NTAP Stock — NetApp Inc.

NetApp Inc. (NTAP)

Updated October 16, 2026.

NTAP is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.02%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.02%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 99/100 (Safe). Total return is 21682.8% over the past 30.9 years, 19623.3 points ahead of SPY at 2059.5%.

NetApp Inc. is an enterprise software and storage infrastructure company that provides data management software, storage systems, and cloud storage services to help customers manage their data across on-premises and hybrid multicloud environments. The company pays a modest current distribution rate on a quarterly basis. NetApp appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to the enterprise software and storage sectors.

NTAP performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 21682.8% over the past 30.9 years, 19623.3 points ahead of SPY at 2059.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 73.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 20.8%.

NTAP key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

99 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.01%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/21/1995

Distribution rate

1.02%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.02%

5-year average yield

2.03

Last close

$203.80 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$40,030,193,219

Average volume

3217500.0

Dividend

$0.52

Ex-dividend date

10/09/2026

Payment date

10/28/2026

Beta

1.45

Payout ratio

26.5%

P/E ratio

28.74

Forward P/E

21.3675

EPS

$7.09

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.02%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.02%) 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.

NTAP risks and drawbacks

NTAP'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 20.8%.

Who may consider NTAP — and who may not

NTAP may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (NTAP pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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