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Data last updated: Jul 13, 2026
Snapshot (as of Jul 13, 2026): Eversource Energy (ES) pays a $3.08 annual dividend ($0.79 quarterly), yielding 4.12% at $74.82/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-05-18. 26 consecutive years of dividend growth (Dividend Aristocrat). Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 4.12%
Annual Dividend: $3.08 per share
Payout Ratio: 64.1%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-05-18
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Utilities
Years of Dividend History: 43
Eversource Energy is a regulated utility serving residential, commercial, and industrial customers across Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire through electricity transmission and distribution, natural gas delivery, and water services. The Eversource Energy dividend currently yields 4.14%, placing it in high-yield territory for the utilities sector. ES pays quarterly, with a trailing annual rate of $3.08 per share and an upcoming ex-dividend date of May 18, 2026. A beta of 0.714 means ES stock moves less than the broader market, which suits income investors who prioritize lower volatility over capital appreciation.
Eversource Energy pays out 64.1% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as elevated (60–75%). The company's revenue base comes from regulated electricity, natural gas, and water delivery, services that carry predictable, recurring demand from roughly 226,000 water customers alone, plus a much larger electricity and gas customer base across three states. Eversource Energy dividend safety faces its most direct pressure from that payout level: at 64.1%, there is limited room to absorb earnings declines before the dividend would require reassessment.
Eversource Energy dividend history shows a CAGR of 7.5% per year from 2011 to 2025. The per-share annual dividend grew from $1.10 to $3.01 over that window (2026 data is partial and excluded from this calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 5.2% in 2025, which signals that growth has been decelerating at the recent end of the series.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +5.7% | $2.55 (2022) | $3.01 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +5.8% | $2.27 (2020) | $3.01 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +6.1% | $1.67 (2015) | $3.01 (2025) |
Eversource Energy fits income-focused investors who want a high-yield utility with a long, unbroken dividend growth record. The current yield of 4.14% sits above the 5-year average of 3.64%, meaning buyers today are locking in a historically elevated income rate from this regulated utility. ES is a Dividend Aristocrat with 26 consecutive years of dividend increases, a streak that reflects the durability of its regulated revenue model across electricity, gas, and water. The trade-off is clear: the payout ratio of 64.1% is elevated (60-75%), and recent growth has slowed to 5.2% annually. Income investors get a high (above 4%) yield and a long growth streak; they accept a tighter earnings cushion and moderating dividend increases in return.
ES is a Dividend Aristocrat with 26 consecutive years of dividend increases.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | $0.7875 |
| 2026-03-05 | $0.7875 |
| 2025-12-17 | $0.7525 |
| 2025-09-22 | $0.7525 |
| 2025-05-15 | $0.7525 |
| 2025-03-04 | $0.7525 |
| 2024-12-18 | $0.7150 |
| 2024-09-23 | $0.7150 |
| 2024-05-15 | $0.7150 |
| 2024-03-04 | $0.7150 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.5750 |
| 2025 | $3.0100 |
| 2024 | $2.8600 |
| 2023 | $2.7000 |
| 2022 | $2.5485 |
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