DB Stock — Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (DB)

Updated October 16, 2026.

DB is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.68%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.68%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 84/100 (Safe). Total return is 66.1% over the past 29.9 years, 1557.9 points behind SPY at 1624.0%.

Deutsche Bank is a global financial services company providing corporate and investment banking, private banking, and asset management services across multiple business segments and geographies. The stock distributes annually at a modest current rate. It appeals to investors seeking exposure to large-cap European financial institutions with dividend income.

DB performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 66.1% over the past 29.9 years, 1557.9 points behind SPY at 1624.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -7.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 29.7%.

DB key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

84 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.25%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/18/1996

Distribution rate

2.68%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

2.68%

5-year average yield

2.43

Last close

$32.57 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$61,199,030,000

Average volume

2374752.0

Dividend

$0.8736

Ex-dividend date

06/01/2026

Payment date

06/02/2026

Beta

1.036

Payout ratio

65.6%

P/E ratio

8.62

Forward P/E

8.547

EPS

$3.78

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.68%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.68%) 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.

DB risks and drawbacks

DB'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 29.7%.

Who may consider DB — and who may not

DB may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DB 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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