Sempra Energy (SRE) will raise its quarterly dividend by 4.1 percent to $1.145 per share in 2022. This follows a dividend hike of 5.3 percent to $1.10 per share by SRE in 2021 and marks the 12th consecutive year of annual dividend growth by the utility holding company.

The next SRE dividend is payable April 15, 2022, to common stock shareholders of record as of March 25, 2022. A new annual amount of $4.58 per share yields 2.8% at a stock price of $162. The next ex-dividend date for Sempra Energy is July 6, 2022.

San Diego-based Sempra Energy is a holding company whose operating units are San Diego Gas & Electric Company and Southern California Gas Company, Sempra International (which includes Sempra South American Utilities and Sempra Mexico segments), and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power (which includes Sempra Renewables and Sempra Natural Gas segments).