Medical Properties Trust Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 2/6
Medical Properties Trust is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 6.57%. Next payment date is on 9th October, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 11th September, 2025.
Key information
6.6%
Dividend yield
0.06%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 6.6% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 6.6% |
| Dividend Growth | -1.3% |
| Next dividend pay date | 09 Oct 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 11 Sep 25 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | -42% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Medical Properties Trust: Sell The Rally (Technical Analysis)
Sep 21Medical Properties Trust: The Case For A Turnaround (Rating Upgrade)
Apr 21Medical Properties Trust: Buying Pressure Builds On Turnaround
Mar 23
Liquidity Actions And Asset Sales Will Position Healthcare REIT For Future Stability
Strong liquidity and successful bond issuance position Medical Properties Trust to cover debt maturities, reducing refinancing risk and improving net margins.Medical Properties: Early Signs Of Stabilization, Maintain Buy
Mar 17Medical Properties Trust: Don't Be Fooled By The Market
Mar 10Medical Properties: The Rally Can Continue
Mar 04Medical Properties Trust: A Turnaround Story I'm Not Buying Ahead Of Earnings
Feb 24Medical Properties Trust: 45% Short Interest Calls For Caution
Feb 11Medical Properties Trust: The Market Finally Seems To Be Catching On
Feb 02Medical Properties Trust: Issues In Operating Portfolio And Debt Position May Be Priced In
Jan 23Pride Comes Before The Fall: A Lesson In Intellectual Humility With Medical Properties Trust
Jan 14Medical Properties Trust's Bottom Is Likely Here - Brighter Days In H2'25
Jan 05Medical Properties Trust: Punished Beyond What Seems Reasonable, Creating A Deep-Value Opportunity
Dec 26Medical Properties Trust: Two Income Opportunities While Investors Wait For Improvements
Dec 01Medical Properties Trust: Oversold And Undervalued Even Against Headwinds
Nov 24Medical Properties Trust: Investors Should Be Worried About Liquidity Issues Ahead
Nov 14Medical Properties Trust: Buy The Dip At A 50% Discount To Book Value
Nov 08Medical Properties Trust Q3 Preview: Rare Insider Buy Indicates Improving Sentiment
Oct 29Medical Properties Trust: Why Basket Making Is Important
Oct 21My Biggest Loser List (Part 1): Medical Properties Trust (Rating Downgrade)
Oct 12Medical Properties Trust Bulls Vs. 40%+ Short Interests
Sep 27Medical Properties Trust: The Path To Gains Is Clearer Than Ever
Sep 20Medical Properties Trust Soars On Positive Steward News
Sep 12Upgrading Medical Properties Trust On Possible Bullish Catalyst
Sep 06Medical Properties Trust: Weak Fundamentals And Bearish Technicals Vs. Low Valuations
Aug 27Medical Properties Trust: Cash Flow Concerns Persist
Aug 21Medical Properties Trust Is A Steal At This Price (Upgrade)
Aug 14Medical Properties Trust: Results Incoming
Aug 06Medical Properties Trust: The Endgame Unfolds
Jul 19Medical Properties Trust: Why I Think It Is Worth Having A Pop
Jul 03Medical Properties Trust: The Market Paints A Bright Future - Ignore
Jun 26Medical Properties Trust's Turnaround Is Here - Initiate Cautious Buy
Jun 16Medical Properties Trust: Steward Bankruptcy Exposes Shorts To Squeeze, 11.2% Dividend Yield
Jun 10Medical Properties Trust: Renewed Risks To The Dividend
Jun 02Medical Properties Trust Stock: Mr. Market Is Underestimating This REIT
May 25Medical Properties: Don't Worry About The Steward Bankruptcy
May 12Medical Properties Trust: Don't Celebrate Too Early
May 05Very Good News For Medical Properties Trust
Apr 25Medical Properties Trust: A Key Level Is Now In Sight (Technical Analysis)
Apr 18Medical Properties Trust: No High Rewards Without High Risks (Rating Upgrade)
Apr 11Medical Properties Trust Q4: Wouldn't Touch This REIT With A 10-Foot Pole
Apr 04Medical Properties Trust: Stock Price Is Not Going Anywhere
Mar 18Medical Properties Trust: Downgrading On Another Red Flag
Mar 07Medical Properties Trust: Don't Fall For This Bear Market Rally
Mar 01Medical Properties Trust Q4: No Guidance Causes Uncertainties
Feb 21Confessions Of A Medical Properties Trust Bagholder
Jan 29Lessons From Medical Properties Trust Stock's Implosion
Jan 16Medical Properties Trust: A Cautionary Tale On Reaching For Yield
Jan 08Medical Properties Trust: My Biggest Loser In 2023 (Rating Downgrade)
Jan 02Medical Properties Trust: Dead Money At Best, Better To Avoid
Dec 25Medical Properties Trust: Holding Through Recovery Efforts
Dec 18Medical Properties Trust: Pricey Valuation With Various Downside Risks
Dec 04Sell Medical Properties Trust And Buy These 10%-Yielding Blue Chips Instead
Nov 22Medical Properties Trust: Invest In 12% Yielding Debt Over Shares
Nov 13Medical Properties Trust: The Future Looks Bleak
Nov 02Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: MPW's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: MPW's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Medical Properties Trust Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (MPW) | 6.6% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Health Care REITs) | 3.2% |
| Analyst forecast (MPW) (up to 3 years) | 6.6% |
Notable Dividend: MPW's dividend (6.57%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.44%).
High Dividend: MPW's dividend (6.57%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.46%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: MPW is paying a dividend but the company is unprofitable.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its high cash payout ratio (102.3%), MPW's dividend payments are not well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/09/24 10:27 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/09/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. is covered by 29 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Andrew Babin | Baird |
| Steven Valiquette | Barclays |
| Steven Valiquette | Barclays |