SWX Stock — Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (SWX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SWX is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.95%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.89%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 98/100 (Safe). Total return is 3495.7% over the past 53.6 years.

Southwest Gas Holdings operates a natural gas utility serving residential, commercial, and industrial customers across Arizona, Nevada, and California through distribution, transportation, and pipeline transmission operations. The company offers a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly. This security appeals to income investors seeking exposure to essential utility services with regular dividend payments.

SWX performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 3495.7% over the past 53.6 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 16.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.2%.

SWX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

98 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.89%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/21/1973

Distribution rate

2.95%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.89%

5-year average yield

3.32

Last close

$87.45 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$6,335,389,845

Average volume

669545.0

Dividend

$0.645

Ex-dividend date

11/16/2026

Payment date

12/01/2026

Beta

0.562

Payout ratio

66.9%

P/E ratio

21.86

Forward P/E

17.4216

EPS

$4.00

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.95%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.89%) 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.

SWX risks and drawbacks

SWX'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 12.2%.

Who may consider SWX — and who may not

SWX 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 (SWX pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

More on SWX

• All tickers starting with S

Tagged: Utilities, Dividend.

Frequently asked questions