Realty Income (O) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Realty Income's Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 0.53 for Q3 2026, up 22.8% from 0.43 a year earlier and up 15.6% from the prior quarter.
Realty Income (O) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Realty Income reported Dividend Coverage Ratio of 0.45, up 33.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 0.36, up 15.1% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Dividend Coverage Ratio was 0.32 in FY2024 (-23.7%), 0.41 in FY2023 (-13.8%), 0.48 in FY2022 (+55.9%) and 0.31 in FY2021 (-25.0%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio since Q1 2020.
- Year-over-year, Dividend Coverage Ratio has increased for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 21.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Dividend Coverage Ratio over five years came in Q1 2025 (growth of 72.2%), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a decline of 97.7%).
- Business Quant data shows O's Dividend Coverage Ratio at 0.45 (Q2 2026), 0.41 (Q1 2026) and 0.40 (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 179.36 Bn | 166.43 Bn | 1.47 Bn | - |
| 2 | Prologis | 122.34 Bn | 120.73 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Simon Property | 79.95 Bn | 78.05 Bn | - | 3.97 |
| 4 | Public Storage | 62.14 Bn | 61.58 Bn | 112.08 Mn | 9.20 |
| 5 | Realty Income | 55.95 Bn | 57.33 Bn | - | 0.53 |
| 6 | Ventas | 47.02 Bn | 46.18 Bn | -3.39 Bn | 0.24 |
| 7 | Ryman Hospitality Properties | 46.62 Bn | 45.46 Bn | 266.41 Mn | 0.53 |
| 8 | Vivmark Residential | 37.34 Bn | 37.09 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Extra Space Storage | 33.12 Bn | 32.90 Bn | 650.96 Mn | 0.73 |
| 10 | Vici Properties | 27.54 Bn | 26.32 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 0.68 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.53 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.45 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.40 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.43 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.39 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.43 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.45 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.48 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.50 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.45 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.01 |
Realty Income Dividend Coverage Ratio 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-coverage-ratio&ticker=O&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "O", "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-coverage-ratio&ticker=O&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();