American Homes 4 Rent dividend history

American Homes 4 Rent's dividend was $0.200 a share in fiscal 2017, up 0.0% on the year before.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

Dividends (TTM): $463M
Diluted share count: −0.8%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 4.0%; dividends 4.0% + buybacks 0.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 100%; of net income paid out

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

American Homes 4 Rent: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2016Dec 2016	2017Dec 2017	2018Dec 2018	2019Dec 2019	2020Dec 2020
Dividend per share	$0.200	$0.200	—	—	—
Dividend per share growth	—	0.0%	—	—	—
Dividends paid	48	39	58	60	61
Share buybacks	96	0	35	0	0
Dividends ÷ net income	—	—	248.7%	69.6%	71.6%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	20.2%	11.5%	16.3%	13.7%	13.4%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from American Homes 4 Rent's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 1, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to American Homes 4 Rent.