HMY Stock — Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited

Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (HMY)

HMY is a low-cost Stock. As of August 28, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.94%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.90%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 70/100 (Generally safe). Fund total return is 463.8% over the past 32.3 years, 2446.6 points behind SPY at 2910.4%.

At the current 0.94% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $94 per year, or $7.83 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual semi-annual payments vary.

Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited is a gold mining company with underground and surface operations in South Africa, Papua New Guinea, and Australia, along with interests in copper and other mineral exploration projects. The company distributes earnings on a semi-annual basis at a modest current rate. The stock appeals to investors seeking exposure to gold mining operations and commodity-linked income.

HMY performance versus SPY

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Fund total return is 463.8% over the past 32.3 years, 2446.6 points behind SPY at 2910.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 48.8%.

HMY key facts

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

70 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.66%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/17/1994

Distribution rate

0.94%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

1.90%

5-year average yield

1.31

Last close

$20.23

Market cap

$14,490,290,176

Average volume

5933308.0

Last dividend

$0.3120

Ex-dividend date

04/24/2026

Payment date

05/05/2026

Beta

0.792

Payout ratio

0.1461

P/E ratio

14.2866

Forward P/E

20.6612

EPS

$1.57

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.94%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.90%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 28, 2026.

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.

HMY risks and drawbacks

HMY's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, 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 48.8%.

Who may consider HMY — and who may not

HMY may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (HMY pays semi-annual); 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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