Generating reliable passive income without worrying about taxes cutting into your returns is one of the biggest advantages of investing through a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA). By holding high-yield dividend stocks inside your TFSA, you could build a growing stream of tax-free income while also benefiting from long-term capital appreciation.

However, to achieve this goal, you should ideally focus on companies that combine strong cash flow, dependable dividends, and long-term growth potential. One TSX stock that currently checks all those boxes is Surge Energy (TSX:SGY). This Canadian oil and gas producer has been delivering impressive operational results lately while rewarding shareholders with attractive monthly dividend payments.

In this article, I’ll explain why Surge Energy could be an attractive TFSA stock for investors seeking steady tax-free income.

Surge Energy stock has been gaining momentum

Headquartered in Calgary, Surge Energy is an oil and gas exploration, development, and production company focused mainly on light and medium-gravity crude oil assets in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

The company’s core producing areas include Sparky and Southeast Saskatchewan, where it continues expanding production through low-risk drilling opportunities and waterflood projects.

Following a solid 92% rally over the last year, SGY stock currently trades at $9.96 per share, giving it a market capitalization of roughly $985 million.

In addition to its strong share-price gains, Surge Energy offers an annualized dividend yield of 5.2%, with monthly payments – making it even more appealing for investors seeking recurring passive income.

Strong drilling results are driving financial growth

In recent quarters, Surge Energy’s operations have strengthened, which has continued to boost its financials. In the first quarter of 2026, the company exceeded its own production expectations by averaging 23,893 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), ahead of its budgeted target of 23,000 boe/d. This stronger-than-expected production growth was driven largely by successful drilling and waterflood activity in its Sparky and Southeast Saskatchewan operations.

As a result, the company generated adjusted funds flow (AFF) of $70.9 million for the quarter, and its cash flow from operating activities came in at $60 million.

At the same time, Surge Energy is also showing strong capital discipline. In the latest quarter, its property, plant, and equipment spending declined 18% year-over-year to $44.6 million. That efficiency helped the company generate free cash flow of $26.3 million during the quarter, representing roughly 37% of AFF.

Long-term growth potential remains strong

Beyond its current financial strength, Surge Energy also continues to focus on future expansion. The company currently has more than 900 internally identified drilling locations, giving it over 12 years of potential development opportunities.

Its ongoing waterflood projects could also help improve recovery rates and support long-term production growth while maintaining operational efficiency. Surge is even evaluating a possible expansion of its 2026 capital program to further increase production growth during the second half of the year.

Meanwhile, the company’s underlying asset value remains attractive. The oil and gas producer estimates its net asset value at US$75 West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil pricing at $11.04 per share for total proved reserves and $17.10 per share for proved and probable reserves.

Why Surge Energy could fit well inside a TFSA

Surge Energy combines several attractive qualities for TFSA investors including monthly dividend income, strong free cash flow generation, operational momentum, and long-term growth potential. While energy stocks may remain volatile, Surge Energy’s disciplined capital management and improving financial performance could support its future dividend payments and additional upside potential.

At current prices, 11,000 shares of Surge Energy in your TFSA could generate roughly $476.66 in tax-free monthly dividend income or about $5,680 a year. Though with the position costing around $108,790, it would be wiser to diversify your portfolio instead of relying too heavily on one stock.

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Investing in quality monthly dividend stocks can help you easily start a low-cost passive-income stream. However, it’s essential to identify and invest in businesses that are positioned to generate cash flows across business cycles.

In this article, I have identified one such TSX dividend stock that pays cash every single month and offers you a dividend yield of 8.6%. Valued at a market cap of $821 million, Slate Grocery (TSX:SGR.UN) is an owner and operator of grocery-anchored real estate south of the border.

The real estate investment trust (REIT) owns over $2.4 billion of real estate infrastructure across major U.S. metro markets that communities rely on for their everyday needs. The REIT’s resilient grocery-anchored portfolio and strong credit tenants provide shareholders with durable cash flows and the potential for capital appreciation over the longer term.

Is the monthly TSX dividend stock a good buy right now?

Slate Grocery REIT, a grocery-anchored retail landlord, reported strong fourth-quarter (Q4) results that highlighted significant leasing momentum and solid operational performance in a market that continues to favour landlords.

It reported same-property net operating income (NOI) growth of 4.3% on a trailing 12-month basis, driven by robust leasing activity at double-digit rental spreads over the past seven consecutive quarters.

“Strong leasing activity at high rental spreads over the last several quarters continued to drive net operating income growth for the REIT,” said Blair Welch, chief executive officer, during the company’s earnings call. “The REIT completed close to three million square feet of total leasing throughout the year at double-digit rental spreads.”

New lease deals were completed at 28% above comparable average in-place rents, while non-option renewals were executed at more than 14% above expiring rents. Portfolio occupancy remained stable at 94.8%, with executives expecting their pipeline of new leasing opportunities to support a continued positive trend in occupancy in the coming quarters.

Slate Grocery explained that a constrained supply environment continues to work in their favour. For instance, retail construction completions in Q4 totalled four million square feet, the lowest quarterly total in more than a decade. This limited new supply is giving retail landlords significant pricing power.

“The constraints on new supply continue to limit the overall retail availability rate. The resulting competition for limited space and high demand for prime locations continue to give retail landlords pricing power,” Welch explained.

What’s next for this TSX dividend stock?

Executives noted that their average in-place rent of $12.65 per square foot remains well below the market average of $23.80, providing a significant runway for continued rent increases and NOI growth, even in a more challenging financing environment.

Slate Grocery successfully financed over $630 million of debt throughout the year at favourable terms, which management attributed to lender confidence in their business model despite broader market challenges in commercial real estate financing.

Looking ahead, the REIT expects transaction activity to increase in 2025, following a muted environment over the past two years. Connor O’Brien, managing director, noted that CBRE (Coldwell Banker Richard Ellis) is forecasting about $10 billion of open-air retail transactions this year.

Analysts remain bullish and expect the TSX stock to gain over 20% in the next 12 months. After adjusting for dividends, cumulative returns could be closer to 30%.

The post This 8.6% Dividend Stock Pays Cash Every Single Month appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada.

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