WTI Stock — W&T Offshore, Inc.

W&T Offshore, Inc. (WTI)

Updated October 16, 2026.

WTI is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.05%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.05%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 57/100 (Caution). Total return is -70.7% over the past 21.7 years, 936.4 points behind SPY at 865.7%.

W&T Offshore is an independent oil and natural gas producer that acquires, explores, and develops oil and gas properties in the Gulf of Mexico, selling crude oil, natural gas, and related hydrocarbons. The company distributes a modest current yield to shareholders on a quarterly basis. W&T Offshore appeals primarily to energy sector investors seeking exposure to oil and gas production with regular income distributions.

WTI performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -70.7% over the past 21.7 years, 936.4 points behind SPY at 865.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 80.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 37.1%.

WTI key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

57 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.60%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/28/2005

Distribution rate

1.05%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.05%

5-year average yield

2.22

Last close

$3.80 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$573,583,218

Average volume

4451740.0

Dividend

$0.01

Ex-dividend date

08/19/2026

Payment date

08/26/2026

Beta

0.356

Payout ratio

9.1%

Forward P/E

11.4811

EPS

$-0.75

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.05%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.05%) 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.

WTI risks and drawbacks

WTI'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 37.1%.

Who may consider WTI — and who may not

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