AER Stock — AerCap Holdings N.V.

AerCap Holdings N.V. (AER)

Updated October 16, 2026.

AER is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.10%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.01%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 727.3% over the past 19.9 years, 45.0 points ahead of SPY at 682.3%.

AerCap Holdings N.V. is an aircraft leasing and asset management company that leases, finances, and manages commercial flight equipment globally, with a portfolio of approximately 3,500 aircraft, engines, and helicopters. The company generates income through aircraft lease payments, asset management services, and aircraft parts and supply chain solutions for airlines and maintenance providers. It offers a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly to shareholders.

AER performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 727.3% over the past 19.9 years, 45.0 points ahead of SPY at 682.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 22.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 14.8%.

AER key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.10%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/21/2006

Distribution rate

1.10%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.01%

Last close

$145.69 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$22,900,146,430

Average volume

697042.0

Dividend

$0.40

Ex-dividend date

08/12/2026

Payment date

09/03/2026

Beta

0.979

Payout ratio

7.6%

P/E ratio

7.13

Forward P/E

8.0451

EPS

$20.44

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.10%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.01%) 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.

AER risks and drawbacks

AER'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 14.8%.

Who may consider AER — and who may not

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

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