Estimated based on 2026 guidance midpoint of $5.56 per share.
See Appendix for reconciliation of adjusted amounts to GAAP amounts.
Annualized based on 4th quarter 2015 dividend of 45.75 cents per share.
Annualized based on 1st quarter 2026 dividend of 95.25 cents per share.
Consistent Performance Over Time
22 consecutive years of exceeding or meeting top end of earnings guidance*
Robust Long-Term EPS Growth Outlook
$5.22
2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
1. Growth rate based on $5.22 per share, the midpoint of our 2025 adjusted guidance.
Strong Dividend Growth Continues
In January, dividend was raised by 6.7% to a new annual rate of
$3.81 per share*
23rd consecutive year of rewarding shareholders with higher dividends
Top-decile dividend growth in industry**
Included in S&P's High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index
Expect to grow dividend at a rate of 6.5-7%
Targeting payout ratio of 65-70% of earnings
*Annualized based on the first quarter of 2026 dividend of 95.25 cents per share.
** Reflects current and expected dividends declared in 2026.
Illinois Proposed Settlement
Peoples Gas (PGL) and North Shore Gas (NSG) reached an agreement on the terms of a proposed settlement with the Illinois Attorney General. If approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), it would resolve all issues related to 12 open dockets for a total of approximately $2.3 billion, excluding carry costs.
Resolves Qualifying Infrastructure Plant Rider (QIP) annual reconciliation proceedings from 2017-2023 (PGL)
$130 million rate base reduction, prospective with new rates in pending rate case (Rider QIP)
$75 million cash credit, payable over three years (Rider QIP)
$50 million cash credit, payable over three years (Rider UEA)
Settlement subject to ICC approval
Illinois Rate Reviews
In January, Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas filed applications with the Illinois Commerce Commission:
Peoples Gas
North Shore Gas
Current ROE
9.38%
9.38%
Current Equity Ratio
50.79%
52.58%
Proposed ROE
10.10%
10.10%
Proposed Equity Ratio
54.0%
54.0%
Forecasted 2027 Rate Base
$ 4,671M
$ 433M
Proposed Base Rate Increase
$201.3M
$12.7M
Order expected in Q4 2026 for new rates effective January 1, 2027
The estimated customer impact of our filing-if approved by state regulators-would be $10 to $11 per month for the typical Peoples Gas residential customer.
Chicago home heating bills are among the lowest of other major U.S. cities in the coldest month. That is expected to continue with this filing.
Attention: This is an excerpt of the original content. To continue reading it, access the original document here.
Attachments
Original document
Permalink
Disclaimer
WEC Energy Group Inc. published this content on February 06, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained herein. Distributed via Public Technologies (PUBT), unedited and unaltered, on February 06, 2026 at 21:38 UTC.
WEC Energy Group, Inc. is a holding company organized around 3 areas of activity:
- electricity production and distribution (58.6% of sales): nearly 1.7 million customers in Wisconsin and Michigan at the end of 2024. The group also develops steam sale activity;
- distribution of natural gas (39.6%): 1.5 million customers;
- other (1.8%).
All sales are earned in the United States.
This super rating is the result of a weighted average of the rankings based on the following ratings: Global Valuation (Composite), EPS Revisions (4 months), and Visibility (Composite). We recommend that you carefully review the associated descriptions.
Investor
Investor
This super composite rating is the result of a weighted average of the rankings based on the following ratings: Fundamentals (Composite), Global Valuation (Composite), EPS Revisions (1 year), and Visibility (Composite). We recommend that you carefully review the associated descriptions.
Global
Global
This composite rating is the result of an average of the rankings based on the following ratings: Fundamentals (Composite), Valuation (Composite), Financial Estimates Revisions (Composite), Consensus (Composite), and Visibility (Composite). The company must be covered by at least 4 of these 5 ratings for the calculation to be performed. We recommend that you carefully review the associated descriptions.
Quality
Quality
This composite rating is the result of an average of the rankings based on the following ratings: Capital Efficiency (Composite), Quality of Financial Reporting (Composite), and Financial Health (Composite). The company must be covered by at least 2 of these 3 ratings for the calculation to be performed. We recommend that you carefully review the associated descriptions.
ESG MSCI
ESG MSCI
The MSCI ESG score assesses a company’s environmental, social, and governance practices relative to its industry peers. Companies are rated from CCC (laggard) to AAA (leader). This rating helps investors incorporate sustainability risks and opportunities into their investment decisions.