CareTrust REIT, Inc. · CTRE · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 13, 2026
$38.08 -0.18% on the day, -$0.07
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UnlockDividend Safety Rating: paid plans onlyDividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Is CTRE’s dividend Very Safe or High Risk? 11 checks scored. Payout ratio, raise streak, recession record and 8 more. Show the rating
Yearly payout / yield
$1.56·4.10%
$0.39 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.39/qtr
pays ~Jan 2, 2027 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Dec 31est.
own by Dec 30 ⓘ
Years without a cut
11+ yrs
6 yrs of raises ⓘ
Recession record
2020raised2022raised
raised through both ⓘ
Yield vs history ⓘ
38
Below its usual yield
CTRE share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
CTRE Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +16.4%3Y +11.7%5Y +8.0%10Y +8.7%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 50 payments since 2014.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +3.77% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. Today's $1.56 a year would be $1.88 by 2031 - 4.93% on today's $38.08 price.

How Many CTRE Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $1.56 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 3,847 CTRE shares, about $146,494 at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $38.08. $1,000 a month takes about 7,693 shares, about $292,949. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

CareTrust REIT (CTRE) pays $0.39 a share quarterly, $1.56 a year, a 4.10% run-rate yield at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $38.08. It has paid since 2014 and raised its annual dividend 6 years in a row.

At today’s rate of $0.39 quarterly and the last close of $38.08, this is what CTRE pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.39$0.13$1.56
100 shares$39.00$13.00$156.00
$10,000 invested (262.6 shares)$102.42$34.14$409.66
3,847 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.33$500.11$6,001.32
7,693 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.27$1,000.09$12,001.08

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 CTRE shares reinvest into 1.02 new shares each payment, about 4.2 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 98 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with CTRE’s own history in the CTRE DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (cash flow): does cash from the business cover the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history
  • Crash record: what the dividend did in the 2008 crash history

CTRE Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

38/100Below its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • CTRE yields 4.10% today, at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $38.08.
  • Its own 10-year median is 4.57%, so today’s yield is below its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
3.30% low6.79% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is CTRE’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After October 2026

CTRE has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 92 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 31, 2026, with the cash around Jan 2, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.39 a share, went ex on Sep 30, 2026 and paid Oct 2, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 92 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does CTRE Pay?

CTRE pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 92 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$1.51 a share, in 4 payments.
+16.2% against the 12 months before ($1.30 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. Ex-dates fall in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 6 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Mar 31, 2026 - $0.335 to $0.39 (+$0.055, +16.42%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.01 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • FFO payout (approx.): 77.7% - $1.56 paid / $2.01 FFO per share (net income + depreciation & amortization, 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026)
  • Cash-flow payout: 72.7% - $1.45 paid / $2.00 operating cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 74.7% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • GAAP EPS payout (context): 98.1% - $1.56 paid / $1.59 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 205.3% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
REITs pay from funds from operations; GAAP EPS understates coverage.

CTRE vs Similar Dividend Stocks (RHP, BRX...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Real Estate companies closest to CTRE in market value, CTRE’s 4.10% run-rate yield is close to the group’s middle yield of 4.38%, and its raise streak of 6 years is the 5th longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
CTRE $38.08CareTrust REIT $0.39/qtr$1.56/yr fwd 4.10% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 11+ yrsraised 6 yrs in a row
RHP $136.55Ryman Hospitality Properties $1.20/qtr$4.80/yr fwd 3.52% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Stopped in 20202000 stopped2020 stoppedno 2008/2022 record 2+ yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
BRX $30.23Brixmor Property Group $0.308/qtr$1.23/yr fwd 4.08% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Stopped in 20202020 stopped2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 5 yrsraised 4 yrs in a row
ADC $69.12Agree Realty $0.271/mo$3.25/yr fwd 4.70% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 14 yrsraised 13 yrs in a row
JAN $32.15JanOne $0.0475/mo$0.57/yr fwd 1.77% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — —no raise streak
FRT $112.56Federal Realty Investment Trust $1.16/qtr$4.64/yr fwd 4.12% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 37+ yrsraised 18 yrs in a row
AGNCN $25.05AGNC Investment $0.5856/qtr$2.34/yr fwd 9.35% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 0 yrsno raise streak
REXR $37.65Rexford Industrial Realty $0.435/qtr$1.74/yr fwd 4.62% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 11+ yrsraised 11 yrs in a row
CPT $98.40Camden Property Trust $1.06/qtr$4.24/yr fwd 4.31% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20092000 raised2008 cut2020 raised2022 raised 16 yrsraised 4 yrs in a row
CUBE $45.01CubeSmart $0.53/qtr$2.12/yr fwd 4.71% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20082008 cut2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000 record 16 yrsraised 15 yrs in a row
BXP $62.90BXP $0.70/qtr$2.80/yr fwd 4.45% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20092000 raised2008 cut2020 held2022 held 0 yrsno raise streak

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: CTRE vs RHP, CTRE vs BRX, CTRE vs ADC.

CTRE Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2014

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Sep 30, 2026Oct 2, 2026$0.39QuarterlyRegular
Jun 30, 2026Jul 2, 2026$0.39QuarterlyRegular
Mar 31, 2026Apr 2, 2026$0.39QuarterlyRegular
Dec 31, 2025Jan 2, 2026$0.335QuarterlyRegular
Sep 30, 2025Oct 2, 2025$0.335QuarterlyRegular
Jun 30, 2025Jul 2, 2025$0.335QuarterlyRegular
Mar 31, 2025Apr 2, 2025$0.335QuarterlyRegular
Dec 31, 2024Jan 2, 2025$0.29QuarterlyRegular
Sep 30, 2024Oct 2, 2024$0.29QuarterlyRegular
Jun 28, 2024Jul 1, 2024$0.29QuarterlyRegular
The other 40 CTRE payments come with a paid plan.
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Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for CTRE

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CTRE Dividend Questions

How often does CTRE pay dividends?

CTRE pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 92 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Does CTRE pay dividends monthly?

No. CTRE pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next CTRE dividend?

CTRE has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 92 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 31, 2026, with the cash around Jan 2, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.39 a share, went ex on Sep 30, 2026 and paid Oct 2, 2026. The current rate is $0.39 per share, $1.56 a year.

Does CTRE pay a dividend in January 2027?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Dec 31, 2026, with the cash around Jan 2, 2027, so a payment in January 2027 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does CTRE pay per share?

CTRE pays $0.39 a share quarterly, $1.56 a year. At the Nov 13, 2026 close of $38.08 that is a 4.10% run-rate yield, below its usual level: its own 10-year median is 4.57%.

Has CTRE raised its dividend?

Yes. CTRE has raised its annual dividend 6 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Mar 31, 2026, took the rate from $0.335 to $0.39 (+16.42%). Over five years the dividend grew 8.0% a year.

Is CTRE’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. CTRE paid out 73% of its cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 6 years in a row and gone 11+ years without a cut. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2020 and 2022 crashes. There is no 2000 or 2008 record on file. This is data, not investment advice. The full 11-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my CTRE dividends?

Add CTRE to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run CTRE in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 13, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 11 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.