CVX dividend analysis

CVX dividend deep dive

CVX dividend ledger: $10.56/share, 2.60% yield, 76% earnings payout, 14.6% 5-year CAGR. The streak of consecutive dividend increases stands at 57 years.

CVX dividend safety: 71/100. The score combines the company's Quality pillar (81/100) with the strain on free cash flow implied by the 76% payout. Risk pillar reads 28/100 alongside.

CVX DRIP scenario at $406.00 entry: 5-year horizon ≈ 15.8%, 10-year ≈ 34.1%, 20-year ≈ 79.9% on the income leg alone. Capital return depends on the multiple at exit and is not part of this number.

Peer dividend set for CVX (yield 2.60%): KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%). The peer-mean yield prints 3.13%, so CVX sits below the cohort by 0.53 percentage points.

Distribution schedule for CVX: ex 2026-03-01, payment 2026-03-15. On a quarterly cadence at $2.640 per share, the annualized total works out to $10.56 — the figure used in the trailing yield calculation.

CVX closes the loop with a 2.60% / 14.6% / 71/100 yield-growth-safety triplet. The forward question for the next 12 months is whether earnings growth keeps pace with distribution growth at the current 76% payout.