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Here’s a list of the top utilities stocks for growth that pay dividends. Use the filters and sorting options to get the list of the top dividend stocks in this sector.

Dividend Stocks

Logo Symbol Stock Type Company Sector Industry Price Div Yield 5Y Avg Yield Current Div Payouts/Year Annualized Previous Div Ex-Date Pay-Date Low High Chowder Number DGR 1Y DGR 3Y DGR 5Y DGR 10Y TTR 1Y TTR 3Y FV (Peter Lynch) FV (Peter Lynch) % EPS 1Y Revenue 1Y NPM CF/Share ROE Current R Debt/Capital ROTC P/E P/BV PEG
VST VST Challenger Vistra Corp.UtilitiesUtilities – Independent Power Producers$169.510.53%2.15%$0.2264$0.904$0.225Dec 22, 2025Dec 31, 2025$90.51$219.8211.63.6%9.6%11.1%5.8%95.4%$13.901,119.0%0.0%16.5%5.6%$11.7817.3%1.085.0%5.2%61.0x21.0x2.41
NRG NRG Challenger NRG Energy, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Independent Power Producers$169.491.04%3.09%$0.4404$1.760$0.440Nov 3, 2025Nov 17, 2025$79.57$180.549.07.8%7.9%8.0%11.7%70.8%63.8%$122.2339.0%0.0%-2.4%4.6%$14.3164.2%1.190.0%11.4%25.3x24.7x1.39
ETR ETR Contender Entergy CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$97.522.63%4.02%$0.6404$2.560$0.600Nov 13, 2025Dec 1, 2025$73.15$98.588.16.3%6.0%5.5%3.9%31.6%24.3%$101.50-4.0%0.0%-2.2%14.2%$11.9011.2%0.762.0%4.2%24.0x2.6x1.94
NI NI Challenger NiSource IncUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$44.132.54%3.66%$0.2804$1.120$0.280Oct 31, 2025Nov 20, 2025$35.36$44.888.55.7%6.0%5.9%8.1%22.2%21.7%$47.50-7.0%0.0%-0.9%14.2%$4.639.1%0.561.0%4.0%23.2x2.3x2.90
ATO ATO Champion Atmos Energy CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$176.372.27%2.67%$1.0004$4.000$0.870Nov 24, 2025Dec 8, 2025$136.05$180.6511.29.9%9.1%9.0%8.5%21.6%18.2%$186.50-5.0%0.0%12.9%25.5%$12.689.3%0.841.0%5.5%23.6x2.1x3.40
PEG PEG Contender Public Service Enterprise GroupUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$83.523.02%3.44%$0.6304$2.520$0.630Dec 10, 2025Dec 31, 2025$74.67$94.998.15.1%5.3%5.1%4.9%-6.0%16.4%$104.00-20.0%0.0%-8.4%17.8%$5.9012.6%0.956.0%6.5%20.1x2.5x2.06
EVRG EVRG Contender Evergy, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$77.653.58%4.38%$0.6954$2.780$0.668Nov 21, 2025Dec 19, 2025$59.67$79.329.23.9%5.0%5.7%6.6%29.2%15.8%$91.25-15.0%0.0%6.2%11.0%$9.158.5%0.555.0%2.9%21.3x1.7x2.72
SO SO Contender Southern Company (The)UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$88.763.33%4.13%$0.7404$2.960$0.740Nov 17, 2025Dec 8, 2025$80.46$100.846.32.8%2.9%3.0%3.2%8.2%15.5%$100.50-12.0%0.0%5.8%15.4%$8.5211.4%0.865.0%4.6%22.1x2.8x3.29
SR SR Contender Spire Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$88.663.54%4.47%$0.7854$3.140$0.785Dec 11, 2025Jan 5, 2026$64.44$91.118.34.0%4.6%4.7%5.5%30.9%13.9%$109.25-19.0%0.0%-4.5%10.4%$9.798.2%0.352.0%3.9%20.3x1.7x1.99
AEP AEP Contender American Electric Power CompanyUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$120.363.16%3.99%$0.9504$3.800$0.930Nov 10, 2025Dec 10, 2025$89.91$124.808.84.8%5.7%5.7%5.7%31.6%13.5%$170.75-30.0%0.0%2.4%17.2%$12.8412.9%0.760.0%5.2%17.6x2.1x2.58
NWE NWE Contender NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$69.093.82%4.87%$0.6604$2.640$0.660Dec 15, 2025Dec 31, 2025$50.43$69.235.91.5%1.6%2.1%3.6%36.3%13.0%$25.03176.0%0.0%6.5%13.8%$6.537.6%0.751.0%3.7%19.6x1.5x2.77
