NREF NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NREF) is a U.S.-based real estate finance firm. Its core activities involve the origination, structuring, and investment in a diverse range of real estate-backed financial products. These encompass senior mortgage debt, mezzanine debt, preferred equity, preferred stock, and securitized multifamily commercial mortgage-backed securities. The company aims to qualify as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. This status generally allows it to avoid federal corporate income taxes, provided it distributes at least 90% of its taxable earnings to its shareholders. Established in 2019, NREF is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Dividend Snapshot
Key Metrics
Current Yield
12.51%
At the Sep 17, 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
$2.0000
Declared Jul 27, 2026
The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.Frequency
Q Quarterly
How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.Rank Score
40.8
As of Sep 17, 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. It is a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.RSI (14)
34
As of Sep 17, 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
$12.87 – $18.17
Closes through Sep 11, 2026
The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio (TTM)
73.06% (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
6
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)
0.86
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)
NREF's dividend yield fell from 13.42% to 12.51% over the past ~90 days (-0.92 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.92 pp from the share price ($14.90 on Jun 22, 2026 → $15.99 on Sep 17, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Across 272 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Sep 11, 2026), NREF's current yield is higher than approximately 17% of them. Our stored price history for NREF covers the past 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Apr 27, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Feb 24, 2026 | Mar 13, 2026 | Mar 13, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Oct 28, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Jul 29, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Apr 29, 2025 | Jun 13, 2025 | Jun 13, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Feb 26, 2025 | Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Oct 29, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Jul 31, 2024 | Sep 13, 2024 | Sep 13, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | May 02, 2024 | Jun 14, 2024 | Jun 14, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Feb 29, 2024 | Mar 14, 2024 | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 |
| $0.6850 S | Regular | Oct 31, 2023 | Dec 14, 2023 | Dec 15, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 |
| $0.6850 S | Regular | Jul 25, 2023 | Sep 14, 2023 | Sep 15, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 |
| $0.6850 S | Regular | Apr 26, 2023 | Jun 14, 2023 | Jun 15, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 |
| $0.6850 S | Regular | Feb 23, 2023 | Mar 14, 2023 | Mar 15, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Oct 25, 2022 | Dec 14, 2022 | Dec 15, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Jul 28, 2022 | Sep 14, 2022 | Sep 15, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Apr 28, 2022 | Jun 14, 2022 | Jun 15, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Feb 17, 2022 | Mar 14, 2022 | Mar 15, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 |
| $0.4750 Q | Regular | Nov 04, 2021 | Dec 14, 2021 | Dec 15, 2021 | Dec 30, 2021 |
| $0.4750 Q | Regular | Jul 29, 2021 | Sep 14, 2021 | Sep 15, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 |
| $0.4750 Q | Regular | Apr 29, 2021 | Jun 14, 2021 | Jun 15, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 |
| $0.4750 Q | Regular | Feb 18, 2021 | Mar 12, 2021 | Mar 15, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Oct 29, 2020 | Dec 14, 2020 | Dec 15, 2020 | Dec 31, 2020 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Aug 06, 2020 | Sep 14, 2020 | Sep 15, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | May 06, 2020 | Jun 12, 2020 | Jun 15, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 |
| $0.2200 Q | Regular | Mar 16, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 |
Peer Comparison
Selected REIT - Mortgage dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.
| Ticker | Name | Yield | 5-Yr Growth | Streak | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGNCL | AGNC Investment Corp. | 7.67% | - | 0 yrs | 54 |
| KREF | KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. | 5.73% | -10.3% | 0 yrs | 51 |
| NYMT | New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. | 16.88% | -0.9% | 1 yr | 50 |
| ADAMN | Adamas Trust, Inc. | 8.15% | 0.0% | 0 yrs | 50 |
Recent NREF Dividend News
- NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. Announces Series A Preferred Stock Dividend ↗
- NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. Announces Series A Preferred Stock Dividend ↗
- NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE:NREF) Sets $0.53125 Series A Preferred Dividend ↗
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NREF dividend — frequently asked questions
Does NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. pay a dividend?
Yes. NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NREF) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $2.00 per share, a yield of approximately 12.51%.
What is NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.'s dividend yield?
NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 12.51%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.
How often does NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. pay dividends?
NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.
How long has NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. paid dividends?
NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. has 6 years of dividend payments on record.
Data updated Sep 17, 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.