VLTO Stock — Veralto Corp.

Veralto Corp. (VLTO)

Updated October 16, 2026.

VLTO is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.51%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.51%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 97/100 (Safe). Total return is 27.1% over the past 3.1 years, 58.7 points behind SPY at 85.8%.

Veralto Corporation provides water quality analytics, treatment technologies, and marking and coding solutions for packaged goods, serving municipal utilities, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and industrial customers worldwide through brands including Hach, Trojan Technologies, Videojet, Linx, and Pantone. The company distributes quarterly and maintains a modest current distribution rate. This business appeals to income investors seeking exposure to essential infrastructure and industrial solutions with steady cash generation.

VLTO performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 27.1% over the past 3.1 years, 58.7 points behind SPY at 85.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -0.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 21.4%.

VLTO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

97 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.49%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/27/2023

Distribution rate

0.51%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.51%

Last close

$101.04 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$24,632,879,478

Average volume

2570751.0

Dividend

$0.13

Ex-dividend date

09/30/2026

Payment date

10/30/2026

Beta

0.775

Payout ratio

12.3%

P/E ratio

25.78

Forward P/E

19.9601

EPS

$3.92

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.51%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.51%) 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.

VLTO risks and drawbacks

VLTO'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 21.4%.

Who may consider VLTO — and who may not

VLTO may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VLTO 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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