Why Realty Income Corp Stock Is A Dividend Aristocrat

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How many of us love dividend-paying stocks?

I know I do. Recurring income that comes in monthly, what is there not to love?

What is a dividend aristocrat?

• It's a company that pays dividends.
• It has raised its dividend consecutively for the past 25 years.

Realty Income Corp (NYSE: O) is a dividend aristocrat. It has basically trademarked itself as a monthly dividend company.

What is the business model for Realty Income Corp?

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It is a REIT.

REIT is structured to pay off its return to its investors. In simple terms, by law and IRS regulation, REITs must pay out 90% or more of their taxable profits to shareholders in the form of dividends.

It deals with real investment properties in its portfolio.

Here is the dividend history