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NHI Dividend History

National Health Investors, Inc. · every payment since 1991

As of Oct 15, 2026, National Health Investors, Inc. (NHI) has paid 137 dividends since 1991. The most recent was $0.9400 per share (ex-date Sep 30, 2026, paid Nov 6, 2026). Over the last 12 months NHI paid $3.7000 across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 5.66%. The average of the last 2 regular payments is +1.1% versus the 2 before.

Latest dividend

$0.9400

Last ex-date

Sep 30, 2026

Paid, last 12 months

$3.70

Trailing yield

5.66%

Frequency

Quarterly

Growth streak

1 yrs

Key facts: NHI dividend history

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • As of Oct 15, 2026, SmarterDividends has 137 dividend payments on record for National Health Investors, Inc. (NHI), going back to 1991.
  • NHI's most recent dividend was $0.94 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 30, 2026 and a pay date of Nov 6, 2026.
  • In the 12 months to Oct 15, 2026, NHI paid $3.70 per share in dividends across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 5.66%.
  • NHI's most recent dividend increase took effect with the Sep 30, 2026 ex-date, a 2.2% rise to $0.94 per share.
  • NHI's most recent dividend cut took effect with the Jun 29, 2021 ex-date, a 18.4% reduction to $0.90 per share.
  • NHI paid $3.64 per share in dividends in calendar year 2025, up 1.1% from 2024.
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SmarterDividends, "NHI Dividend History: Every Payment, Dates & Yield," updated Oct 15, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/NHI/dividend-history

Dividends versus price, last 12 months

Paid out

5.02%

of price a year ago

Price change

-11.3%

$73.65 → $65.36

Approx. total return

-6.2%

before taxes

Total return adds dividends received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.

NHI dividends per year

Total paid per share by calendar year

Recent dividend amounts

Last 24 regular payments, per share

NHI dividend history by year

YearPaymentsTotal per shareChange
2026year to date3$2.7800—
20254$3.6400+1.1%
20244$3.6000+0.0%
20234$3.6000+0.0%
20224$3.6000-5.3%
20214$3.8030-13.8%
20204$4.4120+5.0%
20194$4.2000+5.0%
20184$4.0000+5.3%
20174$3.8000+5.6%
20164$3.6000+5.9%
20154$3.4000+10.4%
20144$3.0800-1.3%
20135timing$3.1200+18.2%
20124$2.6400-2.8%
20114$2.7150+15.0%
20104$2.3600+2.6%
20094$2.3000-5.0%
20084$2.4200-15.1%
20074$2.8500+20.3%
20064$2.3700+31.7%
20054$1.8000-2.7%
20044$1.8500+8.8%
20034$1.7000+21.4%
20024$1.4000+211.1%
20011timing$0.4500-64.8%
20002timing$1.2800-56.8%
19994$2.9600+0.0%
19984$2.9600+0.0%
19974$2.9600+4.2%
19964$2.8400+8.8%
19955timing$2.6100+9.7%
19944$2.3800+9.4%
19934$2.1750+6.4%
19924$2.0450+386.9%
19911timing$0.4200—

