CDP COPT Defense Properties — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
COPT is a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) that focuses on the ownership, management, leasing, development, and strategic acquisition of office and data center assets. The majority of its portfolio is dedicated to serving the United States Government and its contractors, particularly those engaged in national security, defense, and information technology (IT) operations, which the company identifies as growing, resilient, and high-priority missions. Furthermore, COPT maintains a collection of Class-A office properties located in select urban submarkets across the greater Washington, DC/Baltimore metropolitan area, distinguished by strong market characteristics. As of June 30, 2023, 90% of COPT's core portfolio's annual rental income originated from its Defense/IT locations, while the remaining 10% came from its Regional Office properties. On the same date, COPT's core portfolio, including 24 properties held via unconsolidated joint ventures, comprised 192 properties spanning 22.9 million square feet and maintained a 95% occupancy rate.
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Key Metrics
Current Yield
3.61%
At the Sep 14, 2026 price
The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.Annualized Dividend
$1.2800
The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.Frequency
Q Quarterly
How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.Rank Score
55.1
As of Sep 14, 2026
Our 0-100 house score blending yield quality, payout sustainability (the trailing-twelve-month payout ratio), profitability (TTM return on equity), valuation (TTM price-to-book) and payment reliability, recomputed daily. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.RSI (14)
38
As of Sep 14, 2026
Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.52-Week Range
$27.32 – $38.35
Closes through Sep 11, 2026
The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio (TTM)
106.21% (EPS-based)
12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.Years Paying
34
How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.Price / Book (TTM)
2.62
Price as of Sep 14, 2026; latest reported book value
Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.S.A.F.E. Dividend Read
Quote & Key Data
Dividend Growth
Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)
CDP's dividend yield fell from 3.77% to 3.61% over the past ~90 days (-0.16 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.16 pp from the share price ($33.96 on Jun 16, 2026 → $35.43 on Sep 14, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Across 333 daily observations over the past 16 months (through Sep 11, 2026), CDP's current yield is higher than approximately 15% of them. Our stored price history for CDP covers the past 16 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.
Adjusted Price History
Dividend History
Dividend Payment History
Ex-dividend calendar →| Amount | Type | Declared | Ex-Date | Record | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.3200 Q | Regular upcoming, declared | Aug 13, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| $0.3200 Q | Regular | May 14, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| $0.3200 Q | Regular | Feb 19, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| $0.3050 Q | Regular | Nov 13, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | Jan 15, 2026 |
| $0.3050 Q | Regular | Aug 14, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Oct 16, 2025 |
| $0.3050 Q | Regular | May 20, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Jul 16, 2025 |
| $0.3050 Q | Regular | Feb 20, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Apr 16, 2025 |
| $0.2950 Q | Regular | Nov 14, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | Jan 15, 2025 |
| $0.2950 Q | Regular | Aug 08, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Oct 17, 2024 |
| $0.2950 Q | Regular | May 09, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | Jul 17, 2024 |
| $0.2950 Q | Regular | Feb 22, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 | Mar 29, 2024 | Apr 17, 2024 |
| $0.2850 Q | Regular | Nov 09, 2023 | Dec 28, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | Jan 18, 2024 |
| $0.2850 Q | Regular | Aug 10, 2023 | Sep 28, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | Oct 16, 2023 |
| $0.2850 Q | Regular | May 11, 2023 | Jun 29, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Jul 17, 2023 |
| $0.2850 Q | Regular | - | Mar 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Apr 17, 2023 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Dec 29, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Sep 29, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Oct 17, 2022 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Jun 29, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Jul 15, 2022 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Mar 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Apr 15, 2022 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Dec 31, 2021 | Jan 03, 2022 | Jan 18, 2022 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Sep 29, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Oct 15, 2021 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Jun 29, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Jul 15, 2021 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Mar 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Apr 15, 2021 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Dec 30, 2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | Jan 15, 2021 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Sep 29, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Oct 15, 2020 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Jun 29, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Jul 15, 2020 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Mar 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Apr 15, 2020 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Dec 30, 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | Jan 15, 2020 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Sep 27, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Oct 15, 2019 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Jun 27, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | Jul 15, 2019 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Mar 28, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | Apr 15, 2019 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Dec 28, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | Jan 15, 2019 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Sep 27, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | Oct 15, 2018 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Jun 28, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | Jul 