NTR Stock — Nutrien Ltd.

Nutrien Ltd. (NTR)

Updated October 16, 2026.

NTR is a Stock. its distribution rate is 3.09%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.08%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 96/100 (Safe). Total return is 77.2% over the past 8.8 years, 147.1 points behind SPY at 224.3%.

Nutrien Ltd. is a Canadian crop inputs company operating through four segments: Retail (marketing crop nutrients, protection products, seed, and agronomic services), Potash (mining and processing), Nitrogen (ammonia and nitrogen product manufacturing), and Phosphate (fertilizer and phosphoric acid production). The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current distribution rate. Nutrien appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to the agricultural inputs sector.

NTR performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 77.2% over the past 8.8 years, 147.1 points behind SPY at 224.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 30.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 27.6%.

NTR key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

96 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.97%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/02/2018

Distribution rate

3.09%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.08%

5-year average yield

3.08

Last close

$71.26 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$34,005,989,873

Average volume

2682500.0

Dividend

$0.55

Ex-dividend date

09/29/2026

Payment date

10/16/2026

Beta

1.126

Payout ratio

45.1%

P/E ratio

14.43

Forward P/E

14.7493

EPS

$4.94

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.09%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.08%) 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.

NTR risks and drawbacks

NTR'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 27.6%.

Who may consider NTR — and who may not

NTR 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 (NTR 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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