CTRE Stock — CareTrust REIT, Inc.

CareTrust REIT, Inc. (CTRE)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CTRE is a Stock. its distribution rate is 4.27%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.12%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 99/100 (Safe). Total return is 460.1% over the past 12.4 years, 71.3 points ahead of SPY at 388.8%.

CareTrust REIT is a self-administered real estate investment trust that owns and leases skilled nursing facilities, senior housing, and other healthcare properties across the United States and United Kingdom to operating partners. The trust distributes quarterly dividends at a modest current rate. CareTrust appeals to income investors seeking exposure to healthcare real estate with regular quarterly cash distributions.

CTRE performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 460.1% over the past 12.4 years, 71.3 points ahead of SPY at 388.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 12.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.7%.

CTRE key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

99 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

4.23%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/29/2014

Distribution rate

4.27%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

4.12%

5-year average yield

4.5

Last close

$36.55 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$8,636,516,423

Average volume

2161438.0

Dividend

$0.39

Ex-dividend date

09/30/2026

Payment date

10/15/2026

Beta

0.774

Payout ratio

89.6%

P/E ratio

22.84

Forward P/E

21.322

EPS

$1.60

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.27%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.12%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CTRE risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 16.7%.

Who may consider CTRE — and who may not

CTRE may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CTRE pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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