DUK DUK Contender Duke Energy Corporation (HoldinUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$121.973.49%4.31%$1.0654$4.260$1.065Nov 14, 2025Dec 16, 2025$105.20$130.035.51.9%2.0%2.0%2.7%14.0%13.0%$158.75-23.0%0.0%4.5%15.6%$15.499.9%0.661.0%3.8%19.2x1.9x3.08
LNT LNT Contender Alliant Energy CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$69.472.92%3.48%$0.5074$2.028$0.507Oct 31, 2025Nov 17, 2025$56.30$69.758.95.6%5.8%5.9%6.3%16.8%12.6%$79.50-13.0%0.0%-1.1%19.1%$4.4911.5%0.859.0%5.0%21.9x2.4x3.28
CMS CMS Contender CMS Energy CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$75.442.88%3.30%$0.5434$2.172$0.543Nov 7, 2025Nov 26, 2025$63.97$76.458.85.4%5.7%5.9%6.5%14.7%11.6%$86.75-13.0%0.0%0.7%12.5%$7.1011.2%0.966.0%4.2%21.7x2.7x2.97
PNW PNW Contender Pinnacle West Capital CorporatiUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$90.864.01%4.92%$0.9104$3.640$0.895Nov 3, 2025Dec 1, 2025$81.47$96.506.51.7%1.7%2.5%4.1%4.9%11.4%$121.25-25.0%0.0%9.1%11.2%$14.778.8%0.764.0%3.3%18.7x1.5x
TXNM TXNM Contender TXNM Energy, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$58.452.79%3.42%$0.4084$1.632$0.408Oct 24, 2025Nov 14, 2025$45.71$58.458.65.2%5.4%5.8%7.4%26.3%11.0%$17.64231.0%0.0%1.7%8.0%$5.376.5%0.559.0%2.2%32.5x1.9x2.97
IDA IDA Contender IDACORP, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$131.782.67%3.24%$0.8804$3.520$0.860Nov 5, 2025Dec 1, 2025$104.74$138.037.63.3%4.4%4.9%6.1%17.5%10.8%$145.25-9.0%0.0%3.4%17.6%$11.119.4%1.150.0%4.7%22.7x2.1x2.48
OGE OGE Contender OGE Energy CorpUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$45.783.71%4.99%$0.4254$1.700$0.421Oct 6, 2025Oct 31, 2025$39.41$47.335.20.8%0.9%1.5%5.1%12.2%10.7%$62.25-26.0%0.0%11.6%15.3%$4.2810.7%0.853.0%5.1%18.4x1.9x2.91
AEE AEE Contender Ameren CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$106.352.67%2.98%$0.7104$2.840$0.710Dec 9, 2025Dec 31, 2025$86.40$106.739.86.1%6.5%7.2%5.5%19.1%10.6%$130.00-18.0%0.0%1.6%15.8%$11.8811.4%0.960.0%4.6%20.5x2.3x2.99
OGS OGS Contender ONE Gas, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$83.743.20%3.75%$0.6704$2.680$0.670Nov 14, 2025Dec 1, 2025$66.38$83.967.61.5%2.6%4.4%8.4%14.8%10.5%$107.25-22.0%0.0%-12.2%10.8%$9.978.5%0.543.0%4.6%19.5x1.6x3.25
XEL XEL Contender Xcel Energy Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$82.112.08%3.25%$0.5703$1.710$0.570Sep 15, 2025Oct 20, 2025$62.58$83.018.04.3%5.5%5.9%6.0%20.1%10.0%$82.000.0%0.0%-5.4%13.5%$7.679.5%0.862.0%3.7%25.0x2.3x3.24
WEC WEC Contender WEC Energy Group, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$110.423.23%3.62%$0.8934$3.572$0.893Nov 14, 2025Dec 1, 2025$91.94$118.1910.46.9%7.0%7.1%7.4%17.1%9.0%$132.00-16.0%0.0%-3.3%17.8%$10.8712.8%0.557.0%5.6%20.9x2.7x3.02
SRE SRE Contender DBA SempraUtilitiesUtilities – Diversified$94.722.72%3.27%$0.6454$2.580$0.645Dec 11, 2025Jan 15, 2026$61.90$95.727.24.1%4.1%4.5%6.4%7.2%8.6%$39.25141.0%0.0%-21.1%15.4%$7.266.8%1.648.0%3.4%29.1x2.0x2.47
CPK CPK Contender Chesapeake Utilities CorporatioUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$139.061.97%1.87%$0.6854$2.740$0.685Dec 15, 2025Jan 5, 2026$115.12$140.5911.47.7%9.3%9.4%9.0%9.9%8.5%$140.75-1.0%0.0%17.4%14.8%$9.309.1%0.649.0%4.7%24.7x2.2x2.77
