NOV Stock — NOV Inc.

NOV Inc. (NOV)

Updated October 16, 2026.

NOV is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.90%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.30%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 99/100 (Safe). Total return is 444.8% over the past 30 years, 1268.3 points behind SPY at 1713.1%.

NOV Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells systems, components, and products for oil and gas drilling and production, as well as industrial and renewable energy applications, operating through Energy Equipment and Energy Products and Services segments. The company distributes quarterly at a modest current yield. NOV appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the energy sector and industrial equipment manufacturing.

NOV performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 444.8% over the past 30 years, 1268.3 points behind SPY at 1713.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 52.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.7%.

NOV key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

99 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.88%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/29/1996

Distribution rate

1.90%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.30%

5-year average yield

1.05

Last close

$18.93 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$6,748,130,906

Average volume

3049732.0

Dividend

$0.09

Ex-dividend date

09/11/2026

Payment date

09/25/2026

Beta

0.977

Payout ratio

2.8%

P/E ratio

70.11

Forward P/E

15.6006

EPS

$0.27

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.90%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.30%) 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.

NOV risks and drawbacks

NOV'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 16.7%.

Who may consider NOV — and who may not

NOV may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (NOV 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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