On December 10, 2025, Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT) announced a 0.7% dividend increase , lifting its quarterly payout to $0.745 per share . At a share price of $42.03 , the new rate represents a forward yield of roughly 7% . This marks UHT’s second dividend hike of 2025 and extends its track record to 38 consecutive years of dividend growth .
On December 9, 2025, Realty Income (O) announced a 0.2% increase to its monthly dividend, lifting the payout to $0.27 per share . At a share price of $56.67 , the updated dividend implies a forward yield of roughly 5.7% . Realty Income is a long-standing Dividend Aristocrat with 31 consecutive years of dividend growth .
On December 8, 2025, Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) announced a 3.3% dividend increase , bringing its quarterly payout to $0.31 per share . With shares at $31.01 , the new dividend represents a forward yield of roughly 4% . This marks the company’s second dividend hike of 2025 , raising the total payout increase to 5.1% year-to-date .
On December 4, 2025, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) announced a 4.3% dividend increase , its third consecutive yearly raise . At a share price of $92.00 , the new payout implies a forward yield of roughly 5.2% .
On November 17, 2025, Medical Properties Trust (MPW) announced a 12.5% dividend increase , raising its quarterly payout to $0.09 per share . With shares trading at $5.14 , the new dividend yields 7% . The ex-dividend date is December 11, 2025 .
On November 10, 2025, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) announced a 3.2% dividend increase , raising its quarterly payout to $0.3665 per share . Based on a share price of $24.14 , the stock yields 6.1% . The ex-dividend date is December 31, 2025 .
On November 3, 2025, Simon Property Group (SPG) announced a 2.3% increase in its quarterly dividend to $2.20 per share . Based on a stock price of $176.67 , the yield stands at 5.0% . This marks the company’s second dividend hike in 2025 .
On October 30, 2025, LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) announced a 3.7% increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.14 per share. Based on a share price of $9.74, the yield is 5.7%. The ex-dividend date is December 31, 2025.
Cibus Nordic Real Estate owns grocery properties in Scaninavia (image source: Cibus 2021 annual report) Swedish real estate company Cibus is the only listed stock in Europe that pays a monthly dividend to shareholders. The owner of real estate leased to grocery and discount store chains in Sweden, Finland and Denmark started paying a monthly dividend in 2020.
First Merchants Corp (FRME) will hike its dividend by 2.8% to 37 cents quarterly in 2026. This marks 15 consecutive years of increases. The yield is 3.6% at $40.
Hershey Creamery hikes dividend by 6.7% to $6.40 quarterly per share in 2026. This marks 11 straight years of increases by HRCR. The yield is 0.6% at a stock price of $3,970.