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Data last updated: Jul 17, 2026
Snapshot (as of Jul 17, 2026): Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (MPT) pays a $0.35 annual dividend ($0.09 quarterly), yielding 7.36% at $4.75/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-18. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 7.36%
Annual Dividend: $0.35 per share
Payout Ratio: -159.2%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-18
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Real Estate
Years of Dividend History: 22
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. dividend income comes from a self-advised REIT that owns and net-leases healthcare facilities, including rehabilitation hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, and ambulatory surgery centers. The current yield stands at 6.79%, placing MPT firmly in high-yield territory. Shareholders receive $0.34 per share annually, paid quarterly, with the next ex-dividend date on March 12, 2026. A beta of 1.496 means MPT stock carries above-average price volatility, which income investors focused on yield rather than price stability should weigh carefully.
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. pays out dividends at a payout ratio classified as not applicable (fund/ETF). The company's portfolio of net-leased healthcare facilities, spanning regional hospitals, women and children's hospitals, and medical office buildings, provides the underlying asset base that supports its current $0.34 annual rate. Medical Properties Trust, Inc. dividend safety is complicated by the data: the annual dividend per share fell from $1.16 in 2022 to $0.88 in 2023, a year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which is the most significant data-supported pressure point in the available history.
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 0.5% per year from 2007 to 2022. Per-share payments grew from $1.08 in 2007 to $1.16 in 2022 (years beyond 2022 are partial and excluded from the CAGR calculation, including Medical Properties Trust, Inc. dividend 2026 data). The largest annual increase in the window was 5.9% in 2020, but that peak was the exception, not the pattern. Growth is slow, and at 0.5% annually, the dividend has barely kept pace with inflation over the measured period.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-Year | -21.1% | $1.08 (2020) | $0.33 (2025) |
| 10-Year | -9.3% | $0.88 (2015) | $0.33 (2025) |
MPT fits income-focused investors who prioritize a high current yield from healthcare real estate over dividend growth. The yield classification is high (above 4%), currently at 6.79%, but that figure sits well below the 5-year average yield of 15.77%, which reflects how much the per-share dividend has declined from its 2022 peak. The trade-off is direct: an investor gets above-average current income from a portfolio of net-leased hospitals and specialty facilities, but accepts a dividend that has been cut from its prior highs and a beta of 1.496 that brings meaningful price swings alongside that income.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | $0.0900 |
| 2025-12-11 | $0.0900 |
| 2025-09-11 | $0.0800 |
| 2025-06-18 | $0.0800 |
| 2025-03-10 | $0.0800 |
| 2024-12-12 | $0.0800 |
| 2024-09-09 | $0.0800 |
| 2024-06-10 | $0.1500 |
| 2024-04-19 | $0.1500 |
| 2023-12-06 | $0.1500 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.0900 |
| 2025 | $0.3300 |
| 2024 | $0.4600 |
| 2023 | $0.8800 |
| 2022 | $1.1600 |
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