
31 May 202315 Jun 2023$0.2550
28 Apr 202315 May 2023$0.2550
31 Mar 202314 Apr 2023$0.2550
28 Feb 202315 Mar 2023$0.2545
31 Jan 202315 Feb 2023$0.2485
30 Dec 202213 Jan 2023$0.2485
30 Nov 202215 Dec 2022$0.2480
31 Oct 202215 Nov 2022$0.2480
30 Sep 202214 Oct 2022$0.2480
31 Aug 202215 Sep 2022$0.2475
29 Jul 202215 Aug 2022$0.2475
30 Jun 202215 Jul 2022$0.2475
31 May 202215 Jun 2022$0.2470
29 Apr 202213 May 2022$0.2470
31 Mar 202215 Apr 2022$0.2470
28 Feb 202215 Mar 2022$0.2465
31 Jan 202215 Feb 2022$0.2465
31 Dec 202114 Jan 2022$0.2465
30 Nov 202115 Dec 2021$0.2460

Is today's dividend yield unusually high?

Dividend yield today

5.48%

higher than usual

$3.25 dividend per share over the last twelve months on a price of $59.26

Today 5.48%, on average over fiscal years 2016 to 2025 4.49% (range 3.70 to 5.87%).

The yield is above what was usual in recent fiscal years. Whether the price fell or the dividend rose is shown by the reason further down.

Since the end of fiscal 2025 on 31 Dec 2025, the price has risen more than the dividend, so the yield has fallen.

  • Fiscal year
  • Today, last 12 months

For each fiscal year, the dividend per share for that year divided by the closing price on the last trading day of the fiscal year. The dashed line is the average (median) of the fiscal years.

Dividend development

Dividend per share

Payout ratio

  • of earnings
  • of free cash flow
Figures as a table
YearDividend per shareEarnings per shareFFO per share
2006$1.40$1.11$1.92
2007$1.52$1.16$2.21
2008$1.62$1.06$2.18
2009$1.66$1.03$2.13
2010$1.67$1.01$2.10
2011$1.69$1.05$2.17
2012$1.72$0.79$2.21
2013$2.11$1.06$2.88
2014$2.13$1.03$2.95
2015$2.21$1.09$2.94
2016$2.33$1.13$3.00
2017$2.46$1.10$2.99
2018$2.56$1.26$3.12
2019$2.64$1.38$3.26
2020$2.72$1.15$3.12
2021$2.77$0.87$3.03
2022$2.97$1.42$4.15
2023$3.06$1.26$4.00
2024$3.13$0.98$3.73
2025$3.22$1.17$3.96

The dividend per share is shown under the fiscal year it was paid for, even when it is paid after that year ends. Special dividends are not included.

Data status and sources

Score
Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
Price
Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 31 Dec 2013)
  • Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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