EQH Stock — Equitable Holdings, Inc.

Equitable Holdings, Inc. (EQH)

Updated October 16, 2026.

EQH is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.26%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.14%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 96/100 (Safe). Total return is 224.2% over the past 8.4 years, 5.1 points ahead of SPY at 219.1%.

Equitable Holdings is a diversified financial services company operating through six segments: Individual Retirement, Group Retirement, Asset Management, Protection Solutions, Wealth Management, and Legacy. The company provides variable annuities, retirement services, investment management, life insurance, employee benefits, and financial planning to individuals, institutions, and businesses worldwide. It currently distributes dividends quarterly at a modest rate.

EQH performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 224.2% over the past 8.4 years, 5.1 points ahead of SPY at 219.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 15.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 27.7%.

EQH key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

96 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.17%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/10/2018

Distribution rate

2.26%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.14%

5-year average yield

2.34

Last close

$53.21 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$14,513,867,526

Average volume

3120328.0

Dividend

$0.30

Ex-dividend date

08/03/2026

Payment date

08/10/2026

Beta

1.095

Payout ratio

17.5%

Forward P/E

5.8173

EPS

$-3.37

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.26%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.14%) 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.

EQH risks and drawbacks

EQH'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 27.7%.

Who may consider EQH — and who may not

EQH 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 (EQH pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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