ACM Stock — AECOM

AECOM (ACM)

Updated October 6, 2026.

ACM is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.06%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.55%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 63/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 189.5% over the past 19.4 years, 452.4 points behind SPY at 641.9%.

At the current 2.06% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $206 per year, or about $51.50 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

AECOM is a professional infrastructure consulting services company that provides advisory, planning, design, construction management, and investment services to government and private clients across transportation, facilities, water, environmental, and energy sectors internationally, operating through Americas, International, and AECOM Capital segments. The company pays a modest current distribution rate on a quarterly basis. It appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the engineering and infrastructure consulting industry.

ACM performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-07.

Total return is 189.5% over the past 19.4 years, 452.4 points behind SPY at 641.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -54.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 56.0%.

ACM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

63 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.30%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/10/2007

Distribution rate

2.06%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.55%

5-year average yield

0.72

Last close

$60.16 (stale; as of 2026-10-06)

Market cap

$7,742,376,928

Average volume

894240.0

Next dividend

$0.31

Next ex-dividend date

10/14/2026

Next payment date

10/30/2026

Beta

0.909

Payout ratio

33.2%

P/E ratio

21.18

Forward P/E

9.6061

EPS

$2.84

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.06%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.55%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. 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.

ACM risks and drawbacks

ACM'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. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 56.0%.

Who may consider ACM — and who may not

ACM may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ACM pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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