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NEW YORK , May 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Consolidated Edison, Inc. ("Con Edison") (NYSE: ED) executives will meet with investors at various conferences in May and June 2025. A copy of Con Edison's investor presentation for these meetings can be found on the Presentations & Webcasts  page of Con Edison's website (Select "For Investors" and then select "Presentations & Webcasts").

Amid rising demand for electricity and an increase in the unit price of electricity, utilities like ED, DTE, CNP and EVRG are set to benefit from strong demand from their stable customer base.

The May collection of Dividend Kings grew to 55, with Automatic Data Processing and RLI Corporation joining, despite two companies dropping off for not increasing dividends. Six top-yield Dividend Kings, including Altria and Canadian Utilities, are now fairly priced, with annual dividends from $1K investments exceeding their single-share prices. Analysts predict net gains of 14.7% to 56.86% for the top ten Dividend Kings by yield for the coming year, based on target prices. Among the 55 Dividend Kings, 16 show negative free cash flow margins, making them cash-poor and unsafe for investment.

Consolidated Edison, Inc. ED posted better-than-expected first-quarter results on Thursday.

ED's first-quarter earnings miss estimates, and revenues grow 12.1% year over year. The company's operating income rises during the same period.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Con Ed (ED) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Consolidated Edison (ED) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.25 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.30 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.15 per share a year ago.

NEW YORK , May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison) (NYSE: ED) today reported 2025 first quarter net income for common stock of $791 million or $2.26 a share compared with $720 million or $2.08 a share in the 2024 first quarter. Adjusted earnings (non-GAAP) were $792 million or $2.26 a share in the 2025 period compared with $742 million or $2.15 a share in the 2024 period.