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O Realty Income dividend history, payout ratio & dates

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Realty Income's latest monthly cash dividend of $0.255 per share was issued to shareholders on record before Feb 28, 2023. At an annualized rate of $2.98 per share, the stock yields 4.8%. The latest O dividend of $0.255 is an increase from the previous $0.249 payout, representing a growth of 2.4%.

Key dates

  • O last dividend date: Feb 28, 2023
  • O next dividend date: Mar 31, 2023
Peer dividends: DG WMT CVS
O dividend stats
DPS
$2.98
Dividend yield
4.8%
Payout ratio
209.9%
vs. Real Estate sector
Dividend yield
7.24%
Payout ratio
115%

Dividend yield

What is Realty Income current dividend yield

Realty Income's dividend yield of 4.8% is lower than the Real Estate sector and the industry average. If we compare it with the Real Estate sector average of 7.24%, Realty Income's dividend yield is 34% lower. The current dividend yield is more than the historical average of 4.3% of the last 5 years.

Dividend history

What is O dividend payout history and dates

Realty Income has been paying dividends for the last 29 years. Our records show that O has distributed 13 monthly dividends in the past year. The annualized dividend per share has grown by 3.8% for the last twelve months. And with the price of the stock down by 12% from a year ago, the dividend yield has grown by 18%.

