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By Dividend Channel Staff, Thursday, November 10, 10:36 AM ET

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On 11/14/11, Marathon Oil Corp. (NYSE:MRO) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.15, payable on 12/12/11. As a percentage of MRO's recent stock price of $27.03, this dividend works out to approximately 0.55%.

Below is a dividend history chart for MRO, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.15 declared by Marathon Oil Corp.:

MRO Dividend History
Date	Div^*
08/15/11	0.150
07/01/11	20.700
05/16/11	0.250
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 2.22% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, MRO makes up 5.23% of the Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio ETF (AMEX:PXE) which is trading up by about 1.7% on the day Thursday.

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MRO operates in the Oil & Gas Exploration & Production sector, among companies like Nexen Inc. (NXY) which is down about 0.5% today, and EQT Corp. (NYSE:EQT) trading higher by about 1.2%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of MRO, versus NXY and EQT.

MRO,NXY,EQT Relative Performance Chart

In Thursday trading, Marathon Oil Corp. shares are currently up about 0.6% on the day.

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