Mfa Financial (MFA) Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred (2009 - 2026)
Mfa Financial's Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred was $48.25 million in Q3 2026, down 0.3% from $48.41 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Mfa Financial (MFA) Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Mfa Financial's Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred was $193.82 million through Sep 30, 2026, up 4.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $188.5 million, up 6.7% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred was $176.75 million in FY2024 (+0.4%), $175.98 million in FY2023 (-18.9%), $216.91 million in FY2022 (+14.8%) and $189.02 million in FY2021 (+31.9%).
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred has moved between $43.98 million (Q2 2023) and $55.45 million (Q1 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred was higher in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 4.9%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred over five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 69.4%); the worst was Q1 2023 (a decline of 20.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, MFA's Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $48.24 million (Q2 2026), $49.29 million (Q1 2026) and $48.03 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royalty Pharma | 39.80 Bn | 40.13 Bn | - | 105.12 Mn |
| 2 | Rocket Companies | 38.90 Bn | 27.72 Bn | - | 12.00 Mn |
| 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 | - | 138.00 Mn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.07 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 21.71 Bn | 20.92 Bn | 402.46 Mn | 40.26 Mn |
| 8 | Ares Capital | 13.84 Bn | 11.59 Bn | - | 346.00 Mn |
| 9 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.83 Bn | 4.86 Bn | - | 604.43 Mn |
| 10 | Mfa Financial | 588.06 Mn | 577.22 Mn | - | 48.25 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 48.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 48.24 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 49.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 48.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 48.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 47.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 44.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 44.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 44.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 44.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 44.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 44.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 44.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 43.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 43.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 53.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 53.18 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 55.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 55.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 52.47 Mn |
API Access
Mfa Financial Dividends Paid - Common and Preferred 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=dividends-paid-common-and-preferred&ticker=MFA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-preferred", "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=dividends-paid-common-and-preferred&ticker=MFA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();