On 9 September, Realty Income (O) increased its monthly dividend by 0.186%, from 26.9¢ to 26.95¢ per share.
The dividend is payable on 15 October to shareholders of record on 1
October.
O’s contribution to DivGro’s projected annual dividend income will
increase by $1.92 to $1034.88.
I own 320 O shares at an average cost of $52.36 per share. Following this increase, my yield on cost
is 6.18%. (O’s forward yield is 5.36% at $60.39 per share).
Since opening my position in August 2015, the stock has generated a total return of 35%, including $3,371.02 in dividend
income. That’s a solid annualized rate of return of 7.5%.
5-Year History of Dividend Payouts by Ex-Date
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | • | 2025 |
| $2.4853 | $2.5241 | $2.7205 | $2.8025 | $2.8690 | ⬆ | $3.2170✝ |
| 3.09% | 1.56% | 7.78% | 3.01% | 2.37% | ⬆ | 12.13% |
| 5-year DGR: | 3.54% | ⬆ | 5.30% | |||
✝projected, assuming no further changes