BWXT Stock — BWX Technologies Inc.

BWX Technologies Inc. (BWXT)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BWXT is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.79%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.77%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 65/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 1017.0% over the past 16.3 years, 176.3 points ahead of SPY at 840.7%.

BWX Technologies manufactures nuclear components and provides related services across government and commercial markets, including naval nuclear reactors, commercial nuclear steam generators, medical radioisotopes, and specialized engineering and lifecycle support for nuclear facilities. The company pays a modest quarterly dividend with a low current distribution rate. This stock may appeal to investors seeking exposure to the nuclear energy sector with modest income generation.

BWXT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1017.0% over the past 16.3 years, 176.3 points ahead of SPY at 840.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -34.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 43.5%.

BWXT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

65 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.51%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/12/2010

Distribution rate

0.79%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.77%

5-year average yield

0.91

Last close

$137.01 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$12,553,127,480

Average volume

1252800.0

Dividend

$0.27

Ex-dividend date

08/18/2026

Payment date

09/04/2026

Beta

0.738

Payout ratio

24.8%

P/E ratio

35.49

Forward P/E

26.9542

EPS

$3.86

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.79%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.77%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BWXT risks and drawbacks

BWXT's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 43.5%.

Who may consider BWXT — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BWXT pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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