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MFA Financial, Inc. (MFA) Payout Ratio

Annual Payout Ratio:

148.78%-70.74%(-32.22%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today, MFA annual payout ratio is 148.78%, with the most recent change of -70.74% (-32.22%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, MFA annual payout ratio has risen by +91.12% (+158.03%).
  • MFA annual payout ratio is now -81.89% below its all-time high of 821.40%, reached on December 31, 2005.

Performance

1-Year Change

-32.22%

3-Year Change

+158.03%

5-Year Change

+48.96%

15-Year Change

+47.44%

MFA Payout Ratio Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

76.73%
MFA annual payout ratio is higher than 76.73% of companies in Real Estate sector

Range

All-Time High

821.40%
MFA annual payout ratio is currently -81.89% below its historical high of 821.40%

3-Year Low

-93.41%
MFA annual payout ratio is currently +259.28% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Annual Earnings Report Date

Dec 31, 2024
MFA previous annual earnings announcement was published on Dec 31, 2024

Next Annual Earnings Report Date

Feb 19, 2026
MFA next annual earnings announcement is scheduled for Feb 19, 2026

OtherMFAdividend metrics

Annual Dividend Per Share

$1.40
MFA annual dividend per share is $1.40

Annual Dividend Yield

15.12%
MFA annual dividend yield is 15.12%

Annual Dividends Paid

$176.75M
MFA annual dividends paid is $176.75 million

Annual Net Income

$118.80M
MFA annual net profit is $118.80 million

TTM Payout Ratio:

168.06%0.00%(0.00%)
November 13, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, MFA TTM payout ratio is 168.06%, unchanged on November 13, 2025.
  • Over the past year, MFA TTM payout ratio has increased by +82.44% (+96.29%).
  • MFA TTM payout ratio is now -83.40% below its all-time high of 1012.50%.

Performance

3-Month Change

+3.56%

1-Year Change

+96.29%

3-Year Change

+556.31%

5-Year Change

+641.6%

MFA TTM Payout Ratio Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

80.14%
MFA TTM payout ratio is higher than 80.14% of companies in Real Estate sector

Range

All-Time High

1012.50%
MFA TTM payout ratio is currently -83.40% below its historical high of 1012.50%

3-Year Low

-5447.47%
MFA TTM payout ratio is currently +103.09% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

N/A
MFA has not yet announced its earnings

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

N/A
MFA next earnings announcement has not yet been scheduled

OtherMFAdividend metrics

TTM Dividend Per Share

$1.43
MFA TTM dividend per share is $1.43

TTM Dividend Yield

15.44%
MFA TTM dividend yield is 15.44%

TTM Dividends Paid

$184.71M
MFA TTM dividends paid is $184.71 million

TTM Net Income

$127.69M
MFA TTM net profit is $127.69 million

Quarterly Payout Ratio:

101.03%-44.37%(-30.52%)
September 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, MFA quarterly payout ratio is 101.03%, with the most recent change of -44.37% (-30.52%) on September 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, MFA quarterly payout ratio has increased by +8.98% (+9.76%).
  • MFA quarterly payout ratio is now -87.52% below its all-time high of 809.25%, reached on December 31, 2022.

Performance

3-Month Change

-30.52%

1-Year Change

+9.76%

3-Year Change

+204.86%

5-Year Change

+306.72%

MFA Quarterly Payout Ratio Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

64.77%
MFA quarterly payout ratio is higher than 64.77% of companies in Real Estate sector

Range

All-Time High

809.25%
MFA quarterly payout ratio is currently -87.52% below its historical high of 809.25%

3-Year Low

-169.60%
MFA quarterly payout ratio is currently +159.57% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Sep 30, 2025
MFA previous earnings announcement was published on Sep 30, 2025

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Feb 19, 2026
MFA next earnings announcement is scheduled for Feb 19, 2026

OtherMFAdividend metrics

Dividend Per Share

$0.36
MFA last dividend was $0.36 per share, with an ex-dividend date of September 30, 2025

