# National Health (NHI) — Dividends

NHI · NYSE · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/nhi/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Trailing 12 months | $3.70 |
| Forward yield | 5.63% |
| Growth streak | 1 years |

National Health Investors pays a quarterly dividend, now $0.94 per share. Its most recent payment had an ex-date of September 30, 2026 and is payable on November 6, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $3.70 per share, a yield of about 5.68% at a share price of $65.15.

For most of the record the rate did not move. National Health Investors paid $0.90 per share every quarter from late 2021 through mid-2025, which made $3.60 in each of 2022, 2023 and 2024. The rate then rose to $0.92 with the payment that went ex-dividend in September 2025, and to $0.94 with the September 2026 payment. Each step was two cents, or about 2.2%. Since late 2021, the quarterly rate has grown about 4.4%. Payments for calendar 2025 totalled $3.64. The source gives a growth streak of one year.

If the pattern holds, the next payment would go ex-dividend at the end of December 2026 and be paid in late January 2027. Both recent raises have come with the payment that goes ex-dividend in September.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Nov 6, 2026 | $0.94 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Aug 7, 2026 | $0.92 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | May 1, 2026 | $0.92 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Jan 30, 2026 | $0.92 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Oct 31, 2025 | $0.92 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Aug 1, 2025 | $0.90 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | May 2, 2025 | $0.90 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Jan 29, 2025 | $0.90 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Nov 1, 2024 | $0.90 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Aug 2, 2024 | $0.90 |
| Mar 27, 2024 | May 3, 2024 | $0.90 |
| Dec 28, 2023 | Jan 26, 2024 | $0.90 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Nov 3, 2023 | $0.90 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Aug 4, 2023 | $0.90 |
| Mar 30, 2023 | May 5, 2023 | $0.90 |
| Dec 29, 2022 | Jan 27, 2023 | $0.90 |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Nov 4, 2022 | $0.90 |
| Jun 29, 2022 | Aug 5, 2022 | $0.90 |
| Mar 30, 2022 | May 6, 2022 | $0.90 |
| Dec 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2022 | $0.90 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does National Health (NHI) pay a dividend?

Yes. National Health pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.94 per share.

### What is NHI's dividend yield?

National Health paid $3.70 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 5.63% at the last price of $65.67. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is NHI's most recent ex-dividend date?

National Health's most recent ex-dividend date is Sep 30, 2026, payable on Nov 6, 2026.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

### Has NHI been raising its dividend?

Yes — National Health has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive calendar years.

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Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

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