CSPI Stock — CSP Inc

CSP Inc (CSPI)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CSPI is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.56%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.56%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 22/100 (Elevated risk). Total return is 302.8% over the past 44.7 years.

CSP Inc. is an IT solutions and cybersecurity company serving commercial and defense customers, operating through two segments: Technology Solutions, which provides data center infrastructure, storage, networking, security software, managed IT services, and cloud solutions; and High Performance Products, which offers specialized cybersecurity software and network adapter technology for defense applications. The company distributes quarterly at a modest current distribution rate. CSP Inc. appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to the IT services and defense technology sectors.

CSPI performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 302.8% over the past 44.7 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -30.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 50.8%.

CSPI key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

22 · Elevated risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.34%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/29/1982

Distribution rate

1.56%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.56%

5-year average yield

0.74

Last close

$7.70 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$77,620,966

Average volume

14464.0

Dividend

$0.03

Ex-dividend date

08/28/2026

Payment date

09/15/2026

Beta

0.86

Payout ratio

1150.0%

Forward P/E

16.5563

EPS

$-0.07

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.56%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.56%) 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.

CSPI risks and drawbacks

CSPI'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 50.8%.

Who may consider CSPI — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CSPI pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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