Essential Utilities (WTRG) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported 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 on a QoQ basis from $96.9 million in Q4 2025.
Essential Utilities (WTRG) has 18 years of Dividends Paid - Common data on file, last reported at $97.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common rose 8.42% year-over-year to $97.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $381.4 million (up 8.36% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $373.8 million, up 7.92% from the prior year.
- Dividends Paid - Common held 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.
- The 5-year median for Dividends Paid - Common is $83.9 million (2024), against an average of $83.7 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Dividends Paid - Common gained 14.13%; it then increased 6.55% in 2024.
- Tracing WTRG's Dividends Paid - Common over 5 years: stood at $75.3 million in 2022, then gained by 11.44% to $83.9 million in 2023, then climbed by 6.55% to $89.4 million in 2024, then advanced by 8.47% to $96.9 million in 2025, then increased by 0.05% to $97.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WTRG Dividends Paid - Common figures stand at $97.0 million (Q1 2026), $96.9 million (Q4 2025), and $96.2 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 24.41 Bn | 24.28 Bn | 714.00 Mn | 162.00 Mn |
| 2 | Aris Mining | 20.22 Bn | 19.75 Bn | 233.28 Mn | - |
| 3 | Essential Utilities | 10.60 Bn | 10.53 Bn | 685.96 Mn | 97.00 Mn |
| 4 | American States Water | 2.95 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 104.19 Mn | 19.56 Mn |
| 5 | California Water Service | 2.62 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 183.34 Mn | 19.98 Mn |
| 6 | H2O America | 2.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 171.30 Mn | 15.91 Mn |
| 7 | Middlesex Water | 966.38 Mn | 964.34 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 6.67 Mn |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 470.56 Mn | 349.42 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 5,531.00 |
| 9 | York Water | 431.27 Mn | 431.27 Mn | 13.98 Mn | 3.29 Mn |
| 10 | Artesian Resources | 334.72 Mn | 330.46 Mn | 26.56 Mn | 3.24 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 83.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 83.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 81.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 81.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 75.88 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 75.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 75.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 75.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 75.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 75.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 75.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 75.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 70.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 70.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 67.82 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 67.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 67.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 67.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 67.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 67.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 61.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 61.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 61.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 61.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 61.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 61.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 61.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 61.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 57.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 57.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 52.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 52.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 51.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 51.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 50.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 50.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 47.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 47.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 39.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 39.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 38.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 38.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 38.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 38.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 36.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 36.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 36.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 36.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 36.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 36.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 36.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 36.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 33.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 33.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 33.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 33.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 33.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 33.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 33.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 33.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 31.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 31.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 31.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 31.51 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 31.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 31.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 31.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 31.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 29.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 29.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 29.18 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 29.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 29.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 29.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 29.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 29.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 26.91 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 26.91 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 26.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 26.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 26.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 26.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 26.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 26.84 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 24.63 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 24.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 24.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 24.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 24.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 24.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 23.06 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 23.06 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 22.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 22.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 22.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 22.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 22.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 22.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 21.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 21.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 21.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 21.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 21.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 21.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 21.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 21.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 19.91 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 19.91 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 19.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 19.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 19.82 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 19.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 19.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 19.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 18.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 18.37 Mn |