Every NHI dividend

34 raises · 14 cuts · 1 specials
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountChangeType
Sep 30, 2026Nov 6, 2026$0.9400+2.2%Raise
Jun 30, 2026Aug 7, 2026$0.9200+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 31, 2026May 1, 2026$0.9200+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 31, 2025Jan 30, 2026$0.9200+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 30, 2025Oct 31, 2025$0.9200+2.2%Raise
Jun 30, 2025Aug 1, 2025$0.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 31, 2025May 2, 2025$0.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 31, 2024Jan 29, 2025$0.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 27, 2024Nov 1, 2024$0.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 28, 2024Aug 2, 2024$0.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 27, 2024May 3, 2024$0.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 28, 2023Jan 26, 2024$0.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 28, 2023Nov 3, 2023$0.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 29, 2023Aug 4, 2023$0.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 30, 2023May 5, 2023$0.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 29, 2022Jan 27, 2023$0.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 29, 2022Nov 4, 2022$0.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 29, 2022Aug 5, 2022$0.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 30, 2022May 6, 2022$0.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 30, 2021Jan 31, 2022$0.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 29, 2021Nov 5, 2021$0.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 29, 2021Aug 6, 2021$0.9000-18.4%Cut
Mar 30, 2021May 7, 2021$1.1030+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 30, 2020Jan 29, 2021$1.1030+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 29, 2020Nov 6, 2020$1.1030+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 29, 2020Aug 7, 2020$1.1030+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 30, 2020May 8, 2020$1.1030+5.0%Raise
Dec 30, 2019Jan 31, 2020$1.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 27, 2019Nov 8, 2019$1.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 27, 2019Aug 9, 2019$1.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 28, 2019May 10, 2019$1.0500+5.0%Raise
Dec 28, 2018Jan 31, 2019$1.0000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 27, 2018Nov 9, 2018$1.0000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 28, 2018Aug 10, 2018$1.0000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 28, 2018May 10, 2018$1.0000+5.3%Raise
Dec 28, 2017Jan 31, 2018$0.9500+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 28, 2017Nov 10, 2017$0.9500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 28, 2017Aug 10, 2017$0.9500+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 29, 2017May 10, 2017$0.9500+5.6%Raise
Dec 28, 2016Jan 31, 2017$0.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 28, 2016Nov 10, 2016$0.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 28, 2016Aug 10, 2016$0.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 29, 2016May 10, 2016$0.9000+5.9%Raise
Dec 29, 2015Jan 29, 2016$0.8500+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 28, 2015Nov 10, 2015$0.8500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 26, 2015Aug 10, 2015$0.8500+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 27, 2015May 8, 2015$0.8500+10.4%Raise
Dec 29, 2014Jan 30, 2015$0.7700+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 26, 2014Nov 10, 2014$0.7700+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 26, 2014Aug 8, 2014$0.7700+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 27, 2014May 9, 2014$0.7700+4.8%Raise
Dec 27, 2013Jan 31, 2014$0.7350+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 26, 2013Nov 8, 2013$0.7350+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 26, 2013Aug 9, 2013$0.7350+5.8%Raise
Mar 26, 2013May 10, 2013$0.6950+215.9%Raise
Jan 8, 2013Jan 31, 2013$0.2200-67.2%Cut
Dec 27, 2012Jan 31, 2013$0.6700+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 26, 2012Nov 9, 2012$0.6700+3.1%Raise
Jun 27, 2012Aug 10, 2012$0.6500+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 28, 2012May 10, 2012$0.6500-25.3%Cut
Dec 28, 2011Jan 31, 2012$0.8700+41.5%Raise
Sep 28, 2011Nov 10, 2011$0.6150+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 28, 2011Aug 10, 2011$0.6150+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 29, 2011May 10, 2011$0.6150+1.7%Raise
Dec 29, 2010Jan 31, 2011$0.6050+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 28, 2010Nov 10, 2010$0.6050+5.2%Raise
Jun 28, 2010Aug 10, 2010$0.5750+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 29, 2010May 10, 2010$0.5750-11.5%Cut
Dec 29, 2009Jan 29, 2010$0.6500+18.2%Raise
Sep 28, 2009Nov 10, 2009$0.5500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 26, 2009Aug 10, 2009$0.5500+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 27, 2009May 8, 2009$0.5500-20.3%Cut
Dec 29, 2008Jan 30, 2009$0.6900+25.5%Raise
Sep 26, 2008Nov 10, 2008$0.5500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 26, 2008Aug 8, 2008$0.5500-12.7%Cut
Mar 27, 2008May 9, 2008$0.6300+26.0%Raise
