EGO Stock — Eldorado Gold Corporation

Eldorado Gold Corporation (EGO)

Updated October 16, 2026.

EGO is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.83%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.63%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 86/100 (Safe). Total return is 396.7% over the past 23.7 years, 827.3 points behind SPY at 1224.0%.

Eldorado Gold Corporation is a mining company that explores, develops, and operates gold mines primarily in Turkey, Canada, and Greece, with additional production of silver, lead, and zinc from its portfolio of assets. The company distributes dividends on a quarterly basis at a modest current distribution rate. The stock may appeal to investors seeking income exposure to precious metals and mining operations.

EGO performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 396.7% over the past 23.7 years, 827.3 points behind SPY at 1224.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 17.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 44.0%.

EGO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

86 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.71%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/23/2003

Distribution rate

0.83%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.63%

5-year average yield

0.41

Last close

$35.94 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$9,373,523,332

Average volume

3109700.0

Dividend

$0.075

Ex-dividend date

09/01/2026

Payment date

09/15/2026

Beta

1.51

Payout ratio

8.9%

P/E ratio

12.52

Forward P/E

8.3963

EPS

$2.87

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.83%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.63%) 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.

EGO risks and drawbacks

EGO'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. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 44.0%.

Who may consider EGO — and who may not

EGO may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (EGO pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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