NEM Stock — Newmont Corp.

Newmont Corp. (NEM)

Updated October 16, 2026.

NEM is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.88%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.87%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 66/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 2058.1% over the past 41.9 years.

Newmont Corporation is a gold producer with operations and exploration activities across the United States, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Ghana, Suriname, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, and Canada, along with interests in copper, silver, lead, zinc, and other metals. The company distributes quarterly dividends at a modest current rate. Newmont appeals to investors seeking exposure to precious metals production with an income component.

NEM performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 2058.1% over the past 41.9 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 21.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 32.1%.

NEM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

66 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.58%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/05/1984

Distribution rate

0.88%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.87%

5-year average yield

2.08

Last close

$118.60 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$124,967,903,341

Average volume

8383500.0

Dividend

$0.26

Ex-dividend date

09/03/2026

Payment date

09/28/2026

Beta

0.53

Payout ratio

11.2%

P/E ratio

14.96

Forward P/E

11.6279

EPS

$7.93

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.88%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.87%) 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.

NEM risks and drawbacks

NEM'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 32.1%.

Who may consider NEM — and who may not

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

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