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Is Realty Income's 4.8% Yield Worth the Risk Now?
Author: Jordan Chussler. Date Posted: 2/28/2026.
Key Points
- With fixed-income yields compressed, equity income has become more attractive—but it brings principal risk.
- Realty Income’s appeal continues to center on stable cash flow and high occupancy, alongside its monthly dividend cadence.
- The dividend remains dependable, but slow dividend growth and an elevated payout ratio are key items to monitor.
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With the Federal Reserve's last rate cut in December 2025, the central bank's benchmark effective federal funds rate sits at just 3.64%. In turn, yields on many fixed-income products have fallen, pushing some income investors to consider equities to fill the income gap.
Today's best CD rates, for instance, are hovering around 4%, while only longer-dated Treasury notes and bonds currently offer coupon rates above 4%.
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Some parts of the equity market are already providing higher yields. Yardeni Research data shows dividends in the real estate sector average about 5%, the highest of any sector (followed by utilities at 3.9% and energy at 3.7%).
For one stock in particular, the dividend has become its calling card. Its latest earnings report provides a fresh look at the business—and the risks.
Realty Income's Monthly Dividend Brand Rests on Stable Cash Flow and High Occupancy
Among yield-focused investors, Realty Income (NYSE: O) is well known. The real estate investment trust (REIT) has raised its dividend for 113 consecutive quarters.
That track record, together with a monthly payout schedule, has helped the company market itself as The Monthly Dividend Company.
When Realty Income reported full-year and Q4 2025 financials on Feb. 24, it announced adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) of $1.08, in line with analyst expectations. The company beat on revenue with $1.49 billion versus expectations of about $1.4 billion.
Because REITs are required to distribute at least 90% of their taxable income to shareholders, they typically don't generate eye-popping retained earnings. Instead, investors should focus on the stability of cash flow and occupancy.
Realty Income's total occupancy rate—across roughly 15,511 properties and about 355 million square feet—stands at 98.9%. Approximately 91% of the portfolio is in non-discretionary, service-oriented retail or low-price-point businesses, which tend to be more resilient during downturns.
Valuation also supports the stability case. The trailing 12-month price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 61.54 is elevated, but a forward P/E of 15.86 suggests the stock may offer some value in addition to its attractive yield.
Chasing Equity Income Comes With Principal Risk
Still, investors shifting from fixed income to equities to boost yield should be mindful of principal risk. Moving from perceived lower-risk fixed-income instruments into risk-on stocks can expose portfolios to greater volatility and potential capital loss.
After trading in a well-defined range for most of the past year, Realty Income has broken out with a more than 15% year-to-date gain. That said, shares remain nearly 12% below their five-year high on Aug. 12, 2022—losses that haven't been fully offset by the stock's yield.
Realty Income's Dividend Is (Slowly) Growing
The dividend that makes O appealing currently yields 4.8%, or $3.24 per share annually. That's higher than most fixed-income alternatives and close to the real estate sector's average yield of about 5%.
After 32 years of consecutive dividend increases, Realty Income is a member of the Dividend Aristocrats.
Checking Realty Income's Financial Health
Overall metrics suggest the REIT's dividend streak is not in immediate danger. TradeSmith places Realty Income's financial health in the Green Zone, where it has been for more than seven months.
Q4 revenue rose 11% year over year, and the company's average annual revenue growth over the past five years has been notable at 29.85%.
How Berkshire Hathaway Performed During Buffett's Final Quarter
Author: Jordan Chussler. Date Posted: 3/3/2026.
Key Points
- Warren Buffett officially retired in December, ending a nearly 61-year tenure that delivered a 6,099,294% return for Berkshire Hathaway.
- During Buffett’s final quarter as CEO, Berkshire earnings took a hit, but much of that was attributed to impairment charges and write-downs.
- Berkshire is still sitting on a cash reserve of $373.3 billion, giving new CEO Greg Abel plenty of funds to deploy as he takes over the company’s portfolio.
