{"id":916668,"date":"2025-12-04T17:10:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T22:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wec-energy-group-announces-plan-to-increase-dividend-by-6-7-percent\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T17:10:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T22:10:28","slug":"wec-energy-group-announces-plan-to-increase-dividend-by-6-7-percent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wec-energy-group-announces-plan-to-increase-dividend-by-6-7-percent\/","title":{"rendered":"WEC Energy Group announces plan to increase dividend by 6.7 percent"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><br \/>\n          <span class=\"xn-location\">MILWAUKEE<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 4, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; The board of directors of WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC) today announced that it is planning to raise the quarterly dividend on the company&#8217;s common stock to <span class=\"xn-money\">95.25 cents<\/span> per share in the first quarter of 2026. This would represent an increase of <span class=\"xn-money\">6.0 cents<\/span> per share, or 6.7 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The directors expect to declare the new dividend at their regularly scheduled meeting in January. The dividend \u2014 which would be equivalent to an annual rate of <span class=\"xn-money\">$3.81<\/span> per share \u2014 would be payable <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 1, 2026<\/span>, to stockholders of record on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 13, 2026<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The board&#8217;s review today is consistent with our ongoing plan targeting a dividend payout ratio of 65 to 70 percent of earnings,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Scott Lauber<\/span>, president and CEO. &#8220;The projected dividend for 2026 is in line with the company&#8217;s objective to grow the dividend at a 6.5 to 7 percent compound annual rate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the company introduced earnings guidance for 2026. Calendar year 2026 earnings are expected to be in a range of <span class=\"xn-money\">$5.51<\/span> to <span class=\"xn-money\">$5.61<\/span> per share, which is consistent with our short-term projected EPS growth guidance. Our long-term EPS growth over the next five years is projected to be 7 to 8 percent on a compound annual basis.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <i>WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC), based in <span class=\"xn-location\">Milwaukee<\/span>, is one of the nation&#8217;s premier energy companies, serving 4.7 million customers in <span class=\"xn-location\">Wisconsin<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Illinois<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Michigan<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Minnesota<\/span>. <\/i>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <i>The company&#8217;s principal utilities are We Energies, Wisconsin Public Service, Peoples Gas, North Shore Gas, Michigan Gas Utilities, Minnesota Energy Resources and Upper Michigan Energy Resources.\u00a0Another major subsidiary, We Power, designs, builds and owns electric generating plants. In addition, WEC Infrastructure LLC owns a fleet of renewable generation facilities in states ranging from <span class=\"xn-location\">South Dakota<\/span> to <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span>.<\/i>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <i>WEC Energy Group (<u>wecenergygroup.com<\/u>) is a Fortune 500 company and a component of the S&amp;P 500. The company has approximately 32,000 stockholders of record, 7,000 employees and more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$49 billion<\/span> of assets.<\/i>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Forward-looking statements <\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>Certain statements contained in this press release are &#8220;forward-looking statements&#8221; within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements are based upon management&#8217;s current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in the statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these statements. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements concerning management&#8217;s expectations and projections regarding earnings, earnings growth rates, dividend payments and future results. In some cases, forward-looking statements may be identified by reference to a future period or periods or by the use of forward-looking terminology such as &#8220;anticipates,&#8221; &#8220;believes,&#8221; &#8220;estimates,&#8221; &#8220;expects,&#8221; &#8220;forecasts,&#8221; &#8220;guidance,&#8221; &#8220;intends,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;objectives,&#8221; &#8220;plans,&#8221; &#8220;possible,&#8221; &#8220;potential,&#8221; &#8220;projects,&#8221; &#8220;should,&#8221; &#8220;targets,&#8221; &#8220;will&#8221; or similar terms or variations of these terms.