VAC Stock — Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (VAC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

VAC is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.88%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.88%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 85/100 (Safe). Total return is 694.3% over the past 14.9 years, 19.3 points ahead of SPY at 675.0%.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation operates vacation ownership businesses under premium brands including Marriott Vacation Club, Sheraton Vacation Club, Westin Vacation Club, and Hyatt Vacation Club, along with exchange and membership programs through its Interval International and Aqua-Aston subsidiaries. The company distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate. The stock appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to the leisure and hospitality sector.

VAC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 694.3% over the past 14.9 years, 19.3 points ahead of SPY at 675.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 72.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 36.7%.

VAC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

85 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.45%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/08/2011

Distribution rate

2.88%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.88%

5-year average yield

1.97

Last close

$110.93 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$3,815,472,848

Average volume

353827.0

Dividend

$0.80

Ex-dividend date

09/16/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

1.304

Payout ratio

49.3%

Forward P/E

6.9735

EPS

$-9.57

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.88%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.88%) 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.

VAC risks and drawbacks

VAC'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 36.7%.

Who may consider VAC — and who may not

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

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