TTM Dividend Yield

15.44%
MFA TTM dividend yield is 15.44%

Quarterly Dividends Paid

$48.41M
MFA quarterly dividends paid is $48.41 million

Quarterly Net Income

$47.92M
MFA quarterly net profit is $47.92 million

Payout Ratio Formula

Payout Ratio =  Dividends Paid
Net Income x 100%

Annual Payout Ratio

148.78%
MFA annual payout ratio is 148.78%

Annual Dividends Paid

$176.75M
MFA annual dividends paid is $176.75 million

Annual Net Income

$118.80M
MFA annual net profit is $118.80 million

MFA Payout Ratio Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualTTMTTMQuarterlyQuarterly
1Y1 Year-32.2%+96.3%+9.8%
3Y3 Years+158.0%+556.3%+204.9%
5Y5 Years+49.0%+641.6%+306.7%

MFA Payout Ratio Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs HighAnnual vs HighAnnual vs LowAnnual vs LowTTM vs HighTTM vs HighTTM vs LowTTM vs LowQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs LowQuarter. vs Low
3Y3-Year-32.2%+259.3%-45.3%+103.1%-87.5%+159.6%
5Y5-Year-32.2%+259.3%-45.3%+103.1%-87.5%+159.6%
All-TimeAll-Time-81.9%+259.3%-83.4%+102.1%-87.5%+159.6%

