BABB Stock — BAB Inc

BAB Inc (BABB)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BABB is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.44%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.44%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 2269.7% over the past 25.9 years, 1482.6 points ahead of SPY at 787.1%.

BAB, Inc. franchises and licenses bagel, muffin, and frozen yogurt retail locations under the Big Apple Bagels, My Favorite Muffin, and SweetDuet brand names across the United States. The company has a current distribution rate in the moderate range, though it has made a special distribution recently that may not recur on a regular basis, and does not maintain an established regular payout schedule. This security may appeal to investors seeking exposure to the franchise restaurant sector, though the irregular distribution pattern means income should not be counted on as dependable.

BABB performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 2269.7% over the past 25.9 years, 1482.6 points ahead of SPY at 787.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -11.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 18.2%.

BABB key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/17/2000

Distribution rate

2.44%

Trailing yield

2.44%

5-year average yield

4.83

Last close

$0.82 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$5,955,350

Average volume

600.0

Dividend

$0.01

Ex-dividend date

09/29/2026

Payment date

10/20/2026

Beta

0.212

Payout ratio

85.2%

P/E ratio

10.25

EPS

$0.08

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.44%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.44%) 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.

BABB risks and drawbacks

BABB's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 18.2%.

Who may consider BABB — and who may not

BABB may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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