Natural Resource Partners L.P. (NRP) Dividend History

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

NRP latest dividend

$0.75last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateAug 18Tuesday, 2026
Payment dateAug 25Tuesday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 2003paying since
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • +25.5%5-year growth a year
  • 2.67%forward yield

NRP dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$300
Each payment
$75
Value of the shares
$11,247
Dividend yield
2.67%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $3.00 per share, before tax.

NRP 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.

NRP dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)30.2%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)34.0%
Well covered · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+25.5%
Growing · a year on average
Years of increases0
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

NRP yield on cost

Natural Resource Partners L.P. yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$103.842.89%$3.123.0%
3 years ago$74.004.05%$12.7717.3%
5 years ago$27.3810.96%$20.6075.2%
10 years ago$30.189.94%$29.1596.6%
20 years ago$260.051.15%$201.9077.6%

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

NRP dividend payments

Payment

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

NRP dividends by year

Natural Resource Partners L.P. dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$4.21−22.6%4.03%5
2024$5.44+0.2%4.90%5
2023$5.43—5.87%5
2022$2.70+50.0%4.97%4
2021$1.80—5.39%4
2020$1.35−25.0%9.82%3
2019$1.800.0%8.95%4
2018$1.800.0%4.71%4
2017$1.800.0%6.92%4
2016$1.80−68.7%5.57%4
2015$5.75−58.9%45.28%4
2014$14.00−36.4%15.14%4
2013$22.000.0%11.03%4
2012$22.00+1.4%11.87%4
2011$21.70+0.5%8.00%4
2010$21.60+0.2%6.51%4
2009$21.55+6.7%8.89%4
2008$20.20+10.1%11.58%4
2007$18.35+13.9%5.65%4
2006$16.11—5.56%4

