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Data last updated: Sep 01, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 01, 2026): PG&E Corporation (PCG) pays a $0.18 annual dividend ($0.05 quarterly), yielding 1.30% at $13.41/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-30. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.30%
Annual Dividend: $0.18 per share
Payout Ratio: 12.7%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-30
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Utilities
Years of Dividend History: 46
PG&E Corporation dividend investors are looking at a utility holding company that generates, transmits, and distributes electricity and natural gas across California. PCG currently pays a 1.05% dividend yield, with a trailing annual rate of $0.1750 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is June 30, 2026. With a beta of 0.278, PCG stock moves far less than the broader market, which suits income investors who prioritize low volatility over high yield.
PG&E Corporation pays out 12.7% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low payout leaves substantial room between earnings and the dividend obligation, meaning the current rate is not stretched by any measure. PG&E Corporation dividend safety is further supported by the essential nature of its business: electricity and natural gas distribution to California customers represents demand that does not disappear in economic downturns. The most significant data-supported pressure point is the dividend's history of severe cuts, which shows that external or regulatory disruptions have overridden the payout ratio's apparent cushion before.
PG&E Corporation dividend history shows a CAGR of -8.6% per year from 2000 to 2025. Per-share payments started at $1.2000 in 2000 and ended at $0.1250 in 2025, a steep net decline over the full window (2026 data is partial and excluded from the CAGR). The largest annual increase in the window was 127.3% in 2025, which reflects recovery from near-zero levels rather than organic growth, and the history table contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%. For income investors, a negative long-run CAGR means the dividend today buys far less than it did two decades ago.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Year | -23.5% | $1.82 (2010) | $0.13 (2025) |
PCG stock fits dividend investors who want low market sensitivity and a conservative payout structure, not those chasing income. The yield is low (below 2%) at 1.05%, and that number looks even thinner against the 5-year average yield of 0.38%, though the recent rise from that average reflects the dividend's partial recovery since 2023. The 12.7% payout ratio means the current dividend is not under pressure from earnings, but the long-run CAGR of -8.6% is a hard number to overlook. What an investor gets here is a low-volatility utility with a conservative payout; what they give up is meaningful income and a history of uninterrupted growth.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $0.0500 |
| 2026-03-31 | $0.0500 |
| 2025-12-31 | $0.0500 |
| 2025-09-30 | $0.0250 |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.0250 |
| 2025-03-31 | $0.0250 |
| 2024-12-31 | $0.0250 |
| 2024-09-30 | $0.0100 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.0100 |
| 2024-03-27 | $0.0100 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.1000 |
| 2025 | $0.1250 |
| 2024 | $0.0550 |
| 2023 | $0.0100 |
| 2017 | $1.5500 |
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