SAIC Stock — Science Applications International Corporation

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SAIC is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.11%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.11%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 95/100 (Safe). Total return is 437.1% over the past 13.1 years, 23.2 points behind SPY at 460.3%.

Science Applications International Corporation provides technical, engineering, and IT services to U.S. defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies, including work on AI solutions, digital modernization, cybersecurity, and mission systems support. The company pays a modest current distribution rate quarterly. This security appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the defense contracting and federal IT services sector.

SAIC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 437.1% over the past 13.1 years, 23.2 points behind SPY at 460.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 39.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 27.8%.

SAIC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

95 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.05%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/16/2013

Distribution rate

1.11%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.11%

5-year average yield

1.36

Last close

$133.07 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$5,575,318,289

Average volume

291635.0

Dividend

$0.37

Ex-dividend date

10/09/2026

Payment date

10/23/2026

Beta

0.309

Payout ratio

12.9%

P/E ratio

15.53

Forward P/E

10.6496

EPS

$8.57

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.11%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.11%) 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.

SAIC risks and drawbacks

SAIC'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 27.8%.

Who may consider SAIC — and who may not

SAIC may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SAIC 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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