GIS dividend analysis

GIS dividend deep dive

On the income line, GIS prints a 7.60% TTM yield with 56% of earnings going to the dividend. The 5-year distribution CAGR is 7.6%, and the consecutive-growth streak runs 47 years.

Dividend safety on GIS reads 59/100, derived from the VMCI Quality pillar (61/100) adjusted for payout-ratio strain. The score sits in the watchlist band, which is the right anchor for income-portfolio sizing.

Compound-income view on GIS: at 7.60% TTM yield growing at 7.6% per year, a held-and-reinvested position returns 48.1% / 119.5% / 381.7% cumulatively over 5/10/20 years on income alone.

Comparison set on GIS: KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%). With a peer-mean yield of 3.13%, GIS prints 7.60% — a 4.47-pp premium on the income line.

Calendar inputs on GIS: ex 2026-03-01 → pay 2026-03-15. The quarterly cadence and $0.685/share run rate are the operative numbers for income planning.

GIS bottom-line read: high-yield on yield, fast on growth, watchlist on safety. The income thesis is durable only if the Quality and Risk pillar trajectories stay in their current bands.