GEL MLP — Genesis Energy

Genesis Energy (GEL)

Updated November 6, 2026.

GEL is an MLP. Its distribution rate is 6.22%, its trailing-12-month yield is 5.91%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 81/100 (Safe). Total return is 556.7% over the past 29.9 years, 962.1 points behind SPY at 1518.8%.

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

As of Nov 5, 2026

Total return is 556.7% over the past 29.9 years, 962.1 points behind SPY at 1518.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -18.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 29.9%.

GEL key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

81 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

5.04%

Issuer

Genesis Energy

Asset type

MLP

Asset class

Equity

Distribution rate

6.22%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

5.91%

5-year average yield

4.9

Last close

$12.86 (as of 2026-11-06)

Market cap

$1,571,161,768

Average volume

489,253

Dividend

$0.20

Ex-dividend date

10/30/2026

Payment date

11/13/2026

Beta

0.809

Payout ratio

3.2%

P/E ratio

64.30

Forward P/E

10.08

EPS

$0.20

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (6.22%) has no calculation basis on file. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (5.91%) 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: 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 29.9%.

Who may consider GEL — and who may not

GEL may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (GEL pays quarterly); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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