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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$136.210.67%1.55%$0.2294$0.916$0.228Sep 21, 2026Sep 30, 2026$132.66$219.8210.52.1%5.3%9.8%-27.6%67.6%$59.69128.0%0.0%3.0%10.6%$15.2643.0%1.085.0%10.4%23.0x15.2x0.39
NRG Challenger NRG Energy, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Independent Power Producers$108.781.75%2.57%$0.4754$1.900$0.475Aug 3, 2026Aug 17, 2026$108.70$189.969.67.9%7.9%7.9%18.2%-23.0%46.0%$96.0013.0%0.0%9.2%0.5%$7.4023.8%1.084.0%0.8%28.3x5.4x0.55
ETR Contender Entergy CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$105.752.42%3.56%$0.6404$2.560$0.640Aug 13, 2026Sep 1, 2026$86.40$118.458.66.7%6.2%6.1%4.2%26.0%35.8%$19.55441.0%0.0%9.0%13.3%$13.0210.3%0.94.0%27.1x2.7x1.90
UGI Champion UGI CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$37.893.96%4.78%$0.3754$1.500$0.375Sep 15, 2026Oct 1, 2026$31.62$41.346.30.0%1.0%2.4%5.0%18.5%22.3%$75.25-50.0%0.0%1.1%9.2%$4.9513.3%1.456.0%5.9%12.6x1.5x48.82
AEP Contender American Electric Power CompanyUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$121.973.12%3.69%$0.9504$3.800$0.950Aug 10, 2026Sep 10, 2026$105.70$140.588.22.2%4.6%5.1%5.4%16.8%21.4%$28.85323.0%0.0%10.9%13.8%$14.1310.1%0.560.0%4.0%21.1x2.1x2.09
EVRG Contender Evergy, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$80.653.45%4.15%$0.6954$2.780$0.695Aug 18, 2026Sep 18, 2026$70.42$88.628.84.0%4.3%5.4%6.5%21.2%19.7%$19.65310.0%0.0%2.0%12.7%$8.609.3%0.455.0%3.4%20.5x1.8x2.24
NI Challenger NiSource IncUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$40.332.98%3.28%$0.3004$1.200$0.300Oct 30, 2026Nov 20, 2026$38.45$49.219.36.8%6.2%6.3%6.5%0.8%19.4%$40.480.0%0.0%19.8%13.2%$4.808.6%0.562.0%3.7%21.5x2.0x2.33
NWE Contender NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$70.323.81%4.81%$0.6704$2.680$0.670Aug 17, 2026Sep 1, 2026$55.50$75.1810.227.1%9.4%6.4%5.4%34.7%19.3%$13.85408.0%0.0%6.4%10.1%$6.765.9%0.854.0%2.8%25.4x1.5x2.85
SR Contender Spire Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$82.564.00%4.26%$0.8254$3.300$0.825Sep 11, 2026Oct 2, 2026$73.91$95.318.84.8%4.6%4.8%5.4%16.6%18.8%$113.25-27.0%0.0%-4.5%20.9%$10.308.1%0.462.0%6.5%18.2x1.4x2.50
CWEN Challenger Clearway Energy, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Renewable$32.735.72%5.40%$0.4684$1.872$0.460Jun 1, 2026Sep 15, 2026$27.67$41.7413.06.8%7.2%7.3%7.6%20.6%17.5%0.0%4.2%1.283.0%0.8%38.1x2.1x3.67
IDA Contender IDACORP, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$135.782.59%3.01%$0.8804$3.520$0.880Aug 5, 2026Aug 31, 2026$122.30$154.917.02.3%3.7%4.4%5.6%14.2%16.7%$30.15350.0%0.0%-0.8%18.8%$8.299.4%1.051.0%4.6%22.5x2.0x2.11
ATO Champion Atmos Energy CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$166.652.40%2.45%$1.0004$4.000$1.000Aug 24, 2026Sep 8, 2026$160.10$192.5112.314.9%10.6%9.9%9.1%5.1%16.5%$66.12152.0%0.0%12.9%28.5%$11.959.8%0.839.0%5.8%19.9x1.9x2.02
