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During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -9.60% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -9.30% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -1.60% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Douglas Emmett was 49.40% per year. The lowest was -17.00% per year. And the median was 5.90% per year.
The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
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Douglas Emmett (NYSE:DEI) Forward Dividend Yield % Explanation
Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.
Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.
In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.
Douglas Emmett Forward Dividend Yield % Related Terms
DEI vs ESBA, PDM, DEA: Forward Dividend Yield % Comparison
For the REIT - Office subindustry, Douglas Emmett's Forward Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Forward Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Douglas Emmett Forward Dividend Yield % vs REITs Industry
For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Douglas Emmett's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Douglas Emmett's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.
Douglas Emmett Forward Dividend Yield % Calculation
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Douglas Emmett Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 0.190000
2026-06-30
2026-06-30
2026-07-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.190000
2026-03-31
2026-03-31
2026-04-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.190000
2025-12-31
2025-12-31
2026-01-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.190000
2025-09-30
2025-09-30
2025-10-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD: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.
Douglas Emmett's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Forward Annual Dividend Yield
=
Forward Full Year Dividend
/
Current Share Price
=
0.76
/
11.50
=
6.61 %
Current Share Price is $11.50. Douglas Emmett's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.19 * 4 = $0.76.
Douglas Emmett's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
* 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.
What does a Forward Dividend Yield % of 6.62% mean?
Douglas Emmett (DEI) has a Forward Dividend Yield % of 6.62% as of Aug. 06, 2026. Forward dividend yield is the ratio of company's expected dividends to the share price. View historical data on Douglas Emmett and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Douglas Emmett ranks #482 out of 845 companies in the REITs industry, placing it in the top 57%.
Is Douglas Emmett's Forward Dividend Yield % too high?
Douglas Emmett's current Forward Dividend Yield % is 6.62%. The REITs industry median Forward Dividend Yield % is 6.95. Douglas Emmett's value of 6.62% is 4.7% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Douglas Emmett ranks #482 out of 845 companies in the REITs industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Douglas Emmett has a GF Score™ of 74/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Douglas Emmett's Forward Dividend Yield % compare to ESBA and PDM?
According to the REITs industry distribution chart, Douglas Emmett ranks #482 out of 845 companies for Forward Dividend Yield %. This places Douglas Emmett in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Forward Dividend Yield % is 6.95. Douglas Emmett's value of 6.62% is 4.7% below this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Forward Dividend Yield % for a REITs company?
The median Forward Dividend Yield % among REITs companies is 6.95, based on 845 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Forward Dividend Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Forward Dividend Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Douglas Emmett's current Forward Dividend Yield % of 6.62% is 4.7% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Forward Dividend Yield % mean?
A high Forward Dividend Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Forward dividend yield is the ratio of company's expected dividends to the share price. View historical data on Douglas Emmett and its competitors. For the REITs industry, the median Forward Dividend Yield % is 6.95 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Douglas Emmett's current Forward Dividend Yield % is 6.62%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Douglas Emmett stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Douglas Emmett (DEI) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $14.21, compared to a current price of $11.50 — trading 19.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Forward Dividend Yield % is 6.62% and 4.7% below the REITs industry median of 6.95. Douglas Emmett's overall GF Score™ is 74/100 with 8 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Forward Dividend Yield % calculated?
Forward Dividend Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Douglas Emmett (DEI), the current Forward Dividend Yield % is 6.62% as of Aug. 06, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Douglas Emmett (DEI) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Douglas Emmett stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $11.50 is trading 19.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of $14.21.
GuruFocus considers Douglas Emmett to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for DEI:
Forward Dividend Yield %: 6.62%
GF Value™: $14.21 vs. price of $11.50 (19.1% below fair value)
Industry Position: 4.7% below the REITs median (#482 of 845)
No single metric tells the full story. See the DEI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Douglas Emmett Inc is an integrated, self-administered, and self-managed REIT. The group focuses on owning, acquiring, developing, and managing a substantial market share of office properties and multifamily communities in neighborhoods with supply constraints, high-end executive housing, and key lifestyle amenities. Its properties are located in the Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Burbank, Century City, Olympic Corridor, Santa Monica, Sherman Oaks/Encino, Warner Center/Woodland Hills and Westwood submarkets of Los Angeles County, California, and in Honolulu, Hawaii. It has two business segments: the office segment and multifamily segment, of which Office segment derives maximum revenue.
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