LEVI Stock — Levi Strauss & Co.

Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI)

Updated October 16, 2026.

LEVI is a Stock. its distribution rate is 3.13%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.84%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 94/100 (Safe). Total return is 7.0% over the past 7.6 years, 192.1 points behind SPY at 199.1%.

Levi Strauss & Co. designs, markets, and sells denim, casual wear, and related accessories for men, women, and children through its Levi's, Dockers, Denizen, and Beyond Yoga brands, distributing products via third-party retailers, direct-to-consumer channels, and company-operated stores globally. The company pays a modest current distribution rate on a quarterly basis. It may appeal to income investors seeking exposure to the apparel and retail sector.

LEVI performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 7.0% over the past 7.6 years, 192.1 points behind SPY at 199.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -0.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 26.8%.

LEVI key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

94 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.94%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/20/2019

Distribution rate

3.13%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.84%

5-year average yield

2.34

Last close

$20.44 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$2,033,822,536

Average volume

4156632.0

Dividend

$0.16

Ex-dividend date

10/21/2026

Payment date

11/04/2026

Beta

1.317

Payout ratio

37.7%

P/E ratio

13.45

Forward P/E

16.7785

EPS

$1.52

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.13%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.84%) 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.

LEVI risks and drawbacks

LEVI'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 26.8%.

Who may consider LEVI — and who may not

LEVI 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 (LEVI 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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