Essential Utilities's last quarterly dividend was on May 12, 2022 (ex-date) with a distribution of $0.268 per share. On an annualized basis, the company has a current payout of $1.07 per share. This brings the dividend yield to 2.33% based on its recent close price.
WTRG has a dividend yield of 2.33% which is higher than the industry average but lower than the Utilities sector average.
Essential Utilities has been paying dividends since 1994. WTRG has issued four quarterly dividends in the last twelve months. The annualized DPS marks an increase of 7% since one year ago. And with the stock price down by 1.6% from a year ago, the dividend yield marks an increase of 9%.
| Declared on | Ex-date | Payment date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2022 | May 12, 2022 | Jun 1, 2022 | $0.268 | normal |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Feb 10, 2022 | Mar 1, 2022 | $0.268 | normal |
| Oct 27, 2021 | Nov 10, 2021 | Dec 1, 2021 | $0.268 | normal |
| Jul 2, 2021 | Aug 12, 2021 | Sep 1, 2021 | $0.268 | normal |
| Apr 14, 2021 | May 13, 2021 | Jun 1, 2021 | $0.251 | normal |
| Jan 27, 2021 | Feb 11, 2021 | Mar 1, 2021 | $0.251 | normal |
| Oct 21, 2020 | Nov 12, 2020 | Dec 1, 2020 | $0.251 | normal |
| Aug 4, 2020 | Aug 13, 2020 | Sep 1, 2020 | $0.251 | normal |
| Apr 2, 2020 | May 14, 2020 | Jun 1, 2020 | $0.234 | normal |
| Jan 31, 2020 | Feb 13, 2020 | Mar 1, 2020 | $0.234 | normal |
| Oct 31, 2019 | Nov 14, 2019 | Dec 1, 2019 | $0.234 | normal |
| Jul 25, 2019 | Aug 15, 2019 | Sep 1, 2019 | $0.234 | normal |
| May 2, 2019 | May 16, 2019 | Jun 1, 2019 | $0.219 | normal |
| Feb 4, 2019 | Feb 14, 2019 | Mar 1, 2019 | $0.219 | normal |
| Nov 2, 2018 | Nov 15, 2018 | Dec 1, 2018 | $0.219 | normal |
| Jul 20, 2018 | Aug 16, 2018 | Sep 1, 2018 | $0.219 | normal |
| Apr 25, 2018 | May 17, 2018 | Jun 1, 2018 | $0.205 | normal |
| Feb 5, 2018 | Feb 15, 2018 | Mar 1, 2018 | $0.205 | normal |
| Oct 26, 2017 | Nov 16, 2017 | Dec 1, 2017 | $0.205 | normal |
| Aug 1, 2017 | Aug 14, 2017 | Sep 1, 2017 | $0.205 | normal |
| May 3, 2017 | May 15, 2017 | Jun 1, 2017 | $0.191 | normal |
| Feb 3, 2017 | Feb 13, 2017 | Mar 1, 2017 | $0.191 | normal |
| Nov 2, 2016 | Nov 14, 2016 | Dec 1, 2016 | $0.191 | normal |
| Aug 2, 2016 | Aug 16, 2016 | Sep 1, 2016 | $0.191 | normal |
| Apr 15, 2016 | May 11, 2016 | Jun 1, 2016 | $0.178 | normal |
| Feb 1, 2016 | Feb 10, 2016 | Mar 1, 2016 | $0.178 | normal |
WTRG has a payout ratio of 62.3% which is higher than the Utilities sector and the industry average.