NRP dividend history

98 payments
Natural Resource Partners L.P. dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-08-182026-08-25$0.75—Quarterly
2026-05-192026-05-26$0.75+525.0%Quarterly
2026-03-102026-03-17$0.12−84.0%
2026-02-172026-02-24$0.75—Quarterly
2025-11-182025-11-25$0.75—Quarterly
2025-08-192025-08-26$0.75—Quarterly
2025-05-202025-05-27$0.75−38.0%Quarterly
2025-03-112025-03-18$1.21+61.3%
2025-02-182025-02-25$0.75—Quarterly
2024-11-192024-11-26$0.75—Quarterly
2024-08-202024-08-27$0.75—Quarterly
2024-05-202024-05-28$0.75−69.3%Quarterly
2024-03-182024-03-26$2.44+225.3%
2024-02-162024-02-27$0.75—Quarterly
2023-11-132023-11-21$0.75—Quarterly
2023-08-152023-08-23$0.75—Quarterly
Show all 98 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2023-05-152023-05-23$0.75−69.1%Quarterly
2023-03-132023-03-21$2.43+224.0%
2023-02-132023-02-21$0.75—Quarterly
2022-11-142022-11-22$0.75—Quarterly
2022-08-152022-08-23$0.75—Quarterly
2022-05-162022-05-24$0.75+66.7%Quarterly
2022-02-182022-02-28$0.45—Quarterly
2021-11-152021-11-23$0.45—Quarterly
2021-08-182021-08-26$0.45—Quarterly
2021-05-142021-05-24$0.45—Quarterly
2021-02-192021-02-26$0.45—Quarterly
2020-11-182020-11-20$0.45—Quarterly
2020-08-182020-08-26$0.45—Quarterly
2020-02-062020-02-14$0.45—Quarterly
2019-11-062019-11-14$0.45—Quarterly
2019-08-062019-08-14$0.45—Quarterly
2019-05-062019-05-14$0.45—Quarterly
2019-02-062019-02-14$0.45—Quarterly
2018-11-062018-11-14$0.45—Quarterly
2018-08-062018-08-14$0.45—Quarterly
2018-05-042018-05-14$0.45—Quarterly
2018-02-062018-02-14$0.45—Quarterly
2017-11-062017-11-14$0.45—Quarterly
2017-08-032017-08-14$0.45—Quarterly
2017-05-032017-05-12$0.45—Quarterly
2017-02-032017-02-14$0.45—Quarterly
2016-11-032016-11-14$0.45—Quarterly
2016-08-032016-08-12$0.45—Quarterly
2016-05-032016-05-13$0.45—
2016-02-032016-02-12$0.45—Quarterly
2015-11-032015-11-13$0.45−50.0%Quarterly
2015-08-032015-08-14$0.9—Quarterly
2015-05-012015-05-14$0.9−74.3%Quarterly
2015-02-032015-02-13$3.50—Quarterly
2014-11-032014-11-14$3.50—Quarterly
2014-08-012014-08-14$3.50—Quarterly
2014-05-012014-05-14$3.50—Quarterly
2014-01-162014-01-31$3.50−36.4%Quarterly
2013-11-012013-11-14$5.50—Quarterly
2013-08-012013-08-14$5.50—Quarterly
2013-05-022013-05-14$5.50—Quarterly
2013-02-012013-02-14$5.50—Quarterly
2012-11-012012-11-14$5.50—Quarterly
2012-08-012012-08-14$5.50—Quarterly
2012-05-022012-05-14$5.50—Quarterly
2012-02-012012-02-14$5.50—Quarterly
2011-11-022011-11-14$5.50+1.9%Quarterly
2011-08-032011-08-12$5.40—Quarterly
2011-05-032011-05-13$5.40—Quarterly
2011-02-022011-02-14$5.40—Quarterly
2010-11-032010-11-12$5.40—Quarterly
2010-08-032010-08-13$5.40—Quarterly
2010-05-032010-05-14$5.40—Quarterly
2010-02-032010-02-12$5.40—Quarterly
2009-11-032009-11-13$5.40—Quarterly
2009-08-032009-08-14$5.40—Quarterly
2009-04-302009-05-14$5.40+0.9%Quarterly
2009-02-032009-02-13$5.35+1.9%Quarterly
2008-10-302008-11-14$5.25+1.9%Quarterly
2008-07-302008-08-14$5.15+4.0%Quarterly
2008-04-292008-05-14$4.95+2.1%Quarterly
2008-01-302008-02-14$4.85+2.1%Quarterly
2007-10-302007-11-14$4.75+2.2%Quarterly
2007-07-302007-08-14$4.65+2.2%Quarterly
2007-04-272007-05-14$4.55+3.4%Quarterly
2007-01-302007-02-14$4.40+3.5%Quarterly
2006-10-302006-11-14$4.25+3.7%Quarterly
2006-07-282006-08-14$4.10+3.8%Quarterly
2006-04-272006-05-12$3.95+3.6%Quarterly
2006-01-302006-02-14$3.81+3.4%Quarterly
2005-10-282005-11-14$3.69+3.5%Quarterly
2005-07-282005-08-12$3.56+3.6%Quarterly
2005-04-282005-05-13$3.44+3.8%Quarterly
2005-01-282005-02-14$3.31+3.9%Quarterly
2004-10-282004-11-12$3.19+6.2%Quarterly
2004-07-292004-08-13$3.00+4.3%Quarterly
2004-04-292004-05-14$2.88+2.2%Quarterly
2004-01-292004-02-13$2.81+4.7%Quarterly
2003-10-302003-11-14$2.69+2.9%Quarterly
2003-07-302003-08-14$2.61—Quarterly
2003-04-292003-05-15$2.61+23.4%Quarterly
2003-01-302003-02-14$2.12—

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

NRP stock split history

  • 1:10February 18, 2016
  • 2:1April 19, 2007

NRP dividend overview

Natural Resource Partners pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share, a yield of 2.67% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $4.21 per share in 2025, down 22.6% from 2024. Over five years the dividend grew 25.5% a year on average and over ten years −3.1% a year. The payout ratio is 30.2% of trailing earnings.

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

NRP dividends FAQ

Does Natural Resource Partners pay a dividend?

Yes. Natural Resource Partners has paid a regular dividend since 2003, quarterly, most recently $0.75 per share with an ex-dividend date of August 18, 2026.

What is Natural Resource Partners's dividend yield?

Natural Resource Partners's forward annual dividend is $3.00 per share, a dividend yield of 2.67% at the latest close of $112.47.

How often does Natural Resource Partners pay dividends?

Natural Resource Partners pays dividends quarterly.

How fast is Natural Resource Partners's dividend growing?

Natural Resource Partners's dividend per share grew from $1.35 in 2020 to $4.21 in 2025, 25.5% a year on average over five years.

What is Natural Resource Partners's dividend payout ratio?

Natural Resource Partners pays out 30.2% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 34.0% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).

Has Natural Resource Partners split its stock?

Natural Resource Partners has split its stock 2 times: 1:10 on February 18, 2016, 2:1 on April 19, 2007. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.

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