EVRG dividend analysis

EVRG dividend deep dive

Income read on EVRG: trailing yield 2.70%, payout ratio 37%, 5y CAGR 0.7%, 10y CAGR 4.7%. The growth streak runs 38 years.

EVRG dividend-safety read: 47/100. The score is the Quality pillar (42/100) penalized for high payout — at 37% of earnings, that adjustment pulls the headline flat or up from raw Quality.

EVRG DRIP table at flat yield + growth: 5y ≈ 14.4%, 10y ≈ 30.8%, 20y ≈ 71.0% cumulative income return on the 2.70% starting yield. Useful as a back-of-envelope only — assumes the yield stays at TTM and the growth rate persists.

EVRG sits in a peer group of KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%), with the trio yielding a mean of 3.13%. The 2.70% yield on EVRG is the cleanest single-number comparison; payout ratio and growth rate are the two follow-ups.

Ex-dividend cadence on EVRG: most recent ex-date 2026-03-01, payment 2026-03-15. Quarterly schedules are the norm for US payers; the ex-date is the cutoff for entitlement to the upcoming distribution, while the payment date is when cash hits the brokerage.

Income thesis line for EVRG: starting yield of 2.70%, projected growth of 0.7%, safety read 47/100. The forward open question is the durability of the next dividend hike given the 37% earnings payout.