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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 Challenger Vistra Corp.UtilitiesUtilities – Independent Power Producers$156.230.58%1.53%$0.2284$0.912$0.227Mar 20, 2026Mar 31, 2026$103.34$219.8210.92.5%6.4%10.3%41.4%87.3%$54.50187.0%0.0%3.0%4.2%$12.0217.7%0.886.0%4.1%71.7x20.2x2.32
NRG Challenger NRG Energy, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Independent Power Producers$169.781.12%2.42%$0.4754$1.900$0.440Feb 2, 2026Feb 17, 2026$90.84$189.969.17.9%7.9%7.9%12.0%77.1%73.5%$100.2569.0%0.0%9.2%2.6%$9.0141.6%1.694.0%5.9%42.3x31.4x1.78
ETR Contender Entergy CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$114.832.23%3.29%$0.6404$2.560$0.640May 1, 2026Jun 1, 2026$79.40$117.817.96.4%6.0%5.7%4.0%46.6%34.4%$97.7517.0%0.0%9.0%13.6%$11.2510.8%0.762.0%4.0%29.4x3.1x2.44
NI Challenger NiSource IncUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$47.292.54%2.98%$0.3004$1.200$0.280Apr 30, 2026May 20, 2026$37.22$48.768.66.0%6.1%6.0%7.2%27.8%24.3%$48.75-3.0%0.0%19.8%14.1%$4.949.1%0.762.0%4.0%24.3x2.4x2.93
ATO Champion Atmos Energy CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$186.262.15%2.19%$1.0004$4.000$1.000Feb 23, 2026Mar 9, 2026$149.98$192.5111.411.6%9.6%9.3%8.7%24.3%21.9%$191.75-3.0%0.0%12.9%25.7%$12.559.2%1.140.0%5.5%24.3x2.2x3.60
AEP Contender American Electric Power CompanyUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$133.662.84%3.34%$0.9504$3.800$0.950Feb 10, 2026Mar 10, 2026$97.46$137.748.33.9%5.3%5.5%5.6%34.1%18.5%$166.75-20.0%0.0%10.9%16.4%$12.7812.5%0.559.0%5.0%20.0x2.3x2.54
SR Contender Spire Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$92.693.56%4.01%$0.8254$3.300$0.825Mar 11, 2026Apr 2, 2026$69.94$95.318.44.5%4.6%4.8%5.4%28.8%17.2%$114.25-19.0%0.0%-4.5%10.5%$9.788.5%0.658.0%3.9%20.3x1.7x2.07
CWEN Challenger Clearway Energy, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Renewable$39.834.62%5.11%$0.4604$1.840$0.453Mar 2, 2026Mar 16, 2026$26.97$41.5113.76.8%7.3%9.1%7.8%52.0%16.3%$35.7511.0%0.0%4.2%11.8%$7.97-4.0%1.182.0%1.6%27.9x2.5x0.00
EVRG Contender Evergy, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$82.013.39%3.75%$0.6954$2.780$0.695Mar 10, 2026Mar 20, 2026$63.29$85.278.94.0%4.7%5.6%6.4%30.4%16.2%$91.50-10.0%0.0%2.0%12.3%$8.888.6%0.556.0%3.2%22.4x1.9x3.15
PNW Contender Pinnacle West Capital CorporatiUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$103.743.51%4.11%$0.9104$3.640$0.910Feb 2, 2026Mar 2, 2026$85.32$104.925.81.7%1.7%2.3%4.0%19.6%15.9%$94.2310.0%0.0%4.2%11.6%$14.929.1%0.564.0%3.3%20.5x1.8x1.10
DUK Contender Duke Energy Corporation (HoldinUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$127.543.34%3.58%$1.0654$4.260$1.065Feb 13, 2026Mar 16, 2026$111.22$134.495.31.9%2.0%2.0%2.6%13.4%14.9%$157.75-19.0%0.0%6.2%15.2%$15.849.7%0.661.0%3.8%20.2x2.0x2.96
LNT Contender Alliant Energy CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$72.302.96%2.99%$0.5354$2.140$0.507Jan 30, 2026Feb 17, 2026$58.67$74.408.95.6%5.8%5.9%6.3%27.0%14.9%$78.50-8.0%0.0%9.6%18.6%$4.5311.3%0.860.0%4.7%23.0x2.5x3.03
