Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/15/25, Xcel Energy Inc (Symbol: XEL), NorthWestern Energy Group Inc (Symbol: NWE), and Chesapeake Utilities Corp. (Symbol: CPK) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Xcel Energy Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.57 on 10/20/25, NorthWestern Energy Group Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.66 on 9/30/25, and Chesapeake Utilities Corp. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.685 on 10/6/25. As a percentage of XEL's recent stock price of $72.29, this dividend works out to approximately 0.79%, so look for shares of Xcel Energy Inc to trade 0.79% lower — all else being equal — when XEL shares open for trading on 9/15/25. Similarly, investors should look for NWE to open 1.17% lower in price and for CPK to open 0.55% lower, all else being equal.
When an S&P 1500 component reaches 20 years of dividend increases, it becomes a contender to join the elite "Dividend Aristocrats" index. NorthWestern Energy Group Inc (Symbol: NWE) is a "future dividend aristocrats contender," with 17+ years of increases.
Below are dividend history charts for XEL, NWE, and CPK, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Xcel Energy Inc (Symbol: XEL):
NorthWestern Energy Group Inc (Symbol: NWE):
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. (Symbol: CPK):
In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 3.15% for Xcel Energy Inc, 4.67% for NorthWestern Energy Group Inc, and 2.22% for Chesapeake Utilities Corp..
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In Thursday trading, Xcel Energy Inc shares are currently up about 0.4%, NorthWestern Energy Group Inc shares are down about 0.2%, and Chesapeake Utilities Corp. shares are down about 0.5% on the day.
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