ADT Stock — ADT Inc.

ADT Inc. (ADT)

Updated October 16, 2026.

ADT is a Stock. its distribution rate is 3.20%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.20%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 79/100 (Generally safe). Total return is -27.2% over the past 8.7 years, 238.0 points behind SPY at 210.8%.

ADT Inc. is a security and smart home solutions company that provides burglar and life safety alarms, security cameras, home automation systems, and professional monitoring services to residential and small business customers across the United States. The company distributes quarterly and currently offers a modest distribution rate. ADT appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the residential security and smart home automation market.

ADT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -27.2% over the past 8.7 years, 238.0 points behind SPY at 210.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -16.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 29.0%.

ADT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

79 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.53%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/19/2018

Distribution rate

3.20%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.20%

5-year average yield

2.27

Last close

$6.87 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$4,642,847,147

Average volume

5674279.0

Dividend

$0.055

Ex-dividend date

09/10/2026

Payment date

10/01/2026

Beta

1.056

Payout ratio

24.4%

P/E ratio

9.41

Forward P/E

6.2775

EPS

$0.73

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.20%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.20%) 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.

ADT risks and drawbacks

ADT'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 29.0%.

Who may consider ADT — and who may not

ADT may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ADT 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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