BRT Apartments Corp.
BRTReal Estate · Stock · quarterly payer
$14.35
Add to PortfolioForward Yield
6.97%
Annual Dividend
$1.00
Payout Ratio
500%
5-Yr Growth
2.6%
Ex-Date
Mar 27, 2026
Frequency
Quarterly
BRT Dividend Safety Score
52/ 100
Grade C
Borderline
Dividend-growth streak7 consecutive years of growth
Cut historyCut its dividend in 2018
Earnings payout coverage500% of earnings paid out
Balance-sheet strengthDebt/equity of 3.01
Yield vs its historyYield is 1.3× its 5-yr average — elevated
SmarterDividends' proprietary score, backtested against which dividends were actually cut over 15+ years (0.78 AUC). It blends a validated cut-risk model (growth streak, cut history) with current payout, cash-flow and debt. Higher is safer · not investment advice.
Dividend Growth
Total dividends per share by year
Is BRT a good dividend stock?
MixedBRT Apartments Corp. (BRT) pays a quarterly dividend yielding 6.97% ($1.00/yr), with 8 years of growth and a dividend-safety grade of C. The picture is mixed — the dividend pays, but safety or growth signals are weaker than ideal.
Advantages
Risks
- Cut its dividend in 2018
- Elevated payout ratio (500%)
- Share price is down over the past 5 years
Key Data
- Dividend Yield
- 6.97%
- Payout Ratio
- 500%
- Annual Dividend
- $1.00
- 5-Yr Avg Growth
- 2.6%
- Ex-Dividend Date
- Mar 27, 2026
- Years of Growth
- 8
- Frequency
- quarterly
- Beta
- 0.63
- Market Cap
- $270.1M
- P/E Ratio
- —
- 5-Yr Total Return
- -17%
- 52-Week Range
- $13.18 – $16.69
- Dividend Safety
- C · 52/100
- Ever Cut?
- Yes (2018)
Frequently Asked Questions
Dividend History
| Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | — | $0.2500 | regular |
| Dec 22, 2025 | — | $0.2500 | regular |
| Sep 24, 2025 | — | $0.2500 | regular |
| Jun 25, 2025 | — | $0.2500 | regular |
| Mar 27, 2025 | — | $0.2500 | regular |
| Dec 23, 2024 | — | $0.2500 | regular |
| Sep 24, 2024 | — | $0.2500 | regular |
| Jun 25, 2024 | — | $0.2500 | regular |
| Mar 26, 2024 | — | $0.2500 | regular |
| Dec 19, 2023 | — | $0.2500 | regular |
| Oct 2, 2023 | — | $0.2500 | regular |
| Jun 23, 2023 | — | $0.2500 | regular |
| Mar 24, 2023 | — | $0.2500 | regular |
| Dec 19, 2022 | — | $0.2500 | regular |
Income Calculator
At $1.00 / yr per share
Per payment (quarterly)$25.00
Annual$100.00
Monthly avg$8.33
