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On 5/16/11, Marathon Oil Corp. (NYSE:MRO) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.25, payable on 6/10/11. As a percentage of MRO's recent stock price of $50.96, this dividend works out to approximately 0.49%.
Below is a dividend history chart for MRO, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.25 declared by Marathon Oil Corp.:
MRO Dividend History
Date
Div*
02/14/11
0.250
11/15/10
0.250
08/16/10
0.250
05/17/10
0.250
02/12/10
0.240
11/16/09
0.240
08/17/09
0.240
05/18/09
0.240
02/13/09
0.240
11/17/08
0.240
08/18/08
0.240
05/19/08
0.240
02/15/08
0.240
11/19/07
0.240
08/14/07
0.240
05/14/07
0.240
02/16/07
0.200
11/14/06
0.200
08/14/06
0.200
05/15/06
0.200
02/14/06
0.165
11/14/05
0.165
08/15/05
0.165
05/16/05
0.140
02/14/05
0.140
11/15/04
0.140
08/16/04
0.125
05/17/04
0.125
02/13/04
0.125
11/17/03
0.125
08/18/03
0.125
05/19/03
0.115
02/14/03
0.115
11/18/02
0.115
08/19/02
0.115
05/14/02
0.115
02/15/02
0.115
11/19/01
0.115
08/14/01
0.115
05/14/01
0.115
02/16/01
0.115
11/14/00
0.115
08/14/00
0.115
05/15/00
0.105
02/14/00
0.105
11/15/99
0.105
08/16/99
0.105
05/17/99
0.105
02/12/99
0.105
11/16/98
0.105
08/17/98
0.105
05/18/98
0.105
02/13/98
0.105
11/17/97
0.095
08/18/97
0.095
05/19/97
0.095
02/14/97
0.095
11/18/96
0.095
08/19/96
0.085
05/14/96
0.085
02/16/96
0.085
11/14/95
0.085
08/14/95
0.085
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from MRO is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.96% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
MRO operates in the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing sector, among companies like Gushan Environmental Energy Ltd (NYSE:GU) which is off about 2.3% today, and Andatee China Marine Fuel Services Corp (NASDAQ:AMCF) trading lower by about 6.4%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of MRO, versus GU and AMCF.
In Friday trading, Marathon Oil Corp. shares are currently off about 0.4% on the day.
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