Essential Utilities, Inc.
Essential Utilities, Inc. · Common stock
$42.64
TTM yield3.26%Trailing twelve months
12-month dividends$1.394 payments per share
Last dividend$0.3606Ex-date Aug 11, 2026
1Y total return+8.78%Reinvested at ex-date close
Performance
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WTRG
WTRG
Total Return (%) · dividends reinvested · Oct 27, 2025 – Oct 27, 2026
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Returns
What $10,000 invested in WTRG became, with dividends reinvested at the ex-date closing price. Broker DRIP results can differ.
1 month$10,787
+7.87%
- Price change
- +7.87%
- Dividends
- —
3 months$10,881
+8.81%
- Price change
- +7.84%
- Dividends
- $91
6 months$11,015
+10.15%
- Price change
- +8.20%
- Dividends
- $178
1 year$10,878
+8.78%
- Price change
- +4.95%
- Dividends
- $342
2 years$11,786
+17.86%
- Price change
- +9.78%
- Dividends
- $697
5 years$10,689
+6.89%
- Price change
- -8.50%
- Dividends
- $1,333
Dividend history Payout growing +5%
Total paid per share each month, last 36 months.
Recent payments
Change versus the prior payment.
- Aug 11, 2026$0.3606+5.25%
- May 12, 2026$0.3426No change
- Feb 9, 2026$0.3426No change
- Nov 12, 2025$0.3426No change
- Aug 12, 2025$0.3426+5.25%
- May 13, 2025$0.3255No change
- Feb 10, 2025$0.3255No change
- Nov 12, 2024$0.3255—
Payments by month
Total dividends per share paid in each calendar month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | $0.3426 | — | — | $0.3426 | — | — | $0.3606 | — | — | — | — | $1.05 |
| 2025 | — | $0.3255 | — | — | $0.3255 | — | — | $0.3426 | — | — | $0.3426 | — | $1.34 |
| 2024 | — | $0.3071 | — | — | $0.3071 | — | — | $0.3255 | — | — | $0.3255 | — | $1.27 |
Distribution dates are reported ex-dividend dates. Read the full disclosure.