Best Dividend Stocks in Utilities - Regulated Electric for 2026
Reliable dividend payers with sustainable yields, screened on payout ratio and balance-sheet health.
Regulated Electric Utilities earn authorised returns on rate base under regulatory compacts that produce unusually stable cash flows. Composite scoring uses the Quality pillar (rate-base growth and authorised ROE), the Health pillar (interest coverage on the leveraged capital structures), and the Valuation pillar (P/E against EPS growth).
Data as of (updated daily)
Top 20 Utilities - Regulated Electric stocks by composite score
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENGI3.SA | Energisa S.A | 48.4 |
| 2 | EQPA3.SA | Equatorial Pará Distribuidora de Energia S.A | 66.4 |
| 3 | ENMT3.SA | Energisa Mato Grosso - Distribuidora de Energia S/A | 50.3 |
| 4 | CPFE3.SA | CPFL Energia S.A | 70.7 |
| 5 | TAEE11.SA | Transmissora Aliança de Energia Elétrica S.A | 60.9 |
| 6 | CMIG3.SA | Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais - CEMIG | 68.8 |
| 7 | REDE3.SA | Rede Energia Participações S.A | 48.0 |
| 8 | CPLE3.SA | Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL | 61.7 |
| 9 | 0579.HK | Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy Co Ltd | 66.1 |
| 10 | CUP-U.TO | Caribbean Utilities Company Ltd | 50.5 |
| 11 | EMA.US | Emera Incorporated | 48.8 |
| 12 | RED.MC | Redeia Corporacion S.A. | 56.5 |
| 13 | RATCH.BK | Ratch Group Public Company Limited | 48.5 |
| 14 | 1071.HK | Huadian Power International Corp Ltd | 48.5 |
| 15 | 2638.HK | HK Electric Investments Ltd | 48.3 |
| 16 | EIX.US | Edison International | 68.9 |
| 17 | 1038.HK | CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd | 40.0 |
| 18 | JEL.LSE | Jersey Electricity plc | 52.6 |
| 19 | ELPC.US | Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL | 70.2 |
| 20 | FTS.US | Fortis Inc | 49.1 |
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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by composite score within the Utilities - Regulated Electric industry; use the screener for the full ranked list.