Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. · ESRT · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 11, 2026
$5.12 -1.73% on the day, -$0.09
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UnlockDividend Safety Rating: paid plans onlyDividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Is ESRT’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
$0.14·2.73%
$0.035 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.035/qtr
pays ~Dec 17 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Dec 15est.
own by Dec 14 ⓘ
Years without a cut
5 yrs
since the 2020 cut (-66.7%) ⓘ
Paying since
2013
49 payments on file
Yield vs history ⓘ
81
Well above its usual yield
ESRT share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
ESRT Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y -10.4%3Y 0.0%5Y +14.9%10Y -10.4%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 49 payments since 2013.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (1 estimated from the current $0.035 rate), not a promise. Years with an extra or a missing payment (dates sliding across New Year) are compared per payment.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: 0% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. Today's $0.14 a year would stay $0.14 by 2031 - 2.73% on today's $5.12 price.

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

At $0.14 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 42,858 ESRT shares, about $219,433 at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $5.12. $1,000 a month takes about 85,715 shares, about $438,861. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) pays $0.035 a share quarterly, $0.14 a year, a 2.73% run-rate yield at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $5.12. It has made 49 dividend payments since 2013.

At today’s rate of $0.035 quarterly and the last close of $5.12, this is what ESRT pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.035$0.01$0.14
100 shares$3.50$1.17$14.00
$10,000 invested (1,953.1 shares)$68.36$22.79$273.44
42,858 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.03$500.01$6,000.12
85,715 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.03$1,000.01$12,000.10

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 ESRT shares reinvest into 0.68 new shares each payment, about 2.8 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 147 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 ESRT’s own history in the ESRT 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

ESRT Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

81/100Well above its usual yieldvs its 5-yr history
  • ESRT yields 2.73% today, at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $5.12.
  • Its own 5-year median is 1.73%, so today’s yield is well above its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
1.26% low3.47% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 5-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 5 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 ESRT’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After September 2026

ESRT has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 15, 2026, with the cash around Dec 17, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.035 a share, went ex on Sep 15, 2026 and paid Sep 17, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 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 ESRT Pay?

ESRT pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$0.14 a share, in 4 payments.
+0.0% against the 12 months before ($0.14 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 Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. Ex-dates fall in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 0 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Jun 13, 2016 - $0.085 to $0.105 (+$0.02, +23.53%)
Coverage
  • FFO payout (approx.): 19.5% - $0.14 paid / $0.72 FFO per share (net income + depreciation & amortization, 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026)
  • Cash-flow payout: 10.8% - $0.14 paid / $1.30 operating cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 16.0% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • GAAP EPS payout (context): n/a (EPS negative) - $0.14 paid / -$0.01 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 54.7% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
REITs pay from funds from operations; GAAP EPS understates coverage.

ESRT vs Similar Dividend Stocks (FISK, CSR...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Real Estate companies closest to ESRT in market value, ESRT’s 2.73% run-rate yield is below the group’s middle yield of 5.43%, and its raise streak of 0 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 No cut ⓘ
ESRT $5.12Empire State Realty Trust $0.035/qtr$0.14/yr fwd 2.73% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 5 yrsno raise streak
FISK $5.03Empire State Realty OP, L.P. $0.035/qtr$0.14/yr fwd 2.78% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 5 yrsno raise streak
CSR $57.17Centerspace $0.77/qtr$3.08/yr fwd 5.39% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 8 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
ORC $4.90Orchid Island Capital $0.10/mo$1.20/yr fwd 24.49% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 0 yrsno raise streak
INN $7.44Summit Hotel Properties $0.08/qtr$0.32/yr fwd 4.30% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 2+ yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
CTO $20.43CTO Realty Growth $0.38/qtr$1.52/yr fwd 7.44% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 15 yrsno raise streak
CLDT $16.30Chatham Lodging Trust $0.10/qtr$0.40/yr fwd 2.45% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 2+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
CTRRF $12.82CT Real Estate Investment Trust $0.0585/mo$0.70/yr fwd 5.48% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 8+ yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
SAFE $10.32Safehold $0.177/qtr$0.71/yr fwd 6.86% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 3 yrsno raise streak
JBGS $12.23JBG SMITH Properties $0.175/qtr$0.70/yr fwd 5.72% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 2 yrsno raise streak
SVC $5.47Service Properties Trust $0.05/qtr$0.20/yr fwd 3.66% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 1 yrno raise streak

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: ESRT vs FISK, ESRT vs CSR, ESRT vs ORC.

ESRT Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2013

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Sep 15, 2026Sep 17, 2026$0.035QuarterlyRegular
Jun 15, 2026Jun 17, 2026$0.035QuarterlyRegular
Mar 13, 2026Mar 16, 2026$0.035QuarterlyRegular
Dec 15, 2025Dec 17, 2025$0.035QuarterlyRegular
Sep 15, 2025Sep 17, 2025$0.035QuarterlyRegular
Jun 13, 2025Jun 16, 2025$0.035QuarterlyRegular
Mar 14, 2025Mar 17, 2025$0.035QuarterlyRegular
Dec 16, 2024Dec 18, 2024$0.035QuarterlyRegular
Sep 16, 2024Sep 18, 2024$0.035QuarterlyRegular
Jun 14, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.035QuarterlyRegular
The other 39 ESRT payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 49 payments »
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 ESRT

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ESRT Dividend Questions

How often does ESRT pay dividends?

ESRT pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Does ESRT pay dividends monthly?

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

When is the next ESRT dividend?

ESRT has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 15, 2026, with the cash around Dec 17, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.035 a share, went ex on Sep 15, 2026 and paid Sep 17, 2026. The current rate is $0.035 per share, $0.14 a year.

Does ESRT pay a dividend in December 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Dec 15, 2026, with the cash around Dec 17, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does ESRT pay per share?

ESRT pays $0.035 a share quarterly, $0.14 a year. At the Nov 11, 2026 close of $5.12 that is a 2.73% run-rate yield, well above its usual level: its own 5-year median is 1.73%.

Has ESRT raised its dividend?

ESRT has no current streak of yearly raises. The latest raise, on Jun 13, 2016, took the rate from $0.085 to $0.105 (+23.53%). Over five years the dividend grew 14.9% a year.

Is ESRT’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. ESRT paid out 11% of its cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has gone 5 years without a cut. This is data, not investment advice. The full 11-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my ESRT dividends?

Add ESRT 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 ESRT 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 11, 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.