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Welltower Board of Directors Approves 15% Increase in Quarterly Dividend to $0.85 per Share
Welltower Board of Directors Approves 15% Increase in Quarterly Dividend to $0.85 per
About this update from Welltower Inc.
TOLEDO, Ohio, June 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) ("Welltower" or the "Company") today announced that it expects to raise its quarterly common stock dividend to $0.85 per share, beginning with the second quarter of 2026. The declaration and payment of any future dividend remains subject to further review and approval by the Board."Following low double-digit increases to our common stock dividend in each of the past two years, we are pleased to report that the Board has approved a further mid-teens percentage increase to our dividend. This action not only reflects the Company's low dividend payout ratio driven by strong cash flow per share growth in recent years, but also the Board's confidence regarding outsized levels of growth in the coming years supported by extraordinary balance sheet strength," stated Shankh Mitra, Welltower's Chief Executive Officer. He continued, "While strong secular tailwinds are expected to propel our business going forward, the Company's growth is expected to be meaningfully amplified by the digital transformation of our portfolio through the Welltower Business System, our end-to-end operating and technology platform, and an expanding capital deployment opportunity set. In fact, even after completing approximately $11 billion of net investment activity in 2025 and $10.5 billion of closed or announced investment activity through the first four months of 2026, our investment pipeline has never been stronger. While asset prices have bounced off pandemic lows, our ability to drive cash flow growth post-acquisition has meaningfully improved over the past year by leveraging the Welltower Business System and through the joint efforts of our world-class technology talent and core operating partners. As a result, we expect unlevered returns on acquisitions that are comparable to, if not slightly higher than, returns achieved on acquisitions made in prior years. Additionally, we continue to retain significant free cash flow and maintain extraordinarily low balance sheet leverage metrics, providing us with ample capacity and flexibility to support our robust, visible, and actionable organic and inorganic growth opportunities across the US, UK, and Canada."About Welltower Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL), an S&P 500 company, is positioned at the center of the silver economy, focusing on rental housing for aging seniors ...