VAALCO Energy, Inc.
EGYEnergy · Stock · quarterly payer
Forward Yield
4.13%
Annual Dividend
$0.25
Payout Ratio
93%
5-Yr Growth
—
Ex-Date
Aug 21, 2026
Frequency
Quarterly
Summary
As of September 2026, VAALCO Energy, Inc. (EGY) yields 4.13% ($0.25 per share annually), with a blended fair-value estimate of $5.07 — -16% downside, so it screens as overvalued. Dividend safety grade: B (70/100).
Is EGY a good dividend stock?
Yes, with caveatsVAALCO Energy, Inc. (EGY) pays a quarterly dividend yielding 4.13% ($0.25/yr), with 0 years of growth and a dividend-safety grade of B. It's a solid income payer, but check the caveats below before buying.
Advantages
- Never cut its dividend on record
- 94% total price return over 5 years
Risks
- Elevated payout ratio (93%)
Key Data
- Dividend Yield
- 4.13%
- Payout Ratio
- 93%
- Annual Dividend
- $0.25
- 5-Yr Avg Growth
- —
- Ex-Dividend Date
- Aug 21, 2026
- Years of Growth
- 0
- Frequency
- quarterly
- Beta
- 0.12
- Market Cap
- $626.9M
- P/E Ratio
- —
- 5-Yr Total Return
- 94%
- 52-Week Range
- $3.37 – $6.72
- Dividend Safety
- B · 70/100
- Ever Cut?
- No
Frequently Asked Questions
EGY Price — Last 12 Months
Daily close
Price Return
1 Year
+54%
3 Years
+36%
5 Years
+94%
52-Week Range
$3.37 – $6.72
Price change over each period (excludes dividends). Past performance doesn't guarantee future results.
What is EGY worth?
Overvaluedmedium confidenceOur blended fair-value estimate for VAALCO Energy, Inc. is $5.07 per share, versus a market price of $6.06. That implies 16% of downside.
Fair Value
$5.07
Current Price
$6.06
Downside
-16%
Margin of Safety
-19%
How we get there
Discounted cash flow
Discounts projected free cash flow back to today.
Dividend discount
Discounts the future dividend stream back to today.
At today's price, the market is pricing in about -3.1% annual free-cash-flow growth. We model -5.0% — so the price already assumes faster growth than we think is likely.
Assumptions: 7.0% discount rate (CAPM), -5.0% stage-1 growth, 2.5% terminal growth, -$1.04 EPS, $0.25 annual dividend. Updated weekly.
Fair-value estimates are model output for educational purposes only — not investment advice or a price target.
EGY Dividend Safety Score
Safe
SmarterDividends' proprietary score, backtested against which dividends were actually cut over 15+ years (0.78 AUC). It blends a validated cut-risk model (growth streak, cut history) with current payout, cash-flow and debt. Higher is safer · not investment advice.
Dividend Growth
Total dividends per share by year
Dividend History
| Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | — | $0.0630 | regular |
| May 22, 2026 | — | $0.0630 | regular |
| Feb 27, 2026 | — | $0.0630 | regular |
| Nov 21, 2025 | — | $0.0630 | regular |
| Aug 22, 2025 | — | $0.0630 | regular |
| May 23, 2025 | — | $0.0630 | regular |
| Feb 28, 2025 | — | $0.0630 | regular |
| Nov 22, 2024 | — | $0.0630 | regular |
| Aug 23, 2024 | — | $0.0630 | regular |
| May 16, 2024 | — | $0.0630 | regular |
| Mar 7, 2024 | — | $0.0630 | regular |
| Nov 22, 2023 | — | $0.0630 | regular |
| Aug 24, 2023 | — | $0.0630 | regular |
| May 23, 2023 | — | $0.0630 | regular |
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At $0.25 / yr per share
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