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WTRG Dividends

Essential Utilities, Inc.
1W: -0.4% 1M: -5.3% 3M: +1.8% YTD: +2.7% 1Y: +2.3% 3Y: +23.8% 5Y: -5.2%
$39.38
+0.71 (+1.84%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±2.1%
$38 $39 $39 $40 $41
NYSE · Utilities · Regulated Water · Tech Score Strong Sell · Power 40 · $11.2B mcap · 283M float · 0.768% daily turnover · Short 37% of daily vol

Dividend Overview

3.53%
Dividend Yield
$1.39
Annual Dividend
69.8%
Payout Ratio
—%
FCF Payout
1
Yr Increase Streak
0.03%
Buyback Yield
2.48%
Total Return
11.38%
Chowder Number

Annual Dividend History

Quarterly Payment History

Shareholder Returns: Dividends vs Buybacks

Full Payment History (167 payments)
Ex-DateAmountAdj. AmountYieldFrequency
2026-08-11 $0.3606 $0.3606 346.41% Quarterly
2026-05-12 $0.3426 $0.3426 360.82% Quarterly
2026-02-09 $0.3426 $0.3426 367.05% Quarterly
2025-11-12 $0.3426 $0.3426 341.91% Quarterly
2025-08-12 $0.3426 $0.3426 340.15% Quarterly
2025-05-13 $0.3255 $0.3255 347.94% Quarterly
2025-02-10 $0.3255 $0.3255 367.37% Quarterly
2024-11-12 $0.3255 $0.3255 323.99% Quarterly
2024-08-12 $0.3255 $0.3255 318.79% Quarterly
2024-05-09 $0.3071 $0.3071 316.76% Quarterly
2024-02-08 $0.3071 $0.3071 341.04% Quarterly
2023-11-09 $0.3071 $0.3071 350.81% Quarterly
2023-08-10 $0.3071 $0.3071 296.85% Quarterly
2023-05-11 $0.2870 $0.2870 272.10% Quarterly
2023-02-09 $0.2870 $0.2870 249.05% Quarterly
2022-11-09 $0.2870 $0.2870 253.46% Quarterly
2022-08-11 $0.2870 $0.2870 216.50% Quarterly
2022-05-12 $0.2680 $0.2682 245.27% Quarterly
2022-02-10 $0.2682 $0.2682 231.07% Quarterly
2021-11-10 $0.2680 $0.2682 219.18% Quarterly
2021-08-12 $0.2680 $0.2682 209.81% Quarterly
2021-05-13 $0.2510 $0.2507 218.28% Quarterly
2021-02-11 $0.2507 $0.2507 205.93% Quarterly
2020-11-12 $0.2507 $0.2507 216.52% Quarterly
2020-08-13 $0.2510 $0.2507 210.46% Quarterly
2020-05-14 $0.2340 $0.2343 238.35% Quarterly
2020-02-13 $0.2343 $0.2343 173.35% Quarterly
2019-11-14 $0.2340 $0.2343 209.28% Quarterly
2019-08-15 $0.2343 $0.2343 203.82% Quarterly
2019-05-16 $0.2190 $0.2190 224.96% Quarterly
2019-02-14 $0.2190 $0.2190 241.71% Quarterly
2018-11-15 $0.2190 $0.2190 257.18% Quarterly
2018-08-16 $0.2190 $0.2190 221.86% Quarterly
2018-05-17 $0.2047 $0.2047 246.85% Quarterly
2018-02-15 $0.2047 $0.2047 234.06% Quarterly
2017-11-16 $0.2047 $0.2047 216.33% Quarterly
2017-08-14 $0.2047 $0.2047 231.04% Quarterly
2017-05-15 $0.1913 $0.1913 240.93% Quarterly
2017-02-13 $0.1913 $0.1913 249.63% Quarterly
2016-11-14 $0.1913 $0.1913 255.04% Quarterly
2016-08-16 $0.1913 $0.1913 232.02% Quarterly
2016-05-11 $0.1780 $0.1780 218.27% Quarterly
2016-02-10 $0.1780 $0.1780 218.23% Quarterly
2015-11-10 $0.1780 $0.1780 238.03% Quarterly
2015-08-12 $0.1780 $0.1780 255.21% Quarterly
2015-05-13 $0.1650 $0.1650 254.73% Quarterly
2015-02-11 $0.1650 $0.1650 247.04% Quarterly
