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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/14/25, Consolidated Edison Inc (Symbol: ED), WEC Energy Group Inc (Symbol: WEC), and Alcon Inc (Symbol: ALC) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Consolidated Edison Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.85 on 6/16/25, WEC Energy Group Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.8925 on 6/1/25, and Alcon Inc will pay its annual dividend of $0.28 on 5/15/25. As a percentage of ED's recent stock price of $107.68, this dividend works out to approximately 0.79%, so look for shares of Consolidated Edison Inc to trade 0.79% lower — all else being equal — when ED shares open for trading on 5/14/25. Similarly, investors should look for WEC to open 0.83% lower in price and for ALC to open 0.29% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for ED, WEC, and ALC, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Consolidated Edison Inc (Symbol: ED):

WEC Energy Group Inc (Symbol: WEC):

Alcon Inc (Symbol: ALC):

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 3.16% for Consolidated Edison Inc, 3.32% for WEC Energy Group Inc, and 0.29% for Alcon Inc.

In Monday trading, Consolidated Edison Inc shares are currently down about 0.1%, WEC Energy Group Inc shares are off about 0.3%, and Alcon Inc shares are down about 0.1% on the day.

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