NSSC Stock — Napco Security Technologies, Inc.

Napco Security Technologies, Inc. (NSSC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

NSSC is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.91%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.71%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 79/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 12848.7% over the past 44.8 years.

Napco Security Technologies develops and manufactures electronic security systems including access control, intrusion and fire alarm, door locking, and video surveillance equipment for commercial, residential, institutional, and governmental customers worldwide. The company distributes a modest current yield on a quarterly basis. This security may appeal to investors seeking exposure to the security systems industry with modest dividend income.

NSSC performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 12848.7% over the past 44.8 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -16.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 25.7%.

NSSC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

79 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.51%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/29/1981

Distribution rate

1.91%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.71%

Last close

$35.57 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$1,272,283,304

Average volume

285619.0

Dividend

$0.17

Ex-dividend date

09/11/2026

Payment date

10/02/2026

Beta

1.504

Payout ratio

37.9%

P/E ratio

29.64

Forward P/E

24.6914

EPS

$1.20

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.91%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.71%) 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.

NSSC risks and drawbacks

NSSC'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. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 25.7%.

Who may consider NSSC — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (NSSC pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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