Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Con Edison

Con Edison’s Common Shares ($.10 par value), the only class of common equity of Con Edison, are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "ED." As of January 31, 2021, there were 40,198 holders of record of Con Edison’s Common Shares. Con Edison paid quarterly dividends of 74 cents per Common Share in 2019 and quarterly dividends of 76.5 cents per Common Share in 2020. On January 21, 2021, Con Edison declared a quarterly dividend of 77.5 cents per Common Share that is payable on March 15, 2021. Con Edison expects to pay dividends to its shareholders primarily from dividends and other distributions it receives from its subsidiaries. The payment of future dividends is subject to approval and declaration by Con Edison’s Board of Directors and will depend on a variety of factors including business, financial and regulatory considerations. For additional information about the payment of dividends by the Utilities to Con Edison, and restrictions thereon, see “Dividends” in Note C to the financial statements in Item 8 (which information is incorporated herein by reference).

During 2020, the market price of Con Edison’s Common Shares decreased by 20.1 percent (from $90.47 at year-end 2019 to $72.27 at year-end 2020). By comparison, the S&P 500 Index increased 16.3 percent and the S&P 500 Utilities Index decreased 2.8 percent. The total return to Con Edison’s common shareholders during 2020, including both price depreciation and investment of dividends, was (17) percent. By comparison, the total returns for the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Utilities Index were 18.4 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively. For the five-year period 2016 through 2020 inclusive, Con Edison’s shareholders’ total return was 34.7 percent, compared with total returns for the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Utilities Index of 103.0 percent and 72.3 percent, respectively.

Based on $100 invested at December 31, 2015, reinvestment of all dividends in equivalent shares of stock and market price changes on all such shares.

CECONY

The outstanding shares of CECONY’s Common Stock ($2.50 par value) are the only class of common equity of CECONY. They are held by Con Edison and are not traded.

The dividends declared by CECONY in 2019 and 2020 are shown in its Consolidated Statement of Shareholder’s Equity included in Item 8 (which information is incorporated herein by reference). For additional information about the payment of dividends by CECONY, and restrictions thereon, see “Dividends” in Note C to the financial statements in Item 8 (which information is incorporated herein by reference).