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Data last updated: Oct 16, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 16, 2026): VICI Properties Inc. (VICI) pays a $1.80 annual dividend ($0.46 quarterly), yielding 8.02% at $23.46/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-17. 6+ consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 8.02%
Annual Dividend: $1.80 per share
Payout Ratio: 70.0%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-17
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Real Estate
Years of Dividend History: 9
VICI Properties Inc. pays one of the higher dividends in the REIT sector, built on a portfolio of gaming and hospitality properties including Caesars Palace Las Vegas, MGM Grand, and the Venetian Resort Las Vegas. The VICI Properties Inc. dividend currently yields 8.04%, paid quarterly at $0.46 per share, with the next ex-dividend date on September 17, 2026. Trailing twelve-month payments total $1.80 per share. With a beta of 0.674, VICI stock carries below-average price volatility, which suits income investors who want yield without sharp swings in share price.
VICI Properties Inc. pays out 70.0% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as elevated (60–75%). That level is supported by the structure of the business: 103 experiential properties leased to gaming and hospitality operators under long-term, triple-net lease agreements, which place most property-level costs on tenants rather than VICI. VICI Properties Inc. dividend safety faces its main pressure point from that same concentration: the portfolio is heavily tied to gaming and leisure demand, so any broad pullback in consumer spending on experiential destinations would flow directly to the landlord.
Over the past seven years, VICI Properties Inc. dividend history shows a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.5% per year from 2018 to 2025, with per-share payments rising from $0.9975 to $1.7650 (2026 data is a partial year and excluded from this calculation, noted as VICI Properties Inc. dividend 2026 in the history table). The smallest annual increase in the window was 4.1% in 2025. The largest was 17.3% in 2019, so the pace of increases has clearly slowed as the dividend has matured.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +5.6% | $1.50 (2022) | $1.76 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +7.1% | $1.25 (2020) | $1.76 (2025) |
VICI Properties Inc. fits dividend investors who prioritize yield over rapid income growth. At 8.04%, the yield is classified as high (above 4%), and it sits well above the stock's own 5-year average yield of 5.26%, which means buyers today are locking in a historically elevated income rate relative to VICI's own baseline. The 70.0% payout ratio is elevated but supported by the triple-net lease structure that underpins the portfolio. Growth has averaged 8.5% annually over seven years, though the 2025 increase of just 4.1% signals the pace is moderating. The trade-off is straightforward: a high current yield backed by a real asset portfolio, offset by a payout ratio that leaves limited room for acceleration.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | $0.4600 |
| 2026-06-18 | $0.4500 |
| 2026-03-19 | $0.4500 |
| 2025-12-17 | $0.4500 |
| 2025-09-18 | $0.4500 |
| 2025-06-18 | $0.4325 |
| 2025-03-20 | $0.4325 |
| 2024-12-17 | $0.4325 |
| 2024-09-18 | $0.4325 |
| 2024-06-18 | $0.4150 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.3600 |
| 2025 | $1.7650 |
| 2024 | $1.6950 |
| 2023 | $1.6100 |
| 2022 | $1.5000 |
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