Essential Utilities Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
Essential Utilities is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.29% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 2nd December, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of 12th November, 2024.
Key information
3.3%
Dividend yield
-0.4%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 2.9% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 3.6% |
| Dividend Growth | 2.1% |
| Next dividend pay date | 02 Dec 24 |
| Ex dividend date | 12 Nov 24 |
| Dividend per share | US$1.302 |
| Payout ratio | 62% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) After Its Third-Quarter Report
Nov 07
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG)?
Oct 31Essential Utilities, Inc.'s (NYSE:WTRG) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit
Sep 16Essential Utilities: Buy This Dividend Compounder On Sale Now
Sep 15With EPS Growth And More, Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Makes An Interesting Case
Aug 29Essential Utilities' (NYSE:WTRG) Solid Earnings May Rest On Weak Foundations
Aug 14Earnings Miss: Essential Utilities, Inc. Missed EPS By 19% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts
Aug 08Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger
Jul 25Essential Utilities: A Solid Replacement For T-Bills And Money Markets
Jul 16Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky
Jul 11Essential Utilities: Why I'm Going To Be Buying More
May 23Essential Utilities: A Quality Company With A Favorable Valuation
May 05Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG)
Apr 29Pinning Down Essential Utilities, Inc.'s (NYSE:WTRG) P/E Is Difficult Right Now
Apr 15Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky
Apr 01Essential Utilities: A High-Quality Dividend Grower To Buy At A Discount
Mar 29Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger
Mar 19Earnings Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. Missed Revenue Estimates By 11%
Mar 03Should You Investigate Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG) At US$36.80?
Jan 30Risks To Shareholder Returns Are Elevated At These Prices For Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG)
Jan 03Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG)
Dec 18Essential Utilities: A Cheap Pick For Steady Dividend Growth
Dec 08Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Dec 01Essential Utilities: Buy This Cheap, Ultra SWAN Dividend Stock
Oct 06Calculating The Fair Value Of Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG)
Sep 12These 4 Measures Indicate That Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Is Using Debt Extensively
Aug 22Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.3071
Aug 05Essential Utilities: Low Risk, Likely No Reward
Aug 02Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
May 19Should You Be Adding Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) To Your Watchlist Today?
Apr 13Essential Utilities declares $0.287 dividend
Feb 22Does Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Feb 08Essential Utilities: Shares Remain Expensive After A Q4 Bounce
Jan 13Should You Be Adding Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) To Your Watchlist Today?
Jan 03Essential Utilities declares $0.287 dividend
Dec 07Essential Utilities Q3 2022 Earnings Preview
Nov 04Essential Utilities declares $0.287 dividend
Oct 26Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: WTRG's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: WTRG's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Essential Utilities Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (WTRG) | 3.3% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.2% |
| Industry Average (Water Utilities) | 2.5% |
| Analyst forecast (WTRG) (up to 3 years) | 3.6% |
Notable Dividend: WTRG's dividend (3.29%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.37%).
High Dividend: WTRG's dividend (3.29%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.21%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (62.5%), WTRG's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: WTRG is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.