VTRS Stock — Viatris Inc.

Viatris Inc. (VTRS)

Updated October 16, 2026.

VTRS is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.57%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.57%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 1785.7% over the past 46.6 years.

Viatris is a global pharmaceutical company that develops and markets prescription brand drugs, generic drugs, complex generics, and biosimilars across multiple therapeutic areas including cardiovascular, oncology, respiratory, and immunology, distributing its products through wholesalers, retailers, and institutional channels worldwide. The company offers a moderate current distribution rate paid quarterly. Viatris may appeal to income investors seeking dividend-paying exposure to the pharmaceutical sector.

VTRS performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1785.7% over the past 46.6 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 91.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 19.0%.

VTRS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.57%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/17/1980

Distribution rate

2.57%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.57%

5-year average yield

3.9

Last close

$18.66 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$21,426,962,568

Average volume

9415660.0

Dividend

$0.12

Ex-dividend date

08/21/2026

Payment date

09/16/2026

Beta

0.858

Payout ratio

19.1%

Forward P/E

6.3816

EPS

$-0.36

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.57%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.57%) 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.

VTRS risks and drawbacks

VTRS'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 19.0%.

Who may consider VTRS — and who may not

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

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