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SFL Stock — SFL Corporation Ltd.
SFL Corporation Ltd. (SFL)
Updated October 16, 2026.
Verdict as of October 16, 2026
SFL's distribution is rated safe by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (81/100, high confidence). It pays quarterly and its distribution rate is 7.12%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.22 with an ex-date of September 9, 2026, was unchanged from the previous payment. These payments are unclassified; this does not establish a base-dividend change.
Sources: Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
SFL is a Stock. its distribution rate is 7.12%, its trailing-12-month yield is 6.80%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 81/100 (Safe). Total return is 917.2% over the past 22.3 years, 0.0 points ahead of SPY at 917.2%.
SFL dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-16.
The distribution rate (7.12%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Trailing-12-month yield (6.80%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.22. The ex-dividend date is 09/09/2026. The payment date is 09/22/2026.
| Ex-date | Amount | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | $0.22 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2026-05-27 | $0.22 | 10.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2026-03-12 | $0.2 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-12-12 | $0.2 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-09-12 | $0.2 | -25.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-06-12 | $0.27 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-03-12 | $0.27 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-12-13 | $0.27 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-09-11 | $0.27 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-05-24 | $0.27 | 3.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-03-14 | $0.26 | 4.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-12-14 | $0.25 | 4.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-09-13 | $0.24 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-06-15 | $0.24 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-03-14 | $0.24 | 4.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-12-13 | $0.23 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-09-14 | $0.23 | 4.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-06-14 | $0.22 | 10.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-03-15 | $0.2 | 11.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-12-14 | $0.18 | 20.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-09-14 | $0.15 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-06-11 | $0.15 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-03-12 | $0.15 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-12-11 | $0.15 | -40.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-09-16 | $0.25 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-06-17 | $0.25 | -28.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-03-10 | $0.35 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-12-13 | $0.35 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-09-11 | $0.35 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-06-10 | $0.35 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-03-11 | $0.35 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-12-11 | $0.35 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-09-13 | $0.35 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-06-14 | $0.35 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-03-16 | $0.35 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-12-08 | $0.35 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-09-14 | $0.35 | -22.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-06-15 | $0.45 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-03-15 | $0.45 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-12-08 | $0.45 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-09-08 | $0.45 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-06-10 | $0.45 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-03-14 | $0.45 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-12-08 | $0.45 | 2.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-09-10 | $0.44 | 2.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-06-11 | $0.43 | 2.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-03-06 | $0.42 | 2.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2014-12-10 | $0.41 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2014-09-10 | $0.41 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2014-06-10 | $0.41 | 2.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2014-03-10 | $0.4 | 2.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2013-12-10 | $0.39 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2013-09-10 | $0.39 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2013-06-19 | $0.39 | -50.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2012-12-18 | $0.78 | 100.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2012-09-12 | $0.39 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2012-06-13 | $0.39 | 30.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2012-03-07 | $0.3 | -23.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-12-09 | $0.39 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-09-07 | $0.39 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-06-07 | $0.39 | 2.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-03-09 | $0.38 | 5.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-12-06 | $0.36 | 2.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-09-08 | $0.35 | 6.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-05-28 | $0.33 | 10.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-03-17 | $0.3 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2009-12-04 | $0.3 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2009-08-27 | $0.3 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2009-05-22 | $0.3 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2009-03-05 | $0.3 | -50.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2008-12-19 | $0.6 | 3.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2008-08-28 | $0.58 | 3.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2008-06-13 | $0.56 | 1.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2008-02-22 | $0.55 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2007-11-23 | $0.55 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2007-08-29 | $0.55 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2007-06-06 | $0.55 | 1.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2007-03-06 | $0.54 | 1.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2006-12-05 | $0.53 | 1.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2006-08-29 | $0.52 | 4.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2006-06-08 | $0.5 | 11.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2006-03-02 | $0.45 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2005-11-25 | $0.45 | -10.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2005-09-01 | $0.5 | 11.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2005-06-08 | $0.45 | -10.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2005-03-03 | $0.5 | 11.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2004-11-23 | $0.45 | N/A |
| 2004-09-08 | $1.77 | N/A |
| 2004-08-26 | $0.35 | 40.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2004-06-24 | $0.25 | — |
| 2004 total (partial launch year) | $2.82 | — |
| 2005 total | $1.9 | — |
| 2006 total | $2 | 5.3% |
| 2007 total | $2.19 | 9.5% |
| 2008 total | $2.29 | 4.6% |
| 2009 total | $1.2 | -47.6% |
| 2010 total | $1.34 | 11.7% |
| 2011 total | $1.55 | 15.7% |
| 2012 total | $1.86 | 20.0% |
| 2013 total | $1.17 | -37.1% |
| 2014 total | $1.63 | 39.3% |
| 2015 total | $1.74 | 6.7% |
| 2016 total | $1.8 | 3.4% |
| 2017 total | $1.6 | -11.1% |
| 2018 total | $1.4 | -12.5% |
| 2019 total | $1.4 | 0.0% |
| 2020 total | $1 | -28.6% |
| 2021 total | $0.63 | -37.0% |
| 2022 total | $0.88 | 39.7% |
| 2023 total | $0.97 | 10.2% |
| 2024 total | $1.07 | 10.3% |
| 2025 total | $0.94 | -12.1% |
| 2026 YTD total | $0.64 | -13.5% vs prior-year YTD |
SFL dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -16.8%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | -16.8% |
| 3Y | -11.6% |
| 5Y | 40.0% |
| 10Y | -53.3% |
SFL performance versus SPY
Price and return data through 2026-10-16.
Total return is 917.2% over the past 22.3 years, 0.0 points ahead of SPY at 917.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 92.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 18.8%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | -8.5% | — |
| 3M | 11.4% | — |
| 6M | 17.6% | — |
| YTD | 67.2% | — |
| 1Y | 92.7% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | 15.30% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | 13.60% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | 19.10% |
| 10Y CAGR | — | 8.90% |
| Since inception (22.3 years) | 917.2% | 10.90% |
SFL key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 81 · Safe
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 5.77%
- Asset type
- Stock
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 06/14/2004
- Distribution rate
- 7.12%
- Distribution frequency
- Quarterly
- Trailing yield
- 6.80%
- 5-year average yield
- 8.65
- Last close
- $12.36 (as of 2026-10-16)
- Market cap
- $1,713,964,686
- Average volume
- 1207205.0
- Dividend
- $0.22
- Ex-dividend date
- 09/09/2026
- Payment date
- 09/22/2026
- Beta
- 0.459
- Payout ratio
- 2.0%
- P/E ratio
- 26.87
- Forward P/E
- 163.9344
- EPS
- $0.46
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (7.12%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (6.80%) 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.
SFL risks and drawbacks
Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 18.8%.
Who may consider SFL — and who may not
SFL may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SFL pays quarterly). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
More on SFL
Frequently asked questions
Does SFL pay monthly?
No. SFL currently pays quarterly, not monthly.
What is SFL's dividend yield?
SFL's distribution rate is 7.12%, paid quarterly — calculation basis unavailable.
How has SFL's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -16.8%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does SFL pay a dividend?
SFL pays quarterly. The dividend amount is $0.22. The ex-dividend date is 09/09/2026. The payment date is 09/22/2026.
How has SFL performed?
Total return is 917.2% over the past 22.3 years, 0.0 points ahead of SPY at 917.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 92.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 18.8%.
Is SFL a good investment?
SFL's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 81 (Safe). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 7.12% (calculation basis unavailable). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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