Essential Utilities, Inc.

WTRG
$40.38 (- $0.08 - 0.20%)
Last updated: 2026-08-14 21:21 UTC
Dividend Yield
3.39%
Dividend Growth
1Y +5.25%
3Y +6.55%
5Y +6.83%
10Y +7.33%
Next Dividend
$0.3606
Sep 01, 2026
Payout Frequency
Quarterly
Payout Ratio
74%
TTM Dividends
$1.3704
Dividend Charts
Paid Dividends
Dividend Yield (%)
Retro Yield on Cost (%)
Recent Dividends
Pay DateEx-Div DateAmountAnnouncementTypeYield (%)Change
2026-09-01 2026-08-11 $0.3606 N/A Announced 3.57% +0.0180 (5.25%)
2026-06-01 2026-05-12 $0.3426 N/A Paid 3.78% No Change
2026-03-02 2026-02-09 $0.3426 N/A Paid 3.41% No Change
2025-12-01 2025-11-12 $0.3426 N/A Paid 3.48% No Change
2025-09-02 2025-08-12 $0.3426 N/A Paid 3.53% +0.0171 (5.25%)
2025-06-02 2025-05-13 $0.3255 N/A Paid 3.38% No Change
2025-03-03 2025-02-10 $0.3255 N/A Paid 3.33% No Change
2024-12-02 2024-11-12 $0.3255 N/A Paid 3.24% No Change
2024-09-03 2024-08-12 $0.3255 N/A Paid 3.33% +0.0184 (5.99%)
2024-06-01 2024-05-09 $0.3071 N/A Paid 3.26% No Change
2024-03-01 2024-02-08 $0.3071 N/A Paid 3.52% No Change
2023-12-01 2023-11-09 $0.3071 N/A Paid 3.41% No Change
2023-09-01 2023-08-10 $0.3071 N/A Paid 3.35% +0.0201 (7.00%)
2023-06-01 2023-05-11 $0.2870 N/A Paid 2.87% No Change
2023-03-01 2023-02-09 $0.2870 N/A Paid 2.70% No Change
2022-12-01 2022-11-09 $0.2870 N/A Paid 2.37% No Change
2022-09-01 2022-08-11 $0.2870 N/A Paid 2.31% +0.0188 (7.01%)
2022-06-01 2022-05-12 $0.2682 N/A Paid 2.30% No Change
2022-03-01 2022-02-10 $0.2682 N/A Paid 2.30% No Change
2021-12-01 2021-11-10 $0.2682 N/A Paid 2.27% No Change
2021-09-01 2021-08-12 $0.2682 N/A Paid 2.13% +0.0172 (6.85%)
2021-05-13 2021-05-13 $0.2510 N/A Paid 2.19% No Change
2021-02-11 2021-02-11 $0.2510 N/A Paid 2.10% No Change
2020-11-12 2020-11-12 $0.2510 N/A Paid 2.24% No Change
2020-08-13 2020-08-13 $0.2510 N/A Paid 2.22% +0.0170 (7.26%)
2020-05-14 2020-05-14 $0.2340 N/A Paid 2.38% No Change
2020-02-13 2020-02-13 $0.2340 N/A Paid 1.76% No Change
2019-11-14 2019-11-14 $0.2340 N/A Paid 2.16% No Change
2019-08-15 2019-08-15 $0.2340 N/A Paid 2.14% +0.0150 (6.85%)
2019-05-16 2019-05-16 $0.2190 N/A Paid 2.25% No Change
2019-02-14 2019-02-14 $0.2190 N/A Paid 2.46% No Change
2018-11-15 2018-11-15 $0.2190 N/A Paid 2.66% No Change
2018-08-16 2018-08-16 $0.2190 N/A Paid 2.33% +0.0140 (6.83%)
2018-05-17 2018-05-17 $0.2050 N/A Paid 2.47% No Change
