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National Health Investors Inc dividend history

National Health Investors Inc's dividend was $3.64 a share in fiscal 2025, up 1.1% on the year before. That was 119.4% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

Dividends (TTM)
$176M
Returned to shareholders
111%
of free cash flow
Diluted share count
+5.7%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
5.3%
dividends 5.3% + buybacks 0.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
105%
of net income paid out

Dividends by fiscal year

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

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Dividend per share$2.30$2.36$2.71$2.86$2.90$3.08$3.40$3.60$3.80$4.00$4.20$4.41$3.80$3.60$3.60$3.60$3.64—
Dividend per share growth—+2.6%+15.0%+5.3%+1.4%+6.2%+10.4%+5.9%+5.6%+5.3%+5.0%+5.0%−13.8%−5.3%0.0%0.0%+1.1%—
Dividends paid6567687985101125138153165180195183162156157170176
Share buybacks00—————————0015200——
Dividends ÷ net income100.5%95.8%83.7%87.0%80.2%99.1%83.7%91.3%96.0%107.2%112.0%105.1%163.6%243.6%115.2%113.4%119.4%105.3%

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 National Health Investors Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to National Health Investors Inc.