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).

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Top 20 Utilities - Regulated Electric stocks by dividend yield

#TickerNameYield
1TAEE3.SATransmissora Aliança de Energia Elétrica S.A13.6%
2CEEB3.SACompanhiade Eletricidade do Estado da Bahia - COELBA12.1%
3EQPA3.SAEquatorial Pará Distribuidora de Energia S.A12.0%
4ENGI3.SAEnergisa S.A11.0%
5CPFE3.SACPFL Energia S.A8.0%
6CPLE3.SACompanhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL7.3%
7CMIG3.SACompanhia Energética de Minas Gerais - CEMIG7.0%
8A1EP34.SAAmerican Electric Power Company, Inc.6.0%
92380.HKChina Power International Development Ltd5.9%
10EMA.USEmera Incorporated5.8%
111071.HKHuadian Power International Corp Ltd5.8%
12T1SO34.SAThe Southern Company5.3%
132638.HKHK Electric Investments Ltd5.1%
14000543.SHEAn Hui Wenergy Co Ltd5.1%
15D1OM34.SADominion Energy Inc.4.8%
16ELPC.USCompanhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL4.8%
17X1EL34.SAXcel Energy Inc.4.8%
18TAEE11.SATransmissora Aliança de Energia Elétrica S.A4.7%
19015760.KOKorea Electric Power Corp4.7%
20600027.SHGHuadian Power International Corp Ltd Class A4.7%

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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by dividend yield within the Utilities - Regulated Electric industry; use the screener for the full ranked list.

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