2018-02-15 2018-02-15 $0.2050 N/A Paid 2.38% No Change
2017-11-16 2017-11-16 $0.2050 N/A Paid 2.24% No Change
2017-08-14 2017-08-14 $0.2050 N/A Paid 2.43% +0.0140 (7.33%)
2017-05-15 2017-05-15 $0.1910 N/A Paid 2.41% No Change
2017-02-13 2017-02-13 $0.1910 N/A Paid 2.54% No Change
2016-11-14 2016-11-14 $0.1910 N/A Paid 2.64% No Change
2016-08-16 2016-08-16 $0.1910 N/A Paid 2.44% +0.0130 (7.30%)
2016-05-11 2016-05-11 $0.1780 N/A Paid 2.18% No Change
2016-02-10 2016-02-10 $0.1780 N/A Paid 2.22% No Change
2015-11-10 2015-11-10 $0.1780 N/A Paid 2.47% No Change
2015-08-12 2015-08-12 $0.1780 N/A Paid 2.70% +0.0130 (7.88%)
2015-05-13 2015-05-13 $0.1650 N/A Paid 2.55% No Change
2015-02-11 2015-02-11 $0.1650 N/A Paid 2.52% No Change
2014-11-12 2014-11-12 $0.1650 N/A Paid 2.50% No Change
2014-08-13 2014-08-13 $0.1650 N/A Paid 2.76% +0.0130 (8.55%)
2014-05-14 2014-05-14 $0.1520 N/A Paid 2.46% No Change
2014-02-13 2014-02-13 $0.1520 N/A Paid 2.49% No Change
2013-11-14 2013-11-14 $0.1520 N/A Paid 2.44% No Change
2013-08-14 2013-08-14 $0.1520 N/A Paid 2.41% +0.0120 (8.57%)
2013-05-15 2013-05-15 $0.1400 N/A Paid 2.14% No Change
2013-02-13 2013-02-13 $0.1400 N/A Paid 2.44% No Change
2012-11-14 2012-11-14 $0.1400 N/A Paid 2.85% +0.0080 (6.06%)
2012-08-15 2012-08-15 $0.1320 N/A Paid 2.59% No Change
2012-05-15 2012-05-15 $0.1320 N/A Paid 2.94% No Change
2012-02-15 2012-02-15 $0.1320 N/A Paid 3.00% No Change
2011-11-15 2011-11-15 $0.1320 N/A Paid 3.00% +0.0080 (6.45%)
2011-08-15 2011-08-15 $0.1240 N/A Paid 2.82% No Change
2011-05-13 2011-05-13 $0.1240 N/A Paid 2.72% No Change
2011-02-15 2011-02-15 $0.1240 N/A Paid 2.66% No Change
2010-11-15 2010-11-15 $0.1240 N/A Paid 2.89% +0.0080 (6.90%)
2010-08-13 2010-08-13 $0.1160 N/A Paid 3.02% No Change
2010-05-13 2010-05-13 $0.1160 N/A Paid 3.23% No Change
2010-02-11 2010-02-11 $0.1160 N/A Paid 3.48% No Change
2009-11-12 2009-11-12 $0.1160 N/A Paid 3.69% +0.0080 (7.41%)
2009-08-13 2009-08-13 $0.1080 N/A Paid 3.19% No Change
2009-05-14 2009-05-14 $0.1080 N/A Paid 3.22% No Change
2009-02-12 2009-02-12 $0.1080 N/A Paid 2.61% No Change
2008-11-13 2008-11-13 $0.1080 N/A Paid 2.69% +0.0080 (8.00%)
2008-08-14 2008-08-14 $0.1000 N/A Paid 2.82% No Change
2008-05-14 2008-05-14 $0.1000 N/A Paid 2.92% No Change
2008-02-13 2008-02-13 $0.1000 N/A Paid 2.47% No Change
2007-11-14 2007-11-14 $0.1000 N/A Paid 2.24% No Change