2014-11-12 $0.1650 $0.1650 240.42% Quarterly
2014-08-13 $0.1650 $0.1650 259.72% Quarterly
2014-05-14 $0.1520 $0.1520 245.56% Quarterly
2014-02-13 $0.1520 $0.1520 243.76% Quarterly
2013-11-14 $0.1520 $0.1520 234.07% Quarterly
2013-08-14 $0.1900 $0.1520 226.71% Quarterly
2013-05-15 $0.1750 $0.1400 210.85% Quarterly
2013-02-13 $0.1750 $0.1400 236.73% Quarterly
2012-11-14 $0.1750 $0.1400 273.05% Quarterly
2012-08-15 $0.1650 $0.1320 259.46% Quarterly
2012-05-15 $0.1650 $0.1320 289.69% Quarterly
2012-02-15 $0.1650 $0.1320 291.24% Quarterly
2011-11-15 $0.1650 $0.1320 286.20% Quarterly
2011-08-15 $0.1550 $0.1240 281.98% Quarterly
2011-05-13 $0.1550 $0.1240 267.25% Quarterly
2011-02-15 $0.1550 $0.1240 257.51% Quarterly
2010-11-15 $0.1550 $0.1240 274.74% Quarterly
2010-08-13 $0.1450 $0.1160 302.48% Quarterly
2010-05-13 $0.1450 $0.1160 317.11% Quarterly
2010-02-11 $0.1450 $0.1160 335.58% Quarterly
2009-11-12 $0.1450 $0.1160 349.76% Quarterly
2009-08-13 $0.1350 $0.1080 319.05% Quarterly
2009-05-14 $0.1350 $0.1080 315.95% Quarterly
2009-02-12 $0.1350 $0.1080 251.36% Quarterly
2008-11-13 $0.1350 $0.1080 253.73% Quarterly
2008-08-14 $0.1250 $0.1000 282.29% Quarterly
2008-05-14 $0.1250 $0.1000 292.40% Quarterly
2008-02-13 $0.1250 $0.1000 241.68% Quarterly
2007-11-14 $0.1250 $0.1000 215.13% Quarterly
2007-08-15 $0.1250 $0.1000 202.80% Quarterly
2007-05-16 $0.1150 $0.0920 208.26% Quarterly
2007-02-13 $0.1150 $0.0920 194.62% Quarterly
2006-11-15 $0.1150 $0.0920 182.90% Quarterly
2006-08-16 $0.1150 $0.0920 193.14% Quarterly
2006-05-16 $0.1069 $0.0856 184.78% Quarterly
2006-02-13 $0.1069 $0.0856 150.05% Quarterly
2005-11-15 $0.1425 $0.0858 158.79% Quarterly
2005-08-16 $0.1300 $0.0780 155.22% Quarterly
2005-05-16 $0.1300 $0.0780 190.54% Quarterly
2005-02-10 $0.1300 $0.0780 205.62% Quarterly
2004-11-10 $0.1300 $0.0780 214.91% Quarterly
2004-08-12 $0.1200 $0.0720 240.40% Quarterly
2004-05-12 $0.1200 $0.0720 242.47% Quarterly
2004-02-11 $0.1200 $0.0720 213.99% Quarterly
2003-11-12 $0.1500 $0.0720 235.86% Quarterly
2003-08-13 $0.1400 $0.0672 239.79% Quarterly
2003-05-13 $0.1400 $0.0672 239.57% Quarterly
2003-02-12 $0.1400 $0.0672 271.59% Quarterly
2002-11-13 $0.1400 $0.0672 257.95% Quarterly
2002-08-14 $0.1327 $0.0638 269.84% Quarterly
2002-05-10 $0.1327 $0.0638 218.78% Quarterly
2002-02-08 $0.1327 $0.0638 225.43% Quarterly
2001-11-14 $0.1658 $0.0637 215.57% Quarterly
2001-08-15 $0.1550 $0.0595 220.72% Quarterly
2001-05-11 $0.1550 $0.0595 254.55% Quarterly
2001-02-12 $0.1550 $0.0595 260.15% Quarterly
2000-11-13 $0.1938 $0.0596 304.30% Quarterly
2000-08-11 $0.1802 $0.0553 306.35% Quarterly
2000-05-11 $0.1802 $0.0553 300.93% Quarterly
2000-02-11 $0.1802 $0.0553 391.58% Quarterly
1999-11-09 $0.1802 $0.0553 302.02% Quarterly
1999-08-13 $0.1802 $0.0553 315.43% Quarterly
1999-05-10 $0.1701 $0.0522 292.57% Quarterly
