Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (DEA) Dividend History

NYSE: DEAYield, payment dates, growth and payout ratio.

DEA latest dividend

$0.45last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateAug 10Monday, 2026
Payment dateAug 20Thursday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 1 yearsof dividend increases
  • 2015paying since
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • +0.7%5-year growth a year
  • 8.25%forward yield

DEA dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$180
Each payment
$45
Value of the shares
$2,182
Dividend yield
8.25%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $1.80 per share, before tax.

DEA dividends per share by year

Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.

DEA dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)1.9%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)36.5%
Well covered · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+0.7%
Slow growth · a year on average
Years of increases1
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

DEA yield on cost

Easterly Government Properties, Inc. yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$21.988.19%$1.808.2%
3 years ago$27.356.58%$7.3526.9%
5 years ago$54.323.31%$12.6523.3%
10 years ago$47.773.77%$25.5153.4%

Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).

DEA dividend payments

Payment

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).

DEA dividends by year

Easterly Government Properties, Inc. dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$2.69+1.4%12.68%4
2024$2.650.0%9.33%4
2023$2.650.0%7.89%4
2022$2.65+1.0%7.43%4
2021$2.62+1.0%4.58%4
2020$2.600.0%4.59%4
2019$2.600.0%4.38%4
2018$2.60+4.0%6.63%4
2017$2.50+8.7%4.69%4
2016$2.30—4.60%4
2015$1.35—3.14%3

DEA dividend history

46 payments
Easterly Government Properties, Inc. dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-08-102026-08-20$0.45—Quarterly
2026-05-072026-05-21$0.45—Quarterly
2026-03-052026-03-19$0.45—Quarterly
2025-11-072025-11-20$0.45—Quarterly
2025-08-132025-08-25$0.45−60.0%Quarterly
2025-05-052025-05-17$1.12+69.8%Quarterly
2025-03-052025-03-17$0.6625—Quarterly
2024-11-152024-11-27$0.6625—Quarterly
2024-08-012024-08-13$0.6625—Quarterly
2024-05-082024-05-21$0.6625—Quarterly
2024-03-052024-03-18$0.6625—Quarterly
2023-11-082023-11-21$0.6625—Quarterly
2023-08-162023-08-29$0.6625—Quarterly
2023-05-102023-05-23$0.6625—Quarterly
2023-03-082023-03-21$0.6625—Quarterly
2022-11-092022-11-23$0.6625—Quarterly
Show all 46 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2022-08-102022-08-23$0.6625—Quarterly
2022-05-122022-05-25$0.6625—Quarterly
2022-03-092022-03-22$0.6625—Quarterly
2021-11-102021-11-24$0.6625—Quarterly
2021-08-112021-08-24$0.6625+1.9%Quarterly
2021-05-132021-05-26$0.65—Quarterly
2021-03-042021-03-17$0.65—Quarterly
2020-11-092020-12-11$0.65—Quarterly
2020-08-122020-09-11$0.65—Quarterly
2020-05-132020-06-25$0.65—Quarterly
2020-03-042020-03-26$0.65—Quarterly
2019-11-122019-12-27$0.65—Quarterly
2019-09-112019-09-26$0.65—Quarterly
2019-06-072019-06-27$0.65—Quarterly
2019-03-132019-03-28$0.65—Quarterly
2018-12-122018-12-27$0.65—Quarterly
2018-09-122018-09-27$0.65—Quarterly
2018-06-082018-06-28$0.65—Quarterly
2018-03-122018-03-28$0.65—Quarterly
2017-12-052017-12-21$0.65+4.0%Quarterly
2017-09-122017-09-28$0.625—Quarterly
2017-06-122017-06-29$0.625+4.2%Quarterly
2017-03-032017-03-22$0.6—Quarterly
2016-12-052016-12-22$0.6+4.3%Quarterly
2016-08-242016-09-13$0.575—Quarterly
2016-06-062016-06-23$0.575+4.5%Quarterly
2016-03-082016-03-25$0.55—Quarterly
2015-11-132015-12-03$0.55+4.8%Quarterly
2015-08-142015-09-03$0.525+90.9%Quarterly
2015-05-142015-06-03$0.275—

Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.

DEA stock split history

  • 2:5April 28, 2025

DEA dividend overview

Easterly Government Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share, a yield of 8.25% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $2.69 per share in 2025, up 1.4% from 2024. Over five years the dividend grew 0.7% a year on average and over ten years 7.1% a year. The payout ratio is 1.9% of trailing earnings.

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DEA dividends FAQ

Does Easterly Government Properties pay a dividend?

Yes. Easterly Government Properties has paid a regular dividend since 2015, quarterly, most recently $0.45 per share with an ex-dividend date of August 10, 2026.

What is Easterly Government Properties's dividend yield?

Easterly Government Properties's forward annual dividend is $1.80 per share, a dividend yield of 8.25% at the latest close of $21.82.

How often does Easterly Government Properties pay dividends?

Easterly Government Properties pays dividends quarterly.

How fast is Easterly Government Properties's dividend growing?

Easterly Government Properties's dividend per share grew from $2.60 in 2020 to $2.69 in 2025, 0.7% a year on average over five years.

What is Easterly Government Properties's dividend payout ratio?

Easterly Government Properties pays out 1.9% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 36.5% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).

Has Easterly Government Properties split its stock?

Easterly Government Properties has split its stock 1 time: 2:5 on April 28, 2025. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.

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