SWBI Stock — Smith & Wesson Brands Inc

Smith & Wesson Brands Inc (SWBI)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SWBI is a Stock. its distribution rate is 3.68%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.68%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 79/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 1828.8% over the past 27.9 years, 843.7 points ahead of SPY at 985.1%.

Smith & Wesson Brands designs, manufactures, and sells firearms including handguns and long guns, along with firearm accessories and related manufacturing services, serving customers ranging from individual enthusiasts and hunters to law enforcement and military agencies. The company offers a moderate current distribution rate and pays dividends quarterly. This stock may appeal to income-focused investors seeking exposure to the firearms and defense manufacturing sector.

SWBI performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1828.8% over the past 27.9 years, 843.7 points ahead of SPY at 985.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 45.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 25.8%.

SWBI key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

79 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.91%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/06/1998

Distribution rate

3.68%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.68%

5-year average yield

3.17

Last close

$14.14 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$634,033,075

Average volume

592719.0

Dividend

$0.13

Ex-dividend date

09/17/2026

Payment date

10/01/2026

Beta

0.816

Payout ratio

96.3%

P/E ratio

26.19

Forward P/E

11.7786

EPS

$0.54

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.68%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.68%) 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.

SWBI risks and drawbacks

SWBI'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 25.8%.

Who may consider SWBI — and who may not

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

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