GEL MLP — Genesis Energy

Genesis Energy (GEL)

GEL is a MLP. its distribution rate is 5.46%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.95%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 96/100 (Safe). Total return is 659.7% over the past 29.8 years, 922.4 points behind SPY at 1582.1%.

At the current 5.46% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $546 per year, or about $136.50 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Genesis Energy is a master limited partnership that operates midstream energy infrastructure across the United States, including offshore and onshore crude oil and natural gas pipelines, an inland and offshore marine fleet for transporting petroleum products, and onshore facilities for crude oil transportation, storage, and marketing. The partnership distributes cash to unitholders on a quarterly basis at a modest current distribution rate. Genesis Energy appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to energy infrastructure and the steady cash flows generated by midstream assets.

GEL performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is 659.7% over the past 29.8 years, 922.4 points behind SPY at 1582.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -8.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 24.2%.

GEL key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

96 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

5.24%

Issuer

Genesis Energy

Asset type

MLP

Asset class

Equity

Distribution rate

5.46%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

4.95%

5-year average yield

5.13

Last close

$14.65 (as of 2026-09-18)

Market cap

$1,789,853,803

Average volume

883100.0

Last dividend

$0.20

Last ex-dividend date

07/31/2026

Last payment date

08/14/2026

Beta

0.651

Payout ratio

0.0382

P/E ratio

69.76

Forward P/E

10.0806

EPS

$0.21

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (5.46%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (4.95%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. 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.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Genesis Energy or company page; 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.

GEL 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 24.2%.

Who may consider GEL — and who may not

GEL 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 (GEL 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.

Frequently asked questions

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