STX Stock — Seagate Technology Holdings Plc

Seagate Technology Holdings Plc (STX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

STX is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.46%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.46%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 86/100 (Safe). Total return is 12038.3% over the past 23.8 years, 10838.1 points ahead of SPY at 1200.2%.

Seagate Technology Holdings plc manufactures and sells data storage solutions, including hard drives, solid-state drives, storage systems, and related products for enterprise, consumer, and specialized applications across healthcare, media, surveillance, and telecommunications sectors. The company distributes quarterly dividends at a modest current rate. It appeals to investors seeking income exposure to the technology and data storage sector.

STX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 12038.3% over the past 23.8 years, 10838.1 points ahead of SPY at 1200.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 184.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 41.5%.

STX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

86 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.40%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/11/2002

Distribution rate

0.46%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.46%

5-year average yield

1.51

Last close

$639.01 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$145,306,409,876

Average volume

6095300.0

Dividend

$0.74

Ex-dividend date

09/24/2026

Payment date

10/07/2026

Beta

2.081

Payout ratio

19.4%

P/E ratio

45.97

Forward P/E

25.7069

EPS

$13.90

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.46%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.46%) 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.

STX risks and drawbacks

STX'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 41.5%.

Who may consider STX — and who may not

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

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