Southern Company Expected to Become a Dividend Aristocrat — But Is the Dividend Actually Safe? [Yahoo! Finance]
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Aristocrat status while managing a $81 billion five-year capital plan that generated negative free cash flow of $3.6 billion but is covered 3x over by operating cash flow. Southern is targeting EPS growth of 8% to 9% through 2028 and signaled modest dividend increases to lower the payout ratio into the low to mid-60s range, supported by 26 signed large load contracts representing 10 gigawatts of data center demand in its Southeast territories. A recent study identified one single habit that doubled Americans' retirement savings and moved retirement from dream, to reality. Read more here Southern Company ( NYSE: SO ) has paid a dividend for 78 consecutive years and raised it for 24 consecutive years, putting it near Dividend Aristocrat status. With the stock trading near $98 and a 3% yield, the question for income investors is whether that streak holds through an aggressive capital buildout and rising interest costs. Metric Value Annual Dividend $2.96 per share Dividend
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