OGE Contender OGE Energy CorpUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$45.743.72%4.45%$0.4254$1.700$0.425Jul 6, 2026Jul 31, 2026$41.70$50.594.81.0%0.9%1.1%4.4%10.2%16.4%$11.40301.0%0.0%6.9%15.0%$6.269.7%0.853.0%4.6%20.1x1.9x3.30
DUK Contender Duke Energy Corporation (HoldinUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$119.563.63%3.99%$1.0854$4.340$1.065Aug 14, 2026Sep 16, 2026$113.90$134.495.61.9%1.9%2.0%2.5%4.7%16.0%$33.20260.0%0.0%6.2%15.3%$14.839.9%0.761.0%3.8%18.0x1.7x2.40
LNT Contender Alliant Energy CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$68.033.15%3.33%$0.5354$2.140$0.535Jul 31, 2026Aug 17, 2026$63.28$78.819.05.5%5.7%5.9%6.2%11.1%15.6%$15.80331.0%0.0%9.6%18.5%$4.4711.1%0.560.0%4.6%21.5x2.3x2.25
BKH King Black Hills CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$71.703.92%4.26%$0.7034$2.812$0.703Aug 17, 2026Sep 1, 2026$58.06$78.698.24.0%3.7%4.3%5.3%29.4%15.5%$29.76141.0%0.0%8.6%13.0%$8.248.0%0.550.0%3.7%18.1x1.4x2.70
XEL Contender Xcel Energy Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$75.783.91%3.12%$0.5935$2.965$0.593Sep 15, 2026Oct 20, 2026$71.29$84.239.54.0%4.9%5.5%5.8%11.2%14.8%$18.25315.0%0.0%9.1%15.3%$7.649.9%0.760.0%3.8%20.8x2.0x2.09
AEE Contender Ameren CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$106.122.83%2.86%$0.7504$3.000$0.750Sep 8, 2026Sep 30, 2026$96.57$118.329.55.8%6.2%6.7%5.7%12.4%14.7%$28.40274.0%0.0%15.4%17.9%$11.7411.9%0.54.9%18.7x2.2x2.83
NWN King Northwest Natural Holding CompaUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$49.503.98%4.65%$0.4934$1.972$0.493Jul 31, 2026Aug 14, 2026$40.90$55.994.50.6%0.5%0.5%0.5%29.1%14.6%$74.75-34.0%0.0%11.8%9.8%$5.078.4%0.861.0%3.3%16.6x1.3x2.51
PNW Contender Pinnacle West Capital CorporatiUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$97.643.73%4.54%$0.9104$3.640$0.910Aug 3, 2026Sep 1, 2026$85.32$111.165.61.7%1.7%1.9%3.8%17.7%14.1%$26.05275.0%0.0%4.2%12.0%$14.619.4%0.668.0%3.2%18.7x1.7x3.47
SO Contender Southern Company (The)UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$87.503.47%3.72%$0.7604$3.040$0.760Aug 17, 2026Sep 8, 2026$83.80$100.846.42.7%2.8%2.9%3.1%1.3%14.0%$20.75322.0%0.0%10.6%15.4%$9.2611.5%0.864.0%4.5%21.1x2.5x2.27
TXNM Contender TXNM Energy, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$57.642.94%3.30%$0.4234$1.692$0.423Sep 30, 2026Aug 14, 2026$55.64$59.538.34.0%4.9%5.4%6.9%7.8%14.0%$9.15530.0%0.0%9.9%5.4%$6.436.3%0.660.0%1.4%31.5x1.8x2.86
NJR Champion NewJersey Resources CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$53.603.54%3.56%$0.4754$1.900$0.475Jun 10, 2026Jul 1, 2026$43.46$60.8610.95.6%6.8%7.4%7.1%21.9%13.9%$90.25-41.0%0.0%13.4%16.4%$6.4914.5%0.756.0%6.2%14.9x2.0x2.08
WEC Contender WEC Energy Group, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$105.923.60%3.52%$0.9534$3.812$0.953Aug 14, 2026Sep 1, 2026$102.95$119.9110.76.8%6.9%7.1%6.8%6.5%13.2%$128.75-18.0%0.0%14.0%16.7%$10.9712.0%0.558.0%5.1%20.6x—x2.24
