How much does $10,000 in O pay in dividends?

At O's current yield of 5.84%, $10,000 pays about $583.71 a year — roughly $48.64 per payment, paid monthly, or $48.64 a month averaged out.

What would O be worth after 10 years with dividends reinvested?

Reinvesting every dividend and assuming the payment and share price both stay flat, $10,000 in O would grow to about $17,901 after 10 years, against $15,837 if the income were taken as cash. That deliberately assumes no dividend growth — a real holding may do better or considerably worse.

How often does O pay dividends?

O pays monthly — 12 payments a year — based on its actual payment history rather than an assumed schedule.

Is O's dividend guaranteed?

No. Dividends are discretionary and can be reduced or suspended at any time, and every figure here is a projection from the current yield rather than a forecast. Check O's full payment history before relying on any of it.

Why is O's dividend yield so high?

O yields 5.84% against a 2.92% median across US dividend payers. A yield is a ratio, so it rises either because the payment went up or because the share price came down — and the figure alone does not say which. As a REIT it is required to distribute most of its taxable income, so a high yield is structural here rather than a signal.

Does O pay dividends monthly?

Yes. O pays monthly — twelve payments a year — based on its actual payment history rather than an assumed schedule. At the current 5.84% yield, $10,000 produces about $48.64 a month before tax.

O Dividend Calculator

Realty Income Corporation yields 5.84%, comfortably above the 2.92% median across US dividend payers. That puts O in the range where the income is the main reason to hold it, and where the durability of the payment does most of the work in any long-run figure.

O paid $3.25 per share over the last twelve months on a monthly schedule. Enter any amount below, or use the worked figures.

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5.84%

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Holding period10 years

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Dividend income

$10,000 in O pays you

$583.71

per year

Paid each month: $48.64
Monthly average: $48.64
Shares bought: 179.82
Payments a year: 12

Total over 10 years, taken as cash

$5,837.08

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Based on the trailing twelve-month dividend, assuming it stays flat. Payments are not guaranteed and can be cut or suspended at any time. Figures are before tax and exclude any change in the share price.

O dividend income by investment amount

Based on the current yield of 5.84%. Figures are before tax and assume the dividend stays at its present level.

Dividend income from O at a range of investment amounts.
Invested	Per year	Per payment	Monthly average
$1,000	$58.37	$4.86	$4.86
$5,000	$291.85	$24.32	$24.32
$10,000	$583.71	$48.64	$48.64
$25,000	$1,459.27	$121.61	$121.61
$50,000	$2,918.54	$243.21	$243.21
$100,000	$5,837.08	$486.42	$486.42

O with dividends reinvested

$10,000 in O, every dividend reinvested, holding the payment and share price flat. Deliberately conservative — most calculators assume years of uninterrupted growth, and that assumption drives most of the result.

After 10 years: $17,901
After 20 years: $32,046
After 30 years: $57,367

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What makes up O's 5.84% yield

O paid $3.25 per share over the last twelve months against a share price of $55.61, which is where the 5.84% comes from. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure — they do not recur, and including them would overstate every projection below.

Yields at this level usually have a structural explanation rather than a mispricing: the company is organised to distribute income rather than retain it. Worth checking how O's current yield compares with its own history, since a sharp recent rise more often reflects a falling price than a raised payment.

REITs are required to distribute the large majority of their taxable income to keep their tax status, which is why the yield is high by construction rather than by choice. It also means the payout ratio reads badly against accounting earnings: depreciation charges on property push reported earnings well below the cash actually collected, so the dividend is judged against funds from operations instead.

When O pays, and what that changes

O pays monthly, so the "per payment" column above is a genuine monthly figure rather than a quarterly sum divided down. For income being drawn rather than reinvested, that alignment with monthly outgoings is the practical difference between a monthly payer and a quarterly one.

Frequency also compounds slightly faster when the income is reinvested: twelve reinvestments a year at the same annual rate finish marginally ahead of four, and the reinvestment figures above already reflect O's actual schedule rather than an assumed quarterly one.

Each payment has an ex-dividend date, and it is the date that governs entitlement: shares bought on or after it do not carry that payment. O's full schedule and payment history are on its dividend page.

Is O's dividend covered by earnings?

O's payout ratio of 2.27 exceeds reported earnings, which is normal rather than alarming for a REIT: depreciation on property is a large non-cash charge that pushes accounting earnings well below the cash the business collects. The ratio is close to meaningless here, and the dividend is judged against funds from operations instead.

The figures hold the dividend flat, and that assumption carries more weight for O than it would for a lower-yielding holding. There is no established record of consecutive annual increases here, and at this yield a modest reduction in the payment changes the ten-year figure substantially.

O dividend calculator FAQ

How much does $10,000 in O pay in dividends?: At O's current yield of 5.84%, $10,000 pays about $583.71 a year — roughly $48.64 per payment, paid monthly, or $48.64 a month averaged out.
What would O be worth after 10 years with dividends reinvested?: Reinvesting every dividend and assuming the payment and share price both stay flat, $10,000 in O would grow to about $17,901 after 10 years, against $15,837 if the income were taken as cash. That deliberately assumes no dividend growth — a real holding may do better or considerably worse.
How often does O pay dividends?: O pays monthly — 12 payments a year — based on its actual payment history rather than an assumed schedule.
Is O's dividend guaranteed?: No. Dividends are discretionary and can be reduced or suspended at any time, and every figure here is a projection from the current yield rather than a forecast. Check O's full payment history before relying on any of it.
Why is O's dividend yield so high?: O yields 5.84% against a 2.92% median across US dividend payers. A yield is a ratio, so it rises either because the payment went up or because the share price came down — and the figure alone does not say which. As a REIT it is required to distribute most of its taxable income, so a high yield is structural here rather than a signal.
Does O pay dividends monthly?: Yes. O pays monthly — twelve payments a year — based on its actual payment history rather than an assumed schedule. At the current 5.84% yield, $10,000 produces about $48.64 a month before tax.

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Realty Income Corporation is a common stock trading at $55.61 per share, paying monthly. — All figures before tax. Not financial advice.