Eversource Energy (ES) Dividend History & Yield
Dividend ChampionEversource Energy (ES) has increased its dividend for 27 consecutive years and currently yields 4.46%. The most recent dividend was $0.7875/share on Mar 31, 2026, paid Quarterly.
Current Yield
4.46%
TTM Dividend/Share
$3.08
Payment Frequency
Quarterly
Payout Ratio
65.8%
Consecutive Growth Years
27 (Dividend Champion)
Div Growth (1Y CAGR)
5.24%
Div Growth (5Y CAGR)
5.81%
Div Growth (10Y CAGR)
6.07%
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Dividend health
Chowder score
10.3%
FCF payout ratio
123.5%
Net debt / EBITDA
5.5x
Interest coverage
2.40x
ROIC (TTM)
6.4%
Dividend Safety Score
4 out of 8 checks passed
Payout ratio below 75%
Payout ratio is 65.8%, well below the 75% threshold.
Free cash flow covers dividend
FCF/share ($-0.12) does not fully cover dividend/share ($3.08).
No dividend cuts in 10+ years
1 dividend cut(s) in the last 10 years.
Positive earnings growth trend
Earnings per share have grown over the past 5 years.
10+ years of consecutive growth
27 consecutive years of dividend growth.
FCF payout ratio below 70%
FCF payout ratio is 123.5%, above the 70% threshold.
Net Debt/EBITDA below 3x
Net Debt/EBITDA is 5.5x.
Dividend growth ≤ earnings growth (5Y)
Dividend growth (5.8%) ≤ EPS growth (16.9%) — sustainable.
Per-payment dividend history
Ex-date May 18, 2026
- Payment date
- Jun 30, 2026
- Dividend
- $0.7875
- Adj. dividend
- $0.7875
Ex-date Mar 5, 2026
- Payment date
- Mar 31, 2026
- Dividend
- $0.7875
- Adj. dividend
- $0.7875
Ex-date Dec 17, 2025
- Payment date
- Dec 31, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.7525
- Adj. dividend
- $0.7525
Ex-date Sep 22, 2025
- Payment date
- Sep 30, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.7525
- Adj. dividend
- $0.7525
Ex-date May 15, 2025
- Payment date
- Jun 30, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.7525
- Adj. dividend
- $0.7525
Ex-date Mar 4, 2025
- Payment date
- Mar 31, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.7525
- Adj. dividend
- $0.7525
Ex-date Dec 18, 2024
- Payment date
- Dec 31, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.7150
- Adj. dividend
- $0.7150
Ex-date Sep 23, 2024
- Payment date
- Sep 30, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.7150
- Adj. dividend
- $0.7150
Ex-date May 15, 2024
- Payment date
- Jun 28, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.7150
- Adj. dividend
- $0.7150
Ex-date Mar 4, 2024
- Payment date
- Mar 29, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.7150
- Adj. dividend
- $0.7150
Ex-date Dec 15, 2023
- Payment date
- Dec 29, 2023
- Dividend
- $0.6750
- Adj. dividend
- $0.6750
Ex-date Sep 22, 2023
- Payment date
- Sep 29, 2023
- Dividend
- $0.6750
- Adj. dividend
- $0.6750
| Ex-Date | Payment Date | Dividend | Adj. Dividend |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.7875 | $0.7875 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.7875 | $0.7875 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.7525 | $0.7525 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.7525 | $0.7525 |
| May 15, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.7525 | $0.7525 |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $0.7525 | $0.7525 |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $0.7150 | $0.7150 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $0.7150 | $0.7150 |
| May 15, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $0.7150 | $0.7150 |
| Mar 4, 2024 | Mar 29, 2024 | $0.7150 | $0.7150 |
| Dec 15, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.6750 | $0.6750 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | $0.6750 | $0.6750 |
Historical Dividend Yield
Dividend Growth
Dividend Increase Track Record
Eversource Energy has raised its total annual dividend (split-adjusted, by ex-dividend calendar year) versus the prior year for 27 consecutive years — the same figure as the "Consecutive Growth Years" card above.
