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.
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.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 26.66 Bn | 26.47 Bn | - | 174.00 Mn |
| 2 | Essential Utilities | 11.36 Bn | 11.35 Bn | - | 97.17 Mn |
| 3 | American States Water | 3.38 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 278.03 Mn | 19.56 Mn |
| 4 | California Water Service | 3.02 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 263.45 Mn | 20.05 Mn |
| 5 | H2O America | 2.60 Bn | 2.49 Bn | 197.11 Mn | 18.41 Mn |
| 6 | Middlesex Water | 1.09 Bn | 1.09 Bn | - | 6.71 Mn |
| 7 | Consolidated Water | 517.12 Mn | 390.79 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 2.25 Mn |
| 8 | York Water | 517.01 Mn | 516.45 Mn | - | 3.70 Mn |
| 9 | Artesian Resources | 362.21 Mn | 357.96 Mn | 26.56 Mn | 3.24 Mn |
| 10 | Pure Cycle | 274.66 Mn | 266.22 Mn | 4.29 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 97.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 97.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 97.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 97.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 96.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 96.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 96.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 96.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 91.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 91.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 89.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 89.46 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 89.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 89.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 89.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 89.08 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 84.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 84.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 83.93 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 83.93 Mn |