DIVIDEND, INCOME, REITs, STOCKS

Chris Barry

VP, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations,

NNN REIT, Inc.

  • VP of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, National Retail Properties
  • Member of the National Investor Institute and the International Council of Shopping Centers
  • Member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts

About Chris

Chris Barry is vice president of corporate communications and investor relations for NNN REIT, Inc.He joined the company in May 1996 and oversees all media relations, internal and external communications, and retail investor relations. Mr. Barry is a member of the National Investor Relations Institute, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, and the International Council of Shopping Centers.  

Chris's Videos

By staying true to our decades-long strategy of taking a multi-year view and conservatively managing our business, National Retail Properties (NYSE: NNN) has been able to successfully navigate all types of market conditions and provide shareholders with consistent, stable results including 33 consecutive annual dividend increases.

Whether working through extreme market fluctuations such as the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2008-09 financial crisis or the routine ups and downs of a typical year, NNN maintains a conservative balance sheet and manages with its focus on the current year while simultaneously planning for numerous possible outcomes in the next couple of years. Time and again, this approach has validated the NNN business model as well as the strength of both our balance sheet and portfolio.

By maintaining and executing this multi-year approach, we avoid getting caught up in short-term market distractions. As a result, our stockholders have received a 30-year average annual total return of 11.5%.

Join us and learn how NNN's stable, consistent dividend income could fit into your portfolio.




The Covid-19 pandemic has been our second real-time stress test. Similar to the 2008-09 financial crisis, the 2020-21 period has validated the National Retail Properties business model and the strength of both our balance sheet and portfolio.

By staying true to our decades-long strategy of taking a multi-year view and conservatively managing the balance sheet, our business withstood the Covid-19 pandemic with minimal long-term impact. We had strong rent collections, maintained historically high occupancy, and increased our annual dividend for the 32nd consecutive year.

By maintaining and executing a multi-year approach, we avoid getting caught up in short-term market distractions. As a result, our stockholders have received a 25-year average annual total return of 11.6%.

Join us and learn how NNN's stable, consistent dividend income could fit into your portfolio.



The COVID-19 pandemic has been our second real-time stress test. Similar to the 2008-09 financial crisis, the 2020-21 period has validated the National Retail Properties business model and the strength of both our balance sheet and portfolio. By staying true to our decades-long strategy of taking a multi-year view and conservatively managing the balance sheet, our business withstood the COVID-19 pandemic with minimal long-term impact. We had strong rent collections, maintained historically high occupancy and increased our annual dividend for the 32nd consecutive year. By maintaining and executing a multi-year approach, we avoid getting caught up in short-term market distractions. As a result, our stockholders have received a 25-year average annual total return of 11.6%. Join us and learn how NNN's stable, consistent dividend income could fit into your portfolio.

Throughout its 37-year history, National Retail Properties (NYSE: NNN) has learned to never rest on its laurels when things go well and never panic when things take a negative turn. Join Chris Barry to hear how using disciplined, consistent execution of a multi-year strategy allowed NNN to position itself to withstand the short-term impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, quickly return to robust rent collection, and maintain high-occupancy while increasing its annual dividend in 2021 for the 32nd consecutive year and produce a 25-year average annual total return of 11.8%.