Does IRT pay a dividend?

Yes. Independence Realty Trust, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 4.72% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.69 per share.

How much does IRT pay in dividends?

$0.69 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next IRT ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is September 30, 2026, with payment on October 23, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

IRT Dividend

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

NYSEReal EstateStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 4.72%
Annual dividend: $0.69
Payout ratio: 0.15
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $14.61
Market cap: $3.4B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: September 30, 2026Pay date: October 23, 2026Amount: $0.1800

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is IRT a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is above the market median4.72% against a median of 2.97% across US dividend payers.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.15 means roughly 15% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 2 timesAcross 13 complete years, the annual total fell in 2020, 2022. The most recent reduction was in 2022.
Raised for 4 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

IRT dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2013 to 2025.

Peak $0.7200 in 2014Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for IRT, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
June 26, 2026	July 17, 2026	$0.1800	Quarterly
March 27, 2026	April 17, 2026	$0.1700	Quarterly
December 31, 2025	January 23, 2026	$0.1700	Quarterly
September 30, 2025	October 24, 2025	$0.1700	Quarterly
June 27, 2025	July 18, 2025	$0.1700	Quarterly
March 28, 2025	April 21, 2025	$0.1600	Quarterly
December 31, 2024	January 17, 2025	$0.1600	Quarterly
September 30, 2024	October 18, 2024	$0.1600	Quarterly
June 28, 2024	July 19, 2024	$0.1600	Quarterly
March 27, 2024	April 19, 2024	$0.1600	Quarterly
December 28, 2023	January 19, 2024	$0.1600	Quarterly
September 28, 2023	October 20, 2023	$0.1600	Quarterly
June 29, 2023	July 21, 2023	$0.1600	Quarterly
March 30, 2023	April 21, 2023	$0.1400	Quarterly
December 29, 2022	January 20, 2023	$0.1400	Quarterly
September 29, 2022	October 21, 2022	$0.1400	Quarterly
June 30, 2022	July 22, 2022	$0.1400	Quarterly
March 31, 2022	April 22, 2022	$0.1200	Quarterly
December 29, 2021	January 21, 2022	$0.0210	Quarterly
December 16, 2021	January 18, 2022	$0.0991	Quarterly
September 30, 2021	October 22, 2021	$0.1200	Quarterly
July 1, 2021	July 23, 2021	$0.1200	Quarterly
March 31, 2021	April 23, 2021	$0.1200	Quarterly
December 29, 2020	January 22, 2021	$0.1200	Quarterly
October 1, 2020	October 23, 2020	$0.1200	Quarterly
July 1, 2020	July 24, 2020	$0.1200	Quarterly
April 1, 2020	April 24, 2020	$0.1800	Quarterly
December 24, 2019	January 24, 2020	$0.1800	Quarterly
September 26, 2019	October 25, 2019	$0.1800	Quarterly
June 27, 2019	July 25, 2019	$0.1800	Quarterly
March 28, 2019	April 25, 2019	$0.1800	Quarterly
December 26, 2018	January 24, 2019	$0.1800	Quarterly
October 4, 2018	October 19, 2018	$0.1800	Quarterly
July 5, 2018	July 20, 2018	$0.1800	Quarterly
April 3, 2018	April 20, 2018	$0.1800	Quarterly
December 28, 2017	January 15, 2018	$0.0600	Monthly
November 29, 2017	December 15, 2017	$0.0600	Monthly
October 30, 2017	November 15, 2017	$0.0600	Monthly
September 28, 2017	October 13, 2017	$0.0600	Monthly
August 29, 2017	September 15, 2017	$0.0600	Monthly

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Frequently asked questions

Does IRT pay a dividend?: Yes. Independence Realty Trust, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 4.72% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.69 per share.
How much does IRT pay in dividends?: $0.69 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next IRT ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is September 30, 2026, with payment on October 23, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.