IDA Contender IDACORP, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$148.432.37%2.73%$0.8804$3.520$0.880Feb 5, 2026Mar 2, 2026$108.15$149.737.13.0%4.2%4.7%5.9%32.4%14.7%$147.501.0%0.0%-0.8%17.8%$10.869.4%0.950.0%4.6%25.2x2.3x2.89
SO Contender Southern Company (The)UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$94.553.13%3.34%$0.7404$2.960$0.740Feb 17, 2026Mar 6, 2026$83.09$100.846.12.8%2.9%2.9%3.1%11.3%14.7%$98.00-4.0%0.0%10.6%14.7%$8.7011.0%0.765.0%4.3%24.1x2.9x3.14
OGE Contender OGE Energy CorpUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$48.563.50%4.24%$0.4254$1.700$0.425Apr 6, 2026Apr 24, 2026$41.70$50.134.70.9%0.9%1.2%4.7%16.7%14.6%$58.00-16.0%0.0%6.9%14.8%$5.519.8%0.852.0%4.7%20.9x2.0x2.99
NWE Contender NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$73.433.65%4.35%$0.6704$2.680$0.660Mar 13, 2026Mar 31, 2026$50.46$75.185.51.5%1.6%1.8%3.2%37.8%14.4%$73.500.0%0.0%6.4%11.2%$6.416.3%0.752.0%3.0%25.0x1.6x4.24
PEG Contender Public Service Enterprise GroupUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$81.373.29%3.04%$0.6704$2.680$0.630Mar 10, 2026Mar 31, 2026$76.00$91.268.65.3%5.3%5.3%4.9%4.3%13.4%$105.50-23.0%0.0%18.3%17.4%$6.6112.8%0.856.0%5.5%19.3x2.4x2.52
CMS Contender CMS Energy CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$77.682.94%2.81%$0.5704$2.280$0.543Feb 17, 2026Feb 27, 2026$67.71$80.368.75.3%5.6%5.8%6.4%14.0%13.1%$88.25-12.0%0.0%13.6%12.4%$7.2610.9%1.067.0%4.2%22.0x2.7x2.84
SRE Contender DBA SempraUtilitiesUtilities – Diversified$94.852.77%2.82%$0.6584$2.632$0.645Mar 19, 2026Apr 15, 2026$69.08$101.046.93.5%3.9%4.1%6.2%42.7%11.9%$68.7538.0%0.0%3.9%13.1%$6.995.2%1.648.0%2.9%34.5x2.0x4.22
AEE Contender Ameren CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$110.742.71%2.70%$0.7504$3.000$0.710Mar 10, 2026Mar 31, 2026$93.27$115.539.75.9%6.3%7.0%5.6%19.3%11.7%$133.75-17.0%0.0%15.4%16.6%$12.1211.3%0.758.0%4.7%20.7x2.3x2.62
BKH King Black Hills CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$76.253.69%3.80%$0.7034$2.812$0.676Feb 17, 2026Mar 1, 2026$55.49$78.698.14.0%3.8%4.4%5.3%37.2%11.5%$99.50-23.0%0.0%8.6%12.8%$8.858.0%1.455.0%3.7%19.2x1.5x3.16
NWN King Northwest Natural Holding CompaUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$54.393.63%4.18%$0.4934$1.972$0.493Apr 30, 2026May 15, 2026$39.10$55.994.10.5%0.5%0.5%0.5%38.4%11.3%$69.25-21.0%0.0%11.8%8.8%$6.487.9%0.761.0%3.1%19.6x1.5x2.69
TXNM Contender TXNM Energy, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$59.012.87%2.96%$0.4234$1.692$0.408Apr 27, 2026May 15, 2026$51.08$59.528.54.8%5.3%5.6%7.0%18.8%11.2%$37.0060.0%0.0%9.9%6.6%$5.375.6%0.660.0%1.8%39.9x1.9x3.04
WEC Contender WEC Energy Group, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$114.673.32%3.12%$0.9534$3.812$0.893Feb 13, 2026Mar 1, 2026$100.61$119.6210.46.9%7.0%7.1%7.2%13.9%10.8%$120.25-5.0%0.0%14.0%15.9%$10.3811.6%0.658.0%5.0%23.8x2.7x3.22
NEE Champion NextEra Energy, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$93.222.67%2.41%$0.6234$2.492$0.567Feb 27, 2026Mar 16, 2026$63.64$96.2112.810.0%10.1%10.1%11.3%49.5%9.8%$82.5013.0%0.0%10.7%24.9%$5.998.4%0.662.0%5.0%28.3x3.6x3.15
