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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-249823"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WELL"
cik: "0000766704"
company_name: "WELLTOWER INC."
filed_at: "2026-06-01T12:15:31+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T12:20:30.332869+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Welltower raises quarterly dividend 15% to $0.85/share; strong cash flow and pipeline cited

## Summary
- New quarterly dividend of $0.85 per share, a ~15% increase, beginning Q2 2026 (subject to Board approval).
- Completed $11B net investment in 2025 and $10.5B in first four months of 2026; pipeline described as strongest ever.
- CEO cites low payout ratio, strong cash flow per share growth, and balance sheet strength for the increase.
- Expects unlevered returns on acquisitions comparable or slightly higher than prior years via Welltower Business System.
- Retains significant free cash flow and low leverage to support growth opportunities across US, UK, and Canada.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-249823
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WELL
- cik: 0000766704
- company_name: WELLTOWER INC.
- filed_at: 2026-06-01T12:15:31+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/766704/000119312526249823/0001193125-26-249823-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/766704/000119312526249823/d127740d8k.htm

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