NEE Champion NextEra Energy, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$86.192.89%2.57%$0.6234$2.492$0.623Aug 28, 2026Sep 15, 2026$69.24$98.7513.010.0%10.0%10.1%11.2%20.9%12.8%$22.25287.0%0.0%10.7%32.4%$6.6211.7%0.563.0%6.3%19.4x3.2x1.88
RGCO Champion RGC Resources Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$21.664.03%3.98%$0.2184$0.872$0.218Jul 17, 2026Aug 3, 2026$20.55$27.997.44.6%3.0%3.4%4.9%5.1%11.9%$33.75-36.0%0.0%12.6%13.2%$2.2211.7%0.954.0%5.5%16.0x1.8x1.29
BIP Contender Brookfield Infrastructure PartnUtilitiesUtilities – Diversified$38.103.58%4.41%$0.4553$1.365$0.455Aug 31, 2026Sep 29, 2026$30.09$44.04-3.9-46.3%-15.5%-7.5%0.1%26.9%11.7%$3.101,129.0%0.0%9.8%0.0%$13.767.7%0.992.0%0.0%61.5x4.0x4.73
AVA Contender Avista CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Diversified$37.665.24%5.12%$0.4934$1.972$0.493Aug 18, 2026Sep 14, 2026$35.50$43.508.51.2%2.7%3.3%1.5%13.8%11.5%$13.85172.0%0.0%1.4%11.8%$6.528.3%1.14.1%13.6x1.1x2.39
CMS Contender CMS Energy CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$68.213.34%3.18%$0.5704$2.280$0.570Aug 7, 2026Sep 1, 2026$67.90$80.369.05.1%5.4%5.6%6.3%1.5%11.3%$16.60311.0%0.0%13.6%11.5%$6.859.2%0.966.0%3.8%20.6x2.2x2.64
ED King Consolidated Edison, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$106.703.33%3.54%$0.8884$3.552$0.888Aug 19, 2026Sep 15, 2026$94.96$116.235.94.0%3.0%2.6%2.8%15.9%11.1%$30.40251.0%0.0%10.9%12.5%$10.699.0%1.351.0%4.4%17.6x1.5x2.24
PEG Contender Public Service Enterprise GroupUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$73.193.66%3.24%$0.6704$2.680$0.670Sep 9, 2026Sep 30, 2026$72.53$87.639.05.7%5.4%5.4%5.0%-4.9%11.1%$20.10264.0%0.0%18.3%17.7%$7.2111.8%0.957.0%5.7%18.2x2.1x3.64
SRE Contender DBA SempraUtilitiesUtilities – Diversified$84.313.12%2.98%$0.6584$2.632$0.658Jun 25, 2026Jul 15, 2026$78.97$101.047.13.0%3.7%4.0%6.0%8.3%10.8%$86.25-2.0%0.0%3.9%16.7%$8.286.7%1.649.0%3.7%24.4x1.7x0.76
POR Contender Portland General Electric CoUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$49.604.44%4.20%$0.5514$2.204$0.525Sep 25, 2026Oct 15, 2026$41.80$54.629.65.0%5.0%5.1%5.7%26.4%10.5%$11.30339.0%0.0%4.0%7.3%$8.836.4%1.056.0%2.8%22.0x1.4x1.80
CPK Contender Chesapeake Utilities CorporatioUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$132.712.22%1.90%$0.7354$2.940$0.685Sep 14, 2026Oct 5, 2026$118.88$140.8311.47.1%8.3%9.2%9.1%12.1%9.5%$31.30324.0%0.0%18.1%15.1%$12.789.5%0.344.0%5.1%21.2x1.9x2.42
ES Champion Eversource Energy (D/B/A)UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$69.844.51%4.07%$0.7884$3.152$0.788May 18, 2026Jun 30, 2026$62.45$76.5710.25.0%5.5%5.6%6.0%19.0%9.4%$19.25263.0%0.0%13.8%10.4%$11.769.0%0.862.0%3.4%18.1x1.6x2.61
WTRG Champion Essential Utilities, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Water$40.883.53%3.22%$0.3614$1.444$0.343Aug 11, 2026Sep 1, 2026$36.11$42.379.95.2%6.0%6.4%6.7%10.9%8.4%$9.75319.0%0.0%18.6%29.7%$3.628.1%0.855.0%3.7%21.0x1.7x3.91
