EGY Stock — Vaalco Energy Inc

Vaalco Energy Inc (EGY)

Updated October 16, 2026.

EGY is a Stock. its distribution rate is 4.03%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.03%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 86/100 (Safe). Total return is -32.1% over the past 33.7 years, 3104.8 points behind SPY at 3072.7%.

Vaalco Energy is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in West Africa (Gabon, Egypt, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria) and Canada, focusing on crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The company distributes cash to shareholders on a quarterly basis at a moderate current distribution rate. This business appeals primarily to energy sector investors seeking income from commodity production operations.

EGY performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -32.1% over the past 33.7 years, 3104.8 points behind SPY at 3072.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 75.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 25.3%.

EGY key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

86 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.47%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/29/1993

Distribution rate

4.03%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

4.03%

5-year average yield

2.69

Last close

$6.20 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$652,189,024

Average volume

1312920.0

Dividend

$0.0625

Ex-dividend date

08/21/2026

Payment date

09/22/2026

Beta

0.221

Payout ratio

92.6%

Forward P/E

8.3403

EPS

$-1.04

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.03%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.03%) 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.

EGY risks and drawbacks

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 25.3%.

Who may consider EGY — and who may not

EGY may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (EGY 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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