EQT Stock — EQT Corp.

EQT Corp. (EQT)

Updated October 16, 2026.

EQT is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.25%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.22%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 96/100 (Safe). Total return is 36838.8% over the past 46.6 years.

EQT Corporation explores, produces, and sells natural gas, natural gas liquids, and oil primarily from the Appalachian Basin, while also operating gathering and transmission infrastructure and providing related marketing and risk management services. The company distributes a modest current dividend on a quarterly basis. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to energy and natural resources.

EQT performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 36838.8% over the past 46.6 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 3.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 28.1%.

EQT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

96 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.20%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/17/1980

Distribution rate

1.25%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.22%

5-year average yield

1.12

Last close

$54.30 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$33,965,518,800

Average volume

8041000.0

Dividend

$0.17

Ex-dividend date

11/04/2026

Payment date

12/01/2026

Beta

0.652

Payout ratio

16.1%

P/E ratio

12.6

Forward P/E

14.0845

EPS

$4.31

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.25%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.22%) 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.

EQT risks and drawbacks

EQT'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. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 28.1%.

Who may consider EQT — and who may not

EQT may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (EQT pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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