KNOP Stock — KNOT Offshore Partners LP

KNOT Offshore Partners LP (KNOP)

Updated October 16, 2026.

KNOP is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.79%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.79%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 54/100 (Caution). Total return is 30.8% over the past 13.5 years, 473.7 points behind SPY at 504.5%.

KNOT Offshore Partners LP is a shipping company that owns and operates shuttle tankers transporting crude oil from offshore oil field installations to onshore terminals and refineries, primarily serving oil majors and national oil companies with operations in the United Kingdom and Brazil. The partnership distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate. This security appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to the shipping and energy logistics sectors.

KNOP performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 30.8% over the past 13.5 years, 473.7 points behind SPY at 504.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 13.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.5%.

KNOP key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

54 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.97%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/10/2013

Distribution rate

1.79%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.79%

5-year average yield

2.26

Last close

$9.90 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$333,237,386

Average volume

58597.0

Dividend

$0.075

Ex-dividend date

10/26/2026

Payment date

11/12/2026

Beta

-0.03

Payout ratio

58.5%

P/E ratio

76.15

Forward P/E

14.4092

EPS

$0.13

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.79%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.79%) 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.

KNOP risks and drawbacks

KNOP'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 16.5%.

Who may consider KNOP — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (KNOP 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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