BGS Stock — B&G Foods Inc

B&G Foods Inc (BGS)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BGS is a Stock. its distribution rate is 16.59%, its trailing-12-month yield is 24.89%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 0/100 (High risk). Total return is -30.9% over the past 19.4 years, 645.8 points behind SPY at 614.9%.

B&G Foods manufactures and distributes shelf-stable and frozen food products and household items across North America under well-known brands including Crisco, Green Giant, Ortega, and Cream of Wheat, operating through specialty, meals, frozen vegetables, and spices segments. The company currently maintains a high distribution rate with quarterly distributions. This business appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to established consumer staple brands, though the food manufacturing and distribution sector faces ongoing competitive and margin pressures.

BGS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -30.9% over the past 19.4 years, 645.8 points behind SPY at 614.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -43.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 57.2%.

BGS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

0 · High risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.00%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/23/2007

Distribution rate

16.59%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

24.89%

5-year average yield

10.07

Last close

$2.29 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$186,121,287

Average volume

2721485.0

Dividend

$0.095

Ex-dividend date

09/30/2026

Payment date

10/30/2026

Beta

0.575

Payout ratio

6.8%

Forward P/E

6.6094

EPS

$-0.81

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (16.59%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (24.89%) 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.

BGS risks and drawbacks

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 57.2%.

Who may consider BGS — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BGS pays quarterly); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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