Essential Utilities has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.3606 per share, payable on 1 December 2026 to shareholders of record on 10 November. Its board announced the declaration on 21 October.
The December payment date is distinct from the November record date. The release establishes the amount for this distribution but does not give an ex-dividend date or a trading cutoff.
The source-backed timetable
| Item | Verified detail |
|---|---|
| Issuer and security | Essential Utilities, Inc.; NYSE ticker WTRG. Source |
| Action and amount | Board-declared quarterly cash dividend of $0.3606 per share. Source |
| Announcement date | 21 October 2026. Source |
| Record date | 10 November 2026. Source |
| Payment date | 1 December 2026. Source |
| Ex-dividend date | Not specified in the cited release; no settlement rule inferred. Source |
Why the decimal matters
The declared amount has four decimal places. Replacing it with 36 cents would change the issuer’s terms. For 100 eligible shares, 100 × $0.3606 gives $36.06 before any applicable deductions or processing effects.
That calculation illustrates a declared cash amount only. It does not determine a shareholder’s tax treatment, currency conversion, total return or a dividend yield. A yield would also require a share-price observation on a specified basis; none was checked for this report.
What shareholders should verify
A record date concerns the register used to establish the distribution. It should not be treated as a stand-alone instruction to purchase shares by that date. Readers should use official ex-dividend information and their intermediary’s notices to check their own situation.
This article does not assume that the declaration has already been paid, nor that future quarterly payments are assured. For another report separating the amount, record date and payment date, see CapKet’s ONEOK dividend explainer.
Additional official record: the issuer’s matching PDF release. PDF format of same issuer declaration, not independent corroboration. Observed at 2026-10-22T06:24:10.656Z.
Official evidence and scope
Essential Utilities official document. Source observed at 2026-10-22T06:17:10.981Z. This is an AI-assisted primary-document check, not independent human editorial approval. It is not investment advice.
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