NVDA Stock — NVIDIA Corporation

NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)

Updated October 16, 2026.

NVDA is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.47%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.24%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 96/100 (Safe). Total return is 570913.3% over the past 27.7 years, 570006.2 points ahead of SPY at 907.1%.

NVIDIA designs graphics processing units and system-on-chip products for gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and automotive markets. Its quarterly cash dividend increased from $0.01 to $0.25 per share in May 2026. NVIDIA's primary business exposure is AI infrastructure and accelerated computing.

NVDA performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 570913.3% over the past 27.7 years, 570006.2 points ahead of SPY at 907.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 18.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 20.2%.

NVDA key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

96 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.45%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/22/1999

Distribution rate

0.47%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.24%

5-year average yield

0.03

Last close

$214.13 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$5,170,597,110,000

Average volume

121252522.0

Dividend

$0.25

Ex-dividend date

09/10/2026

Payment date

10/01/2026

Beta

2.216

Payout ratio

7.4%

P/E ratio

27.07

Forward P/E

24.8756

EPS

$7.91

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.47%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.24%) 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.

NVDA risks and drawbacks

NVDA'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 20.2%.

Who may consider NVDA — and who may not

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

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