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Multi-Decade Compounders • Institutional Buy-and-Hold Target

REIT Dividend Aristocrats: 20+ Years Consecutive Increases

The most disciplined compounders in real estate history with proven multi-cycle durability.

Achieving 20+ consecutive years of annual dividend increases through the 2008 Great Financial Crisis, 2020 lockdowns, and 2022-2024 Fed rate hikes proves institutional moat, prudent debt maturity ladders, and conservative cash flow management.

Collection Average Yield 4.65%
Average Safety Score 88.3 / 100
Constituent Count 7 REITs
Audit Year 2026

Ranked Institutional Leaderboard

Real-time quantitative scoring • SEC EDGAR
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Retail Net Lease
#1 Ranked
REALTY INCOME CORP
Yield 5.61%
Safety 92/100
P/AFFO 12.8x
The Monthly Dividend Company. Premier triple-net lease portfolio with investment-grade tenants....
FRT
Premier Shopping Centers
#2 Ranked
FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST
Yield 5.14%
Safety 80/100
P/AFFO 14.0x
FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST is a publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in Premier Shopping Centers properties....
NNN
Retail Net Lease
#3 Ranked
NNN REIT, INC.
Yield 5.61%
Safety 91/100
P/AFFO 12.6x
Single-tenant retail net lease specialist with over 35 consecutive years of annual dividend increases and a conservative 10-year average lea...
ESS
Residential Multifamily
#4 Ranked
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
Yield 3.84%
Safety 88/100
P/AFFO 18.5x
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust specializing in Residential Multifamily properties....
SPG
Malls & Retail Centers
#5 Ranked
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC.
Yield 3.97%
Safety 84/100
P/AFFO 17.0x
Dominant premier shopping, dining, entertainment, and mixed-use destination operator in the United States....
PSA
Self-Storage
#6 Ranked
Public Storage
Yield 3.87%
Safety 93/100
P/AFFO 18.6x
Largest owner and operator of self-storage facilities with massive pricing power and low capital expenditure requirements....
EXR
Self-Storage
#7 Ranked
Extra Space Storage Inc.
Yield 4.52%
Safety 90/100
P/AFFO 17.8x
Largest storage facility operator in North America following Life Storage merger, leveraging proprietary algorithmic pricing....