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Essential Utilities, Inc. WTRG
Essential Utilities, Inc. dividends
Dividend yield3.48%
Dividend payout60.6%
Safetystretched
Per share (TTM)$1.80
Years paying (in our data)10 · rising
Dividends by year
Yield by year = that fiscal year's dividend per share over the share price around year-end — approximate, not the yield on today's price.
By fiscal year
| FY | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total dividends paid | $373.8M | $346.4M | $316.8M | $288.6M | $258.6M | $232.6M | $188.5M | $150.7M | $140.7M | $130.9M |
| Per share | $1.33 | $1.26 | $1.18 | $1.10 | $1.00 | $0.91 | $0.87 | $0.84 | $0.79 | $0.74 |
| Yield then (approx) | 3.43% | 3.56% | 3.30% | 2.35% | 2.06% | 1.97% | 1.68% | 2.41% | 2.18% | 2.42% |
Annual dividend per share = total paid ÷ shares. “Yield then” is the per-share dividend over the share price at that fiscal year-end — approximate.
Per-share dividends by quarter · as declared
| Period end | Dividend / share | Yield then (approx) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | $0.3426 | 3.59% |
| 2025-12-31 | $0.8275 | 8.53% |
| 2025-03-31 | $0.3255 | 3.17% |
| 2024-03-31 | $0.3071 | 3.36% |
| 2023-03-31 | $0.287 | 2.69% |
| 2022-03-31 | $0.2682 | 2.40% |
| 2021-09-30 | $0.2682 | 2.28% |
| 2021-06-30 | $0.2507 | 2.04% |
| 2021-03-31 | $0.2507 | 2.13% |
| 2020-09-30 | $0.2507 | 2.43% |
| 2020-06-30 | $0.2343 | 2.07% |
| 2020-03-31 | $0.2343 | 2.24% |
Per-share amounts are declared dividends tagged to each fiscal quarter (exact ex-/pay-dates aren't in the filings). “Yield then” annualises that quarter's dividend over the month-end share price at the time — approximate.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.