SFTBY Stock — SoftBank Group Corp

SoftBank Group Corp (SFTBY)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SFTBY is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.29%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.29%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 35/100 (Elevated risk). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 50.8%.

SoftBank Group Corp. is a Japanese telecommunications and technology conglomerate with diverse business operations spanning mobile services, broadband, semiconductor IP and chips, renewable energy, data centers, robotics, e-commerce, financial services, and alternative investment management through its Vision Funds. The company distributes on a semi-annual basis with a very modest current distribution rate. The stock may appeal to investors seeking exposure to a diversified Japanese technology and telecommunications business with exposure to venture capital investments.

SFTBY performance

Returns are updating. SFTBY's total return appears here after the next nightly update.

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 50.8%.

SFTBY key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

35 · Elevated risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.10%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/27/2010

Distribution rate

0.29%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

0.29%

5-year average yield

0.44

Last close

$14.70 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$167,552,052,037

Average volume

2016697.0

Dividend

$0.00007

Ex-dividend date

09/29/2026

Payment date

12/02/2026

Beta

0.933

Payout ratio

0.6%

P/E ratio

5.29

Forward P/E

86.9565

EPS

$2.78

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.29%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.29%) 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.

SFTBY risks and drawbacks

SFTBY's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 50.8%.

Who may consider SFTBY — and who may not

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

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