Recent dividends

Ex-date Payment date Declared on Amount Type
Feb 28, 2023 Mar 15, 2023 Feb 14, 2023 $0.255 normal
Jan 31, 2023 Feb 15, 2023 Jan 10, 2023 $0.249 normal
Jan 30, 2023 Feb 15, 2023 Jan 10, 2023 $0.249 normal
Dec 30, 2022 Jan 13, 2023 Dec 13, 2022 $0.249 normal
Nov 30, 2022 Dec 15, 2022 Nov 8, 2022 $0.248 normal
Oct 31, 2022 Nov 15, 2022 Oct 11, 2022 $0.248 normal
Sep 30, 2022 Oct 14, 2022 Sep 13, 2022 $0.248 normal
Aug 31, 2022 Sep 15, 2022 Aug 16, 2022 $0.248 normal
Jul 29, 2022 Aug 15, 2022 Jul 12, 2022 $0.248 normal
Jun 30, 2022 Jul 15, 2022 Jun 14, 2022 $0.248 normal
May 31, 2022 Jun 15, 2022 May 17, 2022 $0.247 normal
Apr 29, 2022 May 13, 2022 Apr 12, 2022 $0.247 normal
Mar 31, 2022 Apr 15, 2022 Mar 15, 2022 $0.247 normal
Feb 28, 2022 Mar 15, 2022 Feb 15, 2022 $0.247 normal
Jan 31, 2022 Feb 15, 2022 Jan 11, 2022 $0.247 normal
Dec 31, 2021 Jan 14, 2022 Dec 15, 2021 $0.247 normal
Nov 30, 2021 Dec 15, 2021 Nov 16, 2021 $0.246 normal
Nov 1, 2021 Nov 15, 2021 Oct 14, 2021 $0.236 normal
Sep 30, 2021 Oct 15, 2021 Sep 14, 2021 $0.236 normal
Aug 31, 2021 Sep 15, 2021 Aug 17, 2021 $0.236 normal
Jul 30, 2021 Aug 13, 2021 Jul 13, 2021 $0.236 normal
Jun 30, 2021 Jul 15, 2021 Jun 15, 2021 $0.236 normal
May 28, 2021 Jun 15, 2021 May 18, 2021 $0.235 normal
Apr 30, 2021 May 14, 2021 Apr 13, 2021 $0.235 normal
Mar 31, 2021 Apr 15, 2021 Mar 16, 2021 $0.235 normal
Feb 26, 2021 Mar 15, 2021 Feb 17, 2021 $0.235 normal
Jan 29, 2021 Feb 16, 2021 Jan 14, 2021 $0.235 normal
Dec 31, 2020 Jan 15, 2021 Dec 8, 2020 $0.235 normal
Nov 30, 2020 Dec 15, 2020 Nov 10, 2020 $0.234 normal
Oct 30, 2020 Nov 13, 2020 Oct 15, 2020 $0.234 normal
Sep 30, 2020 Oct 15, 2020 Sep 17, 2020 $0.234 normal
Aug 31, 2020 Sep 15, 2020 Aug 18, 2020 $0.234 normal
Jul 31, 2020 Aug 14, 2020 Jul 13, 2020 $0.234 normal
Jun 30, 2020 Jul 15, 2020 Jun 9, 2020 $0.234 normal
May 29, 2020 Jun 15, 2020 May 12, 2020 $0.233 normal
Apr 30, 2020 May 15, 2020 Apr 13, 2020 $0.233 normal
Mar 31, 2020 Apr 15, 2020 Mar 17, 2020 $0.233 normal
Feb 28, 2020 Mar 13, 2020 Feb 13, 2020 $0.233 normal
Jan 31, 2020 Feb 14, 2020 Jan 14, 2020 $0.233 normal
Dec 31, 2019 Jan 15, 2020 Dec 10, 2019 $0.228 normal
Nov 29, 2019 Dec 13, 2019 Nov 20, 2019 $0.227 normal
Oct 31, 2019 Nov 15, 2019 Oct 15, 2019 $0.227 normal
Sep 30, 2019 Oct 15, 2019 Sep 17, 2019 $0.227 normal
Aug 30, 2019 Sep 13, 2019 Aug 19, 2019 $0.227 normal
Jul 31, 2019 Aug 15, 2019 Jul 16, 2019 $0.227 normal
Jun 28, 2019 Jul 15, 2019 Jun 11, 2019 $0.227 normal
May 31, 2019 Jun 14, 2019 May 14, 2019 $0.226 normal
Apr 30, 2019 May 15, 2019 Apr 16, 2019 $0.226 normal
Mar 29, 2019 Apr 15, 2019 Mar 12, 2019 $0.226 normal
Feb 28, 2019 Mar 15, 2019 Feb 14, 2019 $0.226 normal
Jan 31, 2019 Feb 15, 2019 Jan 15, 2019 $0.226 normal
Dec 31, 2018 Jan 15, 2019 Dec 11, 2018 $0.221 normal
Nov 30, 2018 Dec 14, 2018 Nov 16, 2018 $0.221 normal
Oct 31, 2018 Nov 15, 2018 Oct 16, 2018 $0.221 normal
Sep 28, 2018 Oct 15, 2018 Sep 18, 2018 $0.221 normal
Aug 31, 2018 Sep 14, 2018 Aug 21, 2018 $0.22 normal
Jul 31, 2018 Aug 15, 2018 Jul 17, 2018 $0.22 normal
Jun 29, 2018 Jul 13, 2018 Jun 19, 2018 $0.22 normal
May 31, 2018 Jun 15, 2018 May 18, 2018 $0.22 normal
Apr 30, 2018 May 15, 2018 Apr 17, 2018 $0.22 normal
Mar 29, 2018 Apr 13, 2018 Mar 13, 2018 $0.22 normal
Feb 28, 2018 Mar 15, 2018 Feb 16, 2018 $0.219 normal
Jan 31, 2018 Feb 15, 2018 Jan 16, 2018 $0.219 normal
Dec 29, 2017 Jan 12, 2018 Dec 12, 2017 $0.213 normal
Nov 30, 2017 Dec 15, 2017 Nov 10, 2017 $0.212 normal
Oct 31, 2017 Nov 15, 2017 Oct 10, 2017 $0.212 normal
Sep 29, 2017 Oct 13, 2017 Sep 12, 2017 $0.212 normal
Aug 30, 2017 Sep 15, 2017 Aug 17, 2017 $0.212 normal
Jul 28, 2017 Aug 15, 2017 Jul 11, 2017 $0.212 normal
Jun 29, 2017 Jul 14, 2017 Jun 15, 2017 $0.212 normal
May 30, 2017 Jun 15, 2017 May 16, 2017 $0.211 normal
Apr 27, 2017 May 15, 2017 Apr 11, 2017 $0.211 normal
Mar 30, 2017 Apr 14, 2017 Mar 14, 2017 $0.211 normal
Feb 27, 2017 Mar 15, 2017 Feb 14, 2017 $0.211 normal
Jan 30, 2017 Feb 15, 2017 Jan 17, 2017 $0.211 normal
Dec 29, 2016 Jan 13, 2017 Dec 13, 2016 $0.203 normal
Nov 29, 2016 Dec 15, 2016 Nov 11, 2016 $0.202 normal
Oct 28, 2016 Nov 15, 2016 Oct 11, 2016 $0.202 normal
Sep 29, 2016 Oct 17, 2016 Sep 8, 2016 $0.202 normal
Aug 30, 2016 Sep 15, 2016 Jul 26, 2016 $0.202 normal
Jul 28, 2016 Aug 15, 2016 Jul 12, 2016 $0.2 normal
Jun 29, 2016 Jul 15, 2016 Jun 14, 2016 $0.2 normal
May 27, 2016 Jun 15, 2016 May 17, 2016 $0.199 normal
Apr 28, 2016 May 16, 2016 Apr 11, 2016 $0.199 normal
Mar 30, 2016 Apr 15, 2016 Mar 21, 2016 $0.199 normal
Feb 26, 2016 Mar 15, 2016 Feb 5, 2016 $0.199 normal
Jan 28, 2016 Feb 16, 2016 Jan 14, 2016 $0.199 normal
Dec 30, 2015 Jan 15, 2016 Dec 15, 2015 $0.191 normal
Nov 27, 2015 Dec 15, 2015 Nov 10, 2015 $0.191 normal
Oct 29, 2015 Nov 16, 2015 Oct 13, 2015 $0.191 normal
Sep 29, 2015 Oct 15, 2015 Sep 9, 2015 $0.191 normal
Aug 28, 2015 Sep 15, 2015 Aug 20, 2015 $0.19 normal
Jul 30, 2015 Aug 17, 2015 Jul 14, 2015 $0.19 normal

