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NREF NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NYSE· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Real Estate / REIT - Mortgage

$15.99 ▲ $0.05(0.31%) as of Sep 17, 2026 06:20 UTC
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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

StatusFlat
Last Dividend$0.5000Pays Sep 30, 2026
Forward Annual$2.00From the $0.5000 dividend declared Jul 27, 2026
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateSep 15, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
1-Yr Growth0.0%Annual totals, 2024–2025

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

S.A.F.E. is our quick durability read on a dividend: the same four-check test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a model rank of 70+ and a yield of 2%+; the rank weighs the trailing-twelve-month payout ratio, return on equity and price-to-book. Accelerating: the dividend has grown over time, not stalled. Flawless: an unbroken record with no cuts or suspensions. Enduring: a long enough paying history to weather a cycle. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (model rank 70+ and yield 2%+): rank 41/100, yield 12.51%.
A Accelerating
Dividend growth has stalled — 0 consecutive annual increase(s), under the 3 this check looks for.
F Flawless
A dividend cut or reduction appears in the record.
E Enduring
6 year(s) of payments on record, under the 20 this check looks for.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume103,029Sep 11, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the latest session, a rough read on trading activity.
Open$17.33Sep 11, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the latest trading session.
Day Range$17.25 – $17.62Sep 11, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the latest trading session.
Prev Close$17.32Close of Sep 10, 2026The closing price from the previous trading session.
Market Cap$301.38MAs of Sep 17, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out18.85MImplied by market cap, Sep 17, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$5.3512 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)4.8Price as of Sep 14, 2026; earnings to Jun 30, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateSep 15, 2026Pays Sep 30, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-Date-None declared yetThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)0.0%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)7.1%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
Consecutive Increases0 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of years in a row the dividend has increased, a track record of reliability.

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

Current12.51%
1-Yr Average13.51%
Low / High11.01% – 15.54%
Percentile17%

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

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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.

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
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

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.

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