TEN Stock — Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited

Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (TEN)

Updated October 16, 2026.

TEN is a Stock. its distribution rate is 3.91%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.91%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 89/100 (Safe). Total return is 367.3% over the past 24.6 years, 566.8 points behind SPY at 934.1%.

Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited is a Greek shipping company that owns and operates a fleet of tanker vessels providing seaborne crude oil and petroleum product transportation services to oil companies and refiners worldwide. The company distributes dividends semi-annually at a modest current rate. The business appeals to income investors seeking exposure to energy transportation and shipping sector cyclicality.

TEN performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 367.3% over the past 24.6 years, 566.8 points behind SPY at 934.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 150.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 20.5%.

TEN key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

89 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.48%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/05/2002

Distribution rate

3.91%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

3.91%

5-year average yield

2.01

Last close

$51.18 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$1,541,930,722

Average volume

398090.0

Dividend

$1.00

Ex-dividend date

07/23/2026

Payment date

07/30/2026

Beta

-0.091

Payout ratio

24.1%

P/E ratio

5.19

Forward P/E

6.8166

EPS

$9.87

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.91%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.91%) 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: 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.

TEN risks and drawbacks

TEN's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, 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 20.5%.

Who may consider TEN — and who may not

TEN 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 (TEN pays semi-annual); 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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