Essential Utilities (WTRG) Historical Monthly & Quarterly Returns

Dividend-adjusted returns by month and quarter. Compare performance across years.

2026

Jan+1.1%
Feb+4.0%
Mar+0.8%
Apr+1.0%
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

2025

Jan2.3%
Feb+8.0%
Mar+4.1%
Apr+4.0%
May5.5%
Jun3.6%
Jul0.9%
Aug+8.3%
Sep+1.0%
Oct2.2%
Nov+2.3%
Dec3.1%

2024

Jan4.0%
Feb2.2%
Mar+6.5%
Apr1.3%
May+4.0%
Jun1.1%
Jul+8.9%
Aug3.3%
Sep1.1%
Oct+0.1%
Nov+4.6%
Dec9.3%

2023

Jan2.1%
Feb7.9%
Mar+2.0%
Apr2.2%
May4.0%
Jun2.0%
Jul+6.0%
Aug12.1%
Sep7.0%
Oct2.5%
Nov+7.4%
Dec+4.9%

2022

Jan9.2%
Feb2.8%
Mar+8.5%
Apr12.5%
May+4.0%
Jun0.9%
Jul+13.3%
Aug4.8%
Sep15.8%
Oct+6.8%
Nov+9.8%
Dec1.1%

2021

Jan2.1%
Feb8.7%
Mar+6.4%
Apr+5.3%
May+2.0%
Jun4.4%
Jul+7.5%
Aug+1.6%
Sep7.2%
Oct+2.1%
Nov+1.0%
Dec+13.6%

2020

Jan+10.6%
Feb16.8%
Mar5.4%
Apr+2.7%
May+5.4%
Jun3.5%
Jul+7.4%
Aug5.8%
Sep5.3%
Oct+2.4%
Nov+10.5%
Dec+4.5%

2019

Jan+2.5%
Feb+3.2%
Mar+1.4%
Apr+7.2%
May+1.8%
Jun+4.6%
Jul+1.4%
Aug+6.2%
Sep+1.2%
Oct+1.1%
Nov1.8%
Dec+6.1%

2018

Jan7.7%
Feb5.0%
Mar0.4%
Apr+3.2%
May0.6%
Jun+1.4%
Jul+5.0%
Aug+1.2%
Sep0.7%
Oct11.9%
Nov+6.1%
Dec0.3%

2017

Jan+1.2%
Feb+5.0%
Mar+1.3%
Apr+2.9%
May0.6%
Jun+1.9%
Jul+0.3%
Aug+0.7%
Sep0.6%
Oct+6.9%
Nov+7.7%
Dec+3.3%

2016

Jan+5.8%
Feb2.5%
Mar+4.1%
Apr0.5%
May+2.6%
Jun+10.4%
Jul2.9%
Aug11.7%
Sep+0.3%
Oct+0.7%
Nov2.5%
Dec+1.0%

2015

Jan+1.3%
Feb1.6%
Mar0.3%
Apr+1.8%
May1.2%
Jun7.0%
Jul+3.8%
Aug+0.4%
Sep+4.4%
Oct+8.1%
Nov+3.3%
Dec+1.5%

2014

Jan+1.5%
Feb+5.8%
Mar0.5%
Apr+0.1%
May+1.7%
Jun+3.3%
Jul9.3%
Aug+5.9%
Sep5.9%
Oct+11.4%
Nov+2.1%
Dec+0.5%

2013

Jan+7.1%
Feb+7.6%
Mar+7.9%
Apr+0.9%
May1.5%
Jun+0.6%
Jul+8.2%
Aug9.8%
Sep+1.8%
Oct+1.9%
Nov3.8%
Dec2.0%

2012

Jan+0.0%
Feb+1.5%
Mar+0.3%
Apr+1.9%
May+2.5%
Jun+8.1%
Jul+2.6%
Aug1.8%
Sep0.9%
Oct+2.5%
Nov+1.3%
Dec0.4%

2011

Jan+2.9%
Feb1.9%
Mar+1.6%
Apr1.5%
May+1.7%
Jun3.6%
Jul3.7%
Aug+5.0%
Sep2.2%
Oct+2.8%
Nov0.6%
Dec+0.7%

2010

Jan5.3%
Feb+4.2%
Mar+2.6%
Apr+4.2%
May4.0%
Jun+1.3%
Jul+10.3%
Aug+2.7%
Sep+2.6%
Oct+5.5%
Nov+0.9%
Dec+4.2%

2009

Jan+0.8%
Feb10.7%
Mar+8.7%
Apr8.2%
May9.6%
Jun+8.6%
Jul+1.0%
Aug6.1%
Sep+4.7%
Oct12.4%
Nov+6.7%
Dec+7.3%

2008

Jan6.1%
Feb3.9%
Mar1.4%
Apr1.8%
May6.7%
Jun6.4%
Jul0.8%
Aug+16.1%
Sep2.7%
Oct+1.2%
Nov+21.3%
Dec5.0%

2007

Jan2.5%
Feb+3.0%
Mar1.5%
Apr1.5%
May+3.9%
Jun1.6%
Jul2.8%
Aug+10.2%
Sep5.4%
Oct+2.6%
Nov4.3%
Dec4.2%

