The catalytic performance of Ni, Co, and Ni-Co-based catalysts on Al 2 O 3 support are investigated in the dry methane reforming reaction. Besides, the influence of La or Y promoters on catalytic activity and structural properties of synthesized catalysts are examined in this paper. The prepared catalysts are characterized using N 2 Adsorption/Desorption, FESEM, EDX, and XRD techniques. Higher average CH 4 and CO 2 conversions, as well as hydrogen yield, are obtained using Ni-Co catalyst with equal weight ratios. This could be the result of better dispersion of active sites according to the FESEM images and thus higher BET surface area of this catalyst compared with other un-promoted ones. Although the addition of La does not enhance the catalytic activity and structural properties of the 9Ni-9Co/Al 2 O 3 sample, the presence of Y 2 O 3 particles has a positive effect on both mentioned catalyst features. The maximum CH 4 conversion of 99.39%, CO 2 conversion of 92.38%, H 2 yield of 86.20% and H 2 /CO molar ratio of 1.50 are achieved using 5Y-9Ni-9Co/Al 2 O 3 at 700 °C. Besides, this catalyst shows lower deposited coke and higher stability compared with other promoted/un-promoted catalysts. The comparison between the activity of 5Y-9Ni-9Co/Al 2 O 3 and industrial 18%Ni/Al 2 O 3 during 11 h DRM shows that although 18%Ni/ Al 2 O 3 has higher conversions at first 9 h, its activity is decreased more than 5Y-9Ni-9Co/Al 2 O 3 due to the coke deposition.