EPD dividend analysis

EPD dividend deep dive

EPD dividend ledger: $21.20/share, 6.20% yield, 62% earnings payout, 3.2% 5-year CAGR. The streak of consecutive dividend increases stands at 33 years.

EPD dividend safety: 62/100. The score combines the company's Quality pillar (67/100) with the strain on free cash flow implied by the 62% payout. Risk pillar reads 24/100 alongside.

EPD DRIP scenario at $342.00 entry: 5-year horizon ≈ 36.4%, 10-year ≈ 85.9%, 20-year ≈ 245.7% on the income leg alone. Capital return depends on the multiple at exit and is not part of this number.

Peer dividend set for EPD (yield 6.20%): KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%). The peer-mean yield prints 3.13%, so EPD sits above the cohort by 3.07 percentage points.

Distribution schedule for EPD: ex 2026-03-01, payment 2026-03-15. On a quarterly cadence at $5.300 per share, the annualized total works out to $21.20 — the figure used in the trailing yield calculation.

EPD closes the loop with a 6.20% / 3.2% / 62/100 yield-growth-safety triplet. The forward question for the next 12 months is whether earnings growth keeps pace with distribution growth at the current 62% payout.