KKR Stock — KKR & Co. Inc.

KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR)

KKR is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.77%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.77%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 65/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 659.4% over the past 19.7 years, 20.4 points behind SPY at 679.8%.

At the current 0.77% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $77 per year, or about $19.25 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

KKR & Co. Inc. is a private equity and real estate investment firm that makes direct and fund-of-fund investments across diverse industries including software, cybersecurity, fintech, energy, infrastructure, real estate, financial services, and consumer goods, with a focus on acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and growth equity strategies. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest rate. KKR appeals to investors seeking exposure to private equity and real assets with regular income distributions.

KKR performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-22.

Total return is 659.4% over the past 19.7 years, 20.4 points behind SPY at 679.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -32.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 42.8%.

KKR key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

65 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.50%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/11/2007

Distribution rate

0.77%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.77%

5-year average yield

0.82

Last close

$98.44 (as of 2026-09-22)

Market cap

$88,363,248,562

Average volume

3301774.0

Last dividend

$0.195

Last ex-dividend date

08/10/2026

Last payment date

08/25/2026

Beta

1.791

Payout ratio

0.1407

P/E ratio

31.45

Forward P/E

13.1926

EPS

$3.13

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.77%) 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 (0.77%) 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.

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.

KKR risks and drawbacks

KKR'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 42.8%.

Who may consider KKR — and who may not

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