OTEX Stock — Open Text Corp.

Open Text Corp. (OTEX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

OTEX is a Stock. its distribution rate is 4.39%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.33%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 64/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 1154.2% over the past 30.7 years, 838.2 points behind SPY at 1992.4%.

Open Text Corporation provides enterprise data management solutions, including cloud services, software licensing, consulting, and managed integration services to organizations globally. The company distributes quarterly dividends at a current rate in the mid-range and has no expense ratio as an operating company. The stock appeals to income investors seeking regular dividend payments alongside exposure to enterprise software and data management businesses.

OTEX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1154.2% over the past 30.7 years, 838.2 points behind SPY at 1992.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -31.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 48.0%.

OTEX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

64 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.81%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/24/1996

Distribution rate

4.39%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

4.33%

5-year average yield

2.87

Last close

$25.50 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$6,187,890,180

Average volume

1841949.0

Dividend

$0.28

Ex-dividend date

09/04/2026

Payment date

09/18/2026

Beta

1.017

Payout ratio

25.8%

P/E ratio

9.55

Forward P/E

6.1996

EPS

$2.67

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.39%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.33%) 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.

OTEX risks and drawbacks

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 48.0%.

Who may consider OTEX — and who may not

OTEX may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (OTEX 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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