LMNR Stock — Limoneira Co

Limoneira Co (LMNR)

Updated October 16, 2026.

LMNR is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.63%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.63%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Caution). Total return is 292.0% over the past 24.9 years, 671.3 points behind SPY at 963.3%.

Limoneira Company is an agribusiness operating since 1893 that produces, processes, and packs fresh lemons, avocados, oranges, and specialty citrus for direct sale and wholesale distribution, while also growing wine grapes and managing farm operations. The company generates a modest current distribution rate and pays distributions quarterly. Limoneira appeals to income investors seeking exposure to agricultural production and real estate operations, as it also derives revenue from residential and commercial property rentals and land leasing.

LMNR performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 292.0% over the past 24.9 years, 671.3 points behind SPY at 963.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -18.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 21.6%.

LMNR key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.32%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/08/2001

Distribution rate

0.63%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.63%

5-year average yield

1.77

Last close

$11.94 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$216,496,164

Average volume

121414.0

Dividend

$0.075

Ex-dividend date

12/30/2025

Payment date

01/16/2026

Beta

0.331

Payout ratio

73.2%

Forward P/E

13.5501

EPS

$-2.41

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.63%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.63%) 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.

LMNR risks and drawbacks

LMNR'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 21.6%.

Who may consider LMNR — and who may not

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