Orchid Island Capital, Inc. · ORC · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 11, 2026
$4.79 -2.24% on the day, -$0.11
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Yearly payout / yield
$1.20·25.05%
$0.10 monthly x 12 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.10/mo
pays ~Dec 29 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Nov 30est.
ex in 19 days ⓘ
Years without a cut
0 yrs
cut this year (-16.7%) ⓘ
Paying since
2013
164 payments on file
Yield vs history ⓘ
Reset
by the 2026 cut
ORC share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
ORC Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y -16.7%3Y -5.9%5Y -21.0%10Y -17.7%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 164 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 declared and not yet paid; 1 estimated from the current $0.10 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: -16.67% a year, its typical yearly change over the last 5 years. Today's $1.20 a year would be $0.61 by 2031 - 12.83% on today's $4.79 price.

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

At $1.20 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 5,000 ORC shares, about $23,950 at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $4.79. $1,000 a month takes about 10,000 shares, about $47,900. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Orchid Island Capital (ORC) pays $0.10 a share monthly, $1.20 a year, a 25.05% run-rate yield at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $4.79. It has made 164 dividend payments since 2013.

At today’s rate of $0.10 monthly and the last close of $4.79, this is what ORC pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.10$0.10$1.20
100 shares$10.00$10.00$120.00
$10,000 invested (2,087.7 shares)$208.77$208.77$2,505.22
5,000 shares ($500/mo)$500.00$500.00$6,000.00
10,000 shares ($1,000/mo)$1,000.00$1,000.00$12,000.00

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 ORC shares reinvest into 2.09 new shares each payment, about 28.1 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 48 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 ORC’s own history in the ORC 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
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • 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

ORC Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

Reset by the 2026 cut
  • ORC yields 25.05% today, at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $4.79.
  • A cut in 2026 skews its yield history. So there is no usual level to compare today’s yield with yet.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
14.20% low25.00% high
Blue mark = today. A higher yield means a lower price against the payout.

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 ORC’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After November 2026

ORC has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 31 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 30, 2026, with the cash around Dec 29, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.10 a share, went ex on Oct 30, 2026 and pays around November 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 31 days (monthly)
  • Payment: usually about 29 days after the ex-date
  • Next earnings report: Jan 28, 2027

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

How Often Does ORC Pay?

ORC pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 31 days, and the cash usually lands about 29 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$1.30 a share, in 12 payments.
-16.7% against the 12 months before ($1.56 in 13 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 every month.
Raise history
  • Streak: 0 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last change: cut Apr 30, 2026 - $0.12 to $0.10 (-16.67%)
  • Last raise: Jul 30, 2020 - $0.275 to $0.30 (+$0.025, +9.09%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.225 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • FFO payout (approx.): n/a (FFO negative) - $1.32 paid / $-0.03 FFO per share (net income + depreciation & amortization, 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026)
  • Cash-flow payout: 124.3% - $1.44 paid / $1.16 operating cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 129.7% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • GAAP EPS payout (context): 300.0% - $1.32 paid / $0.05 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 300.0% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
REITs pay from funds from operations; GAAP EPS understates coverage.

ORC vs Similar Dividend Stocks (CSR, CTRRF...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Real Estate companies closest to ORC in market value, ORC’s 25.05% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 5.43%, and its raise streak of 0 years is the 6th 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 ⓘ
ORC $4.79Orchid Island Capital $0.10/mo$1.20/yr fwd 25.05% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 0 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
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
ESRT $5.21Empire State Realty Trust $0.035/qtr$0.14/yr fwd 2.69% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 5 yrsno raise streak
DEA $22.53Easterly Government Properties $0.45/qtr$1.80/yr fwd 7.99% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 10+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
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
MPT $1.82Medical Properties Trust $0.09/qtr$0.36/yr fwd 19.78% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 2 yrsno raise streak
LADR $8.84Ladder Capital $0.23/qtr$0.92/yr fwd 10.41% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 5 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

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

ORC Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2013

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Oct 30, 2026Nov 2, 2026$0.10MonthlyRegular
Sep 30, 2026Oct 2, 2026$0.10MonthlyRegular
Aug 31, 2026Sep 2, 2026$0.10MonthlyRegular
Jul 31, 2026Aug 3, 2026$0.10MonthlyRegular
Jun 30, 2026Jul 2, 2026$0.10MonthlyRegular
May 29, 2026Jun 1, 2026$0.10MonthlyRegular
Apr 30, 2026May 4, 2026$0.10MonthlyRegular
Mar 31, 2026Apr 2, 2026$0.12MonthlyRegular
Feb 27, 2026Mar 2, 2026$0.12MonthlyRegular
Jan 30, 2026Feb 2, 2026$0.12MonthlyRegular
The other 154 ORC payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 164 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 ORC

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ORC Dividend Questions

How often does ORC pay dividends?

ORC pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 31 days, and the cash usually lands about 29 days later.

Does ORC pay dividends monthly?

Yes. ORC pays monthly, 12 times a year.

When is the next ORC dividend?

ORC has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 31 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 30, 2026, with the cash around Dec 29, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.10 a share, went ex on Oct 30, 2026 and pays around November 2026. The current rate is $0.10 per share, $1.20 a year.

Does ORC pay a dividend in December 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Nov 30, 2026, with the cash around Dec 29, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does ORC pay per share?

ORC pays $0.10 a share monthly, $1.20 a year. At the Nov 11, 2026 close of $4.79 that is a 25.05% run-rate yield.

Has ORC raised its dividend?

ORC has no current streak of yearly raises. The latest raise, on Jul 30, 2020, took the rate from $0.275 to $0.30 (+9.09%). Since then the rate was cut on Apr 30, 2026, from $0.12 to $0.10. Over five years the dividend grew -21.0% a year.

Is ORC’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. ORC paid out 124% of its cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. This is data, not investment advice. The full 7-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my ORC dividends?

Add ORC 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 ORC in the DRIP calculator.

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