Essential Utilities WTRG
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As of: Sep 3, 2026 · 11:47 AM EDT

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) posted quarterly Dividends Paid - Common of $97.0 million for Q1 2026, up 8.42% year-over-year from $89.5 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $96.9 million in Q4 2025.

Analysis

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has reported Dividends Paid - Common for 18 consecutive years, with $97.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Dividends Paid - Common rose 8.42% year-over-year to $97.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $381.4 million (up 8.36% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $373.8 million, up 7.92% from the prior year.
  • Dividends Paid - Common steadied at $97.0 million in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from $96.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Dividends Paid - Common topped out at $97.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $67.8 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Dividends Paid - Common has averaged $83.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $83.9 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Dividends Paid - Common climbed 14.13% — and 2024, when it gained 6.55%.
  • Essential Utilities' Dividends Paid - Common stood at $75.3 million in 2022, then grew by 11.44% to $83.9 million in 2023, then rose by 6.55% to $89.4 million in 2024, then increased by 8.47% to $96.9 million in 2025, then advanced by 0.05% to $97.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WTRG's Dividends Paid - Common at $97.0 million in Q1 2026, $96.9 million in Q4 2025, and $96.2 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 27.55 Bn 27.35 Bn 874.00 Mn 174.00 Mn
2 Essential Utilities 11.88 Bn 11.87 Bn 377.22 Mn 97.17 Mn
3 American States Water 3.52 Bn 3.50 Bn 169.26 Mn 19.80 Mn
4 California Water Service 3.03 Bn 2.95 Bn 263.45 Mn 20.05 Mn
5 H2O America 2.69 Bn 2.58 Bn 197.11 Mn 18.41 Mn
6 Middlesex Water 1.09 Bn 1.09 Bn 30.96 Mn 6.71 Mn
7 York Water 544.57 Mn 544.01 Mn 17.56 Mn 3.70 Mn
8 Consolidated Water 467.05 Mn 334.42 Mn 10.96 Mn 2.24 Mn
9 Artesian Resources 374.18 Mn 364.37 Mn 29.37 Mn 3.30 Mn
10 Cadiz 345.42 Mn 340.10 Mn -24,000.00 -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 97.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 97.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 96.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 96.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 91.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 89.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 89.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 89.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 84.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 83.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 83.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 81.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 75.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 75.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 75.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 75.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 70.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 67.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 67.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 67.76 Mn