Best Dividend Stocks in Oil & Gas E&P for 2026

Reliable dividend payers with sustainable yields, screened on payout ratio and balance-sheet health.

Oil and Gas E&P (upstream operators of all sizes) earn revenue on production volume at realised prices net of lifting costs. The Valuation pillar uses EV/EBITDA against mid-cycle commodity prices; the Health pillar (net debt to EBITDA through the trough) is the gating factor for composite ranking across the cycle.

Data as of (updated daily)

Top 20 Oil & Gas E&P stocks by dividend yield

#TickerNameYield
1TXO.USMorningStar Partners, L.P.12.7%
2VTS.USVitesse Energy Inc12.7%
3MRNFF.USMeren Energy Inc.10.6%
4EC.PATotalEnergies EP Gabon S.A.10.4%
5SQZ.LSESerica Energy PLC9.5%
6DMLP.USDorchester Minerals LP9.4%
7GRNT.USGranite Ridge Resources Inc9.4%
8NOG.USNorthern Oil & Gas Inc8.6%
9BSM.USBlack Stone Minerals LP8.1%
10F1AN34.SADiamondback Energy, Inc.7.1%
11CJ.TOCardinal Energy Ltd6.4%
12FRU.TOFreehold Royalties Ltd.6.3%
13COPH34.SAConocoPhillips6.1%
14MAU.PAEtablissements Maurel et Prom SA5.7%
15CNQ.USCanadian Natural Resources Ltd5.3%
16SGY.TOSurge Energy Inc.5.2%
170883.HKCNOOC Ltd5.1%
18KRP.USKimbell Royalty Partners LP5.0%
19EGY.USVaalco Energy Inc4.8%
20VET.USVermilion Energy Inc.4.8%

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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by dividend yield within the Oil & Gas E&P industry; use the screener for the full ranked list.

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