GIB Stock — CGI Inc.

CGI Inc. (GIB)

Updated October 16, 2026.

GIB is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.65%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.65%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 78/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 1123.9% over the past 28 years, 51.2 points behind SPY at 1175.1%.

CGI Inc. is a global information technology and business process services company that provides consulting, systems integration, managed IT services, application services, and infrastructure management to clients across banking, government, communications, energy, manufacturing, and other industries worldwide. The company pays a modest quarterly dividend with a low current distribution rate. This stock appeals to investors seeking some income from a large-cap IT services company, though the primary focus is typically on capital appreciation rather than dividend income.

GIB performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1123.9% over the past 28 years, 51.2 points behind SPY at 1175.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -12.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 35.1%.

GIB key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

78 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.51%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/07/1998

Distribution rate

0.65%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.65%

Last close

$75.30 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$13,776,334,470

Average volume

247124.0

Dividend

$0.122

Ex-dividend date

08/14/2026

Payment date

09/18/2026

Beta

0.189

Payout ratio

6.5%

P/E ratio

12.85

Forward P/E

10.01

EPS

$5.86

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.65%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.65%) 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.

GIB risks and drawbacks

GIB'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 35.1%.

Who may consider GIB — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (GIB 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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