1999-02-08 $0.1701 $0.0522 275.62% Quarterly
1998-11-06 $0.1701 $0.0522 248.76% Quarterly
1998-08-13 $0.1701 $0.0522 277.84% Quarterly
1998-05-11 $0.1625 $0.0498 306.72% Quarterly
1998-02-11 $0.1625 $0.0498 296.18% Quarterly
1997-11-06 $0.2124 $0.0488 349.40% Quarterly
1997-08-15 $0.2124 $0.0488 366.67% Quarterly
1997-05-09 $0.2027 $0.0465 411.87% Quarterly
1997-02-10 $0.2027 $0.0465 404.76% Quarterly
1996-11-12 $0.1999 $0.0465 458.87% Quarterly
1996-08-13 $0.2027 $0.0465 459.63% Quarterly
1996-05-10 $0.2900 $0.0445 501.90% Quarterly
1996-02-09 $0.2900 $0.0445 557.22% Quarterly
1995-11-10 $0.2900 $0.0445 591.57% Quarterly
1995-08-11 $0.2900 $0.0445 640.47% Quarterly
1995-05-09 $0.2801 $0.0430 623.30% Quarterly
1995-02-07 $0.2801 $0.0430 638.56% Quarterly
1994-11-08 $0.2801 $0.0430 632.81% Quarterly
1994-08-09 $0.2807 $0.0430 581.33% Quarterly
1994-05-10 $0.2702 $0.0415 612.13% Quarterly
1994-02-09 $0.2702 $0.0415 580.03% Quarterly
1993-11-09 $0.2702 $0.0415 566.73% Quarterly
1993-08-11 $0.2702 $0.0415 546.36% Quarterly
1993-05-10 $0.2702 $0.0415 599.55% Quarterly
1993-02-09 $0.2604 $0.0399 644.13% Quarterly
1992-11-10 $0.2604 $0.0399 649.37% Quarterly
1992-08-12 $0.2604 $0.0399 648.39% Quarterly
1992-05-07 $0.2604 $0.0399 708.92% Quarterly
1992-02-11 $0.2604 $0.0399 680.42% Quarterly
1991-11-06 $0.2505 $0.0384 645.38% Quarterly
1991-08-12 $0.2505 $0.0384 688.79% Quarterly
1991-05-09 $0.2505 $0.0384 701.37% Quarterly
1991-02-05 $0.2505 $0.0384 817.02% Quarterly
1990-11-06 $0.2505 $0.0384 825.81% Quarterly
1990-08-09 $0.2505 $0.0384 788.00% Quarterly
1990-05-10 $0.2505 $0.0384 719.77% Quarterly
1990-02-07 $0.2505 $0.0384 708.64% Quarterly
1989-11-09 $0.2354 $0.0361 677.86% Quarterly
1989-08-09 $0.2354 $0.0361 684.28% Quarterly
1989-05-09 $0.2354 $0.0361 714.77% Quarterly
1989-02-07 $0.2354 $0.0361 707.76% Quarterly
1988-11-07 $0.2354 $0.0361 697.51% Quarterly
1988-08-11 $0.2354 $0.0361 665.36% Quarterly
1988-05-09 $0.2354 $0.0361 636.05% Quarterly
1988-02-09 $0.2354 $0.0361 633.26% Quarterly
1987-11-10 $0.2354 $0.0361 647.46% Quarterly
1987-08-12 $0.2354 $0.0361 1494.08% Quarterly
1987-05-11 $0.2354 $0.0361 2189.08% Quarterly
1987-02-09 $0.2354 $0.0361 2663.17% Quarterly
1986-11-07 $1.5322 $0.2354 3231.21% Quarterly
1986-08-11 $2.2983 $0.2354 3541.90% Quarterly
1986-05-12 $2.1509 $0.2203 4097.67% Quarterly
1986-02-10 $2.1509 $0.2203 4097.67% Quarterly
1985-11-12 $2.1509 $0.2203 4195.24% Quarterly
1985-08-12 $2.1509 $0.2203 3161.48% Quarterly
1985-05-13 $2.1509 $0.2203 1898.71% Quarterly
1985-02-08 $2.1509 $0.2203 1210.16% Quarterly
Stock Split History (7 splits)
DateRatioType
2013-09-03 5:4 stock-split
2005-12-02 4:3 stock-split
2003-12-02 5:4 stock-split
2001-12-03 5:4 stock-split
2000-12-04 5:4 stock-split
1998-01-13 4:3 stock-split
1996-07-11 3:2 stock-split

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