TKO Stock — TKO Group Holdings Inc.

TKO Group Holdings Inc. (TKO)

Updated October 16, 2026.

TKO is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.80%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.79%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 85/100 (Safe). Total return is 1578.0% over the past 27 years, 714.1 points ahead of SPY at 863.9%.

TKO Group Holdings operates as a sports and entertainment company with three main segments: UFC, which distributes combat sports programming and events; WWE, which operates professional wrestling media and live events; and IMG, which provides media rights management, content production, event management, and hospitality services across sports and entertainment properties. The company generates revenue through media rights fees, live event ticket sales, consumer product licensing, sponsorships, and advertising. It currently distributes dividends on a quarterly basis at a modest rate.

TKO performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1578.0% over the past 27 years, 714.1 points ahead of SPY at 863.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -5.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 22.4%.

TKO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

85 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.53%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/19/1999

Distribution rate

1.80%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.79%

Last close

$175.50 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$12,830,997,699

Average volume

1063070.0

Dividend

$0.79

Ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.692

Payout ratio

131.9%

P/E ratio

61.36

Forward P/E

48.7805

EPS

$2.86

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.80%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.79%) 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.

TKO risks and drawbacks

TKO'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 22.4%.

Who may consider TKO — and who may not

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

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