STZ Stock — Constellation Brands Inc.

Constellation Brands Inc. (STZ)

Updated October 16, 2026.

STZ is a Stock. its distribution rate is 3.14%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.12%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 82/100 (Safe). Total return is 10063.3% over the past 34.6 years.

Constellation Brands produces, imports, markets, and sells beer, wine, and spirits globally, with major beer brands including Corona and Modelo, wine brands such as Robert Mondavi and Kim Crawford, and spirits including Casa Noble and High West. The company pays a modest quarterly dividend with a current distribution rate in the low single digits. It appeals to income investors seeking dividend payments from an established beverage company with a diversified portfolio of alcohol brands.

STZ performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 10063.3% over the past 34.6 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -3.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 31.4%.

STZ key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

82 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.57%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/07/1986

Distribution rate

3.14%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.12%

5-year average yield

1.66

Last close

$131.35 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$22,224,221,267

Average volume

2373300.0

Dividend

$1.03

Ex-dividend date

10/30/2026

Payment date

11/13/2026

Beta

0.429

Payout ratio

33.9%

P/E ratio

11.76

Forward P/E

10.02

EPS

$11.17

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.14%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.12%) 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.

STZ risks and drawbacks

STZ'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 31.4%.

Who may consider STZ — and who may not

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

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