PLOW Stock — Douglas Dynamics Inc

Douglas Dynamics Inc (PLOW)

Updated October 16, 2026.

PLOW is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.98%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.98%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 93/100 (Safe). Total return is 587.6% over the past 16.4 years, 186.4 points behind SPY at 774.0%.

Douglas Dynamics manufactures and sells snow and ice control equipment and attachments for commercial vehicles, along with related products sold under brands including FISHER, WESTERN, SNOWEX, VENCO, and HENDERSON, primarily serving professional snow removal contractors and municipal agencies across North America. The company distributes quarterly dividends at a moderate current rate. This stock appeals to income investors seeking exposure to seasonal commercial equipment and services.

PLOW performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 587.6% over the past 16.4 years, 186.4 points behind SPY at 774.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 33.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 27.2%.

PLOW key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

93 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.77%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Distribution rate

2.98%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.98%

5-year average yield

3.63

Last close

$39.54 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$912,466,399

Average volume

139789.0

Dividend

$0.295

Ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

1.2

Payout ratio

48.2%

P/E ratio

17.97

Forward P/E

13.3333

EPS

$2.20

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.98%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.98%) 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.

PLOW risks and drawbacks

PLOW'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 27.2%.

Who may consider PLOW — and who may not

PLOW 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 (PLOW 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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