Why 5 Dividend Aristocrats Are Boomers' Favorite Retirement Income Stocks

At 24/7 Wall St., we have closely followed dividend-paying stocks for over 15 years.

24/7 Wall Street • Feb 23, 2026

Barron's 100 Sustainable Dividend Dogs Fetch 1 Ideal February Buy Of 31 "Safer" Picks

Barron's 2025 Top 100 Sustainable Companies, ranked via Calvert's ESG metrics, highlight dividend-paying 'dogs' with strong yield and potential upside. Yield-based analysis identifies Robert Half, Regions Financial, and others as offering dividends exceeding share prices, with Regions uniquely 'safer' by free cash flow. Analyst forecasts suggest 17.46%–42.16% net gains for select ESG 'dogs' by February 2027, with average risk 12% below the market.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 17, 2026

Eversource Energy Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y

ES Q4 EPS tops estimates as revenues climb 13% y/y, operating income more than doubles, and the company guides 2026 EPS of $4.80-$4.95.

Zacks Investment Research • Feb 13, 2026

Eversource Energy (ES) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Eversource Energy (ES) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha • Feb 13, 2026

ADDING and REPLACING Eversource Energy Reports Full-Year & Fourth Quarter 2025 Results

HARTFORD, Conn. & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Add after last table of release dated February 12, 2026: "CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME/(LOSS)" table. The updated release reads: EVERSOURCE ENERGY REPORTS FULL-YEAR & FOURTH QUARTER 2025 RESULTS Eversource Energy (NYSE: ES) today reported full-year 2025 earnings of $1.69 billion, or $4.56 per share, compared with full-year 2024 earnings of $811.7 million, or $2.27 per share. Non-GAAP recurring earnings totaled $1.77 billion1, or $4.76 per shar.

Business Wire • Feb 13, 2026

Eversource posts rise in quarterly profit as gas earnings strengthen, one‑time charges fade

Eversource Energy posted a rise in fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, lifted by stronger results across its gas business and the absence of hefty one-time charges that had weighed on year-earlier earnings.

Reuters • Feb 12, 2026

Eversource Energy Reports Full-Year & Fourth Quarter 2025 Results

HARTFORD, Conn. & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eversource Energy (NYSE: ES) today reported full-year 2025 earnings of $1.69 billion, or $4.56 per share, compared with full-year 2024 earnings of $811.7 million, or $2.27 per share. Non-GAAP recurring earnings totaled $1.77 billion1, or $4.76 per share1, for the full-year 2025, compared with $1.63 billion1, or $4.57 per share1, for the full-year 2024. The Company's 2025 updated non-GAAP recurring earnings guidance was between $4.72 and $4.80 per share.

Business Wire • Feb 12, 2026

Eversource Energy (ES) Beats Q4 Earnings Estimates

Eversource Energy (ES) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.12 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.1 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.01 per share a year ago.

Zacks Investment Research • Feb 12, 2026

What Analyst Projections for Key Metrics Reveal About Eversource (ES) Q4 Earnings

Beyond analysts' top-and-bottom-line estimates for Eversource (ES), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended December 2025.

Zacks Investment Research • Feb 10, 2026

Eversource to Report Q4 Earnings: What's in Store for the Stock?

ES heads into Q4 earnings with higher load growth and new gas rates, but a blocked Aquarion sale and dilution loom.

Zacks Investment Research • Feb 9, 2026