| Year | Previous DPS | New DPS | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.0100 | — | — |
| 2025 | $2.8600 | $3.0100 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | $2.7000 | $2.8600 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | $2.5485 | $2.7000 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | $2.4110 | $2.5485 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | $2.2695 | $2.4110 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | $2.1400 | $2.2695 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | $2.0200 | $2.1400 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | $1.9000 | $2.0200 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | $1.7800 | $1.9000 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | $1.6700 | $1.7800 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | $1.5700 | $1.6700 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | $1.4695 | $1.5700 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | $1.3228 | $1.4695 | +11.1% |
| 2012 | $1.1000 | $1.3228 | +20.3% |
| 2011 | $1.0250 | $1.1000 | +7.3% |
| 2010 | $0.9500 | $1.0250 | +7.9% |
| 2009 | $0.8250 | $0.9500 | +15.2% |
| 2008 | $0.7750 | $0.8250 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | $0.7250 | $0.7750 | +6.9% |
| 2006 | $0.6750 | $0.7250 | +7.4% |
| 2005 | $0.6250 | $0.6750 | +8.0% |
| 2004 | $0.5750 | $0.6250 | +8.7% |
| 2003 | $0.5250 | $0.5750 | +9.5% |
| 2002 | $0.4500 | $0.5250 | +16.7% |
| 2001 | $0.4000 | $0.4500 | +12.5% |
| 2000 | $0.1000 | $0.4000 | +300.0% |
| 1999 | $0.2500 | $0.1000 | -60.0% |
| 1997 | $1.3800 | $0.2500 | -81.9% |
| 1996 | $1.7600 | $1.3800 | -21.6% |
| 1995 | $1.7600 | $1.7600 | 0.0% |
| 1994 | $1.7600 | $1.7600 | 0.0% |
| 1993 | $1.7600 | $1.7600 | 0.0% |
| 1992 | $1.7600 | $1.7600 | 0.0% |
| 1991 | $1.7600 | $1.7600 | 0.0% |
| 1990 | $1.7600 | $1.7600 | 0.0% |
| 1989 | $1.7600 | $1.7600 | 0.0% |
| 1988 | $1.7600 | $1.7600 | 0.0% |
| 1987 | $1.6800 | $1.7600 | +4.8% |
| 1986 | $1.5800 | $1.6800 | +6.3% |
| 1985 | — | $1.5800 | — |
DPS sums split-adjusted amounts (adj. dividend) by ex-dividend calendar year—the same basis as the Adj. Dividend column in Dividend Payment History. The Dividend column can differ after stock splits. This table uses four decimals per annual total so the Change column matches the shown amounts; each payment row in Dividend Payment History also uses four.
Cash dividends paid (USD) — TTM and history
Trailing-twelve-month and annual common dividends paid for Eversource Energy (ES) from the consolidated cash flow statement, in USD as filed.
Latest period
$1.11B
YoY change
+9.1%
5Y CAGR
+8.0%
Peak year (2025)
$1.09B
Latest annual
$1.09B
Cash dividends paid over time for Eversource Energy (ES)
Per-period cash dividends paid
Cash dividends paid annual + quarterly history for Eversource Energy (ES)
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Reported | Dividends Paid | YoY | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.09B | +9.1% | +$91.59M | ||
| 2024 | $1.00B | +9.0% | +$82.49M | ||
| 2023 | $919.00M | +6.9% | +$58.96M | ||
| 2022 | $860.03M | +6.8% | +$54.59M | ||
| 2021 | $805.44M | +8.2% | +$60.77M | ||
| 2020 | $744.66M | +12.3% | +$81.43M | ||
| 2019 | $663.24M | +3.6% | +$23.13M | ||
| 2018 | $640.11M | +6.3% | +$38.03M | ||
| 2017 | $602.08M | +6.7% | +$37.60M | ||
| 2016 | $564.49M | +6.5% | +$34.70M | ||
| 2015 | $529.79M | +11.5% | +$54.56M | ||
| 2014 | $475.23M | +2.7% | +$12.49M | ||
| 2013 | $462.74M | +23.4% | +$87.69M | ||
| 2012 | $375.05M | +92.8% | +$180.49M | ||
| 2011 | $194.56M | +7.8% | +$14.01M | ||
| 2010 | $180.54M | +11.2% | +$18.16M | ||
| 2009 | $162.38M | +25.8% | +$33.30M | ||
| 2008 | $129.08M | +6.7% | +$8.09M | ||
| 2007 | $120.99M | +7.3% | +$8.24M | ||
| 2006 | $112.75M | +28.8% | +$25.19M | ||
| 2005 | $87.55M | +9.2% | +$7.38M | ||
| 2004 | $80.18M | +1.9% | +$1.53M | ||
| 2003 | $78.65M | +7.2% | +$5.30M | ||
| 2002 | $73.35M | +7.6% | +$5.18M | ||
| 2001 | $68.17M | -4.7% | -$3.35M | ||
| 2000 | $71.52M | +98.7% | +$35.52M | ||
| 1999 | $36.00M | +36.4% | +$9.60M | ||
| 1998 | $26.40M | -57.7% | -$36.00M | ||
| 1997 | $62.40M | -70.3% | -$147.70M | ||
| 1996 | $210.10M | -19.5% | -$50.90M | ||
| 1995 | $261.00M | -0.5% | -$1.30M | ||
| 1994 | $262.30M | — | — |
Eversource Energy (ES) most recent annual dividends paid stands at $1.09B (2025) – grew 9.1% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Eversource Energy dividends paid produced a CAGR of +8.0% – sustaining 24 straight years of year-over-year growth.
