MFA Financial, Inc.
MFAReal Estate · Stock · quarterly payer
$9.35
Add to PortfolioForward Yield
15.74%
Annual Dividend
$1.44
Payout Ratio
164%
5-Yr Growth
3.7%
Ex-Date
Mar 31, 2026
Frequency
Quarterly
Dividend Growth
Total dividends per share by year
What is MFA?
MFA Financial, Inc. (MFA) is a Real Estate company that pays a quarterly dividend currently yielding about 15.74%. Below is its full dividend history, growth record and key data for income investors.
Advantages
- 3.7% 5-yr dividend growth rate
Risks
- Elevated payout ratio (163.64%) — less cushion
- Short dividend growth history
- Very high yield can signal elevated risk
Key Data
- Dividend Yield
- 15.74%
- Payout Ratio
- 164%
- Annual Dividend
- $1.44
- 5-Yr Avg Growth
- 3.7%
- Ex-Dividend Date
- Mar 31, 2026
- Years of Growth
- 2
- Frequency
- quarterly
- Beta
- 1.55
- Market Cap
- $954.2M
- P/E Ratio
- 10.6
Frequently Asked Questions
Dividend History
| Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | — | $0.3600 | regular |
| Dec 31, 2025 | — | $0.3600 | regular |
| Sep 30, 2025 | — | $0.3600 | regular |
| Jun 30, 2025 | — | $0.3600 | regular |
| Mar 31, 2025 | — | $0.3600 | regular |
| Dec 31, 2024 | — | $0.3500 | regular |
| Sep 27, 2024 | — | $0.3500 | regular |
| Jun 28, 2024 | — | $0.3500 | regular |
| Mar 27, 2024 | — | $0.3500 | regular |
| Dec 28, 2023 | — | $0.3500 | regular |
| Sep 29, 2023 | — | $0.3500 | regular |
| Jun 29, 2023 | — | $0.3500 | regular |
| Mar 30, 2023 | — | $0.3500 | regular |
| Dec 29, 2022 | — | $0.3500 | regular |
Income Calculator
At $1.44 / yr per share
Per payment (quarterly)$36.00
Annual$144.00
Monthly avg$12.00
