DMRC Stock — Digimarc Corporation

Digimarc Corporation (DMRC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

DMRC is a Stock. Total return is -26.4% over the past 18 years, 1061.0 points behind SPY at 1034.6%.

Digimarc Corporation provides digital identity and authentication solutions, including software subscriptions, development services, and physical and digital anti-counterfeiting, compliance, and authentication products delivered through its Illuminate cloud-based platform, serving retail, pharmaceutical, media, automotive, and government customers globally. The company does not currently distribute dividends. This stock may appeal to investors seeking exposure to cybersecurity and authentication technology rather than current income.

DMRC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -26.4% over the past 18 years, 1061.0 points behind SPY at 1034.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -18.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 70.2%.

DMRC key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/17/2008

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$6.68 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$150,623,653

Average volume

114078.0

Ex-dividend date

05/01/2014

Payment date

05/12/2014

Beta

2.433

Payout ratio

191.3%

Forward P/E

43.4783

EPS

$-1.43

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.

DMRC risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 70.2%.

Who may consider DMRC — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DMRC 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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