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Data last updated: Oct 02, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 02, 2026): EQT Corporation (EQT) pays a $0.66 annual dividend ($0.17 quarterly), yielding 1.32% at $50.09/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-05. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.32%
Annual Dividend: $0.66 per share
Payout Ratio: 14.3%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-05
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Energy
Years of Dividend History: 41
EQT Corporation dividend investors are looking at one of the largest natural gas producers in the United States, with reserves of 25.0 trillion cubic feet spread across roughly 2.0 million gross acres, anchored in the Marcellus shale. The current yield is 1.32%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $0.66 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is August 5, 2026. A beta of 0.576 means EQT stock moves well below the broader market, which suits income investors who prioritize lower price volatility over a high headline yield.
EQT Corporation pays out 14.3% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That leaves substantial earnings coverage for the dividend, even if natural gas prices soften. EQT Corporation dividend safety is further supported by the low payout ratio itself, which gives the company room to maintain payments without relying on external financing. The primary pressure point is commodity price exposure: as a natural gas extractor, EQT's earnings are directly tied to gas prices, and a sustained price decline would compress the earnings base that supports the payout.
EQT Corporation dividend history shows a CAGR of 1.7% per year from 2008 to 2025. Per-share, that translates from $0.4792 to $0.6375 over the period (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 358.3% in 2022, reflecting a restart from deeply cut levels rather than organic growth. Growth is slow, and the history includes at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so the long-term trend is not a straight line upward.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +5.0% | $0.55 (2022) | $0.64 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +39.7% | $0.12 (2019) | $0.64 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +25.6% | $0.07 (2014) | $0.64 (2025) |
EQT Corporation fits dividend investors who want low price volatility and a well-covered payout rather than a high income yield. The yield is low (below 2%) at 1.32%, though that sits modestly above the 5-year average of 1.21%, so the current entry point is not historically cheap on a yield basis. Four consecutive years of increases show a rebuilding pattern after past cuts, but the 1.7% annual growth rate means income compounds slowly. What an investor gets here is a deeply conservative payout ratio of 14.3% and below-market price swings. The trade-off is a yield that will not move the needle for income-focused portfolios.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | $0.1650 |
| 2026-05-06 | $0.1650 |
| 2026-02-17 | $0.1650 |
| 2025-11-05 | $0.1650 |
| 2025-08-06 | $0.1575 |
| 2025-05-07 | $0.1575 |
| 2025-02-18 | $0.1575 |
| 2024-11-06 | $0.1575 |
| 2024-08-07 | $0.1575 |
| 2024-05-07 | $0.1575 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.4950 |
| 2025 | $0.6375 |
| 2024 | $0.6300 |
| 2023 | $0.6075 |
| 2022 | $0.5500 |
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