Is Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. a good dividend stock?

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT) is a dividend-paying stock with a current dividend yield of 2.57%. Review its dividend history, payout consistency and growth to judge whether it fits your income strategy.

What is ESRT's dividend yield?

The dividend yield for ESRT stock is currently 2.57%.

How much does ESRT pay in dividends per year?

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.1400 per share over the trailing twelve months.

How often does ESRT pay dividends?

ESRT stock pays dividends quarterly.

Is ESRT's dividend growing?

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.'s 3-year dividend CAGR is 0%.

ESRT Stock Price, Chart, Stats & News

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.

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Overview Dividend safety Dividends Fundamentals

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT) is a dividend-paying stock with a current dividend yield of 2.57% as of Jul 10, 2026. It pays $0.1400 per share over the trailing twelve months and distributes quarterly. Its dividend has grown at a 31.95% 5-year compound annual rate.

932.66M

Market cap

6.18x

Current P/E

129.87x

Forward P/E

2.57%

Dividend yield

$0.1400

ESRT dividend

Dividend safety

Strong

Dividend coverage looks healthy — ESRT pays out about 16% of earnings.

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ESRT chart

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Fundamentals

Gross margin	1.79%
Operating margin	17.67%
Pretax margin	9.84%
Net margin	6.20%
Effective tax rate	3.39%
ROA	1.07%
ROE	4.56%
D/E	2.30x
Interest coverage ratio	1.31x

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ESRT valuation

P/E	6.18x
P/S	1.10x
P/B	0.79x
P/CF	3.36x
P/FCF	16.71x
P/OCF	3.36x
PEG	0.97x
EV multiple	-4.00x

About

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) functions as a leading real estate investment trust (REIT), focused on the acquisition, ownership, management, operation, and revitalization of commercial office and retail assets across Manhattan and the broader New York metropolitan region. Its notable properties include the iconic Empire State Building, globally renowned as "The World's Most Famous Building." Based in New York, New York, the company's diverse portfolio encompassed 10.1 million rentable square feet as of September 30, 2020. This total comprised 9.4 million rentable square feet across 14 office properties – specifically, nine situated in Manhattan, three in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and two in Westchester County, New York – in addition to approximately 700,000 rentable square feet in retail spaces.