Realty Income (NYSE: O), a real estate investment trust and one of the biggest dividend names on the market, is expected to deliver its third monthly dividend payment of 2026 in March.

As per the most recent data, the company will continue its nearly three-decade-long trend of rewarding shareholders by distributing $0.27 per share on March 13 to investors on record as of February 30.

How much will Realty investors receive in dividends next month?

The payment will match the previous one issued on February 13, which itself represented no change from the January dividend.

In other words, investors with 100 O shares in their portfolio can expect to receive $27 in dividend income in a couple of weeks.

While the payout amount has so far remained the same this year, it has fluctuated in the past. In 2025, for instance, the dividend increased once by 1.52% and four times by 0.19%. 

Accordingly, it’s still too early to tell what the yearly dividend income will be like.  If the company sticks to the current $0.27 figure, 100 Realty Income shares will earn $324 by the end of 2026.

Realty Income dividend profile

As mentioned, Realty is one of the most well-known dividend players, thanks to its consistent monthly schedule.The stock currently offers a dividend yield of 4.84%, modestly above the real estate sector average of 4.46%, making it relatively attractive compared to its peers.

However, the company’s forward payout ratio stands at a striking 182.97%, indicating that it is paying out significantly more in dividends than it earns on a forward-looking basis, which can raise sustainability concerns.

Moreover, its average price recovery time of 2.2 days after going ex-dividend points to relatively stable trading dynamics around payout dates. 

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