S&P 500 5,235.18 +1.02%EUR/USD 1.0840 +0.21%GBP/USD 1.2710 +0.14%USD/JPY 149.50 −0.18%BRENT $82.40 −0.81%BTC $67,800 −0.21%GOLD $2,341 +0.55%NASDAQ 16,420.55 +0.74%S&P 500 5,235.18 +1.02%EUR/USD 1.0840 +0.21%GBP/USD 1.2710 +0.14%USD/JPY 149.50 −0.18%BRENT $82.40 −0.81%BTC $67,800 −0.21%GOLD $2,341 +0.55%NASDAQ 16,420.55 +0.74%
A daily business newspaper · Founded in 2026

Money Talk

Finance and markets: business, quotes, gold, energy and releases.

Fortis Boosts Dividend as Quarterly Earnings Outpace Estimates

With third-quarter earnings climbing to 545 million Canadian dollars, the St. John’s-based utility Fortis is rewarding shareholders with a 3.9% dividend increase. The company’s performance, buoyed by rate base growth and favorable currency exchange, signals a sustained period of expansion through the end of the decade.

Fortis Boosts Dividend as Quarterly Earnings Outpace Estimates

The utility reported adjusted per-share earnings of C$0.92, successfully surpassing the C$0.88 mean estimate projected by FactSet analysts. This uptick from the previous year’s C$0.81 per share follows a 6% revenue rise to C$3.12 billion, driven largely by increased electricity sales and the stronger U.S. dollar.

Management is now extending its long-term outlook, pledging annual dividend growth between 4% and 6% through 2031. To facilitate this, the company has ramped up its capital expenditure plans, raising this year’s budget by C$400 million to a total of C$6 billion. The strategy relies on a C$32.2 billion investment plan designed to swell the company's midyear rate base from C$45.3 billion in 2026 to C$63.9 billion by 2031. Funding for these initiatives will stem primarily from regulated utility debt and ongoing cash flow from operations.

Share article
TelegramXFacebook

When reusing this material a link to Money Talk is required.

Comments (0)

Leave a comment

No comments yet. Be the first!