MFA Payout Ratio History

DateAnnualTTMQuarterly
Nov 2025
-
168.06%(0.0%)
-
Sep 2025
-
168.06%(+3.6%)
101.03%(-30.5%)
Jun 2025
-
162.29%(+13.0%)
145.40%(+35.1%)
Mar 2025
-
143.63%(-16.7%)
107.64%(-85.8%)
Dec 2024
148.78%(-32.2%)
172.46%(+101.4%)
759.73%(+725.3%)
Sep 2024
-
85.62%(-61.6%)
92.05%(-12.9%)
Jun 2024
-
222.89%(+104.1%)
105.74%(-44.6%)
Mar 2024
-
-5447.47%(-1873.6%)
190.96%(+289.4%)
Dec 2023
219.52%(+335.0%)
307.15%(+179.0%)
49.04%(+162.9%)
Sep 2023
-
-388.57%(+8.5%)
-77.97%(+54.0%)
Jun 2023
-
-424.62%(-189.6%)
-169.60%(-380.0%)
Mar 2023
-
-146.62%(-350.0%)
60.57%(-92.5%)
Dec 2022
-93.41%(-262.0%)
-32.58%(+11.5%)
809.25%(+939.9%)
Sep 2022
-
-36.83%(+34.2%)
-96.35%(-75.8%)
Jun 2022
-
-55.99%(+50.6%)
-54.80%(+17.9%)
Mar 2022
-
-113.27%(-292.5%)
-66.77%(-156.0%)
Dec 2021
57.66%(+373.4%)
58.85%(+10.0%)
119.26%(+200.3%)
Sep 2021
-
53.48%(-1.8%)
39.72%(-36.9%)
Jun 2021
-
54.47%(-17.0%)
62.94%(+27.0%)
Mar 2021
-
65.62%(+297.1%)
49.54%(-26.9%)
Dec 2020
-21.09%(-121.1%)
-33.29%(+25.7%)
67.81%(+173.0%)
Sep 2020
-
-44.82%(+20.5%)
24.84%(>+9900.0%)
Jun 2020
-
-56.39%(+0.4%)
0.00%(+100.0%)
Mar 2020
-
-56.62%(-156.2%)
-9.98%(-110.6%)
Dec 2019
99.88%(-13.1%)
100.80%(-10.6%)
94.04%(-4.8%)
Sep 2019
-
112.74%(-0.8%)
98.77%(-2.6%)
Jun 2019
-
113.61%(-3.7%)
101.44%(-4.3%)
Mar 2019
-
118.03%(+1.7%)
106.03%(-31.8%)
Dec 2018
114.94%(+13.9%)
116.05%(+16.5%)
155.42%(+60.9%)
Sep 2018
-
99.58%(-5.4%)
96.58%(-19.3%)
Jun 2018
-
105.26%(+3.9%)
119.64%(+18.8%)
Mar 2018
-
101.27%(0.0%)
100.69%(+17.9%)
Dec 2017
100.91%(+0.3%)
101.27%(-7.6%)
85.42%(-35.0%)
Sep 2017
-
109.59%(+8.2%)
131.39%(+32.9%)
Jun 2017
-
101.27%(0.0%)
98.85%(-2.1%)
Mar 2017
-
101.27%(0.0%)
100.96%(-6.8%)
Dec 2016
100.60%(+0.4%)
101.27%(+1.3%)
108.30%(+14.3%)
Sep 2016
-
100.00%(-1.3%)
94.77%(-4.8%)
Jun 2016
-
101.27%(0.0%)
99.60%(-1.0%)
Mar 2016
-
101.27%(+1.3%)
100.64%(-5.8%)
Dec 2015
100.22%(+1.1%)
100.00%(+1.9%)
106.87%(+8.2%)
Sep 2015
-
98.13%(0.0%)
98.75%(-1.8%)
Jun 2015
-
98.13%(0.0%)
100.53%(+5.4%)
Mar 2015
-
98.13%(-1.2%)
95.40%(-2.3%)
Dec 2014
99.13%(-51.5%)
99.35%(-0.7%)
97.60%(-1.1%)
Sep 2014
-
100.00%(-3.7%)
98.66%(+0.1%)
Jun 2014
-
103.80%(-10.0%)
98.54%(-2.9%)
Mar 2014
-
115.38%(-0.9%)
101.49%(-6.0%)
Dec 2013
204.44%(+79.5%)
116.46%(-25.5%)
107.92%(-58.8%)
Sep 2013
-
156.41%(+10.7%)
261.72%(-29.4%)
Jun 2013
-
141.25%(+0.4%)
370.74%(+286.0%)
Mar 2013
-
140.74%(+32.7%)
96.04%(-14.5%)
Dec 2012
113.87%
106.02%(-27.0%)
112.35%(+3.7%)
Sep 2012
-
145.24%(+0.7%)
108.34%(-8.1%)
Jun 2012
-
144.19%(+2.7%)
117.88%(+1.0%)
DateAnnualTTMQuarterly
Mar 2012
-
140.34%(+4.5%)
116.67%(-10.0%)
Dec 2011
106.64%(+7.2%)
134.24%(+32.1%)
129.69%(+18.7%)
Sep 2011
-
101.61%(+11.4%)
109.28%(+0.7%)
Jun 2011
-
91.24%(-6.7%)
108.50%(+31.4%)
Mar 2011
-
97.80%(+2.2%)
82.57%(-22.2%)
Dec 2010
99.49%(+16.2%)
95.70%(+3.8%)
106.18%(+47.7%)
Sep 2010
-
92.23%(-7.8%)
71.90%(-50.1%)
Jun 2010
-
100.00%(+16.2%)
144.01%(+52.8%)
Mar 2010
-
86.09%(-5.2%)
94.27%(+2.5%)
Dec 2009
85.63%(-71.8%)
90.83%(+3.9%)
91.99%(+6.4%)
Sep 2009
-
87.38%(+4.9%)
86.43%(+16.6%)
Jun 2009
-
83.33%(-5.3%)
74.12%(-17.8%)
Mar 2009
-
88.04%(-91.3%)
90.16%(-11.8%)
Dec 2008
303.52%(+141.0%)
1012.50%(+116.2%)
102.26%(+22.6%)
Sep 2008
-
-6250.00%(-4754.4%)
83.44%(-0.9%)
Jun 2008
-
-128.75%(-55.1%)
84.17%(+460.9%)
Mar 2008
-
-83.00%(-142.0%)
-23.32%(-138.1%)
Dec 2007
125.96%(-72.8%)
197.62%(-15.3%)
61.13%(+168.1%)
Sep 2007
-
233.33%(+220.8%)
-89.71%(-206.2%)
Jun 2007
-
72.73%(+113.9%)
84.50%(+19.9%)
Mar 2007
-
-525.00%(0.0%)
70.45%(-12.6%)
Dec 2006
462.93%(-43.6%)
-525.00%(-1238.6%)
80.63%(-5.5%)
Sep 2006
-
-39.22%(+25.8%)
85.36%(+377.5%)
Jun 2006
-
-52.88%(+83.0%)
-30.76%(-151.9%)
Mar 2006
-
-311.54%(+76.9%)
59.23%(+393.7%)
Dec 2005
821.40%(+728.6%)
-1350.00%(-1154.9%)
-20.17%(-110.2%)
Sep 2005
-
127.97%(+10.5%)
198.17%(+41.8%)
Jun 2005
-
115.79%(+3.7%)
139.77%(+30.6%)
Mar 2005
-
111.63%(+14.0%)
107.04%(+4.5%)
Dec 2004
99.13%(-4.8%)
97.96%(-4.9%)
102.46%(-8.0%)
Sep 2004
-
102.97%(-3.8%)
111.34%(-3.4%)
Jun 2004
-
107.00%(+6.0%)
115.25%(+58.6%)
Mar 2004
-
100.93%(+0.9%)
72.69%(-34.0%)
Dec 2003
104.11%(+22.8%)
100.00%(0.0%)
110.14%(-15.2%)
Sep 2003
-
100.00%(+10.0%)
129.88%(+52.7%)
Jun 2003
-
90.91%(+3.6%)
85.06%(-12.7%)
Mar 2003
-
87.77%(-5.2%)
97.45%(-2.0%)
Dec 2002
84.81%(-70.1%)
92.54%(-46.0%)
99.40%(+23.1%)
Sep 2002
-
171.43%(-6.9%)
80.78%(+4.9%)
Jun 2002
-
184.17%(-11.7%)
76.98%(-4.7%)
Mar 2002
-
208.51%(+60.4%)
80.76%(+239.6%)
Dec 2001
283.72%(+319.6%)
130.00%(+109.4%)
-57.84%(-186.0%)
Sep 2001
-
62.07%(+20.3%)
67.23%(-1.6%)
Jun 2001
-
51.59%(+3.2%)
68.29%(+97.6%)
Mar 2001
-
50.00%(-22.6%)
34.56%(-60.1%)
Dec 2000
67.62%(-29.6%)
64.61%(+1.5%)
86.63%(+120.4%)
Sep 2000
-
63.64%(-2.3%)
39.30%(-57.0%)
Jun 2000
-
65.12%(-15.4%)
91.38%(+5.6%)
Mar 2000
-
77.01%(-3.4%)
86.50%(+10.9%)
Dec 1999
96.00%(-41.4%)
79.76%(-24.8%)
77.99%(+111.9%)
Sep 1999
-
106.00%(-42.4%)
36.81%(-76.9%)
Jun 1999
-
184.00%(-18.4%)
159.60%(-18.3%)
Mar 1999
-
225.53%(+4.8%)
195.39%(-33.4%)
Dec 1998
163.70%
215.10%(+13.5%)
293.17%(+6.8%)
Sep 1998
-
189.56%
274.53%

