FF Stock — FutureFuel Corp

FutureFuel Corp (FF)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FF is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.72%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.51%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 59/100 (Caution). Total return is 475.9% over the past 18.3 years, 290.8 points behind SPY at 766.7%.

FutureFuel Corp manufactures and sells inorganic chemicals, bio-based fuels, and specialty chemical products through two segments: a Chemicals division producing custom and performance chemicals for coatings, cleaning, and oil and gas applications, and a Biofuels division producing biodiesel and petrodiesel blends from feedstocks including soy oil, used cooking oil, and animal fats. The company pays quarterly distributions at a current rate in the low-single-digit range, appealing primarily to income-focused investors seeking exposure to the chemicals and renewable fuels sectors.

FF performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 475.9% over the past 18.3 years, 290.8 points behind SPY at 766.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 40.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 30.9%.

FF key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

59 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.42%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/14/2008

Distribution rate

0.72%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.51%

5-year average yield

3.84

Last close

$5.58 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$244,757,314

Average volume

606917.0

Dividend

$0.01

Ex-dividend date

12/04/2026

Payment date

12/18/2026

Beta

0.954

Payout ratio

68.6%

Forward P/E

16.3399

EPS

$-0.70

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.72%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.51%) 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.

FF risks and drawbacks

FF'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. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 30.9%.

Who may consider FF — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FF pays quarterly); 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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