2006

Jan+3.2%
Feb+2.4%
Mar3.2%
Apr14.1%
May1.3%
Jun2.9%
Jul4.3%
Aug+9.3%
Sep7.4%
Oct+10.5%
Nov0.9%
Dec4.7%

2005

Jan2.3%
Feb+2.9%
Mar0.9%
Apr+9.6%
May+2.4%
Jun+9.2%
Jul+7.9%
Aug+7.3%
Sep+10.9%
Oct10.9%
Nov+9.6%
Dec1.6%

2004

Jan1.3%
Feb0.3%
Mar+0.4%
Apr5.8%
May2.3%
Jun+1.0%
Jul3.0%
Aug+9.6%
Sep+4.4%
Oct1.2%
Nov+9.0%
Dec+3.8%

2003

Jan2.4%
Feb+4.9%
Mar+4.8%
Apr+3.2%
May+4.5%
Jun+3.5%
Jul1.7%
Aug0.6%
Sep+1.9%
Oct2.0%
Nov+15.4%
Dec+1.9%

2002

Jan+3.8%
Feb0.2%
Mar+1.2%
Apr+2.6%
May13.7%
Jun2.4%
Jul2.1%
Aug3.9%
Sep+7.4%
Oct+6.0%
Nov6.4%
Dec+3.0%

2001

Jan13.6%
Feb+9.4%
Mar+2.6%
Apr1.3%
May1.5%
Jun+11.8%
Jul+0.2%
Aug+8.6%
Sep4.8%
Oct+8.5%
Nov+5.8%
Dec6.0%

2000

Jan3.1%
Feb6.7%
Mar2.1%
Apr+32.6%
May+3.7%
Jun17.1%
Jul+8.3%
Aug+6.5%
Sep1.1%
Oct+1.1%
Nov+0.8%
Dec+30.7%

1999

Jan14.1%
Feb14.6%
Mar+5.2%
Apr0.6%
May1.5%
Jun+4.7%
Jul0.8%
Aug+2.3%
Sep+1.7%
Oct2.5%
Nov+1.4%
Dec10.6%

1998

Jan+4.3%
Feb3.9%
Mar1.9%
Apr1.9%
May6.1%
Jun+11.3%
Jul2.5%
Aug+19.8%
Sep+5.5%
Oct8.5%
Nov+3.8%
Dec+16.8%

1997

Jan+2.9%
Feb0.9%
Mar22.4%
Apr+28.3%
May5.2%
Jun+2.0%
Jul+0.0%
Aug+22.3%
Sep6.7%
Oct+4.3%
Nov+11.4%
Dec+18.3%

1996

Jan+1.4%
Feb+7.1%
Mar+4.0%
Apr+0.6%
May+7.0%
Jun+0.6%
Jul1.8%
Aug+3.0%
Sep0.6%
Oct+4.1%
Nov+10.7%
Dec+6.6%

1995

Jan0.9%
Feb+2.7%
Mar0.9%
Apr+0.0%
May+2.6%
Jun+1.7%
Jul3.3%
Aug+2.6%
Sep+0.8%
Oct+5.8%
Nov+1.6%
Dec+7.8%

1994

Jan+4.6%
Feb+0.0%
Mar5.3%
Apr+0.0%
May+0.9%
Jun0.9%
Jul+3.7%
Aug+4.5%
Sep2.6%
Oct3.5%
Nov+2.7%
Dec+0.9%

1993

Jan+0.8%
Feb+7.8%
Mar+6.6%
Apr1.9%
May+1.0%
Jun+2.9%
Jul+3.8%
Aug+6.4%
Sep+0.0%
Oct1.7%
Nov7.0%
Dec+1.9%

1992

Jan3.3%
Feb+0.9%
Mar2.2%
Apr3.5%
May+1.8%
Jun+0.0%
Jul+12.3%
Aug4.2%
Sep+3.4%
Oct+5.0%
Nov+0.0%
Dec0.8%

1991

Jan1.1%
Feb+11.0%
Mar+2.0%
Apr+0.0%
May+4.3%
Jun1.0%
Jul+1.9%
Aug+6.5%
Sep+3.2%
Oct+8.8%
Nov3.3%
Dec+2.5%

1990

Jan+0.9%
Feb+3.7%
Mar0.9%
Apr6.9%
May+8.4%
Jun2.8%
Jul4.3%
Aug8.2%
Sep7.2%
Oct+12.6%
Nov2.3%
Dec+3.3%

1989

Jan+1.0%
Feb+4.3%
Mar2.4%
Apr+0.5%
May+1.3%
Jun+1.5%
Jul+1.0%
Aug+7.6%
Sep5.4%
Oct+4.8%
Nov3.9%
Dec+2.9%

1988

Jan+1.9%
Feb+15.1%
Mar2.4%
Apr4.1%
May4.1%
Jun+6.8%
Jul3.0%
Aug6.4%
Sep+3.8%
Oct0.9%
Nov5.4%
Dec+1.0%

