Essential Utilities (WTRG) dividend history
Essential Utilities paid $374M in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $1.33 per share.
Dividends per share grew 7.2% a year over 14 years, rising in each of the last 14 years.
At today's price the trailing yield is 3.62%.
Dividends by fiscal year
Dividends paid from the cash flow statement in Essential Utilities's 10-K filings, divided by diluted shares (an approximation of the per-share dividend).
| Fiscal year | Per share | Growth | Total paid | % of free cash flow | % of net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.33 | +5.5% | $374M | — | 61% |
| 2024 | $1.26 | +6.6% | $346M | — | 58% |
| 2023 | $1.18 | +7.8% | $317M | — | 64% |
| 2022 | $1.10 | +9.6% | $289M | — | 62% |
| 2021 | $1.00 | +9.7% | $259M | — | 60% |
| 2020 | $0.91 | +4.6% | $233M | — | 82% |
| 2019 | $0.87 | +3.3% | $189M | — | 84% |
| 2018 | $0.84 | +7.0% | $151M | — | 79% |
| 2017 | $0.79 | +7.2% | $141M | — | 59% |
| 2016 | $0.74 | +7.8% | $131M | 994% | 56% |
| 2015 | $0.68 | +8.3% | $121M | 1986% | 60% |
| 2014 | $0.63 | +8.4% | $112M | 309% | 48% |
| 2013 | $0.58 | +9.0% | $103M | 178% | 46% |
| 2012 | $0.53 | +6.3% | $93M | 438% | 48% |
| 2011 | $0.50 | — | $87M | 205% | 61% |
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Questions
Does Essential Utilities pay a dividend?
Essential Utilities paid $374M in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $1.33 per share.
How fast has Essential Utilities's dividend grown?
Dividends per share grew 7.2% a year over 14 years, rising in each of the last 14 years.
From Essential Utilities's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.