NVDA Stock — NVIDIA Corporation

NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)

Updated October 2, 2026.

NVDA is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.02%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.22%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 96/100 (Safe). Total return is 623766.7% over the past 27.7 years, 622851.2 points ahead of SPY at 915.5%.

NVIDIA designs and manufactures graphics processing units and system-on-chip units for gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and automotive markets, positioning itself as a leader in AI infrastructure and accelerated computing. The company maintains a very modest distribution rate and pays dividends quarterly, though its latest distribution was special and may not recur regularly. NVIDIA appeals primarily to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to AI and data center infrastructure rather than those focused on income generation.

NVDA performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 623766.7% over the past 27.7 years, 622851.2 points ahead of SPY at 915.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 24.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 20.2%.

NVDA key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

96 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.02%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/22/1999

Distribution rate

0.02%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.22%

5-year average yield

0.05

Last close

$233.95 (as of 2026-10-02)

Market cap

$5,649,190,650,000

Average volume

134914600.0

Last dividend

$0.25

Last ex-dividend date

09/10/2026

Last payment date

10/01/2026

Beta

2.217

Payout ratio

7.4%

P/E ratio

29.28

Forward P/E

24.8756

EPS

$7.99

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.02%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.22%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. 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.

NVDA risks and drawbacks

NVDA'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 20.2%.

Who may consider NVDA — and who may not

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

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