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    Should Dividend Increase Require Action From IDACORP (IDA) Investors?

    Simply Wall St·10/23/2026 11:34:06
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    • IDACORP, Inc. previously announced a quarterly dividend of US$0.9000 per share, with an ex-date and record date of 5 November 2026 and payment scheduled for 30 November 2026.
    • The higher quarterly payout signals IDACORP management’s willingness to commit more cash to shareholders. This can sharpen focus on the utility’s earnings quality, cash generation and long term capital allocation discipline.
    • Now the focus turns to how IDACORP’s investment narrative holds up as a higher quarterly dividend commitment reshapes expectations for cash use and resilience.

    Compare IDACORP's higher payout with a curated group of utilities and income-focused stocks by scanning the 6 dividend fortresses that already meet a 5%+ yield threshold.

    What Is IDACORP's Investment Narrative?

    IDACORP asks you to buy into a fairly straightforward story. This is a regulated electric utility with hydropower, gas and coal assets, serving about 664,000 customers and investing heavily in poles, wires, substations and storage. The appeal is steady demand and a framework where returns are tied to its regulated asset base rather than big volume swings. The new US$0.9000 quarterly dividend fits that script as a signal of confidence in ongoing earnings and cash generation, even if it does not change the operational agenda overnight.

    In the short term, the higher payout nudges the conversation toward funding. IDACORP already has interest payments that are not comfortably covered by earnings and a dividend that is not well covered by free cash flow. When this is combined with a stock trading on a P/E of 24.3x, richer than both its industry and internal fair value estimate, the near-term catalysts start to look more about execution on capital projects and regulatory outcomes than about rapid growth in demand or pricing.

    Even so, the bigger question for anyone leaning into the IDACORP story is whether that richer valuation and higher cash commitment intersect with ...

    There's only one way to know the right time to buy, sell or hold IDACORP. Head to Simply Wall St's company report for the latest analysis of IDACORP's Fair Value.

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    Exploring Other Perspectives

    Three fair value views from the Simply Wall St Community put IDACORP anywhere between about US$114 and US$151 per share, which is a wide spread for such a small sample. Those opinions were formed before the US$0.9000 dividend decision. Treat them as starting points and explore how your own assumptions might differ.

    Explore 2 other IDACORP fair value estimates, including one that suggests as much as 19% downside from the current price.

    The Verdict Is Yours

    Disagree with this assessment? Extraordinary investment returns rarely come from following the herd, so go with your instincts.

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