SSNC Stock — SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc.

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. (SSNC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SSNC is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.43%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.32%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 95/100 (Safe). Total return is 1160.8% over the past 16.5 years, 388.1 points ahead of SPY at 772.7%.

SS&C Technologies provides software and software-enabled services to the financial services and healthcare industries, with offerings spanning securities accounting, trading, portfolio management, back-office operations, compliance, and healthcare claims and benefit management across multiple geographies. The company distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate. SS&C Technologies appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the financial and healthcare software sectors with regular quarterly payouts.

SSNC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1160.8% over the past 16.5 years, 388.1 points ahead of SPY at 772.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 7.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 30.2%.

SSNC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

95 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.36%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/31/2010

Distribution rate

1.43%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.32%

5-year average yield

1.29

Last close

$84.07 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$19,727,445,514

Average volume

1162500.0

Dividend

$0.30

Ex-dividend date

09/01/2026

Payment date

09/15/2026

Beta

1.089

Payout ratio

17.1%

P/E ratio

24.09

Forward P/E

10.6157

EPS

$3.49

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.43%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.32%) 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.

SSNC risks and drawbacks

SSNC'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 30.2%.

Who may consider SSNC — and who may not

SSNC may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SSNC pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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