{
  "id": 8566258,
  "title": "Here’s Why VICI Stock’s Yield Just Touched 7.64%, the Highest Point on Record",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/heres-why-vici-stocks-yield-just-touched-7-64-the-highest-point-on",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T18:08:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/why-vici-stock-yield-just-180835899.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "VICI Properties (VICI) has seen its quarterly dividend rise to $0.45 per share, marking the only increase in its dividend history. Analysts argue that buybacks are not the best use of funds for VICI, as they offer loans yielding near 9.5% and a new Club Med deal. The company's payout ratio has reached an all-time high of 91.33% in the most recent quarter, with VICI stock's NTM dividend yield reaching 7.64%, the highest point on record. With $2.5 billion in liquidity and a loan book yielding close to 9.5%, management believes the focus should be on deploying capital and maintaining AFFO growth, rather than engaging in buybacks.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}