Total Return
Total return is the combination of dividend income plus capital appreciation, before taxes and commissions, as described in REIT investor glossaries. It is used to measure the overall return on an equity investment.
- Where it applies
- Generally, not specific to New York
- When it comes up
- Portfolio performance measurement
- Property types
- Public REITs; public real estate equities
In practice
For public REIT analysis, total return decompositions often separate dividend yield, multiple change, and NOI/FFO growth drivers.
Related terms
dividend yieldprice returnbenchmark return
Investment Metrics
- Adjusted Funds From Operations (AFFO)
- Cost of Capital
- EBITDAre
- Funds From Operations (FFO)
- Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
- Net Present Value (NPV)
General information, not legal, tax or financial advice.