CWEN CWEN Challenger Clearway Energy, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Renewable$36.194.93%5.58%$0.4464$1.784$0.438Dec 1, 2025Dec 15, 2025$24.40$36.8918.26.9%7.5%13.3%15.5%42.0%8.0%$58.75-38.0%0.0%4.3%20.1%$8.29-1.4%1.581.0%2.7%15.4x2.1x
MGEE MGEE King MGE Energy Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$82.822.29%2.13%$0.4754$1.900$0.450Dec 1, 2025Dec 15, 2025$80.67$105.811.3-21.7%-4.8%-1.0%1.8%-18.0%8.0%$92.25-10.0%0.0%-2.0%16.6%$8.1210.8%0.936.0%5.9%22.4x2.3x3.25
POR POR Contender Portland General Electric CoUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$50.824.13%4.28%$0.5254$2.100$0.525Dec 22, 2025Jan 15, 2026$39.55$51.149.75.1%5.1%5.6%5.9%15.7%7.5%$68.75-26.0%0.0%17.7%8.7%$10.138.0%1.156.0%3.5%18.5x1.4x3.80
NWN NWN King Northwest Natural Holding CompaUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$49.473.99%4.88%$0.4934$1.972$0.490Oct 31, 2025Nov 14, 2025$38.03$49.634.50.5%0.5%0.5%0.5%22.9%7.5%$62.75-21.0%0.0%-3.7%7.9%$5.947.2%0.661.0%2.9%19.7x1.4x7.98
AVA AVA Contender Avista CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Diversified$41.384.74%5.23%$0.4904$1.960$0.490Nov 24, 2025Dec 15, 2025$34.80$43.0914.83.2%3.7%10.0%1.8%17.8%6.8%$59.00-30.0%0.0%10.6%9.6%$5.957.3%0.952.0%3.5%17.5x1.3x1.73
ALE ALE Contender Allete, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Diversified$67.624.32%4.53%$0.7304$2.920$0.730Aug 15, 2025Sep 1, 2025$62.38$67.641.9-22.3%-5.6%-2.4%0.8%11.3%6.3%$58.1316.0%0.0%-18.6%11.7%$5.902.6%1.242.0%3.8%23.7x1.4x4.15
BIP BIP Contender Brookfield Infrastructure PartnUtilitiesUtilities – Diversified$36.094.77%4.75%$0.4304$1.720$0.430Nov 28, 2025Dec 31, 2025$25.72$36.274.8-20.4%-3.6%0.0%4.4%11.3%6.1%$16.75115.0%0.0%17.3%0.0%$11.906.2%0.991.0%0.0%53.9x3.7x1.08
BKH BKH King Black Hills CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$69.863.87%4.40%$0.6764$2.704$0.676Nov 17, 2025Dec 1, 2025$54.92$72.228.44.0%3.9%4.5%5.3%17.9%5.8%$99.00-29.0%0.0%-8.7%12.7%$8.727.9%0.953.0%3.7%17.6x1.4x3.08
ED ED King Consolidated Edison, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$99.013.43%3.92%$0.8504$3.400$0.850Nov 19, 2025Dec 15, 2025$87.28$114.875.62.4%2.5%2.1%2.7%7.7%5.5%$143.00-31.0%0.0%4.0%12.3%$12.838.8%1.151.0%4.2%17.3x1.5x2.53
UGI UGI Champion UGI CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$37.563.99%4.79%$0.3754$1.500$0.375Dec 15, 2025Jan 1, 2026$26.73$38.366.70.0%2.1%2.7%5.3%43.5%5.5%$77.25-51.0%0.0%1.1%9.3%$0.0014.7%54.0%6.2%12.2x1.7x1.51
NJR NJR Champion NewJersey Resources CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$48.083.95%3.72%$0.4754$1.900$0.450Dec 12, 2025Jan 2, 2026$43.46$51.7511.46.7%7.3%7.5%7.1%0.6%4.7%$16.65189.0%0.0%13.4%16.5%$4.6314.6%0.759.0%6.0%14.4x2.0x1.32
NEE NEE Champion NextEra Energy, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$84.382.69%2.70%$0.5674$2.268$0.567Nov 21, 2025Dec 15, 2025$61.72$87.5313.410.1%10.1%10.7%9.1%17.6%3.6%$78.757.0%0.0%-12.0%24.7%$5.758.2%0.661.0%5.0%26.8x3.2x3.19
EIX EIX Contender Edison InternationalUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$58.894.22%4.91%$0.8283$2.484$0.828Oct 7, 2025Oct 31, 2025$47.73$88.009.66.2%5.8%5.4%7.1%-25.0%3.1%$190.75-69.0%0.0%7.7%16.3%$14.0315.8%0.870.0%5.8%7.7x1.5x5.22
