Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. (EPRT) Dividend History

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

EPRT latest dividend

$0.32last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateSep 30Wednesday, 2026
Payment dateOct 14Wednesday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 6 yearsof dividend increases
  • 2018paying since
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • +5.3%5-year growth a year
  • 4.91%forward yield

EPRT dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$128
Each payment
$32
Value of the shares
$2,609
Dividend yield
4.91%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $1.28 per share, before tax.

EPRT 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.

EPRT dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)83.7%
Stretched · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)61.4%
Stretched · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+5.3%
Growing · a year on average
Years of increases6
Established · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

EPRT yield on cost

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$30.894.14%$1.264.1%
3 years ago$21.336.00%$3.6016.9%
5 years ago$29.214.38%$5.7719.8%

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

EPRT dividend payments

Payment

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 33 payments).

EPRT dividends by year

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$1.21+3.9%4.06%4
2024$1.16+3.6%3.71%4
2023$1.12+4.2%4.38%4
2022$1.07+7.5%4.58%4
2021$1.00+7.5%3.47%4
2020$0.93+5.7%4.39%4
2019$0.88—3.55%4
2018$0.43—3.14%2

EPRT dividend history

33 payments
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-09-302026-10-14$0.32—Quarterly
2026-06-302026-07-14$0.32+3.2%Quarterly
2026-03-312026-04-14$0.31—Quarterly
2025-12-312026-01-14$0.31+3.3%Quarterly
2025-09-302025-10-14$0.3—Quarterly
2025-06-302025-07-14$0.3+1.7%Quarterly
2025-03-312025-04-11$0.295—Quarterly
2024-12-312025-01-14$0.295+1.7%Quarterly
2024-09-302024-10-11$0.29—Quarterly
2024-06-282024-07-12$0.29+1.8%Quarterly
2024-03-272024-04-12$0.285—Quarterly
2023-12-282024-01-12$0.285+1.8%Quarterly
2023-09-282023-10-13$0.28—Quarterly
2023-06-292023-07-14$0.28+1.8%Quarterly
2023-03-302023-04-14$0.275—Quarterly
2022-12-292023-01-13$0.275+1.9%Quarterly
Show all 33 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2022-09-292022-10-14$0.27—Quarterly
2022-06-292022-07-14$0.27+3.8%Quarterly
2022-03-302022-04-13$0.26—Quarterly
2021-12-302022-01-13$0.26+4.0%Quarterly
2021-09-292021-10-14$0.25—Quarterly
2021-06-292021-07-15$0.25+4.2%Quarterly
2021-03-302021-04-15$0.24—Quarterly
2020-12-302021-01-15$0.24+4.3%Quarterly
2020-09-292020-10-15$0.23—Quarterly
2020-06-292020-07-15$0.23—Quarterly
2020-03-302020-04-15$0.23—Quarterly
2019-12-302020-01-15$0.23+4.5%Quarterly
2019-09-272019-10-15$0.22—Quarterly
2019-06-272019-07-15$0.22+4.8%Quarterly
2019-03-282019-04-16$0.21—Quarterly
2018-12-282019-01-14$0.21−6.2%Quarterly
2018-09-272018-10-12$0.224—

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

EPRT stock split history

Essential Properties Realty has no stock splits on record.

EPRT dividend overview

Essential Properties Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share, a yield of 4.91% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $1.21 per share in 2025, up 3.9% from 2024. It has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Over five years the dividend grew 5.3% a year on average. The payout ratio is 83.7% of trailing earnings.

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EPRT dividends FAQ

Does Essential Properties Realty pay a dividend?

Yes. Essential Properties Realty has paid a regular dividend since 2018, quarterly, most recently $0.32 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 30, 2026.

What is Essential Properties Realty's dividend yield?

Essential Properties Realty's forward annual dividend is $1.28 per share, a dividend yield of 4.91% at the latest close of $26.09.

How often does Essential Properties Realty pay dividends?

Essential Properties Realty pays dividends quarterly.

How fast is Essential Properties Realty's dividend growing?

Essential Properties Realty's dividend per share grew from $0.93 in 2020 to $1.21 in 2025, 5.3% a year on average over five years; it has increased for 6 years in a row.

What is Essential Properties Realty's dividend payout ratio?

Essential Properties Realty pays out 83.7% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 61.4% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).

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