UTZ Stock — Utz Brands, Inc.

Utz Brands, Inc. (UTZ)

Updated October 16, 2026.

UTZ is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.76%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.76%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 77/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 64.5% over the past 7.9 years, 157.1 points behind SPY at 221.6%.

Utz Brands manufactures and distributes branded salty snacks in the United States under brand names including Utz, On The Border, Zapp's, and others, offering products such as potato chips, tortilla chips, pretzels, and cheese snacks through multiple distribution channels. The company pays quarterly distributions at a modest current rate. This stock may appeal to investors seeking income from the consumer staples sector.

UTZ performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 64.5% over the past 7.9 years, 157.1 points behind SPY at 221.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 19.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 45.4%.

UTZ key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

77 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.36%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/26/2018

Distribution rate

1.76%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.76%

5-year average yield

1.56

Last close

$14.29 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$1,266,282,814

Average volume

1190712.0

Dividend

$0.063

Ex-dividend date

09/21/2026

Payment date

10/01/2026

Beta

0.728

Payout ratio

30.4%

Forward P/E

17.3611

EPS

$-0.33

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.76%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.76%) 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.

UTZ risks and drawbacks

UTZ'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. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 45.4%.

Who may consider UTZ — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (UTZ pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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