TSCO Stock — Tractor Supply Company

Tractor Supply Company (TSCO)

Updated October 16, 2026.

TSCO is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.90%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.86%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 65/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 47136.5% over the past 32.7 years, 44350.9 points ahead of SPY at 2785.6%.

Tractor Supply Company is a rural lifestyle retailer operating over 2,000 stores across the United States, offering merchandise for agriculture, livestock and pet care, home improvement, lawn and garden, seasonal recreation, tools and hardware, and clothing and décor under multiple brand names including Tractor Supply Company, Petsense by Tractor Supply, and Orscheln Farm and Home. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current yield. This stock appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the rural retail sector with regular dividend payments.

TSCO performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 47136.5% over the past 32.7 years, 44350.9 points ahead of SPY at 2785.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -38.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 47.4%.

TSCO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

65 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.89%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/17/1994

Distribution rate

2.90%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.86%

5-year average yield

1.61

Last close

$33.16 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$17,277,690,943

Average volume

11717000.0

Dividend

$0.24

Ex-dividend date

08/24/2026

Payment date

09/08/2026

Beta

0.514

Payout ratio

46.6%

P/E ratio

17.27

Forward P/E

14.4509

EPS

$1.92

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.90%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.86%) 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.

TSCO risks and drawbacks

TSCO'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 47.4%.

Who may consider TSCO — and who may not

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

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