KDP Stock — Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (KDP)

Updated October 16, 2026.

KDP is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.66%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.66%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 91.2% over the past 8.3 years, 118.7 points behind SPY at 209.9%.

Keurig Dr Pepper owns and operates a broad portfolio of beverage brands and single-serve brewing systems, manufacturing and distributing products across coffee, soft drinks, water, and other categories through retail and direct-to-consumer channels. The company pays a quarterly distribution with a moderate current yield. This stock appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to established consumer staples brands.

KDP performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 91.2% over the past 8.3 years, 118.7 points behind SPY at 209.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 28.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 17.7%.

KDP key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.66%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/07/2008

Distribution rate

2.66%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.66%

5-year average yield

2.48

Last close

$34.62 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$47,111,797,436

Average volume

14273400.0

Dividend

$0.23

Ex-dividend date

09/28/2026

Payment date

10/09/2026

Beta

0.41

Payout ratio

43.8%

P/E ratio

34.97

Forward P/E

12.4533

EPS

$0.99

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.66%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.66%) 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.

KDP risks and drawbacks

KDP'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 17.7%.

Who may consider KDP — and who may not

KDP may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (KDP 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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