2007-08-15 2007-08-15 $0.1000 N/A Paid 2.16% +0.0080 (8.70%)
2007-05-16 2007-05-16 $0.0920 N/A Paid 2.08% No Change
2007-02-13 2007-02-13 $0.0920 N/A Paid 1.98% No Change
2006-11-15 2006-11-15 $0.0920 N/A Paid 1.89% No Change
2006-08-16 2006-08-16 $0.0920 N/A Paid 2.04% +0.0064 (7.48%)
2006-05-16 2006-05-16 $0.0856 N/A Paid 1.89% No Change
2006-02-13 2006-02-13 $0.0856 N/A Paid 1.57% -0.0002 (-0.23%)
2005-11-15 2005-11-15 $0.0858 N/A Paid 1.70% +0.0078 (10.00%)
2005-08-16 2005-08-16 $0.0780 N/A Paid 1.55% No Change
2005-05-16 2005-05-16 $0.0780 N/A Paid 1.94% No Change
2005-02-10 2005-02-10 $0.0780 N/A Paid 2.14% No Change
2004-11-10 2004-11-10 $0.0780 N/A Paid 2.28% +0.0060 (8.33%)
2004-08-12 2004-08-12 $0.0720 N/A Paid 2.40% No Change
2004-05-12 2004-05-12 $0.0720 N/A Paid 2.47% No Change
2004-02-11 2004-02-11 $0.0720 N/A Paid 2.21% No Change
2003-11-12 2003-11-12 $0.0720 N/A Paid 2.48% +0.0048 (7.14%)
2003-08-13 2003-08-13 $0.0672 N/A Paid 2.40% No Change
2003-05-13 2003-05-13 $0.0672 N/A Paid 2.43% No Change
2003-02-12 2003-02-12 $0.0672 N/A Paid 2.79% No Change
2002-11-13 2002-11-13 $0.0672 N/A Paid 2.68% +0.0034 (5.33%)
2002-08-14 2002-08-14 $0.0638 N/A Paid 2.70% No Change
2002-05-10 2002-05-10 $0.0638 N/A Paid 2.23% No Change
2002-02-08 2002-02-08 $0.0638 N/A Paid 2.33% +0.0001 (0.16%)
2001-11-14 2001-11-14 $0.0637 N/A Paid 2.27% +0.0042 (7.06%)
2001-08-15 2001-08-15 $0.0595 N/A Paid 2.21% No Change
2001-05-11 2001-05-11 $0.0595 N/A Paid 2.59% No Change
2001-02-12 2001-02-12 $0.0595 N/A Paid 2.70% -0.0001 (-0.17%)
2000-11-13 2000-11-13 $0.0596 N/A Paid 3.22% +0.0043 (7.78%)
2000-08-11 2000-08-11 $0.0553 N/A Paid 3.06% No Change
2000-05-11 2000-05-11 $0.0553 N/A Paid 3.01% No Change
2000-02-11 2000-02-11 $0.0553 N/A Paid 3.97% No Change
1999-11-09 1999-11-09 $0.0553 N/A Paid 3.11% No Change
1999-08-13 1999-08-13 $0.0553 N/A Paid 3.29% +0.0031 (5.94%)
1999-05-10 1999-05-10 $0.0522 N/A Paid 2.93% No Change
1999-02-08 1999-02-08 $0.0522 N/A Paid 2.79% No Change
1998-11-06 1998-11-06 $0.0522 N/A Paid 2.55% No Change
1998-08-13 1998-08-13 $0.0522 N/A Paid 2.89% +0.0025 (5.02%)
1998-05-11 1998-05-11 $0.0498 N/A Paid 3.10% No Change
1998-02-11 1998-02-11 $0.0498 N/A Paid 3.04% +0.0009 (1.84%)
1997-11-06 1997-11-06 $0.0488 N/A Paid 3.58% No Change
1997-08-15 1997-08-15 $0.0488 N/A Paid 3.80% +0.0023 (4.94%)