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More than 60 years after taking a controlling interest in Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B), Warren Buffett stepped down from the role he held at the firm he turned into a multinational conglomerate on the final day of 2025.
On Saturday, Feb. 28, the holding company reported full-year and Q4 2025 earnings, marking the final fiscal year and quarter with the Oracle of Omaha at the helm. Although it was new CEO Greg Abel who penned his first annual letter to shareholders, the results the company announced over the weekend were the last to carry Buffett's fingerprints.
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Here's how Berkshire performed in 2025 and in its final quarter under Buffett, and what investors can expect going forward under the leadership of its new chief executive.
Berkshire's Final Quarter Under Buffett
On the surface, Berkshire's last quarter with Buffett at the helm was not the going-away party the market might have expected. Insurance investment income fell nearly 25%, operating earnings were down more than 29%, and insurance underwriting profits declined by about 54%.
But the company — which, through its subsidiaries, participates in industries ranging from insurance and freight rail transportation to global utilities — attributed the lower earnings to $4.5 billion in impairments and write-downs, including charges related to Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) and Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY). Berkshire exited its Kraft Heinz position entirely in Q1 2026 under Abel's leadership.
Overall, earnings per share (EPS) of $4.73 missed analyst expectations by $0.44, while revenue of $94.23 billion beat analyst estimates of $92.91 billion.
Full-year operating profit fell 6% to $44.49 billion, and net income for the year dropped 25% to $66.97 billion.
Still, the company maintained a near-record cash reserve of $373.3 billion — down from a record $381.6 billion in Q3 — which gives Abel ample firepower to pursue acquisitions and bolster the portfolio. Buffett left the portfolio in strong shape, in part because of his final moves in that last quarter.
Since taking the reins in 1965, Buffett guided Berkshire to average annual gains of 19.7% — nearly double the S&P 500's compounded gains over the same period. Over that span, Berkshire's cumulative gain exceeded 6,099,294%, while the S&P 500 (with reinvested dividends) gained 46,061%, as Abel noted in his inaugural letter to shareholders.
Buffett's Concluding Portfolio Moves for Berkshire
According to the company's most recent Form 13F filing, which reflects the securities Berkshire bought, sold, and held in Q4, Buffett was still active in reshaping the portfolio before handing over control.
Unsurprisingly, Magnificent Seven member Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) remained Berkshire's largest holding at nearly 228 million shares. Perhaps less expected was Buffett's top buy in Q4: the company increased its position in global property and casualty insurer Chubb (NYSE: CB) by 0.59%, and CB shares have gained nearly 10% year-to-date (YTD).
Buffett also boosted Berkshire's position in oil major Chevron (NYSE: CVX) by 0.15% — a move that has looked prescient as the energy sector has dominated the S&P 500 this year with more than a 23% gain. For context, materials have posted the second-best performance among sectors with a gain of nearly 17%, while tech is down over 2% so far in 2026. Chevron itself is up nearly 20% YTD.
Media company The New York Times (NYSE: NYT) saw the third-largest position increase for Berkshire, with the stake rising by 0.13%. The stock is up more than 14% YTD, leaving Buffett's three biggest Q4 buys with an average gain of about 14.66% through February.
Meanwhile, the firm trimmed several positions, most notably Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) (down 77%), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) (down almost 9%), and DaVita (NYSE: DVA) — a leading provider of kidney-care services and operator of outpatient dialysis centers.
The timing of those reductions proved fortuitous: Amazon has continued to struggle in 2026 and has lost more than 7% YTD. Bank of America has been caught up in the broader troubles of the financials sector, which is the weakest S&P 500 sector YTD, and BAC shares have fallen nearly 11%.
The Q4 reduction in DaVita may appear to be a misstep, since the healthcare company's stock is up more than 36% YTD. However, Buffett sold those shares back to DaVita as part of a scheduled share repurchase agreement, so the sale was non-discretionary.
When he departed, Berkshire's top five holdings were:
- Apple: 22.6%
- American Express (NYSE: AXP): 20.46%
- Bank of America: 10.38%
- Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO): 10.2%
- Chevron: 7.24%
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