The cost of equity formula is a financial metric that represents the return investors expect for holding a company's stock.

Electric utility United Illuminating Co. said Monday that its return on equity (ROE) in the first-quarter was 3.49% – a number that President and CEO Frank Reynolds called “dismal” and said “makes ...

Ellis’ idea is to lower return on equity to around 6% and allow companies to use more shareholder money rather than debt.

PG&E CUSTOMERS MAY SOON PAY MORE. THE UTILITY ASKED STATE REGULATORS TO APPROVE ANOTHER RATE HIKE. PG&E IS FILING TO THE CPUC ASKING FOR AN 11% RETURN FOR INVESTORS. THIS IS CALLED A RETURN OF EQUITY.

NextEra Energy stock fell more than 2% Tuesday after announcing a plan to sell $2 billion in equity units to finance power projects as electricity demand rises and to pay back debt. The Florida-based ...

Private investment firms that are helping finance America’s artificial intelligence race and the huge buildout of energy-hungry data centers are getting interested in the local utilities ...