MLP News & Analysis

EPD Offers 6% Yield, Strong Cash Flow for Dividend Investors

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) provides a 6% distribution yield, having increased its cash distribution for 27 consecutive years, with a last year rise of 3.6%. The MLP generated $7.9 billion of operational distributable cash flow, covering its payout by 1.7 times, and retained $3.2 billion for reinvestment. Energy Transfer (ET) has a distribution yield of 7.1% and aims for annual growth of 3% to 5%. Last year, Energy Transfer produced $8.2 billion in cash, covering its $4.6 billion distribution, while planning at least $5 billion in expansion projects this year.