Mfa Financial (MFA) Dividend Yield (2009 - 2026)
Mfa Financial's Dividend Yield was 19.09% in Q3 2026, up 3.46 percentage points from 15.64% a year earlier and up 3.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Mfa Financial (MFA) Dividend Yield (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Dividend Yield at Mfa Financial came in at 15.66%, up 1.83 percentage points from FY2024.
- Dividend Yield shows a five-year change of +9.20 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Dividend Yield was 13.83% in FY2024 (+1.37 pp), 12.46% in FY2023 (-5.89 pp), 18.35% in FY2022 (+10.44 pp) and 7.92% in FY2021 (+1.46 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Dividend Yield since Q3 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividend Yield has increased for eight straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.09 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Dividend Yield over five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 16.46 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2023 (a drop of 7.60 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, MFA's Dividend Yield in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 15.46% (Q2 2026), 15.53% (Q1 2026) and 15.66% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royalty Pharma | 39.80 Bn | 40.13 Bn | - |
| 2 | Rocket Companies | 38.90 Bn | 27.72 Bn | - |
| 3 | Orix | 38.66 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 13.83 Bn |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 26.46 Bn | -16,107.65 Bn | - |
| 5 | Synchrony Financial | 22.47 Bn | -45.15 Bn | - |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.07 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 21.71 Bn | 20.92 Bn | 402.46 Mn |
| 8 | Ares Capital | 13.84 Bn | 11.59 Bn | - |
| 9 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.83 Bn | 4.86 Bn | - |
| 10 | Mfa Financial | 588.06 Mn | 577.22 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 19.09% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.46% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.66% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.64% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.97% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.67% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.83% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.20% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.46% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.55% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.09% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.07% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.35% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.15% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.69% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.92% |
API Access
Mfa Financial Dividend Yield API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-yield&ticker=MFA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "ticker": "MFA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-yield&ticker=MFA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();