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DTE Energy

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The regulated electric and gas utility that powers and heats most of southeast Michigan — a steady, dividend-paying monopoly investing billions to modernize its grid. Boring by design: predictable earnings growth, set by regulators, funded by heavy investment and debt.

Updated · FY2025 · December 2025

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$12.5B / yr revenue · ~10K employees · public since 1995

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Flat Sales, Rising Earnings

DTE's revenue barely moves year to year. Its profits keep climbing anyway. For a utility, that's exactly the point.

Financial Health

Spending More Than It Earns

DTE generates billions in cash — and spends even more building its grid. That gap is the utility business model.

A Legal Monopoly

DTE's moat is the strongest kind there is: it's literally the only company allowed to deliver power to its customers.

Built to Pay a Dividend

A utility's job is to turn steady earnings into a steady, growing dividend. DTE returns over a billion dollars a year to shareholders.

Behind the Numbers

The Story Behind the Numbers

Steady earnings, a captive monopoly, a reliable dividend — funded by heavy investment and debt, and governed by regulators.

Regulators, Rates, and Debt

DTE has no competitors to fear. Its risks come from three other directions: regulators, interest rates, and its own debt.

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est. Apr 24, 2026 · Q1 FY26 · DTE Energy IR ↗

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