MFA Dividend
MFA Financial, Inc.
NYSEReal EstateStockData as of
- Dividend yield
- 17.63%
- Annual dividend
- $1.44
- Payout ratio
- 1.31
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Share price
- $8.17
- Market cap
- $834M
Next payment
Ex-dividend date: Pay date: Amount: $0.3600
You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.
Is MFA a good dividend stock?
What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.
- Yield is far above the marketAt 17.63%, the yield is more than three times the median of 2.92% across US dividend payers. A yield rises when a share price falls, so an unusually high figure often reflects what the market expects rather than what management has promised.
- Paying out more than it earnsA payout ratio of 1.31 exceeds reported earnings, which is normal for a REIT: large depreciation charges push accounting earnings well below the cash the business actually collects. Analysts judge REIT dividends against funds from operations instead.
- Dividend has been cut 11 timesAcross 28 complete years, the annual total fell in 2013, 2020, 2023 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2023.
MFA dividend history
Annual dividend per share, 1998 to 2025.
Recent dividend payments
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| $0.3600 | Quarterly | ||
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| $0.0750 | Quarterly | ||
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| $0.0500 | Semi-Annual | ||
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Frequently asked questions
- Does MFA pay a dividend?
- Yes. MFA Financial, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 17.63% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.44 per share.
- How much does MFA pay in dividends?
- $1.44 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 MFA ex-dividend date?
- The next ex-dividend date on record is October 5, 2026, with payment on October 30, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.