MCHP Stock — Microchip Technology Inc.

Microchip Technology Inc. (MCHP)

Updated October 16, 2026.

MCHP is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.46%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.46%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 84/100 (Safe). Total return is 42196.7% over the past 33.6 years, 39215.6 points ahead of SPY at 2981.1%.

Microchip Technology develops and manufactures embedded control solutions including microcontrollers, microprocessors, analog products, memory, and FPGAs for automotive, industrial, computing, and wireless applications across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The company pays a modest current distribution rate on a quarterly basis. It appeals to investors seeking exposure to the semiconductor and embedded systems industry with a modest income component.

MCHP performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 42196.7% over the past 33.6 years, 39215.6 points ahead of SPY at 2981.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 16.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 31.8%.

MCHP key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

84 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.07%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/19/1993

Distribution rate

2.46%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.46%

5-year average yield

1.88

Last close

$73.85 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$40,101,191,830

Average volume

18577000.0

Dividend

$0.455

Ex-dividend date

08/24/2026

Payment date

09/09/2026

Beta

1.759

Payout ratio

92.4%

P/E ratio

108.6

Forward P/E

20.5339

EPS

$0.68

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.46%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.46%) 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.

MCHP risks and drawbacks

MCHP'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 31.8%.

Who may consider MCHP — and who may not

MCHP may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (MCHP pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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