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Megaworld’s Stronger Balance Sheet Adds Weight to Its Growing Dividend Story

  The property developer entered the second half with more cash, less bank debt and stronger coverage ratios, providing greater support for its 5.1% indicated dividend yield. Megaworld Corp.’s first-half results offered investors something that has sometimes been difficult to find among large property developers: a dividend story supported by a balance sheet moving in the right direction. The Philippine township developer ended June with ₱22.76 billion in cash and cash equivalents , an increase of 9.4% from ₱20.79 billion at the end of 2025. At the same time, interest-bearing loans and borrowings declined 6.4% to ₱77.75 billion , reflecting repayments of maturing obligations during the period.  That combination of rising cash and falling borrowings strengthened Megaworld’s financial position even as the company continued investing in residential projects, offices, shopping centers and hotels. The improvement is particularly relevant for income-oriented shareholders. Megaworld ...

MREIT Recycling Gives Megaworld Room for Dividend Hikes

Asset transfers and MREIT share sales are unlocking billions of pesos for new projects and debt reduction, strengthening the Philippine developer’s capacity to return more cash to shareholders. Megaworld Corp. is turning its real estate investment trust into something more than a repository for mature office buildings. MREIT Inc. is becoming a financing machine—one that allows the Philippine developer to cash out part of the value accumulated in completed properties, recycle the money into new townships and reduce debt without abandoning control of the assets’ future income. That loop has helped put Megaworld’s balance sheet on firmer ground and strengthened its capacity to pay higher dividends. The developer’s annual cash dividend increased to ₱0.09395845 a share in 2025 , up almost 15% from ₱0.08175968 in 2024 and more than double the ₱0.04253 paid in 2021. The 2025 distribution, sourced from unrestricted retained earnings at the end of 2024, was paid in September. The higher payou...