Essential Utilities (WTRG) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) recorded Dividends Paid - Common of $97.17 million in Q2 2026, up 6.5% from $91.25 million a year earlier and up 0.2% from the prior quarter.
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Essential Utilities (WTRG) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Essential Utilities' Dividends Paid - Common came in at $387.28 million as of Jun 30, 2026, up 7.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $373.82 million, up 7.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Dividends Paid - Common has increased for 16 straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common came in at $346.39 million in FY2024 (+9.3%), $316.81 million in FY2023 (+9.8%), $288.63 million in FY2022 (+11.6%) and $258.65 million in FY2021 (+11.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common in data going back to Q3 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividends Paid - Common has increased for 64 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 7.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common has ranged between 6.5% (Q2 2026) and 14.1% (Q2 2022) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $97 million (Q1 2026), $96.95 million (Q4 2025) and $96.16 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 292.57 Bn | 292.57 Bn | 890.00 Mn | - |
| 2 | National Grid | 78.85 Bn | 60.37 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Dominion Energy | 53.27 Bn | 55.95 Bn | - | 587.00 Mn |
| 4 | Xcel Energy | 44.01 Bn | 38.91 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Wec Energy | 32.84 Bn | 33.08 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 310.20 Mn |
| 6 | Ameren | 27.51 Bn | 27.59 Bn | - | 206.00 Mn |
| 7 | Fortis | 26.81 Bn | 27.29 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 153.26 Mn |
| 8 | Atmos Energy | 26.44 Bn | 25.21 Bn | 870.85 Mn | 166.19 Mn |
| 9 | American Water Works Company | 25.73 Bn | 25.14 Bn | - | 174.00 Mn |
| 10 | Essential Utilities | 11.12 Bn | 10.99 Bn | - | 97.17 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
API Access
Essential Utilities Dividends Paid - Common 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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();