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    Will Dividend Payouts and Inflation-Tied Rates Change Edison International's (EIX) Regulated Utility Narrative?

    Simply Wall St·08/28/2026 15:28:00
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    • In August 2026, Edison International’s board declared a semi-annual US$25.00 per share dividend on its 5.00% Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, while Southern California Edison approved several September 2026 preference stock dividends tied to its various trust preference securities.
    • At the same time, millions of Southern California Edison customers received a combined US$72 summer bill credit and guidance that future electricity rate updates are expected to track at or below local inflation through 2030, reinforcing an emphasis on affordability and regulatory alignment.
    • We’ll now explore how the customer bill credits and expectations for rate updates at or below inflation influence Edison International’s investment narrative.

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    Edison International Investment Narrative Recap

    To own Edison International, you need to believe that California will continue to support investor-owned utilities while Edison manages wildfire risk, heavy grid investment, and customer affordability. The latest bill credits and inflation-linked rate expectations support the near-term affordability catalyst, but do not materially change the biggest risk: unresolved wildfire liabilities and future cost recovery outcomes.

    The semi-annual US$25.00 per share dividend on the 5.00% Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, is the most relevant recent announcement here. It underscores Edison International’s ongoing capital return commitments alongside customer bill relief, which both tie back to the same core catalyst: maintaining supportive regulation that balances shareholder returns with affordability and wildfire-related spending.

    But even with bill credits and rate relief, investors should still be aware of the unresolved wildfire liability risk around events like the Eaton Fire...

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    Edison International's narrative projects $21.0 billion revenue and $2.7 billion earnings by 2029. This requires 2.3% yearly revenue growth and a $0.9 billion earnings decrease from $3.6 billion today.

    Uncover how Edison International's forecasts yield a $75.96 fair value, a 3% upside to its current price.

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    While recent bill credits and stable rate signals appear encouraging, the most bearish analysts were already assuming earnings could fall to about US$2.6 billion by 2029, so you should weigh how wildfire litigation and regulatory shifts might push outcomes closer to those lower expectations or something more favorable.

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