H2O America (HTO) Dividend History & Yield
Dividend ChampionH2O America (HTO) has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years and currently yields 2.96%. The most recent dividend was $0.4400/share on Mar 2, 2026, paid Quarterly.
HTO
Current Yield
2.96%
TTM Dividend/Share
$1.72
Payment Frequency
Quarterly
Payout Ratio
58.9%
Consecutive Growth Years
33 (Dividend Champion)
Div Growth (1Y CAGR)
5.00%
Div Growth (5Y CAGR)
5.59%
Div Growth (10Y CAGR)
7.97%
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Dividend health
Chowder score
8.5%
FCF payout ratio
201.8%
Net debt / EBITDA
5.6x
Interest coverage
2.45x
ROIC (TTM)
4.9%
Dividend Safety Score
2 out of 8 checks passed
Payout ratio below 75%
Payout ratio is 58.9%, well below the 75% threshold.
Free cash flow covers dividend
FCF/share ($-7.75) does not fully cover dividend/share ($1.72).
No dividend cuts in 10+ years
1 dividend cut(s) in the last 10 years.
Positive earnings growth trend
Earnings per share have declined over the past 5 years.
10+ years of consecutive growth
33 consecutive years of dividend growth.
FCF payout ratio below 70%
FCF payout ratio is 201.8%, above the 70% threshold.
Net Debt/EBITDA below 3x
Net Debt/EBITDA is 5.6x.
Dividend growth ≤ earnings growth (5Y)
Dividend growth (5.6%) exceeds EPS growth (-6.8%) — payout ratio expanding.
Per-payment dividend history
Ex-date May 11, 2026
- Payment date
- Jun 1, 2026
- Dividend
- $0.4400
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4400
Ex-date Feb 9, 2026
- Payment date
- Mar 2, 2026
- Dividend
- $0.4400
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4400
Ex-date Nov 10, 2025
- Payment date
- Dec 1, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.4200
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4200
Ex-date Aug 11, 2025
- Payment date
- Sep 2, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.4200
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4200
Ex-date May 12, 2025
- Payment date
- Jun 2, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.4200
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4200
Ex-date Feb 10, 2025
- Payment date
- Mar 3, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.4200
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4200
Ex-date Nov 4, 2024
- Payment date
- Dec 2, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.4000
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4000
Ex-date Aug 5, 2024
- Payment date
- Sep 3, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.4000
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4000
Ex-date May 3, 2024
- Payment date
- Jun 3, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.4000
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4000
Ex-date Feb 2, 2024
- Payment date
- Mar 1, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.4000
- Adj. dividend
- $0.4000
Ex-date Nov 3, 2023
- Payment date
- Dec 1, 2023
- Dividend
- $0.3800
- Adj. dividend
- $0.3800
Ex-date Aug 4, 2023
- Payment date
- Sep 1, 2023
- Dividend
- $0.3800
- Adj. dividend
- $0.3800
| Ex-Date | Payment Date | Dividend | Adj. Dividend |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | Jun 1, 2026 | $0.4400 | $0.4400 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Mar 2, 2026 | $0.4400 | $0.4400 |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Dec 1, 2025 | $0.4200 | $0.4200 |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Sep 2, 2025 | $0.4200 | $0.4200 |
| May 12, 2025 | Jun 2, 2025 | $0.4200 | $0.4200 |
| Feb 10, 2025 | Mar 3, 2025 | $0.4200 | $0.4200 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | Dec 2, 2024 | $0.4000 | $0.4000 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Sep 3, 2024 | $0.4000 | $0.4000 |
| May 3, 2024 | Jun 3, 2024 | $0.4000 | $0.4000 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 | $0.4000 | $0.4000 |
| Nov 3, 2023 | Dec 1, 2023 | $0.3800 | $0.3800 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | $0.3800 | $0.3800 |
Historical Dividend Yield
Dividend Growth
Dividend Increase Track Record
H2O America has raised its total annual dividend (split-adjusted, by ex-dividend calendar year) versus the prior year for 33 consecutive years — the same figure as the "Consecutive Growth Years" card above.
| Year | Previous DPS | New DPS | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.6800 | — | — |
| 2025 | $1.6000 | $1.6800 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | $1.5200 | $1.6000 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | $1.4400 | $1.5200 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | $1.3600 | $1.4400 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | $1.2800 | $1.3600 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | $1.2000 | $1.2800 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | $1.1200 | $1.2000 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | $1.0400 | $1.1200 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | $0.8100 | $1.0400 | +28.4% |
| 2016 | $0.7800 | $0.8100 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | $0.7500 | $0.7800 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | $0.7300 | $0.7500 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | $0.7100 | $0.7300 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | $0.6900 | $0.7100 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | $0.6800 | $0.6900 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | $0.6600 | $0.6800 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | $0.6450 | $0.6600 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | $0.6050 | $0.6450 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | $0.5650 | $0.6050 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | $0.5350 | $0.5650 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | $0.5100 | $0.5350 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | $0.4850 | $0.5100 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | $0.4600 | $0.4850 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | $0.4288 | $0.4600 | +7.3% |
| 2001 | $0.4100 | $0.4288 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | $0.4000 | $0.4100 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | $0.3900 | $0.4000 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | $0.3800 | $0.3900 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | $0.3700 | $0.3800 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | $0.3600 | $0.3700 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | $0.3500 | $0.3600 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | $0.3400 | $0.3500 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | $0.3550 | $0.3400 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | $0.3200 | $0.3550 | +10.9% |
| 1991 | $0.3100 | $0.3200 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | $0.3033 | $0.3100 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | $0.2933 | $0.3033 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | $0.2800 | $0.2933 | +4.8% |
| 1987 | $0.2620 | $0.2800 | +6.9% |
| 1986 | $0.1210 | $0.2620 | +116.5% |
| 1985 | $0.2210 | $0.1210 | -45.2% |
| 1984 | $0.2000 | $0.2210 | +10.5% |
| 1983 | $0.1833 | $0.2000 | +9.1% |
| 1982 | $0.1647 | $0.1833 | +11.3% |
| 1981 | $0.1460 | $0.1647 | +12.8% |
| 1980 | — | $0.1460 | — |
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 H2O America (HTO) from the consolidated cash flow statement, in USD as filed.
