RMD Stock — ResMed Inc.

ResMed Inc. (RMD)

RMD is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.07%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.11%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 76/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 39981.3% over the past 31.3 years, 37587.0 points ahead of SPY at 2394.3%.

At the current 1.07% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $107 per year, or about $26.75 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

ResMed Inc. is a medical technology and software company that develops devices and cloud-based applications for diagnosing, treating, and managing respiratory disorders and providing software solutions for residential care settings. The company operates through two segments: Sleep and Breathing Health, which offers diagnostic devices and remote monitoring systems for sleep apnea, and Residential Care Software, which provides electronic health record and billing solutions for home health, hospice, and senior living providers. It pays a modest current distribution rate on a quarterly basis and appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the healthcare technology and services sector.

RMD performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-22.

Total return is 39981.3% over the past 31.3 years, 37587.0 points ahead of SPY at 2394.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -18.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 35.0%.

RMD key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

76 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.81%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/02/1995

Distribution rate

1.07%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.11%

5-year average yield

0.88

Last close

$221.97 (as of 2026-09-22)

Market cap

$32,019,684,363

Average volume

976933.0

Next dividend

$0.66

Last ex-dividend date

08/20/2026

Next payment date

09/24/2026

Beta

0.766

Payout ratio

0.2202

P/E ratio

21.26

Forward P/E

18.7266

EPS

$10.44

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.07%) 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 (1.11%) 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.

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.

RMD risks and drawbacks

RMD'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 35.0%.

Who may consider RMD — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (RMD pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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