Essential UtilitiesMEX:WTRG 73 Dividend Yield % is 0.00% as of Jun. 27, 2026. GuruFocus rates MEX:WTRG with a GF Score™ of 73/100. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 426 Utilities - Regulated companies, Essential Utilities ranks better than 50.7% on this metric.
As of today (2026-06-27), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Essential Utilities is 0.00%.
Good Sign:
Essential Utilities Inc stock Dividend Yield % is close to 10-year high.
The historical rank and industry rank for Essential Utilities's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Essential Utilities was 3.78%. The lowest was 1.69%. And the median was 2.34%.
MEX:WTRG's Dividend Yield % is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 3.575 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Dividend Yield % only.
During the past 12 months, Essential Utilities's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.40% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.40% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.70% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.90% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Essential Utilities was 9.30% per year. The lowest was 1.20% per year. And the median was 6.80% per year.
The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.
* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.
Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.
Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.
In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.
Essential Utilities Dividend Yield % Related Terms
Essential Utilities Dividend Yield % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Essential Utilities's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
MEX:WTRG vs AWR, CWT, HTO: Dividend Yield % Comparison
For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Essential Utilities's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Essential Utilities Dividend Yield % vs Utilities - Regulated Industry
For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Essential Utilities's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Essential Utilities's Dividend Yield % falls into.
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Essential Utilities Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 0.342600
2026-05-12
2026-05-12
2026-06-01
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:MXN 17.310200
USD 0.342600
2026-02-09
2026-02-09
2026-03-02
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:MXN 17.228000
USD 0.342600
2025-11-12
2025-11-12
2025-12-01
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:MXN 18.419300
USD 0.342600
2025-08-12
2025-08-12
2025-09-02
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:MXN 18.706300
* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.
Essential Utilities's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Essential Utilities (MEX:WTRG) has a Dividend Yield % of 0.00% as of Jun. 27, 2026. Dividend yield is the ratio of company dividends to the share price. View historical data on Essential Utilities and its competitors. Over the past decade, Essential Utilities' Dividend Yield % has ranged from 1.69 to 3.78. According to the industry distribution chart, Essential Utilities ranks #210 out of 426 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, placing it in the top 49.3%.
Is Essential Utilities' Dividend Yield % too high?
Essential Utilities' current Dividend Yield % is 0.00%. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.69 to a high of 3.78. Based on the distribution chart, Essential Utilities ranks #210 out of 426 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Essential Utilities has a GF Score™ of 73/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Essential Utilities' Dividend Yield % compare to AWR and CWT?
According to the Utilities - Regulated industry distribution chart, Essential Utilities ranks #210 out of 426 companies for Dividend Yield %. This puts Essential Utilities in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Dividend Yield % is 3.58. Historically, Essential Utilities' own Dividend Yield % has ranged from 1.69 to 3.78 over the past decade. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Dividend Yield % for an Utilities - Regulated company?
The median Dividend Yield % among Utilities - Regulated companies is 3.58, based on 426 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Dividend Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Dividend Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Dividend Yield % mean?
A high Dividend Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Dividend yield is the ratio of company dividends to the share price. View historical data on Essential Utilities and its competitors. For the Utilities - Regulated industry, the median Dividend Yield % is 3.58 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Essential Utilities's current Dividend Yield % is 0.00%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Essential Utilities stock overvalued right now?
Essential Utilities (MEX:WTRG) has a current Dividend Yield % of 0.00%. The current Dividend Yield % is 0.00%. Essential Utilities' overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Dividend Yield % calculated?
Dividend Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Essential Utilities (MEX:WTRG), the current Dividend Yield % is 0.00% as of Jun. 27, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Essential Utilities is a Pennsylvania-based holding company for US water, wastewater, and natural gas distribution utilities. The company's water business serves 3 million people in eight states. Its largest service territory is in Pennsylvania, primarily suburban Philadelphia. Its Peoples subsidiary serves more than 740,000 gas distribution customers in Pennsylvania and Kentucky. It completed the sale of its West Virginia gas utility and the bulk of its nonregulated assets in 2024. Essential shareholders would own a 31% stake in American Water Works if the proposed all-stock merger closes in 2027.
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