RGCO RGCO Champion RGC Resources Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$22.563.69%4.05%$0.2084$0.832$0.208Jan 16, 2026Feb 2, 2026$19.06$23.827.24.0%2.2%3.5%4.9%17.0%2.9%$32.25-30.0%0.0%12.6%0.0%$0.0012.0%1.00.0%17.5x2.1x
UTL UTL Contender UNITIL CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Diversified$50.233.58%3.43%$0.4504$1.800$0.450Nov 13, 2025Nov 28, 2025$44.61$60.487.35.9%4.9%3.7%2.5%-10.2%2.2%$71.25-30.0%0.0%-11.2%0.0%$7.448.5%0.752.0%0.0%17.6x1.5x3.63
ES ES Champion Eversource Energy (D/B/A)UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$65.014.63%3.95%$0.7534$3.012$0.753Sep 22, 2025Sep 30, 2025$52.28$75.2510.55.5%5.7%5.8%6.1%12.5%-2.0%$18.17258.0%0.0%-0.1%10.2%$10.238.6%0.763.0%3.2%18.0x1.5x3.58
WTRG WTRG Champion Essential Utilities, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Water$39.813.45%3.10%$0.3434$1.372$0.343Nov 12, 2025Dec 1, 2025$33.18$42.3710.15.7%6.4%6.6%6.9%7.8%-2.1%$60.00-34.0%0.0%1.6%28.1%$3.3610.3%0.653.0%4.7%16.6x1.7x3.21
AWK AWK Contender American Water Works Company, IUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Water$130.072.55%2.06%$0.8284$3.312$0.828Nov 13, 2025Dec 2, 2025$118.74$155.5011.28.2%8.2%8.6%9.3%-0.3%-2.6%$142.00-8.0%0.0%10.6%21.9%$10.4310.5%0.455.0%4.7%22.9x2.3x3.58
AWR AWR King American States Water CompanyUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Water$73.772.73%2.11%$0.5044$2.016$0.504Nov 14, 2025Dec 2, 2025$69.45$86.1911.48.3%8.3%8.7%8.3%-8.9%-6.4%$84.50-13.0%0.0%0.0%20.4%$6.8813.8%1.348.0%7.1%21.8x2.8x4.26
YORW YORW Champion The York Water CompanyUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Water$32.632.01%2.11%$0.2193$0.657$0.219Dec 31, 2025Oct 15, 2025$29.68$36.486.03.8%3.9%4.0%3.9%-3.9%-7.7%$34.75-6.0%0.0%5.5%0.0%$2.198.6%1.249.0%0.0%23.5x2.0x
CWT CWT King California Water Service GroupUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Water$45.372.64%2.11%$0.3004$1.200$0.300Nov 10, 2025Nov 21, 2025$41.64$51.6310.410.7%7.4%7.8%6.3%-6.5%-8.2%$57.00-20.0%0.0%30.5%12.3%$5.428.2%0.639.0%4.5%19.9x1.6x2.11
GWRS GWRS Challenger Global Water Resources, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Water$8.573.50%2.38%$0.02512$0.300$0.025Dec 16, 2025Nov 26, 2025$8.28$13.354.30.0%0.0%0.8%-31.9%-8.5%$2.79208.0%0.0%-0.6%7.9%$0.826.3%1.259.0%2.3%50.4x2.8x2.33
HTO HTO Champion H2O AmericaUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Water$46.433.62%2.65%$0.4204$1.680$0.420Nov 10, 2025Dec 1, 2025$43.75$57.179.25.0%5.3%5.6%8.0%-10.7%-11.1%$15.85193.0%0.0%11.7%13.6%$6.227.7%0.754.0%3.6%14.7x1.1x4.48
MSEX MSEX Contender Middlesex Water CompanyUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Water$51.312.81%1.92%$0.3604$1.440$0.340Nov 17, 2025Dec 1, 2025$44.17$67.098.64.9%5.3%5.8%5.9%-17.3%-15.1%$59.75-14.0%0.0%15.4%17.5%$3.579.3%0.442.0%4.2%21.5x2.0x1.91
AES AES Contender The AES CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Diversified$13.765.12%3.96%$0.1764$0.704$0.176Oct 31, 2025Nov 14, 2025$9.46$15.519.41.7%3.7%4.2%5.8%17.7%-16.6%$7.6081.0%0.0%-3.1%10.3%$5.495.1%0.787.0%4.2%9.1x2.5x1.25
XIFR XIFR Contender XPLR Infrastructure, LPUtilitiesUtilities – Renewable$9.5138.61%7.54%$0.9184$3.672$0.905Nov 6, 2024Nov 14, 2024$7.53$20.0250.75.8%12.1%17.2%-42.1%-46.4%$31.35-70.0%0.0%14.1%-12.7%$8.90-5.9%0.861.0%-2.1%—x0.3x

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