VWDRY Stock — Vestas Wind Systems AS

Vestas Wind Systems AS (VWDRY)

Updated October 16, 2026.

VWDRY is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.41%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.41%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 61/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 221.1% over the past 19.7 years, 439.0 points behind SPY at 660.1%.

Vestas Wind Systems A/S is a Danish manufacturer and service provider of wind turbines, operating globally through two segments: Power Solutions, which designs and manufactures onshore and offshore wind turbines and related products, and Service, which provides maintenance contracts and spare parts. The company offers a modest current distribution rate paid annually. This security appeals to investors seeking equity exposure to the renewable energy sector, particularly those interested in wind power infrastructure and related services.

VWDRY performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 221.1% over the past 19.7 years, 439.0 points behind SPY at 660.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 38.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 22.8%.

VWDRY key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

61 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.25%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/24/2007

Distribution rate

0.41%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.41%

5-year average yield

0.44

Last close

$9.24 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$27,055,379,256

Average volume

143541.0

Dividend

$0.03821

Ex-dividend date

04/10/2026

Payment date

04/28/2026

Beta

1.017

Payout ratio

8.2%

P/E ratio

21.49

Forward P/E

16.3934

EPS

$0.43

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.41%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.41%) 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.

VWDRY risks and drawbacks

VWDRY's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, 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 22.8%.

Who may consider VWDRY — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VWDRY pays annual); 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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