TER Stock — Teradyne Inc.

Teradyne Inc. (TER)

Updated October 16, 2026.

TER is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.16%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.16%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 91/100 (Safe). Total return is 29092.5% over the past 53.6 years.

Teradyne designs, manufactures, and sells automated test systems for semiconductors and robotics products, serving integrated device manufacturers, fabless companies, foundries, and assembly providers globally across automotive, industrial, communications, and consumer applications. The company distributes a modest dividend quarterly. Teradyne appeals to investors seeking exposure to semiconductor testing and industrial automation with a modest current income component.

TER performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 29092.5% over the past 53.6 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 133.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 34.0%.

TER key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

91 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.15%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/21/1973

Distribution rate

0.16%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.16%

5-year average yield

0.31

Last close

$325.00 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$50,810,743,750

Average volume

3204000.0

Dividend

$0.13

Ex-dividend date

09/04/2026

Payment date

09/25/2026

Beta

1.747

Payout ratio

6.6%

P/E ratio

44.64

Forward P/E

30.6748

EPS

$7.28

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.16%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.16%) 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.

TER risks and drawbacks

TER'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 34.0%.

Who may consider TER — and who may not

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

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