Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) recently increased its already mammoth distribution. The master limited partnership (MLP) now yields a jaw-dropping 9.7%. It expects to continue growing that already enormous payout in the future.

The MLP produces massive cash flow, which helps power this view. They were evident in its recent first-quarter results. They're giving the company plenty of fuel to pay distributions and invest in expanding its operations while maintaining a solid financial foundation.

Energy Transfer generated about $3.4 billion of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) in the first quarter, roughly 3% above the prior-year period. Meanwhile, it produced around $2 billion of distributable cash flow, about even with the prior-year period. That easily covered the midstream-giant's cash distribution to investors, which totaled $967 million in the period.

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