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MFA Financial (MFA Financial) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

: -13.20% (As of Dec. 2023)
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MFA Financial's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.35.

During the past 12 months, MFA Financial's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -16.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 40.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -13.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -12.00% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of MFA Financial was 66.90% per year. The lowest was -46.10% per year. And the median was -2.35% per year.

MFA Financial's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.44. As of today, MFA Financial's Dividend Yield % is 13.43%.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of MFA Financial Inc is 3.97, which seems too high.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.


Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Mortgage subindustry, MFA Financial's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

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MFA Financial 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution

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* The bar in red indicates where MFA Financial's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



MFA Financial 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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MFA Financial  (NYSE:MFA) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

MFA Financial's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.35/ 0.794
=0.44

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of MFA Financial was 3.97. The lowest was 0.63. And the median was 1.00.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of MFA Financial Inc is 3.97, which seems too high.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

MFA Financial Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.3502024-03-272024-03-282024-04-30Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3502023-12-282023-12-292024-01-31Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3502023-09-292023-10-022023-10-31Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3502023-06-292023-06-302023-07-31Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

MFA Financial's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.4/10.43
=13.42 %

Current Share Price is $10.43.
MFA Financial's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.4.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of MFA Financial was 55.05%. The lowest was 2.92%. And the median was 11.00%.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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MFA Financial (MFA Financial) Business Description

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Address
One Vanderbilt Avenue, 48th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10017
MFA Financial Inc is a specialty finance company that invests in and finances residential mortgage assets. Its principal business objective is to deliver shareholder value through the generation of distributable income and through asset performance linked to residential mortgage credit fundamentals. The company selectively invests in residential mortgage assets with a focus on credit analysis, projected prepayment rates, interest rate sensitivity and expected return. The company is an internally managed real estate investment trust or REIT.
Executives
Starwood Capital Group Global Ii, L.p. 10 percent owner 591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Michael Charles Roper officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Ofcr C/O MFA FINANCIAL, INC., ONE VANDERBILT AVENUE - 48TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Bryan Wulfsohn officer: Senior Vice President 350 PARK AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Craig L Knutson director, officer: Executive Vice President C/O MFA MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS, INC., 350 PARK AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Stephen D. Yarad officer: Chief Financial Officer 350 PARK AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Robin Josephs director
Mei Lin officer: Sr. VP & Co-Controller C/O MFA FINANCIAL, INC., ONE VANDERBILT AVENUE - 48TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Ssf U.s. Investco, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP GLOBAL II, LP, 591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Scgg Ii Gp, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 1601 WASHINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 800, MIAMI BEACH FL 33139
Starwood Capital Group Holdings Gp, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 1601 WASHINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 800, MIAMI BEACH FL 33139
Bss Scg Gp Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner 1601 WASHINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 800, MIAMI BEACH FL 33139
Ssf U.s. Investco C, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP GLOBAL II, LP, 591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Ssf U.s. Investco K, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP GLOBAL II, LP, 591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Sar Public Holdings Ii, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Ssf U.s. Investco S, L.p. 10 percent owner 591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830