During the past 12 months, Mid-America Apartment Communities's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.50% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.00% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.00% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.20% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Mid-America Apartment Communities was 20.90% per year. The lowest was 0.00% per year. And the median was 3.60% per year.
The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
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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.
Mid-America Apartment Communities Forward Dividend Yield % Related Terms
FRA:M2K vs SUI, INVH, ESS: Forward Dividend Yield % Comparison
For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Mid-America Apartment Communities'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.
Mid-America Apartment Communities Forward Dividend Yield % vs REITs Industry
For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Mid-America Apartment Communities's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Mid-America Apartment Communities's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Mid-America Apartment Communities Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 1.530000
2026-04-15
2026-04-15
2026-04-30
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:EUR 0.855000
USD 1.530000
2026-01-15
2026-01-15
2026-01-30
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:EUR 0.851000
USD 1.515000
2025-10-15
2025-10-15
2025-10-31
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:EUR 0.859000
USD 1.515000
2025-07-15
2025-07-15
2025-07-31
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:EUR 0.857000
* 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.
* 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 4.25% mean?
Mid-America Apartment Communities (FRA:M2K) has a Forward Dividend Yield % of 4.25% as of Jun. 28, 2026. Forward dividend yield is the ratio of company's expected dividends to the share price. View historical data on Mid-America Apartment Communities and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Mid-America Apartment Communities ranks #706 out of 870 companies in the REITs industry, placing it in the top 81.1%.
Is Mid-America Apartment Communities' Forward Dividend Yield % too high?
Mid-America Apartment Communities' current Forward Dividend Yield % is 4.25%. The REITs industry median Forward Dividend Yield % is 6.85. Mid-America Apartment Communities' value of 4.25% is 38% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Mid-America Apartment Communities ranks #706 out of 870 companies in the REITs industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Mid-America Apartment Communities has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Mid-America Apartment Communities' Forward Dividend Yield % compare to SUI and INVH?
According to the REITs industry distribution chart, Mid-America Apartment Communities ranks #706 out of 870 companies for Forward Dividend Yield %. This places Mid-America Apartment Communities in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Forward Dividend Yield % is 6.85. Mid-America Apartment Communities' value of 4.25% is 38% 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 6.85, based on 870 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. Mid-America Apartment Communities's current Forward Dividend Yield % of 4.25% is 38% 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 Mid-America Apartment Communities and its competitors. For the REITs industry, the median Forward Dividend Yield % is 6.85 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Mid-America Apartment Communities's current Forward Dividend Yield % is 4.25%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Mid-America Apartment Communities stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Mid-America Apartment Communities (FRA:M2K) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is €126.05, compared to a current price of €123.50 — trading 2% below its estimated fair value. The current Forward Dividend Yield % is 4.25% and 38% below the REITs industry median of 6.85. Mid-America Apartment Communities' overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 6 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 Mid-America Apartment Communities (FRA:M2K), the current Forward Dividend Yield % is 4.25% as of Jun. 28, 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 Mid-America Apartment Communities (FRA:M2K) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Mid-America Apartment Communities stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of €123.50 is trading 2% below its estimated GF Value™ of €126.05.
GuruFocus considers Mid-America Apartment Communities to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for FRA:M2K:
Forward Dividend Yield %: 4.25%
GF Value™: €126.05 vs. price of €123.50 (2% below fair value)
Industry Position: 38% below the REITs median (#706 of 870)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:M2K stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Mid-America Apartment Communities Business Description
Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc is a multifamily-focused, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust. The company owns, operates, acquires and selectively develops apartment communities located in the Southeast, Southwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S. Its business objectives are to generate a sustainable, stable and increasing cash flow that will fund its dividends and distributions through all parts of the real estate investment cycle. It operates in two segments, Same Store and Non-Same Store and Other. The majority of the revenue is derived from Same Store segment.
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