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What is MFA Financial, Inc. annual payout ratio?

The current annual payout ratio of MFA is 148.78%

What is the all-time high annual payout ratio for MFA Financial, Inc.?

MFA Financial, Inc. all-time high annual payout ratio is 821.40%

What is MFA Financial, Inc. annual payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, MFA annual payout ratio has changed by -70.74% (-32.22%)

What is MFA Financial, Inc. TTM payout ratio?

The current TTM payout ratio of MFA is 168.06%

What is the all-time high TTM payout ratio for MFA Financial, Inc.?

MFA Financial, Inc. all-time high TTM payout ratio is 1012.50%

What is MFA TTM payout ratio year-to-date change?

MFA Financial, Inc. TTM payout ratio has changed by -4.40% (-2.55%) since the beginning of the year

What is MFA Financial, Inc. TTM payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, MFA TTM payout ratio has changed by +82.44% (+96.29%)

What is MFA Financial, Inc. quarterly payout ratio?

The current quarterly payout ratio of MFA is 101.03%

What is the all-time high quarterly payout ratio for MFA Financial, Inc.?

MFA Financial, Inc. all-time high quarterly payout ratio is 809.25%

What is MFA Financial, Inc. quarterly payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, MFA quarterly payout ratio has changed by +8.98% (+9.76%)
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