Latest period
$60.41M
YoY change
+12.5%
5Y CAGR
+9.9%
Peak year (2025)
$58.65M
Latest annual
$58.65M
Cash dividends paid over time for H2O America (HTO)
Per-period cash dividends paid
Cash dividends paid annual + quarterly history for H2O America (HTO)
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Reported | Dividends Paid | YoY | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $58.65M | +12.5% | +$6.51M | ||
| 2024 | $52.13M | +8.8% | +$4.23M | ||
| 2023 | $47.91M | +9.9% | +$4.32M | ||
| 2022 | $43.58M | +8.6% | +$3.44M | ||
| 2021 | $40.14M | +9.9% | +$3.63M | ||
| 2020 | $36.51M | +7.0% | +$2.38M | ||
| 2019 | $34.13M | +47.9% | +$11.06M | ||
| 2018 | $23.07M | +8.2% | +$1.74M | ||
| 2017 | $21.33M | +28.8% | +$4.77M | ||
| 2016 | $16.56M | +4.2% | +$674,000 | ||
| 2015 | $15.88M | +4.7% | +$708,000 | ||
| 2014 | $15.18M | +5.1% | +$734,000 | ||
| 2013 | $14.44M | +9.2% | +$1.21M | ||
| 2012 | $13.23M | +3.2% | +$408,000 | ||
| 2011 | $12.82M | +1.7% | +$220,000 | ||
| 2010 | $12.60M | +3.3% | +$401,000 | ||
| 2009 | $12.20M | +2.8% | +$327,000 | ||
| 2008 | $11.88M | +7.1% | +$786,000 | ||
| 2007 | $11.09M | — | +$11.09M | ||
| 2006 | $0 | — | $0 | ||
| 2005 | $0 | — | $0 | ||
| 2004 | $0 | — | $0 | ||
| 2003 | $0 | — | $0 | ||
| 2002 | $0 | — | $0 | ||
| 2001 | $0 | — | $0 | ||
| 2000 | $0 | — | $0 | ||
| 1999 | $0 | — | $0 | ||
| 1998 | $0 | — | $0 | ||
| 1997 | $0 | — | $0 | ||
| 1996 | $0 | — | $0 | ||
| 1995 | $0 | — | $0 | ||
| 1994 | $0 | — | — |
In 2025, H2O America (HTO) dividends paid totalled $58.65M – grew 12.5% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, H2O America dividends paid compounded at +9.9% per year, sustaining 19 straight years of year-over-year growth.
2025 marks the peak dividends paid at $58.65M, with the historical low of $0 recorded in 1994.
Within Utilities, H2O America (HTO) ranks 9th among 8 peers we track. The peer median for dividends paid is $2.14B.
H2O America Dividends Paid 2025: $58.65M
H2O America dividends paid in 2025 was $58.65M, grew 12.5% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
H2O America Dividends Paid 2024: $52.13M
H2O America dividends paid in 2024 was $52.13M, grew 8.8% from 2023.
H2O America Dividends Paid 2023: $47.91M
H2O America dividends paid in 2023 was $47.91M, grew 9.9% from 2022.
H2O America Dividends Paid 2022: $43.58M
H2O America dividends paid in 2022 was $43.58M, grew 8.6% from 2021.
H2O America Dividends Paid 2021: $40.14M
H2O America dividends paid in 2021 was $40.14M.
See more financial history for H2O America (HTO).
Sector peers by dividends paid
Companies in the same sector as H2O America, 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 H2O America pay dividends?
Yes, H2O America (HTO) pays quarterly dividends of approximately $1.72 per share annually, yielding 2.96%.
What is H2O America's dividend yield?
H2O America (HTO) has a current dividend yield of 2.96%.
Is H2O America's dividend safe?
H2O America (HTO) passes 2 out of 8 dividend safety checks. See the detailed breakdown above for each criterion.
How many consecutive years has H2O America increased its dividend?
H2O America (HTO) has 33 consecutive years of dividend increases.
What is H2O America's dividend payout ratio?
H2O America (HTO) has a dividend payout ratio of 58.9%. 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 H2O America's dividends paid?
Latest reported dividends paid for H2O America (HTO) is $60.41M (period ending March 31, 2026).
How has H2O America dividends paid changed year-over-year?
H2O America (HTO) dividends paid changed +12.5% year-over-year on the latest annual filing.
What is the long-term growth rate of H2O America dividends paid?
H2O America (HTO) dividends paid compound annual growth rate is +9.9% over the most recent 5 years available.
When did H2O America dividends paid hit its highest annual value?
H2O America dividends paid reached its highest annual value of $58.65M in 2025.
What was H2O America dividends paid in 2024?
H2O America (HTO) dividends paid in 2024 was $52.13M.
What was H2O America dividends paid in 2025?
H2O America (HTO) dividends paid in 2025 was $58.65M.
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