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LNT Alliant Energy Corporation

Regulated utility investment offers recurring demand and income. Financing, regulation and construction execution affect growth.

Q-score estimate9.6#88 of 100 assessed stocks

Dividend yield and market capitalization contribute the most. International sales is the largest constraint. Independent estimate from dated inputs, not a publisher Q-score.

Hypothetical investment

Growth of $10,000

Dividends reinvested · no additional contributions

LNT would be worth$13,3395-year growth · as of Sep 18, 2026
S&P 500 (SPY)$18,763Same $10,000 · same dates
Total gain / loss+$3,339+33.4% total return
LNTS&P 500 (SPY)
Sep 20, 2021 · $10,000 investedSep 18, 2026

Based on adjusted market prices through the latest available completed session, before personal taxes and trading costs.

Checking the latest completed session…

Market performance

Total return

Price movement plus reinvested distributions, compared with SPY.

+33.4% over 5 years
1 YEAR TOTAL RETURN+6.1%
Price47% of return+2.9%
Dividend53% of return+3.2%
#49 return rank · 100 peers
5 YEARS TOTAL RETURN+33.4%+5.9% / yr annualized
Price40% of return+13.3%
Dividend60% of return+20.1%
#53 return rank · 99 peers

Dividend includes all distributions and reinvestment.

Sep 20, 2021Sep 18, 2026
Total return+33.39%
S&P 500 (SPY)+87.63%
Annualized return+5.94%
Largest drawdown-25.59%
Transparent factor breakdown

Why the Q-score estimate is 9.6

Each rank compares this stock with the 100 assessed stocks in the Nanalyze collection.

Official framework
Years increasing dividends2.2
#85 of 100

22 reported increase years. Years / 10, capped at 5 points.

Market capitalization2.6
#76 of 100

$19.09 billion. 2 × log10(market cap in USD billions), limited to 0–5 points.

Dividend yield2.7
#32 of 100

2.86%. 2 × (yield % − 1.5), limited to −2–5 points.

Payout ratio1.7
#66 of 100

64.70%. (90 − payout %) / 15, limited to −2–5 points. Zero or negative payout receives −2 rather than a false coverage reward.

International sales-1.0
#57 of 100

0.00% source geographic share. At most 25%: −1 point; above 25% through 50%: 2.5; above 50%: 5. A verified upper bound is usable only when entirely within the lowest band.

5-year dividend growth0.3
#54 of 100

5.86%. (5-year growth % − 5) / 3, limited to −2–5 points.

10-year dividend growth1.1
#58 of 100

6.18%. (10-year growth % − 4) / 2, limited to −2–5 points.

Independent estimate · assessed October 10, 2026. All 100 research stocks use the same rules. Each component is rounded to one decimal before summing; equal totals share a rank. These scores are not Nanalyze’s published Q-scores. Full method

Supplied Quantigence ALL calculator; imported 2026-09-23; effective date unstated. Quantigence Q-Score Calculator - ALL.csv, row 150; source symbol LNT. Supplied publisher total: 9.1 (separate scale; not used in this ranking).

Inputs are a supplied calculator snapshot, not live values; its effective date is unstated. Geography and payout definitions are retained as supplied.

A zero geography input is retained from the calculator and is not independent confirmation of no international business.

Income Lens research candidate

Why it is in this section

Regulated utility investment offers recurring demand and income.

What to investigate

Financing, regulation and construction execution affect growth.

Independent selection; creator ownership or endorsement has not been verified. SDY uses a broader 20-year dividend-increase screen; this does not establish a 25-year record. Q-score not assessed.

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