Essential Utilities (WTRG) Dividend Yield (2010 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) posted Dividend Yield of 3.56% for Q2 2026, up 0.11 percentage points from 3.45% a year earlier and up 0.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Essential Utilities (WTRG) Dividend Yield (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Essential Utilities' Dividend Yield came in at 3.44%, down 0.03 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Dividend Yield shows a five-year change of +1.44 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Essential Utilities' Dividend Yield was 3.47% in FY2024 (+0.37 pp), 3.10% in FY2023 (+0.81 pp), 2.29% in FY2022 (+0.39 pp) and 1.91% in FY2021 (-0.10 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Dividend Yield in data going back to Q2 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividend Yield increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.09 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Dividend Yield in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 0.81 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2022, with a drop of 0.16 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Dividend Yield for the three prior quarters was 3.34% (Q1 2026), 3.44% (Q4 2025) and 3.24% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 293.96 Bn | 293.96 Bn | 890.00 Mn |
| 2 | National Grid | 78.23 Bn | 59.76 Bn | - |
| 3 | Dominion Energy | 53.03 Bn | 55.71 Bn | - |
| 4 | Xcel Energy | 43.33 Bn | 38.23 Bn | - |
| 5 | Wec Energy | 33.06 Bn | 33.29 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 6 | Ameren | 27.51 Bn | 27.60 Bn | - |
| 7 | Fortis | 26.94 Bn | 27.43 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 8 | Atmos Energy | 26.53 Bn | 25.30 Bn | 870.85 Mn |
| 9 | American Water Works Company | 25.62 Bn | 25.03 Bn | - |
| 10 | Essential Utilities | 11.05 Bn | 10.93 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.56% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.44% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.24% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.45% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.47% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.22% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.26% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.21% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.10% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.29% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.86% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.57% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.29% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.28% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.91% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.17% |
API Access
Essential Utilities Dividend Yield API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-yield&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "ticker": "WTRG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-yield&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();