Realty Income dividend payout ratio

What is Realty Income dividend payout ratio compared to the sector

Payout ratio

Realty Income's payout ratio of 209.9% is above the Real Estate sector and the industry average. In comparison with its Real Estate sector average of 115%, Realty Income's payout ratio is 83% higher.

Total amount of dividends paid per financial year (from cash flow)

O dividend vs peer dividends

How does O dividend compare to its peers' dividends
Name Dividend yield DPS Payout ratio
O Realty Income Corp 4.8% $2.98 209.9%
CVS CVS HEALTH Corp 3.04% $2.26 71.4%
WMT Walmart Inc 1.56% $2.25 52.4%
DG Dollar General Corp 1.06% $2.2 20.5%

Frequently asked questions

Does Realty Income pay a dividend?

Yes, Realty Income has been paying dividends for the last 29 years.

When is Realty Income's next dividend?

O's next dividend date is Mar 31, 2023 (ex-date).

When was O's last dividend?

Realty Income's last regular dividend was on Feb 28, 2023 (ex-date) with the amount of $0.255 per share.

How much dividend does Realty Income pay (per share)?

O has paid dividend of $2.98 per share in the last year.

What is Realty Income's dividend yield?

The current dividend yield of Realty Income is 4.8%.

How often does Realty Income pay dividends?

Realty Income has a monthly dividend frequency.

What is Realty Income's dividend payout ratio?

The dividend payout ratio of Realty Income is 209.9%.

Does Realty Income pay a good dividend?

Realty Income's dividend yield is less than the Real Estate sector average.