Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
ITEM 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Common Equity
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CTRE.”
At February 11, 2026, we had approximately 54 stockholders of record.
To maintain REIT status, we are required each year to distribute to stockholders at least 90% of our annual REIT taxable income after certain adjustments. All distributions will be made by us at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on our financial position, results of operations, cash flows, capital requirements, debt covenants (which include limits on distributions by us), applicable law, and other factors as our board of directors deems relevant. For example, while the Notes and our Third Amended Credit Agreement permit us to declare and pay any dividend or make any distribution that is necessary to maintain our REIT status, those distributions are subject to certain financial tests under the indenture governing the Notes, and therefore, the amount of cash distributions we can make to our stockholders may be limited.
Distributions with respect to our common stock can be characterized for federal income tax purposes as taxable ordinary dividends, non-dividend distributions or a combination thereof. Following is the characterization of our annual cash dividends on common stock:
Year Ended December 31,
Common Stock 2025 2024
Ordinary dividend $ 1.2950 $ 0.8529
Non-dividend distributions — 0.2971
Total taxable distribution 1.2950 1.1500
Distributions allocated from prior tax year (1)
(0.2900) (0.2800)
Distributions allocated to subsequent tax year (2)
0.3350 0.2900
Total distributions declared $ 1.3400 $ 1.1600
(1) Because our aggregate cash distributions exceeded our annual earnings and profits, the cash distribution declared in the fourth quarter of 2024 and paid in January 2025, of $0.290 per share, will be treated as a 2025 distribution for federal income tax purposes.
(2) Because our aggregate cash distributions exceeded our annual earnings and profits, the cash distribution declared in the fourth quarter of 2025 and paid in January 2026, of $0.335 per share, will be treated as a 2026 distribution for federal income tax purposes.
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Stock Price Performance Graph
The graph below compares the cumulative total return of our common stock, the S&P 500 REIT Index, the RMS (MSCI U.S. REIT Total Return Index) and the Russell 2000 Index (“Russell 2000”). Total cumulative return is based on a $100 investment in CareTrust REIT common stock and in each of the indices at the market close on December 31, 2020 and assumes quarterly reinvestment of dividends before consideration of income taxes. Stockholder returns over the indicated periods should not be considered indicative of future stock prices or stockholder returns.
COMPARISON OF CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
AMONG S&P 500 REIT INDEX, RMS, RUSSELL 2000 AND CARETRUST REIT, INC.
RATE OF RETURN TREND COMPARISON
DECEMBER 31, 2020 - DECEMBER 31, 2025
(DECEMBER 31, 2020 = $100)
Stock Price Performance Graph Total Return
The stock performance graph shall not be deemed soliciting material or to be filed with the SEC or subject to Regulation 14A or 14C under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any past or future filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent we specifically request that it be treated as soliciting material or specifically incorporate it by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
December 31,
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
CareTrust REIT, Inc. $ 100.00 $ 107.88 $ 93.10 $ 118.42 $ 149.48 $ 208.26
S&P 500 $ 100.00 $ 128.71 $ 105.40 $ 133.10 $ 166.40 $ 196.16
RMS $ 100.00 $ 143.06 $ 108.00 $ 122.84 $ 133.59 $ 137.53
Russell 2000 $ 100.00 $ 114.82 $ 91.35 $ 106.82 $ 119.14 $ 134.40
S&P 500 Real Estate Index $ 100.00 $ 146.19 $ 108.00 $ 121.34 $ 127.69 $ 131.72
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ITEM 6. [Reserved]