Does UTL pay a dividend?

Yes. Unitil Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.68% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.88 per share.

How much does UTL pay in dividends?

$1.88 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next UTL ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for UTL. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

UTL Dividend

Unitil Corporation

NYSEUtilitiesStockData as of August 17, 2026

Dividend yield: 3.68%
Annual dividend: $1.88
Payout ratio: 0.58
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $50.98
Market cap: $917M

Is UTL a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is above the market median3.68% against a median of 2.92% across US dividend payers.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.58 means roughly 58% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut onceAcross 41 complete years, the annual total fell in 1987. The most recent reduction was in 1987.
Raised for 11 consecutive yearsA long record of increases suggests both the cash generation to fund them and a management commitment to maintaining them. This figure is derived from payment history and is approximate.

UTL dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1985 to 2025.

Peak $2.00 in 1986Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for UTL, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 17, 2026	August 31, 2026	$0.4750	Quarterly
May 14, 2026	May 29, 2026	$0.4750	Quarterly
February 12, 2026	February 27, 2026	$0.4750	Quarterly
November 13, 2025	November 28, 2025	$0.4500	Quarterly
August 14, 2025	August 28, 2025	$0.4500	Quarterly
May 15, 2025	May 30, 2025	$0.4500	Quarterly
February 13, 2025	February 28, 2025	$0.4500	Quarterly
November 14, 2024	November 29, 2024	$0.4250	Quarterly
August 15, 2024	August 29, 2024	$0.4250	Quarterly
May 15, 2024	May 31, 2024	$0.4250	Quarterly
February 13, 2024	February 29, 2024	$0.4250	Quarterly
November 13, 2023	November 28, 2023	$0.4050	Quarterly
August 11, 2023	August 28, 2023	$0.4050	Quarterly
May 15, 2023	May 30, 2023	$0.4050	Quarterly
February 13, 2023	February 28, 2023	$0.4050	Quarterly
November 10, 2022	November 28, 2022	$0.3900	Quarterly
August 11, 2022	August 26, 2022	$0.3900	Quarterly
May 12, 2022	May 27, 2022	$0.3900	Quarterly
February 10, 2022	February 25, 2022	$0.3900	Quarterly
November 12, 2021	November 29, 2021	$0.3800	Quarterly
August 12, 2021	August 27, 2021	$0.3800	Quarterly
May 13, 2021	May 28, 2021	$0.3800	Quarterly
February 11, 2021	February 26, 2021	$0.3800	Quarterly
November 13, 2020	November 30, 2020	$0.3750	Quarterly
August 13, 2020	August 28, 2020	$0.3750	Quarterly
May 14, 2020	May 29, 2020	$0.3750	Quarterly
February 13, 2020	February 28, 2020	$0.3750	Quarterly
November 12, 2019	November 27, 2019	$0.3700	Quarterly
August 14, 2019	August 29, 2019	$0.3700	Quarterly
May 14, 2019	May 29, 2019	$0.3700	Quarterly
February 13, 2019	February 28, 2019	$0.3700	Quarterly
November 14, 2018	November 29, 2018	$0.3650	Quarterly
August 14, 2018	August 29, 2018	$0.3650	Quarterly
May 14, 2018	May 29, 2018	$0.3650	Quarterly
February 13, 2018	February 28, 2018	$0.3650	Quarterly
November 14, 2017	November 29, 2017	$0.3600	Quarterly
August 11, 2017	August 29, 2017	$0.3600	Quarterly
May 12, 2017	May 30, 2017	$0.3600	Quarterly
February 10, 2017	February 28, 2017	$0.3600	Quarterly
November 9, 2016	November 28, 2016	$0.3550	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does UTL pay a dividend?: Yes. Unitil Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.68% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.88 per share.
How much does UTL pay in dividends?: $1.88 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next UTL ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for UTL. Dates appear here once the company declares them.