NIO dividend analysis

NIO dividend deep dive

Income read on NIO: trailing yield 3.10%, payout ratio 51%, 5y CAGR 2.1%, 10y CAGR 3.1%. The growth streak runs 22 years.

NIO dividend-safety read: 56/100. The score is the Quality pillar (56/100) penalized for high payout — at 51% of earnings, that adjustment pulls the headline flat or up from raw Quality.

NIO DRIP table at flat yield + growth: 5y ≈ 16.9%, 10y ≈ 36.6%, 20y ≈ 86.5% cumulative income return on the 3.10% starting yield. Useful as a back-of-envelope only — assumes the yield stays at TTM and the growth rate persists.

NIO sits in a peer group of KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%), with the trio yielding a mean of 3.13%. The 3.10% yield on NIO is the cleanest single-number comparison; payout ratio and growth rate are the two follow-ups.

Ex-dividend cadence on NIO: most recent ex-date 2026-03-01, payment 2026-03-15. Quarterly schedules are the norm for US payers; the ex-date is the cutoff for entitlement to the upcoming distribution, while the payment date is when cash hits the brokerage.

Income thesis line for NIO: starting yield of 3.10%, projected growth of 2.1%, safety read 56/100. The forward open question is the durability of the next dividend hike given the 51% earnings payout.