MGY Stock — Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation (MGY)

Updated October 16, 2026.

MGY is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.84%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.60%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 95/100 (Safe). Total return is 183.5% over the past 9.3 years, 81.3 points behind SPY at 264.8%.

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation is an independent oil and natural gas producer focused on acquiring, developing, and producing crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids from properties primarily located in South Texas, including the Eagle Ford Shale and Austin Chalk formations. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current distribution rate. The business appeals to investors seeking exposure to energy production with regular income distributions.

MGY performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 183.5% over the past 9.3 years, 81.3 points behind SPY at 264.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 14.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 27.3%.

MGY key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

95 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.70%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/29/2017

Distribution rate

2.84%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.60%

5-year average yield

1.51

Last close

$25.35 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$6,823,499,857

Average volume

2628322.0

Dividend

$0.18

Ex-dividend date

08/10/2026

Payment date

09/01/2026

Beta

0.793

Payout ratio

28.3%

P/E ratio

11.12

Forward P/E

9.1827

EPS

$2.28

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.84%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.60%) 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.

MGY risks and drawbacks

MGY'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 27.3%.

Who may consider MGY — and who may not

MGY 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 (MGY 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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