DEC Diversified Energy Company PLC — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
Diversified Energy Company PLC, rebranded from Diversified Gas & Oil PLC in May 2021, functions as an autonomous entity that owns and operates active natural gas and crude oil wells. Its main operational base is located within the Appalachian Basin of the United States, but its business activities extend beyond this region. The company handles the full scope of hydrocarbon resource management, from the initial extraction (production) to distribution (marketing) and delivery (transportation) of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, and condensates. Its extensive holdings include numerous natural gas wells and their associated gathering infrastructure, situated across states such as Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana. Diversified Energy Company PLC was established in 2001 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Research Scores
Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.
How the Dividend Safety Score is built for DEC
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings payout ratio | Earnings payout ratio 25% (FY2025) | 100 | 20% |
| FCF payout ratio | FCF payout ratio 30% (FY2025) | 100 | 25% |
| Net debt / EBITDA | Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x (FY2025) | 54 | 15% |
| Interest coverage | Interest coverage 2.4x (FY2025) | 36 | 10% |
| Dividend record | 8 years of uninterrupted regular payments; last cut May 23, 2024 (-66.9%), within 3 years: capped at 25 | 25 | 20% |
| Earnings stability | Net income positive in 2 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2021–FY2025) | 15 | 10% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
How the Dividend Growth Score is built for DEC
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-year dividend growth | 5-year dividend CAGR -16.5% (2020–2025) | 0 | 25% |
| Consecutive annual increases | 0 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) | 10 | 20% |
| Payout headroom | Headroom from the earnings payout ratio 25% (FY2025) | 100 | 20% |
| Earnings per share growth (3 years) | N/A (not used) | N/A | 15% |
| Revenue growth (3 years) | Revenue CAGR -5.7% (FY2022–FY2025) | 10 | 10% |
| 10-year dividend growth | N/A (not used) | N/A | 10% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
How the Dividend Value Score is built for DEC
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yield vs own history | Current yield at the 17th percentile of its 89 month-end yields | 17 | 40% |
| P/E vs own 5-year median | N/A (not used) | N/A | 25% |
| FCF yield | FCF yield 27.0% (FY2025) | 100 | 20% |
| P/E vs peers | P/E 3.2 vs peer median 21.0 (0.15x; 50 corporation / Energy securities) | 100 | 15% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
Key Metrics
Current Yield
7.91%
At the Oct 29, 2026 price
The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.Annualized Dividend
$1.1600
Declared Aug 05, 2026
The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.Frequency
Q Quarterly
How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.RSI (14)
56
As of Oct 29, 2026
Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.52-Week Range
$12.44 – $18.30
Closes through Oct 23, 2026
The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio (TTM)
10.44%
12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.Years Paying
9
How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.Price / Book (TTM)
1.12
Price as of Oct 25, 2026; latest reported book value
Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.S.A.F.E. Dividend Read
Quote & Key Data
Dividend Growth
Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)
DEC's dividend yield fell from 8.56% to 7.91% over the past ~90 days (-0.65 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.65 pp from the share price ($13.55 on Aug 03, 2026 → $14.67 on Oct 29, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Across 272 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), DEC's current yield is higher than approximately 34% of them. Our stored price history for DEC covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.
