Orchid Island Capital

ORC

Market cap $1.41B

VERO BEACH, Fla., April 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: ORC) announced today that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a monthly cash dividend for the month of  April 2026. The dividend of $0.10 per share will be paid May 28, 2026 to holders of record of the Company's common stock on April 30, 2026, with an ex-dividend date of April 30, 2026. The Company plans on announcing its next common stock dividend on May 13, 2026.

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VERO BEACH, Fla., April 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (NYSE:ORC) ("Orchid” or the "Company"), a real estate investment trust ("REIT"), today announced that it will release results for the first quarter of 2026 following the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, April 23, 2026.

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Orchid Island Capital ( NYSE:ORC ) pays a monthly dividend of $0.12 per share, roughly 19.7% annualized at the current share price.

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