DRS Stock — Leonardo DRS Inc.

Leonardo DRS Inc. (DRS)

Updated October 16, 2026.

DRS is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.02%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.02%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 29.5%.

Leonardo DRS is a defense electronics company that designs and manufactures sensing systems, computing technology, and electrical propulsion systems for military and defense applications worldwide, operating through its Advanced Sensing and Computing and Integrated Mission Systems segments. The company distributes a modest quarterly dividend. Leonardo DRS appeals to investors seeking exposure to the defense sector with modest current income.

DRS performance

Returns are updating. DRS's total return appears here after the next nightly update.

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 29.5%.

DRS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/24/1985

Distribution rate

1.02%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.02%

Last close

$35.42 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$9,453,297,461

Average volume

1241431.0

Dividend

$0.09

Ex-dividend date

08/13/2026

Payment date

08/27/2026

Beta

0.16

Payout ratio

27.3%

P/E ratio

30.02

Forward P/E

30.8642

EPS

$1.18

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.02%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.02%) 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.

DRS risks and drawbacks

DRS'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 29.5%.

Who may consider DRS — and who may not

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

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