Adjusted Price History
Dividend History
Dividend Payment History
Ex-dividend calendar →| Amount | Type | Declared | Ex-Date | Record | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.2900 Q | Regular upcoming, declared | Aug 05, 2026 | Dec 02, 2026 | Dec 02, 2026 | Dec 31, 2026 |
| $0.2900 Q | Regular | May 06, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| $0.2900 Q | Regular | Feb 26, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| $0.2900 Q | Regular | Nov 03, 2025 | Feb 27, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| $0.2900 Q | Regular | Aug 11, 2025 | Dec 01, 2025 | Dec 01, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 |
| $0.2900 Q | Regular | May 12, 2025 | Aug 28, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| $0.2900 Q | Regular | Mar 17, 2025 | May 30, 2025 | May 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| $0.2900 I | Regular | Nov 12, 2024 | Feb 28, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| $0.2900 I | Special | N/A | Jan 12, 2025 | Jan 12, 2025 | N/A |
| $0.2900 Q | Regular | Aug 15, 2024 | Nov 29, 2024 | Nov 29, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 |
| $0.2900 Q | Regular | May 09, 2024 | Aug 30, 2024 | Aug 30, 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 |
| $0.2900 Q | Regular | Mar 19, 2024 | May 23, 2024 | May 24, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 |
| $0.8750 Q | Regular | Nov 15, 2023 | Feb 29, 2024 | Mar 01, 2024 | Mar 08, 2024 |
| $0.0436 Q | Regular | N/A | Nov 30, 2023 | Dec 01, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 |
| $0.0437 Q | Regular | May 09, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | Sep 01, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 |
| $0.0437 Q | Regular | Mar 21, 2023 | May 25, 2023 | May 26, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 |
| $0.0437 Q | Regular | Nov 14, 2022 | Mar 02, 2023 | Mar 03, 2023 | Mar 28, 2023 |
| $0.0425 Q | Regular | Aug 08, 2022 | Nov 24, 2022 | Nov 25, 2022 | Dec 28, 2022 |
| $0.0425 Q | Regular | May 16, 2022 | Sep 01, 2022 | Sep 02, 2022 | Sep 26, 2022 |
| $0.0425 Q | Regular | Mar 22, 2022 | May 26, 2022 | May 27, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 |
| $0.0425 Q | Regular | Oct 28, 2021 | Mar 03, 2022 | Mar 04, 2022 | Mar 28, 2022 |
| $0.0400 Q | Regular | Aug 05, 2021 | Nov 25, 2021 | Nov 26, 2021 | Dec 17, 2021 |
| $0.0400 Q | Regular | Apr 30, 2021 | Sep 02, 2021 | Sep 03, 2021 | Sep 24, 2021 |
| $0.0400 Q | Regular | Mar 08, 2021 | May 27, 2021 | May 28, 2021 | Jun 24, 2021 |
| $0.0400 Q | Regular | Oct 29, 2020 | Mar 04, 2021 | Mar 05, 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 |
| $0.0375 Q | Regular | Aug 10, 2020 | Nov 26, 2020 | Nov 27, 2020 | Dec 18, 2020 |
| $0.0350 Q | Regular | May 04, 2020 | Sep 03, 2020 | Sep 04, 2020 | Sep 25, 2020 |
| $0.0350 Q | Regular | Mar 09, 2020 | May 28, 2020 | May 29, 2020 | Jun 26, 2020 |
| $0.0350 Q | Regular | Dec 10, 2019 | Mar 05, 2020 | Mar 06, 2020 | Mar 27, 2020 |
| $0.0350 Q | Regular | Aug 08, 2019 | Nov 28, 2019 | Nov 29, 2019 | Dec 20, 2019 |
| $0.0342 S | Regular | Jun 13, 2019 | Sep 05, 2019 | Sep 06, 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 |
| $0.0340 M | Regular | Feb 28, 2019 | Apr 11, 2019 | Apr 12, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 |
| $0.0330 Q | Regular | N/A | Mar 07, 2019 | Mar 08, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 |
| $0.0173 Q | Regular | May 30, 2018 | Jul 12, 2018 | Jul 13, 2018 | Sep 24, 2018 |
| $0.0345 S | Special | N/A | May 10, 2018 | May 11, 2018 | May 31, 2018 |
| $0.0199 I | Regular | Sep 11, 2017 | Nov 16, 2017 | Nov 17, 2017 | Dec 20, 2017 |
Peer Comparison
Selected Oil & Gas Exploration & Production dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.
| Ticker | Name | Yield | 5-Yr Growth | Streak | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EOG | EOG Resources, Inc. | 2.54% | 22.8% | 8 yrs | 80 |
| CNQ | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | 3.29% | 21.8% | 9 yrs | 78 |
| TPL | Texas Pacific Land Corporation | 0.72% | N/A | 4 yrs | 76 |
| OXY | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | 1.78% | 3.2% | 4 yrs | 74 |
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DEC dividend — frequently asked questions
Does Diversified Energy Company PLC pay a dividend?
Yes. Diversified Energy Company PLC (DEC) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $1.16 per share, a yield of approximately 7.91%.
What is Diversified Energy Company PLC's dividend yield?
Diversified Energy Company PLC's dividend yield is approximately 7.91%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.
How often does Diversified Energy Company PLC pay dividends?
Diversified Energy Company PLC pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.
When is Diversified Energy Company PLC's next ex-dividend date?
The next declared ex-dividend date for Diversified Energy Company PLC is December 2, 2026. The associated payment is $0.2900 per share; you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive it.
How long has Diversified Energy Company PLC paid dividends?
Diversified Energy Company PLC has 9 years of dividend payments on record.
Data updated Oct 29, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.