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Essential Utilities WTRG
Has raised its dividend for 20+ straight years (at least - the streak began before our data starts).
Streak
20+ yrs
Price
$41.04
Fwd yield
3.5%
5y DGR
6.1%
Chowder
9.6
EPS payout
74%
Dividend Safety62 · Safefree score
Dividend history
Regular dividends per year, in USD.
2011
0.50
2012
0.54
2013
0.58
2014
0.63
2015
0.69
2016
0.74
2017
0.79
2018
0.85
2019
0.91
2020
0.97
2021
1.04
2022
1.11
2023
1.19
2024
1.27
2025
1.34
Dividend growth
1y
5.3%
3y
5.5%
5y
6.1%
10y
6.6%
Streak counted on the home listing's split-adjusted regular dividends in its declared currency; seeded past our data's start where noted. See /about for the full rule.
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