1987

Jan+3.0%
Feb0.9%
Mar3.0%
Apr5.7%
May2.6%
Jun+0.8%
Jul4.2%
Aug+1.2%
Sep3.5%
Oct9.6%
Nov+9.3%
Dec+0.9%

1986

Jan+0.0%
Feb+14.6%
Mar3.1%
Apr3.7%
May+13.3%
Jun+0.5%
Jul+4.7%
Aug+35.0%
Sep11.3%
Oct+15.6%
Nov+9.8%
Dec6.0%

1985

Jan+0.0%
Feb+17.8%
Mar+12.9%
Apr+3.8%
May+15.6%
Jun2.2%
Jul11.2%
Aug+20.7%
Sep+0.0%
Oct0.5%
Nov+14.3%
Dec0.5%

1984

Jan+10.3%
Feb5.7%
Mar+8.8%
Apr9.6%
May7.8%
Jun+4.9%
Jul2.9%
Aug+5.9%
Sep3.4%
Oct3.5%
Nov+0.0%
Dec+7.8%

1983

Jan1.4%
Feb+4.4%
Mar+7.0%
Apr0.7%
May+2.6%
Jun+6.5%
Jul+5.5%
Aug6.3%
Sep+19.6%
Oct9.2%
Nov1.7%
Dec+0.6%

1982

Jan+2.7%
Feb5.3%
Mar+0.0%
Apr+5.6%
May+4.8%
Jun+0.0%
Jul+0.0%
Aug+2.0%
Sep+13.5%
Oct+11.0%
Nov+4.6%
Dec+0.7%

1981

Jan8.0%
Feb1.9%
Mar+1.5%
Apr15.1%
May+4.0%
Jun+5.0%
Jul+22.7%
Aug6.7%
Sep+1.4%
Oct+1.4%
Nov+5.6%
Dec2.6%

1980

Jan
Feb
Mar9.5%
Apr+17.2%
May9.3%
Jun+14.2%
Jul+15.9%
Aug+2.1%
Sep+13.1%
Oct+1.0%
Nov+21.4%
Dec5.9%

Avg

Jan0.4%
Feb+1.0%
Mar+0.9%
Apr+0.7%
May+0.4%
Jun+1.4%
Jul+2.1%
Aug+3.3%
Sep0.0%
Oct+1.6%
Nov+3.9%
Dec+2.1%

Median

Jan+0.4%
Feb+1.2%
Mar+0.8%
Apr+0.0%
May+1.5%
Jun+0.9%
Jul+0.6%
Aug+2.4%
Sep0.3%
Oct+1.6%
Nov+2.5%
Dec+1.0%

Win %

Jan50%
Feb52%
Mar55%
Apr47%
May57%
Jun59%
Jul54%
Aug67%
Sep46%
Oct65%
Nov70%
Dec63%

Frequently asked questions

What is the best performing month for Essential Utilities (WTRG) stock?

Historically, November is the best performing month for Essential Utilities (WTRG) stock with an average return of +3.88%.

What is the worst performing month for Essential Utilities (WTRG) stock?

Historically, January is the worst performing month for Essential Utilities (WTRG) stock with an average return of 0.37%.

What is the best performing quarter for Essential Utilities (WTRG) stock?

Historically, Q4 is the best performing quarter for Essential Utilities (WTRG) stock with an average return of +7.56%.

What is the worst performing quarter for Essential Utilities (WTRG) stock?

Historically, Q1 is the worst performing quarter for Essential Utilities (WTRG) stock with an average return of +1.56%.

What is the best performing year for Essential Utilities (WTRG) stock?

Historically, 1985 is the best performing year for Essential Utilities (WTRG) stock with a return of +89.46%.

What is the worst performing year for Essential Utilities (WTRG) stock?

Historically, 1999 is the worst performing year for Essential Utilities (WTRG) stock with a return of 27.80%.

Which month has the highest win rate for Essential Utilities (WTRG) stock?

Historically, November has the highest win rate for Essential Utilities (WTRG) stock — positive in 70% of years.

Which month has the lowest win rate for Essential Utilities (WTRG) stock?

Historically, September has the lowest win rate for Essential Utilities (WTRG) stock — positive in 46% of years.

Which quarter has the highest win rate for Essential Utilities (WTRG) stock?

Historically, Q4 has the highest win rate for Essential Utilities (WTRG) stock — positive in 72% of years.

Which quarter has the lowest win rate for Essential Utilities (WTRG) stock?

Historically, Q1 has the lowest win rate for Essential Utilities (WTRG) stock — positive in 53% of years.

Data & methodology

How are returns calculated?

We compare the closing price at the end of each period (month or quarter) with the closing price at the end of the previous period. The return is the percentage change. All prices are adjusted for dividends and stock splits. Based on historical prices from our data provider.

What is average vs median?

Average is the arithmetic mean of returns for each period across years. Median is the middle value. Both exclude empty cells. Use median to reduce impact of outliers.

What does the heatmap show?

Green cells indicate positive returns, red cells indicate negative returns. The darker the color, the stronger the move. Average and Median rows summarize each column across years.

What is Win %?

Percentage of years when the period had a positive return. For example, 80% for January means January was positive in 80% of the years in the selected range.