Is CTO a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

CTO is classified a Question Mark under the Income Quality Score framework, based on long-duration distribution and total-return history. This is a research classification, not investment advice.

How safe is the CTO distribution?

A Question Mark is an income asset with a mixed or incomplete quality record — some income-quality signals are strong while others are weak, or the available history is too short to classify with confidence. It warrants a closer look rather than a conclusion.

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CTO Income Quality Score

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CTO Realty Growth Inc - New - New (CTO) has an Income Quality Score of 51/100, classified as a Question Mark with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

CTO Realty Growth Inc - New - New (CTO) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of July 7, 2026Lookback: 10-year

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Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 7 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score

51/100

Question MarkHigh confidence

Asset Type

REIT

Exchange

NYSE

Trailing Yield (TTM)

7.1%

Rank in REIT Universe

88 of 162

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

July 7, 2026

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This is the public July 2026 snapshot. Public snapshots are delayed and frozen: once released, a month's scores do not change, and current data is reserved for members. The July 2026 snapshot is published as the public launch snapshot.

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IQ Signal Scores

7 quality, distribution and risk signals combined into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

26/100

Distribution Cut Score

40/100

Distribution Trend

50/100

Total Return

74/100

Max Drawdown

76/100

Volatility

57/100

Yield Consistency

30/100

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IQ Score History

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CTO distribution history & safety

Across 9 years of distribution data (2018–2026), CTO recorded 3 annual increases and 2 distribution cuts. Distribution stability is a core IQ Score signal — a long record free of cuts supports a stronger classification, while repeated cuts weaken it. Per-year figures are shown in the panel above.

Annual increases

2018–2026

Distribution cuts

2018–2026

Years of data

2018–2026

7.1%

Trailing yield (TTM)

As of snapshot

Variable

Distribution trend

Over available history

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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.