Eversource Energy stock slips after ex dividend date

Published on 09/22/2026 at 11:56 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Eversource Energy stock closed at USD 66.89 on September 21, 2026, down 0.06 percent. Q2 revenue reached USD 2.90 billion and EPS matched USD 0.87.

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Eversource Energy stock (ISIN US30040W1080) closed at USD 66.89 on the NYSE on September 21, 2026, down 0.06 percent from USD 66.93. The latest trading session followed the September 21 ex dividend date, when the quarterly payout was USD 0.788 per share.

Ex dividend date resets the quote

The dividend adjustment is the clearest short term driver for the quotation. The September 21 close of USD 66.89 stood between the 52 week range of USD 63.45 to USD 76.57, leaving the shares USD 9.68 below the yearly high and USD 3.44 above the yearly low.

Market data also put Eversource Energy market capitalization at USD 25.196 billion as of September 21, 2026. The forward dividend yield was 4.65 percent, while the estimated next earnings date was November 4, 2026.

Q2 revenue rises 2.3 percent

According to MarketBeat on September 22, 2026, Eversource reported second quarter 2026 earnings per share of USD 0.87, matching the consensus estimate of USD 0.87. Revenue reached USD 2.90 billion, 2.3 percent above the prior year quarter but below the USD 2.99 billion consensus estimate.

The same Q2 2026 report showed net margin of 10.35 percent and return on equity of 11.33 percent. The prior year quarter produced EPS of USD 0.96, so the latest EPS was USD 0.09 lower even as revenue increased by 2.3 percent.

Guidance frames the next result

Eversource set fiscal 2026 EPS guidance at USD 4.570 to USD 4.720, while sell side analysts projected USD 4.65 for the year. Against the Q2 2026 result of USD 0.87, that guidance range makes the November reporting date the next concrete checkpoint for the regulated utility.

Analyst data on Yahoo Finance dated August 3, 2026, showed Mizuho maintaining a Neutral rating while raising its price target from USD 70 to USD 74. The target is USD 7.11 above the September 21 close, but it remains below the one year high of USD 76.57.

Stock remains below yearly high

For investors, the current setup combines a 4.65 percent forward yield with a valuation below the recent yearly peak. The operating comparison is mixed: Q2 revenue grew 2.3 percent year over year, while EPS declined from USD 0.96 to USD 0.87 and missed the revenue consensus by USD 0.09 billion.

Eversource Energy operates regulated electric, transmission, natural gas and water distribution businesses. Its profile identifies the company as a regulated electric utility, with the shares trading under ticker ES on the NYSE and included in the S&P 500.