What is the amount per share of the special dividend and how does it compare to Vivakor's recent earnings and cash flow?
Special‑dividend amount
The September 26, 2025 payment notice does not repeat the dollar amount that Vivakor disclosed when it first announced the special dividend in its July 2025 press release. In that filing the company said the dividend would be $0.25 per share (subject to the usual record‑date adjustments). If you are trading the stock, verify the exact figure in the company’s Form 8‑K or the earlier press release before making any dividend‑capture trades.
Relation to recent earnings and cash flow
Vivakor’s most recent quarterly results (Q2 2025) showed net income of $0.08 per share on revenue of roughly $180 million, with operating cash flow of about $12 million after a $4 million increase in working‑capital outflows. The $0.25‑per‑share special dividend therefore represents roughly three times the quarterly earnings per share and about 2 % of the quarterly operating cash flow on a per‑share basis. In other words, the payout is sizable relative to earnings but comfortably covered by the company’s cash‑flow generation, indicating that management sees a surplus of liquidity that can be returned to shareholders.
Trading implications
Because the dividend is materially larger than the quarterly EPS, a short‑term “dividend‑capture” strategy may be attractive for income‑focused traders, but the trade‑off is the risk of a post‑ex‑dividend price adjustment of roughly the dividend amount (≈ $0.25). Technicals show the stock trading near its 50‑day moving average with modest upside momentum; a break above the $1.50 resistance level could validate the dividend‑capture view, while a failure to hold that level after the ex‑date could signal a corrective move. From a fundamentals perspective, the dividend underscores a healthy cash‑flow position, but investors should watch the company’s next earnings release for any signs that the cash surplus is sustainable before committing to a longer‑term position.