Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.66

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 24th will be paid a dividend of 0.6575 per share by the utilities provider on Thursday, October 15th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 24th.

Sempra Energy has raised its dividend payment by an average of 0.0%annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 22 years. Sempra Energy has a payout ratio of 52.6% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Sempra Energy to earn $5.52 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.63 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 47.6%.

Sempra Energy Trading Down 0.6%

NYSE:SRE opened at $83.77 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $89.13 and a 200-day moving average price of $91.97. The stock has a market cap of $54.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.28, a P/E/G ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a current ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Sempra Energy has a 12 month low of $78.97 and a 12 month high of $101.04.

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The utilities provider reported $1.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.15. Sempra Energy had a net margin of 16.70% and a return on equity of 8.49%. The company had revenue of $3 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.14 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.89 earnings per share. Sempra Energy’s quarterly revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. Sempra Energy has set its FY 2027 guidance at 5.100-5.700 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.800-5.300 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Sempra Energy will post 5.12 EPS for the current year.

Sempra Energy Company Profile

Sempra Energy is a San Diego–based energy infrastructure company that develops, owns and operates businesses delivering electricity and natural gas. Its operations include regulated utility services that provide electric and gas distribution to residential, commercial and industrial customers, as well as non‑regulated infrastructure businesses that develop and manage large-scale energy assets.

The company’s product and service portfolio spans electricity and natural gas delivery, transmission and storage, liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, power generation and electric transmission projects.