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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. (HTA) pays a $0.33 annual dividend, yielding 1.11% at $29.19/share. Next ex-dividend date 2022-07-05. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.11%
Annual Dividend: $0.33 per share
Payout Ratio: 4013.4% (based on depressed trailing earnings — see safety analysis below)
Ex-Dividend Date: 2022-07-05
Sector: Real Estate
Years of Dividend History: 9
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. dividend comes from the largest dedicated owner of Medical Office Buildings (MOBs) in the United States, with roughly 25.1 million square feet of gross leasable area across 20 to 25 major gateway markets. The current yield stands at 1.11%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $0.3250 per share. HTA last went ex-dividend on July 5, 2022. With a beta of 0.627, HTA stock moves well below the broader market, which suits income investors who prioritize lower price volatility over a high headline yield.
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. pays out 4,013.4% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as high (above 75%). That figure is extreme by any measure, and Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. dividend safety rests less on earnings coverage and more on the demand characteristics of its underlying assets: MOBs in gateway markets tied to leading university and medical institutions, which the company describes as generating exceptional tenant retention and steady rental growth. The most significant pressure point is that a payout ratio this far above earnings leaves virtually no buffer if rental income or occupancy rates soften.
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 4.7% per year from 2013 to 2022. Per-share payments grew from $0.2157 to $0.3250 over that window. The largest annual increase in the window was 106.9% in 2016, which skews the long-run average upward and masks the fact that growth has been uneven. HTA has only one consecutive year of dividend increases on record, so the 4.7% CAGR reflects a bumpy path rather than a steady climb.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-Year | -11.5% | $0.60 (2016) | $0.33 (2022) |
HTA stock fits dividend investors who want exposure to healthcare real estate infrastructure with below-market price swings, not those chasing income yield. The yield is low (below 2%), currently sitting at 1.11%, and the single consecutive year of dividend increases means income growth is not a reliable feature of this stock. The 4.7% CAGR over nine years is moderate, but the path was uneven. What an investor gets is a low-beta real estate holding anchored to MOBs in high-demand medical markets. The trade-off is a thin yield and a payout ratio so elevated it leaves little room for error.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2022-07-05 | $0.3250 |
| 2020-04-01 | $0.3150 |
| 2019-12-31 | $0.3150 |
| 2018-12-31 | $0.3100 |
| 2018-10-01 | $0.3100 |
| 2018-07-03 | $0.3050 |
| 2018-04-02 | $0.3050 |
| 2017-03-30 | $0.3000 |
| 2016-12-29 | $0.3000 |
| 2016-09-29 | $0.3000 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $0.3250 |
| 2020 | $0.3150 |
| 2019 | $0.3150 |
| 2018 | $1.2300 |
| 2017 | $0.3000 |
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