Diversified Energy Company PLC (DEC) Dividend History

NYSE: DECYield, payment dates, growth and payout ratio.

DEC next dividend

$0.29per share
Ex-dividend dateDec 2Wednesday, 2026
Payment dateDec 31Thursday, 2026

Ex-dividend in 45 days. Shareholders who own DEC before the ex-dividend date receive this payment.

  • 2018paying since
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • −12.6%5-year growth a year
  • 7.82%forward yield

DEC dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$116
Each payment
$29
Value of the shares
$1,483
Dividend yield
7.82%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $1.16 per share, before tax.

DEC dividends per share by year

Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.

DEC dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)2.8%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)30.4%
Well covered · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)−12.6%
Shrinking · a year on average
Years of increases0
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

DEC yield on cost

Diversified Energy Company PLC yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$12.629.19%$1.169.2%
3 years ago$17.806.52%$4.9427.8%
5 years ago$31.803.65%$11.8137.2%

Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).

DEC dividend payments

Payment

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 34 payments).

DEC dividends by year

Diversified Energy Company PLC dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$1.45—10.01%5
2024$1.75−50.4%10.39%4
2023$3.52+2.6%23.47%4
2022$3.43+7.2%12.25%4
2021$3.20+12.3%11.03%4
2020$2.85+4.6%9.19%4
2019$2.72——4
2018$0.56——1

DEC dividend history

34 payments
Diversified Energy Company PLC dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-12-022026-12-31$0.29—Quarterly
2026-08-282026-09-30$0.29—Quarterly
2026-05-292026-06-30$0.29—Quarterly
2026-02-272026-03-31$0.29—Quarterly
2025-12-012025-12-31$0.29—Quarterly
2025-08-292025-09-30$0.29—Quarterly
2025-05-302025-06-30$0.29—Quarterly
2025-02-282025-03-31$0.29—Quarterly
2025-01-12—$0.29—
2024-11-292024-12-27$0.29—Quarterly
2024-08-302024-09-27$0.29—Quarterly
2024-05-232024-06-28$0.29−66.9%Quarterly
2024-02-292024-03-28$0.875−0.6%Quarterly
2023-11-302023-12-29$0.88—
2023-08-312023-09-29$0.88—Quarterly
2023-05-252023-06-30$0.88—Quarterly
Show all 34 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2023-03-022023-03-28$0.88+3.5%Quarterly
2022-11-232022-12-28$0.85−1.2%Quarterly
2022-09-012022-09-26$0.86—Quarterly
2022-05-262022-06-30$0.86—Quarterly
2022-03-032022-03-28$0.86+7.5%Quarterly
2021-11-242021-12-17$0.8—Quarterly
2021-09-022021-09-24$0.8—Quarterly
2021-05-272021-06-24$0.8—Quarterly
2021-03-042021-03-26$0.8+6.7%Quarterly
2020-11-252020-12-18$0.75+7.1%Quarterly
2020-09-032020-09-25$0.7—Quarterly
2020-05-282020-06-26$0.7—Quarterly
2020-03-052020-03-27$0.7—Quarterly
2019-11-272019-12-20$0.7+2.3%Quarterly
2019-09-052019-09-27$0.684+0.6%Quarterly
2019-04-112019-06-28$0.68+3.0%Quarterly
2019-03-072019-03-29$0.66+17.9%
2018-11-292018-12-19$0.56—

Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.

DEC stock split history

  • 1:20December 5, 2023

DEC dividend overview

Diversified Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share, a yield of 7.82% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $1.45 per share in 2025. Over five years the dividend grew −12.6% a year on average. The payout ratio is 2.8% of trailing earnings.

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DEC dividends FAQ

Does Diversified Energy pay a dividend?

Yes. Diversified Energy has paid a regular dividend since 2018, quarterly, most recently $0.29 per share with an ex-dividend date of December 2, 2026.

What is Diversified Energy's dividend yield?

Diversified Energy's forward annual dividend is $1.16 per share, a dividend yield of 7.82% at the latest close of $14.83.

When is Diversified Energy's next dividend?

Diversified Energy's next dividend of $0.29 per share goes ex-dividend on December 2, 2026 and is paid on December 31, 2026. Shareholders who own the stock before the ex-dividend date receive it.

How often does Diversified Energy pay dividends?

Diversified Energy pays dividends quarterly.

How fast is Diversified Energy's dividend growing?

Diversified Energy's dividend per share grew from $2.85 in 2020 to $1.45 in 2025, −12.6% a year on average over five years.

What is Diversified Energy's dividend payout ratio?

Diversified Energy pays out 2.8% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 30.4% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).

Has Diversified Energy split its stock?

Diversified Energy has split its stock 1 time: 1:20 on December 5, 2023. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.

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