Best Dividend Stocks in Utilities - Regulated Water for 2026

Reliable dividend payers with sustainable yields, screened on payout ratio and balance-sheet health.

Regulated Water Utilities (municipal and investor-owned water-and-wastewater operators) earn authorised returns on rate base under stable long-cycle regulatory regimes. The cohort screens premium on Quality (rate-base growth, authorised ROE) and Health (interest coverage); Valuation pillar tends to flag rate-case timing as the primary swing factor.

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Top 20 Utilities - Regulated Water stocks by dividend yield

#TickerNameYield
10371.HKBeijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd7.8%
2SAPR3.SACompanhia de Saneamento do Paraná - SANEPAR7.0%
3PNN.LSEPennon Group Plc6.5%
40855.HKChina Water Affairs Group Ltd5.9%
5A1WK34.SAAmerican Water Works Company Inc.5.7%
6SVT.LSESevern Trent PLC4.1%
7UU.LSEUnited Utilities Group PLC3.8%
8000685.SHEZhongshan Public Utilities Group Co Ltd3.5%
9WTRG.USEssential Utilities Inc3.4%
10000598.SHEChengdu Xingrong Investment Co Ltd3.3%
11CSMG3.SACompanhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais3.0%
12TTW.BKTTW Public Company Limited2.9%
13AWC.XETRAAmerican Water Works Company Inc.2.8%
14HTO.USH2O America2.7%
15600323.SHGGrandblue Environment Co Ltd2.7%
16WHAUP.BKWHA Utilities and Power Public Company Limited2.6%
17SBSP3.SACompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP2.6%
18CWT.USCalifornia Water Service Group2.5%
19601158.SHGChongqing Water Group Co Ltd2.4%
20MSEX.USMiddlesex Water Company2.4%

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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by dividend yield within the Utilities - Regulated Water industry; use the screener for the full ranked list.

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