Realty Income (O) declared its 115th consecutive dividend increase, while Main Street Capital (MAIN) sweetens income with a 20th consecutive $0.30 supplemental dividend. With the 10-year Treasury sitting at 4.72%, all five monthly payers yield between 4% and 6% while offering dividend growth potential bonds cannot match. It sounds nuts, but SoFi1 is giving new Active Invest users up to $3,000 in stock for a limited time, and all it takes is a $50 deposit to get started.2 See for yourself (Sponsor) Retirees living off portfolio income don't get to sync their grocery bills, utility payments, and Medicare premiums to a quarterly calendar.
Monthly dividend payers solve that mismatch. With the Fed funds upper bound holding at 3.75% since December 2025 and the 10-year Treasury sitting at 4.72% as of August 10, income seekers face a real choice between risk-free bonds and dividend equities that can grow with inflation. The five names below all pay every month, all trade on US exchanges, and each just reported Q2 2026 results that inform how safe the next 12 checks look.
A quick structural note: the four REITs here (O, ADC, STAG, LTC) are pass-through entities required to distribute at least 90% of taxable income, and Main Street Capital is a Business Development Company (BDC) subject to the same 90% rule. All issue standard 1099s, not K-1s. Realty Income (NYSE:O) is the benchmark monthly payer.
Q2 2026 delivered revenue of $1.55B, up 9.7% year over year, and AFFO per share of $1.09, up 3.8%. Management raised full-year AFFO guidance to $4.44 to $4.45 and lifted 2026 investment volume guidance to $10.0B, aided by a newly announced $6B hyperscale data center joint venture. Portfolio occupancy sits at 98.8%, and the company just declared its 115th consecutive quarterly dividend increase, extending a streak of 670 straight monthly payouts.
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The August 14, 2026 payment of $0.271 per share annualizes to $3.252, a yield near 5% on the $61.89 close on August 11. Shares are up 13.14% year to date. Risk to flag: Net Debt/EBITDAre ticked up to 5.4x from 5.2x, and non-investment-grade tenants still make up the majority of ABR.
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