16, 2018 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Mar 28, 2018 | Mar 30, 2018 | Apr 16, 2018 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Dec 28, 2017 | Dec 29, 2017 | Jan 16, 2018 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Sep 28, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | Oct 16, 2017 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Jun 28, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Jul 17, 2017 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Mar 29, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | Apr 17, 2017 |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Dec 28, 2016 | - | - |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Sep 28, 2016 | - | - |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Jun 28, 2016 | - | - |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Mar 29, 2016 | - | - |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Dec 29, 2015 | - | - |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Sep 28, 2015 | - | - |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Jun 26, 2015 | - | - |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Mar 27, 2015 | - | - |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Dec 29, 2014 | - | - |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Sep 26, 2014 | - | - |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Jun 26, 2014 | - | - |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Mar 27, 2014 | - | - |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Dec 27, 2013 | - | - |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Sep 26, 2013 | - | - |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Jun 26, 2013 | - | - |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Mar 26, 2013 | - | - |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Dec 27, 2012 | - | - |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Sep 26, 2012 | - | - |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Jun 27, 2012 | - | - |
| $0.2750 Q | Regular | - | Mar 28, 2012 | - | - |
| $0.4130 Q | Regular | - | Dec 28, 2011 | - | - |
| $0.4130 Q | Regular | - | Sep 28, 2011 | - | - |
| $0.4130 Q | Regular | - | Jun 28, 2011 | - | - |
| $0.4130 Q | Regular | - | Mar 29, 2011 | - | - |
| $0.4130 Q | Regular | - | Dec 29, 2010 | - | - |
| $0.4130 Q | Regular | - | Sep 28, 2010 | - | - |
| $0.3930 Q | Regular | - | Jun 28, 2010 | - | - |
| $0.3930 Q | Regular | - | Mar 29, 2010 | - | - |
| $0.3930 Q | Regular | - | Dec 29, 2009 | - | - |
| $0.3930 Q | Regular | - | Sep 28, 2009 | - | - |
| $0.3730 Q | Regular | - | Jun 26, 2009 | - | - |
| $0.3730 Q | Regular | - | Mar 27, 2009 | - | - |
| $0.3730 Q | Regular | - | Dec 29, 2008 | - | - |
| $0.3730 Q | Regular | - | Sep 26, 2008 | - | - |
| $0.3400 Q | Regular | - | Jun 26, 2008 | - | - |
| $0.3400 Q | Regular | - | Mar 27, 2008 | - | - |
| $0.3400 Q | Regular | - | Dec 27, 2007 | - | - |
| $0.3400 Q | Regular | - | Sep 26, 2007 | - | - |
| $0.3100 Q | Regular | - | Jun 27, 2007 | - | - |
| $0.3100 Q | Regular | - | Mar 28, 2007 | - | - |
| $0.3100 Q | Regular | - | Dec 27, 2006 | - | - |
| $0.3100 Q | Regular | - | Sep 27, 2006 | - | - |
| $0.2800 Q | Regular | - | Jun 28, 2006 | - | - |
| $0.2800 Q | Regular | - | Mar 29, 2006 | - | - |
| $0.2800 Q | Regular | - | Dec 28, 2005 | - | - |
| $0.2800 Q | Regular | - | Sep 28, 2005 | - | - |
| $0.2550 Q | Regular | - | Jun 28, 2005 | - | - |
| $0.2550 Q | Regular | - | Mar 29, 2005 | - | - |
| $0.2550 Q | Regular | - | Dec 29, 2004 | - | - |
| $0.2550 Q | Regular | - | Sep 28, 2004 | - | - |
| $0.2350 Q | Regular | - | Jun 28, 2004 | - | - |
| $0.2350 Q | Regular | - | Mar 29, 2004 | - | - |
| $0.2350 Q | Regular | - | Dec 29, 2003 | - | - |
| $0.2350 Q | Regular | - | Sep 26, 2003 | - | - |
| $0.2200 Q | Regular | - | Jun 26, 2003 | - | - |
| $0.2200 Q | Regular | - | Mar 27, 2003 | - | - |
| $0.2200 Q | Regular | - | Dec 27, 2002 | - | - |
| $0.2200 Q | Regular | - | Sep 26, 2002 | - | - |
| $0.2100 Q | Regular | - | Jun 26, 2002 | - | - |
| $0.2100 Q | Regular | - | Mar 26, 2002 | - | - |
| $0.2100 Q | Regular | - | Dec 27, 2001 | - | - |
| $0.2100 Q | Regular | - | Sep 26, 2001 | - | - |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | - | Jun 27, 2001 | - | - |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | - | Mar 28, 2001 | - | - |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | - | Dec 27, 2000 | - | - |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | - | Sep 27, 2000 | - | - |
| $0.1900 Q | Regular | - | Jun 28, 2000 | - | - |
| $0.1900 Q | Regular | - | Mar 29, 2000 | - | - |
| $0.1900 Q | Regular | - | Dec 29, 1999 | - | - |
| $0.1900 Q | Regular | - | Sep 28, 1999 | - | - |
| $0.1800 Q | Regular | - | Jun 28, 1999 | - | - |
| $0.1800 Q | Regular | - | Mar 29, 1999 | - | - |
| $0.1800 Q | Regular | - | Dec 29, 1998 | - | - |
| $0.1800 Q | Regular | - | Sep 16, 1998 | - | - |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | - | Jun 26, 1998 | - | - |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | - | Mar 27, 1998 | - | - |
| $0.1250 Q | Regular | - | Dec 29, 1997 | - | - |
| $0.1250 Q | Regular | - | Sep 26, 1997 | - | - |
| $0.1250 Q | Regular | - | Jun 26, 1997 | - | - |
| $0.1250 Q | Regular | - | Mar 26, 1997 | - | - |
| $0.1250 Q | Regular | - | Dec 26, 1996 | - | - |
Peer Comparison
Selected REIT - Office dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.
| Ticker | Name | Yield | 5-Yr Growth | Streak | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUZ | Cousins Properties Incorporated | 4.54% | -3.0% | 0 yrs | 58 |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | 5.63% | 2.0% | 0 yrs | 58 |
| ORXJF | ORIX JREIT Inc. | 4.72% | 3.6% | 1 yr | 55 |
| JREIF | Japan Real Estate Investment Corporation | 4.14% | 2.6% | 7 yrs | 52 |
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CDP dividend — frequently asked questions
Does COPT Defense Properties pay a dividend?
Yes. COPT Defense Properties (CDP) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $1.28 per share, a yield of approximately 3.61%.
What is COPT Defense Properties's dividend yield?
COPT Defense Properties's dividend yield is approximately 3.61%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.
How often does COPT Defense Properties pay dividends?
COPT Defense Properties pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.
When is COPT Defense Properties's next ex-dividend date?
The next declared ex-dividend date for COPT Defense Properties is September 30, 2026. The associated payment is $0.3200 per share; you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive it.
How long has COPT Defense Properties paid dividends?
COPT Defense Properties has 34 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
Data updated Sep 14, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.