HIMX Stock — Himax Technologies, Inc.

Himax Technologies, Inc. (HIMX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

HIMX is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.16%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.16%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 55/100 (Caution). Total return is 246.0% over the past 20.5 years, 508.9 points behind SPY at 754.9%.

Himax Technologies is a fabless semiconductor company that designs and sells display imaging processing technologies, including display driver integrated circuits, timing controllers, and automotive IC solutions used in televisions, monitors, mobile devices, and automotive applications worldwide. The company distributes dividends annually at a modest current rate. The stock appeals to investors seeking equity exposure to the semiconductor and display technology sector with some income component.

HIMX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 246.0% over the past 20.5 years, 508.9 points behind SPY at 754.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 27.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 51.0%.

HIMX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

55 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.19%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/31/2006

Distribution rate

2.16%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

2.16%

5-year average yield

4.36

Last close

$11.65 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$2,032,061,898

Average volume

1100291.0

Dividend

$0.252

Ex-dividend date

06/30/2026

Payment date

07/10/2026

Beta

2.395

Payout ratio

124.5%

P/E ratio

58.25

Forward P/E

9.8425

EPS

$0.20

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.16%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.16%) 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.

HIMX risks and drawbacks

HIMX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, 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 51.0%.

Who may consider HIMX — and who may not

HIMX may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (HIMX pays annual); 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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