MFA Financial, Inc. dividend history

MFA Financial, Inc. paid $362m in dividends in fiscal 2019. That was 95.6% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q2 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $24.3M
Dividends (TTM): $151M
Returned to shareholders: 70%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $16.8M
Diluted share count: −0.9%; year over year
Dividend payout ratio: 102%; of net income paid out

Dividends by fiscal year

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

MFA Financial, Inc.: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2008Dec 2008	2009Dec 2009	2010Dec 2010	2011Dec 2011	2012Dec 2012	2013Dec 2013	2014Dec 2014	2015Dec 2015	2016Dec 2016	2017Dec 2017	2018Dec 2018	2019Dec 2019	LTMJun 2020
Dividends paid	131	222	260	329	341	595	295	297	298	309	330	362	272
Share buybacks	—	—	—	0	10	16	0	0	—	—	0	0	—
Dividends ÷ net income	347.6%	82.6%	96.5%	104.1%	111.2%	196.5%	94.0%	94.9%	95.3%	95.7%	109.3%	95.6%	—

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 MFA Financial, Inc.'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 MFA Financial, Inc.