15 Best Natural Gas and Oil Dividend Stocks to Buy Now

5. Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI)

No. of Hedge Fund Holders: 59

Dividend Yield as of Sep. 19: 4.26%

Next on our list of Best Oil and Gas Dividend Stocks is Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI), a company that paid dividends of $1.3 billion in the first half of 2025. KMI declared a quarterly dividend of $0.2925 per share in July,  which is $1.17 per share annualized and 2% up from its 2024 dividend.

With a solid backlog of $9.3 billion at the end of Q2 2025, Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) has ample room for growing its cash flows and thus shareholder returns. Notably, the company also disclosed that due to tax rule changes, it expects to avoid paying cash taxes in 2026 and 2027 – providing significant support to cash flows.

The ongoing LNG boom also presents a significant growth opportunity for Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI), as 40% of all American LNG exports flow through its pipelines. With the Trump administration pushing an export-driven trade policy, this structural advantage is only becoming more valuable.

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) is one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America. The company has an interest in or operates approximately 79,000 miles of pipelines and 139 terminals.