BYDDY Stock — BYD Co Ltd ADR

BYD Co Ltd ADR (BYDDY)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BYDDY is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.57%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.57%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 62/100 (Generally safe). Total return is -98.3% over the past 18 years, 1068.6 points behind SPY at 970.3%.

BYD Company Limited manufactures automobiles, batteries, and mobile handset components in China and internationally, with significant operations in electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries, photovoltaic products, and urban rail transportation. The company distributes dividends annually at a modest current rate. This security may appeal to investors seeking exposure to Chinese automotive and battery manufacturers combined with modest dividend income.

BYDDY performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -98.3% over the past 18 years, 1068.6 points behind SPY at 970.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -32.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 35.4%.

BYDDY key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

62 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.35%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/20/2008

Distribution rate

0.57%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.57%

5-year average yield

0.15

Last close

$9.32 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$34,329,288,000

Average volume

125771.0

Dividend

$0.053

Ex-dividend date

06/12/2026

Payment date

08/20/2026

Beta

0.346

Payout ratio

44.4%

P/E ratio

20.26

Forward P/E

13.0039

EPS

$0.46

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.57%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.57%) 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.

BYDDY risks and drawbacks

BYDDY's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, 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 35.4%.

Who may consider BYDDY — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BYDDY pays annual); 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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