BUKS Stock — Butler National Corp

Butler National Corp (BUKS)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BUKS is a Stock. Total return is -37.0% over the past 32.6 years, 2857.4 points behind SPY at 2820.4%.

Butler National Corporation designs, manufactures, and services aerospace components, aerostructures, avionics systems, and aircraft modifications for commercial and government operators, while also operating a gaming and entertainment facility. The company does not currently have an established distribution schedule. The stock appeals to investors seeking exposure to aerospace and defense manufacturing without an expectation of regular dividend income.

BUKS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -37.0% over the past 32.6 years, 2857.4 points behind SPY at 2820.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 104.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 22.7%.

BUKS key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/24/1994

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$4.88 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$311,549,541

Average volume

29759.0

Beta

0.2

Payout ratio

0.0%

P/E ratio

13.56

EPS

$0.36

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

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

BUKS risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 22.7%.

Who may consider BUKS — and who may not

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

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