UGI Champion UGI CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$37.164.04%4.52%$0.3754$1.500$0.375Mar 16, 2026Apr 1, 2026$31.62$41.346.60.0%1.4%2.6%5.1%22.8%9.5%$67.25-45.0%0.0%1.1%8.2%$5.2612.5%0.854.0%5.4%13.8x1.6x1.14
XEL Contender Xcel Energy Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$80.583.68%2.95%$0.5935$2.965$0.570Mar 13, 2026Apr 20, 2026$65.21$84.239.34.0%5.1%5.7%5.9%23.7%9.4%$85.50-6.0%0.0%9.1%13.8%$6.549.4%0.758.0%3.8%23.6x2.1x2.35
ED King Consolidated Edison, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$109.813.23%3.15%$0.8884$3.552$0.850Feb 18, 2026Mar 16, 2026$94.96$116.235.52.9%2.6%2.3%2.8%5.0%9.1%$141.00-22.0%0.0%10.9%12.0%$13.038.8%1.052.0%4.1%19.5x1.6x3.03
OGS Contender ONE Gas, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$88.913.06%3.19%$0.6804$2.720$0.670Feb 20, 2026Mar 6, 2026$70.87$90.787.21.5%2.3%4.1%8.0%23.2%8.7%$109.25-19.0%0.0%16.5%10.9%$9.228.1%0.641.0%4.7%20.4x1.6x4.30
POR Contender Portland General Electric CoUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$52.593.99%3.95%$0.5254$2.100$0.525Mar 23, 2026Apr 15, 2026$39.55$54.629.55.0%5.0%5.5%5.8%33.2%8.2%$69.25-24.0%0.0%4.0%8.6%$9.667.7%1.154.0%3.5%19.0x1.5x3.87
BIP Contender Brookfield Infrastructure PartnUtilitiesUtilities – Diversified$36.903.70%4.13%$0.4553$1.365$0.430Feb 27, 2026Mar 31, 2026$27.36$40.323.8-20.1%-3.5%0.1%4.4%39.1%7.0%$22.5064.0%0.0%9.8%0.0%$12.997.7%0.892.0%0.0%41.0x3.5x1.54
NJR Champion NewJersey Resources CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$55.933.40%3.36%$0.4754$1.900$0.475Mar 11, 2026Apr 1, 2026$43.46$57.7010.85.9%6.9%7.4%7.1%21.0%6.7%$80.75-31.0%0.0%13.4%15.2%$4.9813.7%0.858.0%5.7%17.3x2.3x3.76
EIX Contender Edison InternationalUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$71.344.92%4.47%$0.8784$3.512$0.878Apr 7, 2026Apr 30, 2026$47.73$76.2210.56.1%5.9%5.6%6.6%40.6%6.6%$288.75-75.0%0.0%9.8%23.1%$15.0724.1%0.768.0%8.6%6.2x1.6x0.92
AVA Contender Avista CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Diversified$41.354.77%4.51%$0.4934$1.972$0.490Feb 25, 2026Mar 13, 2026$35.50$43.508.52.5%3.3%3.7%3.9%9.4%5.2%$59.50-30.0%1.4%9.8%$5.687.3%0.852.0%3.5%17.4x1.3x2.13
RGCO Champion RGC Resources Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$22.453.88%3.55%$0.2184$0.872$0.208Apr 17, 2026May 1, 2026$19.68$24.007.138.5%2.3%3.2%4.8%11.9%4.6%$31.25-28.0%0.0%12.6%5.0%$2.8111.3%0.854.0%2.0%18.0x2.0x
MGEE King MGE Energy Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$77.762.44%1.93%$0.4754$1.900$0.475Feb 27, 2026Mar 15, 2026$72.17$94.007.55.5%5.2%5.1%4.8%-9.9%3.8%$93.00-16.0%0.0%9.9%16.6%$7.1610.7%0.838.0%5.8%20.9x2.2x2.90
CPK Contender Chesapeake Utilities CorporatioUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$127.622.15%1.77%$0.6854$2.740$0.685Mar 16, 2026Apr 6, 2026$115.24$140.5911.47.0%8.6%9.3%9.1%-0.2%2.4%$149.25-14.0%0.0%18.1%15.1%$9.749.4%0.546.0%4.9%21.4x1.9x1.70
ES Champion Eversource Energy (D/B/A)UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$68.854.58%3.79%$0.7884$3.152$0.753Mar 5, 2026Mar 31, 2026$55.56$76.4110.35.1%5.6%5.7%6.0%29.6%1.6%$114.00-40.0%0.0%13.8%12.5%$10.9410.8%0.763.0%4.0%15.1x1.6x2.46
