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
1MNR.USMach Natural Resources LP14.3%
2RECV3.SAPetroreconcavo S.A11.7%
3VTS.USVitesse Energy Inc11.3%
4DMLP.USDorchester Minerals LP11.2%
5KRP.USKimbell Royalty Partners LP10.7%
6EC.PATotalEnergies EP Gabon S.A.10.0%
7TXO.USMorningStar Partners, L.P.9.4%
8GRNT.USGranite Ridge Resources Inc8.7%
9SQZ.LSESerica Energy PLC8.3%
10BSM.USBlack Stone Minerals LP8.2%
11NOG.USNorthern Oil & Gas Inc6.8%
12F1AN34.SADiamondback Energy, Inc.6.7%
13MER.TOMeren Energy Inc.6.4%
14FRU.TOFreehold Royalties Ltd.6.1%
15CJ.TOCardinal Energy Ltd5.9%
16EGY.LSEVAALCO Energy Inc5.9%
17COPH34.SAConocoPhillips5.7%
18MAU.PAEtablissements Maurel et Prom SA5.4%
190883.HKCNOOC Ltd5.2%
20CNQ.USCanadian Natural Resources Ltd5.1%

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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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