Dec 27, 2007Jan 31, 2008$1.3500—Special
Sep 26, 2007Nov 9, 2007$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 27, 2007Aug 10, 2007$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 28, 2007May 10, 2007$0.5000-46.2%Cut
Dec 26, 2006Jan 31, 2007$0.9300+93.8%Raise
Sep 27, 2006Nov 10, 2006$0.4800+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 28, 2006Aug 10, 2006$0.4800+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 29, 2006May 10, 2006$0.4800+6.7%Raise
Dec 28, 2005Jan 10, 2006$0.4500+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 28, 2005Nov 10, 2005$0.4500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 28, 2005Aug 10, 2005$0.4500+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 29, 2005May 10, 2005$0.4500-21.7%Cut
Dec 29, 2004Jan 10, 2005$0.5750+35.3%Raise
Sep 28, 2004Nov 10, 2004$0.4250+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 28, 2004Aug 10, 2004$0.4250+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 29, 2004May 10, 2004$0.4250-15.0%Cut
Dec 26, 2003Jan 30, 2004$0.5000+25.0%Raise
Sep 26, 2003Nov 10, 2003$0.4000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 26, 2003Aug 10, 2003$0.4000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 27, 2003May 10, 2003$0.4000+14.3%Raise
Dec 27, 2002Jan 30, 2003$0.3500+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 26, 2002Nov 10, 2002$0.3500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 25, 2002Aug 14, 2002$0.3500+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 26, 2002May 10, 2002$0.3500-22.2%Cut
Dec 26, 2001Jan 28, 2002$0.4500-29.7%Cut
Jun 27, 2000Aug 10, 2000$0.6400+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 28, 2000May 10, 2000$0.6400-13.5%Cut
Dec 28, 1999Jan 31, 2000$0.7400+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 27, 1999Nov 10, 1999$0.7400+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 25, 1999Aug 10, 1999$0.7400+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 26, 1999May 10, 1999$0.7400+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 28, 1998Jan 29, 1999$0.7400+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 25, 1998Nov 10, 1998$0.7400+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 25, 1998Aug 10, 1998$0.7400+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 26, 1998May 11, 1998$0.7400+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 26, 1997Feb 10, 1998$0.7400+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 25, 1997Nov 10, 1997$0.7400+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 25, 1997Aug 11, 1997$0.7400+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 25, 1997May 9, 1997$0.7400+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 26, 1996Feb 10, 1997$0.7400+5.7%Raise
Sep 25, 1996Nov 11, 1996$0.7000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 26, 1996Aug 9, 1996$0.7000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 27, 1996May 10, 1996$0.7000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 27, 1995Feb 9, 1996$0.7000+4.5%Raise
Sep 27, 1995Nov 10, 1995$0.6700+148.1%Raise
Jun 28, 1995—$0.2700-22.9%Cut
May 16, 1995Aug 10, 1995$0.3500-43.5%Cut
Mar 27, 1995May 10, 1995$0.6200+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 23, 1994Feb 10, 1995$0.6200+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 26, 1994Nov 10, 1994$0.6200+8.8%Raise
Jun 24, 1994Aug 10, 1994$0.5700+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 25, 1994May 10, 1994$0.5700+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 27, 1993Feb 10, 1994$0.5700+5.6%Raise
Sep 24, 1993Nov 10, 1993$0.5400+0.9%Raise
Jun 24, 1993Aug 10, 1993$0.5350+0.9%Raise
Mar 25, 1993Apr 15, 1993$0.5300+1.0%Raise
Dec 24, 1992Jan 13, 1993$0.5250+1.0%Raise
Oct 26, 1992Nov 10, 1992$0.5200+4.0%Raise
Jun 24, 1992Aug 10, 1992$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 25, 1992Apr 15, 1992$0.5000+19.0%Raise
Dec 24, 1991Jan 13, 1992$0.4200—First

NHI dividend history — FAQ

How much is NHI's dividend?

As of Oct 15, 2026, NHI's most recent dividend was $0.9400 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 30, 2026 and a pay date of Nov 6, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $3.7000 per share across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 5.66%.

How often does NHI pay a dividend?

National Health Investors, Inc. pays on a quarterly schedule. It made 4 payments in the last 12 months and 4 in 2025.

When is NHI's next dividend?

NHI's next ex-dividend date has not been announced yet. Based on its quarterly schedule, the next payment follows the pattern in the table above.

Has NHI ever cut its dividend?

Yes. Our payment-by-payment record shows 14 regular payments lower than the one before it; the most recent annual reduction was in 2021.

How much did NHI pay in dividends in 2025?

NHI paid $3.6400 per share across 4 payments in 2025, up 1.1% from 2024.

What was NHI's total return including dividends over the last year?

Over the 12 months to Oct 15, 2026, NHI paid $3.7000 per share, 5.02% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved -11.3%. That is an approximate total return of -6.2% before taxes and reinvestment.

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