OGS Contender ONE Gas, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Gas$79.473.42%3.58%$0.6804$2.720$0.680Aug 17, 2026Aug 31, 2026$74.06$90.786.91.5%1.8%3.5%7.2%11.0%8.2%$98.30-19.0%0.0%16.5%12.5%$8.238.6%0.540.0%5.0%17.1x1.4x5.69
UTL Contender UNITIL CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Diversified$52.693.61%3.33%$0.4754$1.900$0.475Aug 17, 2026Aug 31, 2026$44.61$57.268.05.6%5.3%4.4%2.9%20.6%7.4%$78.50-33.0%0.0%8.3%9.5%$7.839.6%0.552.0%4.5%16.8x1.6x3.22
AWR King American States Water CompanyUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Water$89.882.43%2.18%$0.5464$2.184$0.504Aug 17, 2026Sep 2, 2026$69.45$91.7210.98.2%8.2%8.5%8.7%26.7%5.5%$18.30391.0%0.0%-100.0%21.3%$5.9713.7%1.043.0%7.6%24.6x3.2x2.98
MGEE King MGE Energy Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$78.152.43%2.07%$0.4754$1.900$0.475Sep 1, 2026Sep 15, 2026$72.16$87.941.7-21.9%-4.4%-0.8%1.8%-4.9%5.3%$20.35284.0%0.0%9.9%16.6%$7.3711.0%1.138.0%5.5%19.2x2.1x4.12
CWT King California Water Service GroupUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Water$50.482.65%2.26%$0.3354$1.340$0.335Aug 10, 2026Aug 21, 2026$41.29$53.8210.37.0%8.2%7.6%6.6%13.5%3.6%$11.15353.0%0.0%-3.5%11.6%$5.317.7%0.745.0%3.9%22.6x1.7x2.22
AWK Contender American Water Works Company, IUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Water$137.612.60%2.19%$0.8954$3.580$0.895Aug 11, 2026Sep 1, 2026$120.57$145.6411.08.2%8.1%8.4%9.2%1.0%3.0%$28.85377.0%0.0%9.7%21.4%$11.7410.1%0.555.0%4.6%23.9x2.3x2.65
HTO Champion H2O AmericaUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Water$63.552.77%2.72%$0.4404$1.760$0.440Aug 10, 2026Sep 1, 2026$43.75$67.098.14.8%5.1%5.4%8.0%33.8%2.8%$14.20348.0%0.0%7.0%12.9%$5.866.5%1.751.0%3.0%22.4x1.4x2.68
AES Contender The AES CorporationUtilitiesUtilities – Diversified$14.724.78%4.26%$0.1764$0.704$0.176Jul 31, 2026Aug 14, 2026$12.33$17.658.20.4%2.4%3.4%5.1%19.5%-0.1%$15.14-3.0%0.0%-0.4%4.9%$7.059.6%0.885.0%2.0%5.5x2.1x0.81
EIX Contender Edison InternationalUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Electric$55.026.38%4.75%$0.8784$3.512$0.878Jul 7, 2026Jul 31, 2026$52.00$81.6212.16.1%5.9%5.7%6.4%9.9%-0.5%$48.4514.0%0.0%9.8%19.3%$16.6119.7%0.769.0%6.9%5.7x1.2x3.37
YORW Champion The York Water CompanyUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Water$34.122.00%2.22%$0.2283$0.684$0.228Sep 30, 2026Oct 15, 2026$28.26$34.816.04.0%3.9%4.0%3.9%16.0%-2.4%$8.05324.0%0.0%3.4%15.0%$2.069.0%1.139.0%2.6%21.2x2.0x4.10
GWRS Challenger Global Water Resources, Inc.UtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Water$9.103.30%2.65%$0.02512$0.300$0.025Aug 17, 2026Aug 31, 2026$6.55$11.174.10.0%0.0%0.8%13.6%0.8%-2.7%$0.551,554.0%0.0%5.8%3.5%$0.713.9%0.761.0%0.9%82.7x3.1x2.75
MSEX Contender Middlesex Water CompanyUtilitiesUtilities – Regulated Water$58.492.46%2.03%$0.3604$1.440$0.360Aug 17, 2026Sep 1, 2026$44.17$62.188.25.9%4.8%5.7%6.1%14.9%-5.0%$12.95352.0%0.0%1.5%23.2%$3.119.8%0.543.0%5.5%22.6x2.1x18.45
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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