BTE Stock — Baytex Energy Corp.

Baytex Energy Corp. (BTE)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BTE is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.21%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.28%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 67/100 (Generally safe). Total return is -31.5% over the past 20.6 years, 785.2 points behind SPY at 753.7%.

Baytex Energy Corp. is an oil and natural gas producer operating in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, with operations focused on light oil and condensate, heavy oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas production from properties in Alberta and Saskatchewan. The company distributes quarterly at a modest current distribution rate. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to energy sector cash flows.

BTE performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -31.5% over the past 20.6 years, 785.2 points behind SPY at 753.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 140.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 27.4%.

BTE key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

67 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.81%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/27/2006

Distribution rate

1.21%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.28%

5-year average yield

7.49

Last close

$5.31 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$3,712,752,000

Average volume

24020381.0

Dividend

$0.016

Ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Payment date

10/01/2026

Beta

0.858

Payout ratio

1.8%

Forward P/E

14.9477

EPS

$-0.38

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.21%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.28%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BTE risks and drawbacks

BTE's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 27.4%.

Who may consider BTE — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BTE pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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