RICK Stock — RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc

RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc (RICK)

Updated October 16, 2026.

RICK is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.25%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.21%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 70/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 213.6% over the past 31 years, 1909.8 points behind SPY at 2123.4%.

RCI Hospitality Holdings operates upscale adult nightclubs under multiple brands including Rick's Cabaret, Jaguars Club, and Tootsie's Cabaret, along with Bombshells Restaurant & Bar locations; the company also owns industry conventions, trade publications, and related media serving the adult entertainment sector. The company distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate. This security appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the hospitality and entertainment industry.

RICK performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 213.6% over the past 31 years, 1909.8 points behind SPY at 2123.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -4.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 26.4%.

RICK key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

70 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.88%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/13/1995

Distribution rate

1.25%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.21%

5-year average yield

0.41

Last close

$25.67 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$196,234,315

Average volume

21081.0

Dividend

$0.08

Ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.847

Payout ratio

39.2%

Forward P/E

6.8213

EPS

$-0.44

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.25%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.21%) 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.

RICK risks and drawbacks

RICK'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 26.4%.

Who may consider RICK — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (RICK 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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