3 Energy Dividends You Can Still Trust
needed to maintain their production rates, let alone any left over to pay shareholders
a steady dividend. This has resulted in the reduction or suspension of a countless
number of energyrelated dividends.
All that said, there are a few energy dividends that investors can still trust. Here are
three companies that have been making their dividend a priority.
Jason Hall
After Kinder Morgan's stunning announcement that it would cut its rocksolid (or so I
thought) dividend by 75%, just days after announcing that it would generate plenty
enough cash in 2016 to cover payouts, it's hard to put much trust in any energy
company's ability to pay a steady divvy.
As you can see above, Phillips 66's dividend only consumes 24% of profits. That
leaves the company with a pile of money to invest back in the business (both for
upkeep and expansion) and activities like share buybacks.