COP dividend analysis

COP dividend deep dive

Income read on COP: trailing yield 4.90%, payout ratio 69%, 5y CAGR 8.9%, 10y CAGR 3.9%. The growth streak runs 30 years.

COP dividend-safety read: 66/100. The score is the Quality pillar (74/100) penalized for high payout — at 69% of earnings, that adjustment pulls the headline down from raw Quality.

COP DRIP table at flat yield + growth: 5y ≈ 29.7%, 10y ≈ 68.2%, 20y ≈ 182.8% cumulative income return on the 4.90% starting yield. Useful as a back-of-envelope only — assumes the yield stays at TTM and the growth rate persists.

COP sits in a peer group of KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%), with the trio yielding a mean of 3.13%. The 4.90% yield on COP is the cleanest single-number comparison; payout ratio and growth rate are the two follow-ups.

Ex-dividend cadence on COP: most recent ex-date 2026-03-01, payment 2026-03-15. Quarterly schedules are the norm for US payers; the ex-date is the cutoff for entitlement to the upcoming distribution, while the payment date is when cash hits the brokerage.

Income thesis line for COP: starting yield of 4.90%, projected growth of 8.9%, safety read 66/100. The forward open question is the durability of the next dividend hike given the 69% earnings payout.