Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (IRT) Dividend History

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

IRT latest dividend

$0.18last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateSep 30Wednesday, 2026
Payment dateOct 23Friday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 4 yearsof dividend increases
  • 2013paying since
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • +4.4%5-year growth a year
  • 4.87%forward yield

IRT dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$72
Each payment
$18
Value of the shares
$1,477
Dividend yield
4.87%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $0.72 per share, before tax.

IRT 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.

IRT dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)1.8%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)105.4%
Above free cash flow · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+4.4%
Slow growth · a year on average
Years of increases4
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

IRT yield on cost

Independence Realty Trust, Inc. yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$16.034.49%$0.704.4%
3 years ago$13.605.29%$2.0014.7%
5 years ago$21.583.34%$3.1214.5%
10 years ago$8.808.18%$6.3672.3%

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

IRT dividend payments

Payment

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

IRT dividends by year

Independence Realty Trust, Inc. dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$0.67+4.7%3.83%4
2024$0.64+3.2%3.23%4
2023$0.62+14.8%4.05%4
2022$0.54+12.5%3.20%4
2021$0.48—1.86%5
2020$0.54−25.0%4.02%4
2019$0.720.0%5.11%4
2018$0.720.0%7.84%4
2017$0.720.0%7.14%12
2016$0.720.0%8.07%12
2015$0.72—9.59%13
2014$0.72—7.73%12
2013$0.27—3.18%5

IRT dividend history

90 payments
Independence Realty Trust, Inc. dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-09-302026-10-23$0.18—Quarterly
2026-06-262026-07-17$0.18+5.9%Quarterly
2026-03-272026-04-17$0.17—Quarterly
2025-12-312026-01-23$0.17—Quarterly
2025-09-302025-10-24$0.17—Quarterly
2025-06-272025-07-18$0.17+6.2%Quarterly
2025-03-282025-04-21$0.16—Quarterly
2024-12-312025-01-17$0.16—Quarterly
2024-09-302024-10-18$0.16—Quarterly
2024-06-282024-07-19$0.16—Quarterly
2024-03-272024-04-19$0.16—Quarterly
2023-12-282024-01-19$0.16—Quarterly
2023-09-282023-10-20$0.16—Quarterly
2023-06-292023-07-21$0.16+14.3%Quarterly
2023-03-302023-04-21$0.14—Quarterly
2022-12-292023-01-20$0.14—Quarterly
Show all 90 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2022-09-292022-10-21$0.14—Quarterly
2022-06-302022-07-22$0.14+16.7%Quarterly
2022-03-312022-04-22$0.12+471.4%Quarterly
2021-12-292022-01-21$0.021−78.8%Quarterly
2021-12-162022-01-18$0.099−17.5%
2021-09-302021-10-22$0.12—Quarterly
2021-07-012021-07-23$0.12—Quarterly
2021-03-312021-04-23$0.12—Quarterly
2020-12-292021-01-22$0.12—Quarterly
2020-10-012020-10-23$0.12—Quarterly
2020-07-012020-07-24$0.12−33.3%Quarterly
2020-04-012020-04-24$0.18—Quarterly
2019-12-242020-01-24$0.18—Quarterly
2019-09-262019-10-25$0.18—Quarterly
2019-06-272019-07-25$0.18—Quarterly
2019-03-282019-04-25$0.18—Quarterly
2018-12-262019-01-24$0.18—Quarterly
2018-10-042018-10-19$0.18—Quarterly
2018-07-052018-07-20$0.18—Quarterly
2018-04-032018-04-20$0.18+200.0%Quarterly
2017-12-282018-01-15$0.06—Monthly
2017-11-292017-12-15$0.06—Monthly
2017-10-302017-11-15$0.06—Monthly
2017-09-282017-10-13$0.06—Monthly
2017-08-292017-09-15$0.06—Monthly
2017-07-272017-08-15$0.06—Monthly
2017-06-29—$0.06—Monthly
2017-05-30—$0.06—Monthly
2017-04-27—$0.06—Monthly
2017-03-30—$0.06—Monthly
2017-02-27—$0.06—Monthly
2017-01-30—$0.06—Monthly
2016-12-282017-01-17$0.06—Monthly
2016-11-282016-12-15$0.06—Monthly
2016-10-272016-11-15$0.06—Monthly
2016-09-282016-10-17$0.06—Monthly
2016-08-292016-09-15$0.06—Monthly
2016-07-272016-08-15$0.06—Monthly
2016-06-282016-07-15$0.06—Monthly
2016-05-262016-06-15$0.06—Monthly
2016-04-272016-05-16$0.06—Monthly
2016-03-292016-04-15$0.06—Monthly
2016-02-252016-03-15$0.06—Monthly
2016-01-272016-02-16$0.06—Monthly
2015-12-292016-01-15$0.06—Monthly
2015-11-252015-12-15$0.06—Monthly
2015-10-282015-11-16$0.06+130.8%Monthly
2015-09-282015-10-15$0.026−23.5%
2015-09-112015-10-15$0.034−43.3%
2015-08-272015-09-15$0.06—Monthly
2015-07-292015-08-17$0.06—Monthly
2015-06-262015-07-15$0.06—Monthly
2015-05-272015-06-15$0.06—Monthly
2015-04-282015-05-15$0.06—Monthly
2015-03-272015-04-15$0.06—Monthly
2015-02-252015-03-16$0.06—Monthly
2015-01-282015-02-17$0.06—Monthly
2014-12-292015-01-15$0.06—Monthly
2014-11-252014-12-15$0.06—Monthly
2014-10-292014-11-17$0.06—Monthly
2014-09-262014-10-15$0.06—Monthly
2014-08-272014-09-15$0.06—Monthly
2014-07-292014-08-15$0.06—Monthly
2014-06-262014-07-15$0.06—Monthly
2014-05-282014-06-16$0.06—Monthly
2014-04-282014-05-15$0.06—Monthly
2014-03-272014-04-15$0.06—Monthly
2014-02-262014-03-17$0.06—Monthly
2014-01-292014-02-17$0.06+13.2%Monthly
2013-12-272014-01-15$0.053—Monthly
2013-11-262013-12-16$0.053—Monthly
2013-10-292013-11-15$0.053—Monthly
2013-09-262013-10-15$0.053—Monthly
2013-08-302013-09-13$0.053—Monthly

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

IRT stock split history

Independence Realty has no stock splits on record.

IRT dividend overview

Independence Realty pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share, a yield of 4.87% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $0.67 per share in 2025, up 4.7% from 2024. It has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Over five years the dividend grew 4.4% a year on average and over ten years −0.7% a year. The payout ratio is 1.8% of trailing earnings.

Related: IRT cash flow statement, IRT key metrics, IRT chart. See the IRT stock overview for the latest quote and news.

IRT dividends FAQ

Does Independence Realty pay a dividend?

Yes. Independence Realty has paid a regular dividend since 2013, quarterly, most recently $0.18 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 30, 2026.

What is Independence Realty's dividend yield?

Independence Realty's forward annual dividend is $0.72 per share, a dividend yield of 4.87% at the latest close of $14.77.

How often does Independence Realty pay dividends?

Independence Realty pays dividends quarterly.

How fast is Independence Realty's dividend growing?

Independence Realty's dividend per share grew from $0.54 in 2020 to $0.67 in 2025, 4.4% a year on average over five years; it has increased for 4 years in a row.

What is Independence Realty's dividend payout ratio?

Independence Realty pays out 1.8% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 105.4% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).

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