HTHIY Stock — Hitachi Ltd ADR

Hitachi Ltd ADR (HTHIY)

Updated October 2, 2026.

HTHIY is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.48%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.48%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 67/100 (Generally safe). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 25.9%.

At the current 0.48% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $48 per year, or about $24.00 per semi-annual payment if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Hitachi Ltd. is a Japanese conglomerate operating across digital systems and services, green energy and mobility, connective industries, and advanced manufacturing technologies including semiconductors, analytical equipment, and industrial automation. The company pays distributions on a semi-annual basis at a very modest rate. It appeals primarily to investors seeking international diversification and exposure to a diversified industrial and technology company rather than those focused on income.

HTHIY performance

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 25.9%.

HTHIY key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

67 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.32%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/05/1984

Distribution rate

0.48%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

0.48%

5-year average yield

1.44

Last close

$35.61 (as of 2026-10-02)

Market cap

$159,018,713,529

Average volume

1483400.0

Last dividend

$0.0011

Last known dates

ex 09/29/2026; payment 11/30/2026

Date quality

Unmatched ex / payment pair — not a live schedule

Beta

0.538

Payout ratio

8.4%

P/E ratio

32.67

Forward P/E

25.0627

EPS

$1.09

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.48%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.48%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. 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.

HTHIY risks and drawbacks

HTHIY's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 25.9%.

Who may consider HTHIY — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (HTHIY pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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