Ventas, Inc. (VTR) closed fiscal year 2025 with 475 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.92 USD per share.
Ventas, Inc. (VTR) closed fiscal year 2025 with 475 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.92 USD per share. Over the year the share count rose by 37.8 M shares on a net basis, typically through stock-based compensation and options. Since 2008 the share count has grown by 287.6 %. The dividend per share was 1.92 USD, up 6.7 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 860 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 123M | 137M | 138M | 253M | 256M | 258M | 298M | 334M | 354M | 356M | 357M | 373M | 375M | 399M | 400M | 402M | 437M | 475M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00M | 14.6M | 0.90M | 115M | 2.66M | 2.03M | 40.9M | 35.9M | 19.7M | 2.06M | 0.39M | 16.2M | 1.80M | 24.8M | 0.29M | 2.67M | 34.7M | 37.8M |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 10.67 % | 0.65 % | 45.41 % | 1.04 % | 0.79 % | 13.69 % | 10.74 % | 5.57 % | 0.58 % | 0.11 % | 4.36 % | 0.48 % | 6.21 % | 0.07 % | 0.66 % | 7.94 % | 7.97 % |
| Shares repurchased | -491k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -0.40 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -0.49M | 14.6M | 0.90M | 115M | 2.66M | 2.03M | 40.9M | 35.9M | 19.7M | 2.06M | 0.39M | 16.2M | 1.80M | 24.8M | 0.29M | 2.67M | 34.7M | 37.8M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -0.40 % | 10.67 % | 0.65 % | 45.41 % | 1.04 % | 0.79 % | 13.69 % | 10.74 % | 5.57 % | 0.58 % | 0.11 % | 4.36 % | 0.48 % | 6.21 % | 0.07 % | 0.66 % | 7.94 % | 7.97 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 2.34 | 2.34 | 2.44 | 2.63 | 2.83 | 2.74 | 2.97 | 3.04 | 2.97 | 3.12 | 3.16 | 3.17 | 2.14 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.92 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 129.76 % | 117.98 % | 136.53 % | 142.95 % | 200.81 % | 176.87 % | 184.04 % | 240.14 % | 157.87 % | 60.99 % | 275.27 % | 267.36 % | 211.50 % | 1,401.58 % | — | — | 912.26 % | 342.13 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 289M | 314M | 336M | 521M | 729M | 802M | 876M | 1,003M | 1,025M | 827M | 1,127M | 1,158M | 929M | 687M | 720M | 724M | 740M | 860M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 6.51 % | 4.64 % | 4.06 % | 4.18 % | 3.88 % | 4.18 % | 3.59 % | 5.44 % | 4.85 % | 5.15 % | 5.33 % | 5.48 % | 4.34 % | 3.59 % | 4.02 % | 3.53 % | 3.06 % | 2.41 % |
Figures in USD