$1.09B stands as the all-time-high annual dividends paid, posted in 2025, against a low of $26.40M during 1998.
Among 8 Utilities peers, Eversource Energy (ES) ranks 7th; the peer median for dividends paid is $2.14B.
Eversource Energy Dividends Paid 2025: $1.09B
Eversource Energy dividends paid in 2025 was $1.09B, grew 9.1% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Eversource Energy Dividends Paid 2024: $1.00B
Eversource Energy dividends paid in 2024 was $1.00B, grew 9.0% from 2023.
Eversource Energy Dividends Paid 2023: $919.00M
Eversource Energy dividends paid in 2023 was $919.00M, grew 6.9% from 2022.
Eversource Energy Dividends Paid 2022: $860.03M
Eversource Energy dividends paid in 2022 was $860.03M, grew 6.8% from 2021.
Eversource Energy Dividends Paid 2021: $805.44M
Eversource Energy dividends paid in 2021 was $805.44M.
See more financial history for Eversource Energy (ES).
Sector peers by dividends paid
Companies in the same sector as Eversource Energy, ranked by their latest dividends paid.
| Company | Dividends Paid | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| NextEra Energy (NEE) | $4.68B | Utilities |
| Duke Energy (DUK) | $3.30B | Utilities |
| Southern Company (SO) | $3.02B | Utilities |
| Dominion Energy (D) | $2.28B | Utilities |
| American Electric Power Company (AEP) | $2.01B | Utilities |
| Sempra (SRE) | $1.60B | Utilities |
| Constellation Energy (CEG) | $486.00M | Utilities |
| GE Vernova (GEV) | $275.00M | Utilities |
Frequently asked questions
Does Eversource Energy pay dividends?
Yes, Eversource Energy (ES) pays quarterly dividends of approximately $3.08 per share annually, yielding 4.46%.
What is Eversource Energy's dividend yield?
Eversource Energy (ES) has a current dividend yield of 4.46%.
Is Eversource Energy's dividend safe?
Eversource Energy (ES) passes 4 out of 8 dividend safety checks. See the detailed breakdown above for each criterion.
How many consecutive years has Eversource Energy increased its dividend?
Eversource Energy (ES) has 27 consecutive years of dividend increases.
What is Eversource Energy's dividend payout ratio?
Eversource Energy (ES) has a dividend payout ratio of 65.8%. Trailing twelve months (GAAP): adjusted dividends over roughly 12 months aligned with the latest reported quarter, divided by the sum of diluted EPS from the last four fiscal quarters (not NII or taxable income for BDCs/REITs).
What is Eversource Energy's dividends paid?
Latest reported dividends paid for Eversource Energy (ES) is $1.11B (period ending March 31, 2026).
How has Eversource Energy dividends paid changed year-over-year?
Eversource Energy (ES) dividends paid changed +9.1% year-over-year on the latest annual filing.
What is the long-term growth rate of Eversource Energy dividends paid?
Eversource Energy (ES) dividends paid compound annual growth rate is +8.0% over the most recent 5 years available.
When did Eversource Energy dividends paid hit its highest annual value?
Eversource Energy dividends paid reached its highest annual value of $1.09B in 2025.
What was Eversource Energy dividends paid in 2024?
Eversource Energy (ES) dividends paid in 2024 was $1.00B.
What was Eversource Energy dividends paid in 2025?
Eversource Energy (ES) dividends paid in 2025 was $1.09B.
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