<\/p>\n<p>Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in any forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: general economic conditions, including business and competitive conditions in the company&#8217;s service territories; timing, resolution and impact of rate cases and other regulatory decisions, including rider reconciliations; the company&#8217;s ability to continue to successfully integrate the operations of its subsidiaries; availability of the company&#8217;s generating facilities and\/or distribution systems; unanticipated changes in fuel and purchased power costs; key personnel changes; unusual, varying or severe weather conditions; continued industry restructuring and consolidation; continued advances in, and adoption of, new technologies that produce power or reduce power consumption; energy and environmental conservation efforts; electrification initiatives, mandates and other efforts to reduce the use of natural gas; the company&#8217;s ability to successfully acquire and\/or dispose of assets and projects and to execute on its capital plan, including projects related to serving data centers and other large-scale customers; terrorist, physical or cyber-security threats or attacks and data security breaches; construction risks; labor disruptions; equity and bond market fluctuations; changes in the company&#8217;s and its subsidiaries&#8217; ability to access the capital markets; changes in tax legislation or our ability to use certain tax benefits and carryforwards; changes in and uncertainty around federal, state, and local legislation and regulation, including changes in rate-setting policies or procedures and environmental standards, in the enforcement of these laws and regulations and in the interpretation of regulations or permit conditions by regulatory agencies; supply chain disruptions; inflation; political or geopolitical developments impacting the global economy, supply chain and fuel prices generally, including as a result of changes to U.S. and foreign government trade policies or from ongoing, escalating, or expanding regional or international conflicts; the impact from any health crises, including epidemics and pandemics; current and future litigation and regulatory investigations, proceedings or inquiries; the ability of the Company to successfully and\/or timely adopt new technologies, including artificial intelligence; changes in accounting standards; the financial performance of the American Transmission Company as well as projects in which the company&#8217;s energy infrastructure business invests; the ability of the company to obtain additional generating capacity at competitive prices; goodwill and its possible impairment; and other factors described under the heading &#8220;Factors Affecting Results, Liquidity and Capital Resources&#8221; in Management&#8217;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and under the headings &#8220;Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information&#8221; and &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; contained in the company&#8217;s Form 10-K for the year ended <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 31, 2024<\/span>, and in subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as may be required by law, the company expressly disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information.<\/p>\n<p id=\"PURL\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cision\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" alt=\"Cision\" src=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/img\/favicon.png?sn=CG39187&amp;sd=2025-12-04\" \/> View original content:<a id=\"PRNURL\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/wec-energy-group-announces-plan-to-increase-dividend-by-6-7-percent-302633596.html\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/wec-energy-group-announces-plan-to-increase-dividend-by-6-7-percent-302633596.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  WEC Energy Group<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rt.prnewswire.com\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=CG39187&amp;Transmission_Id=202512041700PR_NEWS_USPR_____CG39187&amp;DateId=20251204\" style=\"border:0px;width:1px;height:1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PR Newswire MILWAUKEE , Dec. 4, 2025 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; The board of directors of WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC) today announced that it is planning to raise the quarterly dividend on the company&#8217;s common stock to 95.25 cents per share in the first quarter of 2026. This would represent an increase of 6.0 cents per share, or 6.7 percent. The directors expect to declare the new dividend at their regularly scheduled meeting in January. The dividend \u2014 which would be equivalent to an annual rate of $3.81 per share \u2014 would be payable March 1, 2026, to stockholders of record on Feb. 13, 2026. &#8220;The board&#8217;s review today is consistent with our ongoing plan targeting a dividend payout ratio of &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wec-energy-group-announces-plan-to-increase-dividend-by-6-7-percent\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;WEC Energy Group announces plan to increase dividend by 6.7 percent&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-916668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>WEC Energy Group announces plan to increase dividend by 6.7 percent - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/wec-energy-group-announces-plan-to-increase-dividend-by-6-7-percent\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WEC Energy Group announces plan to increase dividend by 6.7 percent - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PR Newswire MILWAUKEE , Dec. 4, 2025 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; The board of directors of WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC) today announced that it is planning to raise the quarterly dividend on the company&#8217;s common stock to 95.25 cents per share in the first quarter of 2026. 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