UTL Contender UNITIL CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Diversified$53.173.57%2.91%$0.4754$1.900$0.450Feb 12, 2026Feb 27, 2026$44.61$59.997.55.8%5.0%3.9%2.6%-1.5%1.6%$74.25-28.0%0.0%8.3%3.5%$7.309.0%0.651.0%1.6%17.9x1.6x2.96
WTRG Champion Essential Utilities, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Water$38.513.56%2.81%$0.3434$1.372$0.343May 12, 2026Jun 1, 2026$36.32$42.3710.15.4%6.3%6.5%6.8%3.1%0.7%$55.00-30.0%0.0%18.6%34.7%$3.579.4%0.854.0%4.3%17.5x1.6x2.20
AWK Contender American Water Works Company, IUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Water$129.912.55%1.89%$0.8284$3.312$0.828Feb 10, 2026Mar 3, 2026$121.28$150.5111.18.2%8.1%8.5%9.3%-6.7%-1.6%$142.25-9.0%0.0%9.7%21.6%$10.5410.5%0.554.0%4.7%22.8x2.3x2.87
AWR King American States Water CompanyUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Water$75.282.68%1.90%$0.5044$2.016$0.504Feb 23, 2026Mar 5, 2026$69.45$82.9411.38.2%8.3%8.6%8.4%-0.1%-3.2%$84.25-11.0%0.0%-100.0%20.4%$5.8613.3%1.347.0%6.9%22.3x2.8x16.55
CWT King California Water Service GroupUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Water$44.683.00%1.94%$0.3354$1.340$0.300Feb 9, 2026Feb 20, 2026$41.29$51.6310.34.7%6.9%7.3%6.2%-6.1%-5.8%$53.75-17.0%0.0%-3.5%10.3%$5.067.7%0.947.0%3.6%20.8x1.6x2.87
HTO Champion H2O AmericaUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Water$58.223.02%2.39%$0.4404$1.760$0.420Feb 9, 2026Mar 2, 2026$43.75$60.188.54.9%5.2%5.5%8.0%14.0%-6.2%$14.60299.0%0.0%7.0%12.8%$5.857.1%0.755.0%3.2%19.9x1.4x
YORW Champion The York Water CompanyUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Water$30.842.22%2.06%$0.2283$0.684$0.228Feb 27, 2026Apr 15, 2026$29.68$36.486.24.0%3.9%4.0%3.9%-7.9%-8.7%$34.75-11.0%0.0%3.4%0.0%$2.078.5%0.748.0%0.0%22.2x1.9x
GWRS Challenger Global Water Resources, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Water$7.723.89%2.27%$0.02512$0.300$0.025Apr 16, 2026Apr 30, 2026$7.12$11.173.0-8.3%-2.9%-0.9%-18.2%-10.7%$2.75181.0%0.0%5.8%5.3%$0.704.4%0.861.0%1.4%70.2x2.6x0.70
AES Contender The AES CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Diversified$14.454.87%3.68%$0.1764$0.704$0.176May 1, 2026May 15, 2026$9.46$17.658.81.3%3.2%4.0%5.6%60.9%-11.2%$32.75-56.0%0.0%-0.4%5.6%$6.042.0%0.887.0%2.3%11.0x2.5x3.07
MSEX Contender Middlesex Water CompanyUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Water$50.092.87%1.74%$0.3604$1.440$0.360Feb 17, 2026Mar 2, 2026$44.17$63.808.65.3%5.1%5.8%6.0%-15.2%-11.3%$59.00-15.0%0.0%1.5%22.0%$3.379.1%0.544.0%5.2%21.2x1.9x1.51
XIFR Contender XPLR Infrastructure, LPUtilitiesUtilities – Renewable$10.1936.05%7.54%$0.9184$3.672$0.905Nov 6, 2024Nov 14, 2024$7.92$11.4348.25.8%12.1%17.2%17.1%-41.0%0.0%-3.4%0.963.0%-0.3%—x0.3x
ALE Contender Allete, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Diversified$64.984.49%4.53%$0.7304$2.920$0.730Aug 15, 2025Sep 1, 2025$62.38$67.992.1-22.3%-5.6%-2.4%0.8%$58.1317.0%-18.6%11.7%$5.902.6%1.242.0%3.8%23.8x1.4x3.98

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