1997-05-09 1997-05-09 $0.0465 N/A Paid 4.12% No Change
1997-02-10 1997-02-10 $0.0465 N/A Paid 4.09% No Change
1996-11-12 1996-11-12 $0.0465 N/A Paid 4.69% No Change
1996-08-13 1996-08-13 $0.0465 N/A Paid 4.75% +0.0020 (4.49%)
1996-05-10 1996-05-10 $0.0445 N/A Paid 5.02% No Change
1996-02-09 1996-02-09 $0.0445 N/A Paid 5.62% No Change
1995-11-10 1995-11-10 $0.0445 N/A Paid 6.02% No Change
1995-08-11 1995-08-11 $0.0445 N/A Paid 6.57% +0.0015 (3.49%)
1995-05-09 1995-05-09 $0.0430 N/A Paid 6.23% No Change
1995-02-07 1995-02-07 $0.0430 N/A Paid 6.44% No Change
1994-11-08 1994-11-08 $0.0430 N/A Paid 6.44% No Change
1994-08-09 1994-08-09 $0.0430 N/A Paid 5.97% +0.0015 (3.62%)
1994-05-10 1994-05-10 $0.0415 N/A Paid 6.12% No Change
1994-02-09 1994-02-09 $0.0415 N/A Paid 5.80% No Change
1993-11-09 1993-11-09 $0.0415 N/A Paid 5.72% No Change
1993-08-11 1993-08-11 $0.0415 N/A Paid 5.57% No Change
1993-05-10 1993-05-10 $0.0415 N/A Paid 6.17% +0.0015 (3.76%)
1993-02-09 1993-02-09 $0.0399 N/A Paid 6.44% No Change
1992-11-10 1992-11-10 $0.0399 N/A Paid 6.49% No Change
1992-08-12 1992-08-12 $0.0399 N/A Paid 6.55% No Change
1992-05-07 1992-05-07 $0.0399 N/A Paid 7.23% No Change
1992-02-11 1992-02-11 $0.0399 N/A Paid 7.01% +0.0015 (3.91%)
1991-11-06 1991-11-06 $0.0384 N/A Paid 6.45% No Change
1991-08-12 1991-08-12 $0.0384 N/A Paid 6.89% No Change
1991-05-09 1991-05-09 $0.0384 N/A Paid 7.01% No Change
1991-02-05 1991-02-05 $0.0384 N/A Paid 8.17% No Change
1990-11-06 1990-11-06 $0.0384 N/A Paid 8.26% No Change
1990-08-09 1990-08-09 $0.0384 N/A Paid 8.00% No Change
1990-05-10 1990-05-10 $0.0384 N/A Paid 7.42% No Change
1990-02-07 1990-02-07 $0.0384 N/A Paid 7.42% +0.0023 (6.37%)
1989-11-09 1989-11-09 $0.0361 N/A Paid 6.78% No Change
1989-08-09 1989-08-09 $0.0361 N/A Paid 6.84% No Change
1989-05-09 1989-05-09 $0.0361 N/A Paid 7.15% No Change
1989-02-07 1989-02-07 $0.0361 N/A Paid 7.08% No Change
1988-11-07 1988-11-07 $0.0361 N/A Paid 6.98% No Change
1988-08-11 1988-08-11 $0.0361 N/A Paid 6.65% No Change
1988-05-09 1988-05-09 $0.0361 N/A Paid 6.36% No Change
1988-02-09 1988-02-09 $0.0361 N/A Paid 6.33% No Change
1987-11-10 1987-11-10 $0.0361 N/A Paid 6.47% No Change
1987-08-12 1987-08-12 $0.0361 N/A Paid 6.28% No Change
1987-05-11 1987-05-11 $0.0361 N/A Paid 5.82% No Change
1987-02-09 1987-02-09 $0.0361 N/A Paid 5.29% –