DRD Stock — DRDGOLD Limited

DRDGOLD Limited (DRD)

Updated October 16, 2026.

DRD is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.48%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.18%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 43/100 (Caution). Total return is -58.8% over the past 32.4 years, 2996.9 points behind SPY at 2938.1%.

DRDGOLD Limited is a South African gold mining company that extracts gold and silver from the retreatment of historical surface mine tailings, along with ancillary operations including renewable power generation and employee services. The company currently distributes on a semi-annual basis, with a current distribution rate in the low single digits; the latest distribution was special and may not recur on a regular basis. The stock appeals to investors seeking exposure to gold production and international mining operations with an income component.

DRD performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -58.8% over the past 32.4 years, 2996.9 points behind SPY at 2938.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -17.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 49.4%.

DRD key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

43 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.07%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/16/1994

Distribution rate

2.48%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

4.18%

5-year average yield

2.84

Last close

$25.13 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$2,183,185,160

Average volume

130543.0

Dividend

$0.738

Ex-dividend date

09/11/2026

Payment date

09/21/2026

Beta

0.475

Payout ratio

7.1%

P/E ratio

8.91

Forward P/E

8.2919

EPS

$2.82

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.48%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.18%) 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.

DRD risks and drawbacks

DRD's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-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 49.4%.

Who may consider DRD — and who may not

DRD may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DRD pays semi-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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