FKWL Stock — Franklin Wireless Corp

Franklin Wireless Corp (FKWL)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FKWL is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.81%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.81%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 47/100 (Unproven). Total return is -99.8% over the past 40.4 years.

Franklin Wireless Corp designs and sells integrated wireless solutions including 5G/4G portable hotspots, fixed wireless routers, and mobile device management software to wireless operators and distributors in North America and Asia. The company has made special distributions to shareholders, though it does not maintain an established regular distribution schedule. This business appeals to investors seeking exposure to wireless technology and connectivity infrastructure rather than predictable income streams.

FKWL performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -99.8% over the past 40.4 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -55.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 57.0%.

FKWL key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

47 · Unproven

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/15/1986

Distribution rate

1.81%

Trailing yield

1.81%

Last close

$2.21 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$26,043,259

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$0.04

Ex-dividend date

11/14/2025

Payment date

12/02/2025

Beta

0.287

Payout ratio

0.0%

Forward P/E

27.248

EPS

$-0.40

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.81%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.81%) 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.

FKWL risks and drawbacks

FKWL's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 57.0%.

Who may consider FKWL — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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