(MFA) Dividend Yield & Payment History

MFA

$9.45 -0.17 (-1.77%)

Dividend Yield 15.24%

Payout Frequency Quarterly

Dividend History

🎉 Upcoming Dividend

Investors can expect a dividend payout of $0.36 per share, scheduled to be distributed in 13 days on July 31, 2026

Pay Date	Amount	Ex-Date	Record Date
July 31, 2026	$0.36	2026-06-30	2026-06-30
April 30, 2026	$0.36	2026-03-31	2026-03-31
January 30, 2026	$0.36	2025-12-31	2025-12-31
October 31, 2025	$0.36	2025-09-30	2025-09-30
July 31, 2025	$0.36	2025-06-30	2025-06-30
April 30, 2025	$0.36	2025-03-31	2025-03-31
January 31, 2025	$0.35	2024-12-31	2024-12-31
October 31, 2024	$0.35	2024-09-27	2024-09-27
July 31, 2024	$0.35	2024-06-28	2024-06-28
April 30, 2024	$0.35	2024-03-27	2024-03-28
January 31, 2024	$0.35	2023-12-28	2023-12-29
October 31, 2023	$0.35	2023-09-29	2023-10-02
July 31, 2023	$0.35	2023-06-29	2023-06-30
April 28, 2023	$0.35	2023-03-30	2023-03-31
January 31, 2023	$0.35	2022-12-29	2022-12-30
October 31, 2022	$0.44	2022-09-29	2022-09-30
July 29, 2022	$0.44	2022-06-29	2022-06-30
April 29, 2022	$0.11	2022-03-21	2022-03-22
January 31, 2022	$0.11	2021-12-30	2021-12-31
October 29, 2021	$0.10	2021-09-29	2021-09-30
July 30, 2021	$0.10	2021-06-29	2021-06-30
April 30, 2021	$0.07	2021-03-30	2021-03-31
January 29, 2021	$0.07	2020-12-29	2020-12-30
October 30, 2020	$0.05	2020-09-29	2020-09-30
January 31, 2020	$0.20	2019-12-27	2019-12-30
October 31, 2019	$0.20	2019-09-27	2019-09-30
July 31, 2019	$0.20	2019-06-28	2019-07-01
April 30, 2019	$0.20	2019-03-28	2019-03-29
January 31, 2019	$0.20	2018-12-27	2018-12-28
October 31, 2018	$0.20	2018-09-28	2018-10-01
July 31, 2018	$0.20	2018-06-28	2018-06-29
April 30, 2018	$0.20	2018-03-28	2018-03-29
January 31, 2018	$0.20	2017-12-27	2017-12-28
October 31, 2017	$0.20	2017-09-27	2017-09-28
July 28, 2017	$0.20	2017-06-27	2017-06-29
April 28, 2017	$0.20	2017-03-27	2017-03-29
January 31, 2017	$0.20	2016-12-23	2016-12-28
October 31, 2016	$0.20	2016-09-26	2016-09-28
July 29, 2016	$0.20	2016-06-24	2016-06-28
April 29, 2016	$0.20	2016-03-23	2016-03-28
January 29, 2016	$0.20	2015-12-23	2015-12-28
October 30, 2015	$0.20	2015-09-25	2015-09-29
July 31, 2015	$0.20	2015-06-25	2015-06-29
March 30, 2015	$0.20	2015-03-25	2015-03-27
January 30, 2015	$0.20	2014-12-23	2014-12-26
October 31, 2014	$0.20	2014-09-25	2014-09-29
July 31, 2014	$0.20	2014-06-25	2014-06-27
April 30, 2014	$0.20	2014-03-26	2014-03-28
January 31, 2014	$0.20	2013-12-27	2013-12-31
October 31, 2013	$0.22	2013-10-09	2013-10-11
August 30, 2013	$0.28	2013-08-08	2013-08-12
July 31, 2013	$0.22	2013-07-10	2013-07-12
April 30, 2013	$0.22	2013-04-10	2013-04-12
April 10, 2013	$0.50	2013-03-14	2013-03-18
January 31, 2013	$0.20	2012-12-26	2012-12-28
October 31, 2012	$0.21	2012-10-10	2012-10-12
July 31, 2012	$0.23	2012-07-11	2012-07-13
April 30, 2012	$0.24	2012-04-02	2012-04-04
January 31, 2012	$0.25	2011-12-28	2011-12-30
January 31, 2012	$0.02	2011-12-28	2011-12-30
October 31, 2011	$0.25	2011-10-06	2011-10-11
July 29, 2011	$0.25	2011-07-12	2011-07-14
April 29, 2011	$0.23	2011-04-07	2011-04-11
January 31, 2011	$0.23	2010-12-29	2010-12-31
October 29, 2010	$0.23	2010-10-07	2010-10-12
July 30, 2010	$0.19	2010-07-08	2010-07-12
April 30, 2010	$0.24	2010-04-08	2010-04-12
January 29, 2010	$0.27	2009-12-29	2009-12-31
October 30, 2009	$0.25	2009-10-08	2009-10-13
July 31, 2009	$0.25	2009-07-09	2009-07-13
April 30, 2009	$0.22	2009-04-08	2009-04-13
January 30, 2009	$0.21	2008-12-29	2008-12-31
October 31, 2008	$0.22	2008-10-09	2008-10-14
July 31, 2008	$0.20	2008-07-10	2008-07-14
April 30, 2008	$0.18	2008-04-10	2008-04-14
January 31, 2008	$0.14	2007-12-27	2007-12-31
October 31, 2007	$0.10	2007-10-10	2007-10-12
July 31, 2007	$0.09	2007-07-11	2007-07-13
April 30, 2007	$0.08	2007-04-11	2007-04-13
January 31, 2007	$0.06	2006-12-27	2006-12-29
October 31, 2006	$0.05	2006-10-11	2006-10-13
July 31, 2006	$0.05	2006-07-13	2006-07-17
April 28, 2006	$0.05	2006-04-12	2006-04-17
January 31, 2006	$0.05	2005-12-22	2005-12-27
October 28, 2005	$0.05	2005-10-12	2005-10-14
July 29, 2005	$0.12	2005-07-08	2005-07-12
April 29, 2005	$0.18	2005-04-08	2005-04-12
January 31, 2005	$0.22	2004-12-22	2004-12-27
October 29, 2004	$0.23	2004-10-07	2004-10-12
July 30, 2004	$0.25	2004-07-08	2004-07-12
April 30, 2004	$0.25	2004-04-07	2004-04-12
April 30, 2004	$0.01	2004-04-07	2004-04-12
January 30, 2004	$0.25	2003-12-26	2003-12-30

Dividends Summary

Consistent Payer: has rewarded shareholders with 93 dividend payments over the past 22 years.
Total Returned Value: Investors who held MFA shares during this period received a total of $20.06 per share in dividend income.
Latest Payout: The most recent dividend of $0.36/share was paid 79 days ago, on April 30, 2026.
Yield & Schedule: MFA currently pays dividends quarterly with an annual yield of 15.24%.
Dividend Growth: Since 2004, the dividend payout has grown by 44.0%, from $0.25 to $0.36.
Dividend Reliability: MFA has maintained or increased its dividend for 15 consecutive payments.

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