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MFA FINANCIAL, INC. MFA
MFA FINANCIAL, INC. dividends
Dividend yield14.87%
Dividend payout83.8%
Safetystretched
Per share (TTM)$1.44
Years paying (in our data)10
Dividends by year
Yield by year = that fiscal year's dividend per share over the share price around year-end — approximate, not the yield on today's price.
By fiscal year
| FY | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total dividends paid | $148.2M | $143.9M | $143.1M | $184.0M | $156.1M | $113.5M | $361.6M | $329.8M | $308.6M | $297.9M |
| Per share | $1.43 | $1.37 | $1.38 | $1.78 | $1.32 | $0.25 | $0.77 | $0.73 | $0.78 | $0.80 |
| Yield then (approx) | 14.78% | 13.04% | 12.48% | 15.01% | 7.10% | 1.73% | 2.48% | 2.50% | 2.71% | 2.54% |
Annual dividend per share = total paid ÷ shares. “Yield then” is the per-share dividend over the share price at that fiscal year-end — approximate.
Per-share dividends by quarter · as declared
| Period end | Dividend / share | Yield then (approx) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $0.36 | 15.81% |
| 2026-03-31 | $0.36 | 14.05% |
| 2025-12-31 | $0.36 | 14.94% |
| 2025-09-30 | $0.36 | 16.02% |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.36 | 15.84% |
| 2025-03-31 | $0.36 | 14.66% |
| 2024-12-31 | $0.35 | 13.33% |
| 2024-09-30 | $0.35 | 11.39% |
| 2024-06-30 | $0.35 | 12.51% |
| 2024-03-31 | $0.35 | 13.22% |
| 2023-12-31 | $0.35 | 12.65% |
| 2023-09-30 | $0.35 | 15.75% |
Per-share amounts are declared dividends tagged to each fiscal quarter (exact ex-/pay-dates aren't in the filings). “Yield then” annualises that quarter's dividend over the month-end share price at the time — approximate.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.