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Best Utilities Dividend Stocks

The top utilities dividend stocks, ranked by size, with forward yield and dividend-growth streak for each. Use it to find income ideas within the utilities sector.

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Key facts: Best Utilities Dividend Stocks

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • As of Nov 5, 2026, SmarterDividends' Best Utilities Dividend Stocks list includes 60 stocks.
  • Ranked first on SmarterDividends' Best Utilities Dividend Stocks list as of Nov 5, 2026 is NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE), with a forward dividend yield of 2.82% and 30 consecutive years of dividend increases on record.
  • The median forward dividend yield of the 60 stocks on SmarterDividends' Best Utilities Dividend Stocks list is 3.25% as of Nov 5, 2026.
  • The highest-yielding stock on SmarterDividends' Best Utilities Dividend Stocks list as of Nov 5, 2026 is AXIA Energia SA (AXIA-P), at 9.36%.
  • By SmarterDividends' count, Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED) has the longest dividend-growth streak on SmarterDividends' Best Utilities Dividend Stocks list, at 44 consecutive years as of Nov 5, 2026.
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SmarterDividends, "Utilities Dividend Stocks," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/sectors/utilities

#CompanyYieldGrowth Streak
1NEENEENextEra Energy, Inc.Dividend history2.82%30 yr
2SOSOThe Southern CompanyDividend history3.26%25 yr
3DUKDUKDuke Energy CorporationDividend history3.35%21 yr
4NGGNGGNational Grid plcDividend history3.80%0 yr
5NGGTFNGGTFNational Grid plcDividend history3.87%1 yr
6CEGCEGConstellation Energy CorporationDividend history0.69%3 yr
7AEPAEPAmerican Electric Power Company, Inc.Dividend history3.00%16 yr
8DDDominion Energy, Inc.Dividend history3.83%0 yr
9EONGYEONGYE.ON SEDividend history3.13%3 yr
10ENAKFENAKFE.ON SEDividend history3.21%3 yr
11ETRETREntergy CorporationDividend history2.43%11 yr
12SRESRESempraDividend history3.17%15 yr
13XELXELXcel Energy Inc.Dividend history2.94%22 yr
14EXCEXCExelon CorporationDividend history3.63%4 yr
15EDEDConsolidated Edison, Inc.Dividend history2.95%44 yr
16PCGPCGPG&E CorporationDividend history1.49%1 yr
17WECWECWEC Energy Group, Inc.Dividend history3.23%10 yr
18VSTVSTVistra Corp.Dividend history0.77%6 yr
19PEGPEGPublic Service Enterprise Group IncorporatedDividend history3.66%14 yr
20FTSFTSFortis Inc.Dividend history3.12%10 yr
21AEEAEEAmeren CorporationDividend history2.65%12 yr
22AWKAWKAmerican Water Works Company, Inc.Dividend history2.39%17 yr
23ATOATOAtmos Energy CorporationDividend history2.27%36 yr
24BIPBIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.Dividend history4.77%17 yr
25DTEDTEDTE Energy CompanyDividend history3.39%16 yr
26FEFEFirstEnergy Corp.Dividend history3.94%3 yr
27ESESEversource EnergyDividend history4.47%25 yr
28CNPCNPCenterPoint Energy, Inc.Dividend history2.34%5 yr
29PPLPPLPPL CorporationDividend history3.19%3 yr
30HRNNFHRNNFHydro One LimitedDividend history2.43%0 yr
31AXIAAXIA-PAXIA Energia SADividend history9.36%0 yr
32EIXEIXEdison InternationalDividend history5.71%21 yr
33AXIAAXIAAXIA EnergiaDividend history5.16%2 yr
34EDPFYEDPFYEDP, S.A.Dividend history4.30%1 yr
35CMSCMSCMS Energy CorporationDividend history3.21%18 yr
36NININiSource Inc.Dividend history2.65%14 yr
37EVRGEVRGEvergy, Inc.Dividend history3.22%22 yr
38LNTLNTAlliant Energy CorporationDividend history2.90%22 yr
39NRGNRGNRG Energy, Inc.Dividend history2.28%6 yr
40SBSSBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESPDividend history0.72%4 yr
41EMAEMAEmera IncorporatedDividend history4.12%0 yr
42BEPBEPBrookfield Renewable Partners L.P.Dividend history5.07%11 yr
43WTRGWTRGEssential Utilities, Inc.Dividend history3.20%34 yr
44PNWPNWPinnacle West Capital CorporationDividend history3.50%14 yr
45AESAESThe AES CorporationDividend history4.72%12 yr
46OGEOGEOGE Energy Corp.Dividend history3.39%19 yr
47IDAIDAIDACORP, Inc.Dividend history2.44%14 yr
48CWENCWENClearway Energy, Inc.Dividend history5.20%6 yr
49CIG-CCIG-CCompanhia Energética de Minas Gerais - CEMIGDividend history4.89%2 yr
50UGIUGIUGI CorporationDividend history3.94%0 yr
51MDDNFMDDNFMeridian Energy LimitedDividend history4.31%0 yr
52ELPCELPCCompanhia Paranaense de EnergiaDividend history5.01%1 yr
53CPXWFCPXWFCapital Power CorporationDividend history4.34%10 yr
54SWXSWXSouthwest Gas Holdings, Inc.Dividend history2.79%0 yr
55BKHBKHBlack Hills CorporationDividend history3.34%30 yr
56TXNMTXNMTXNM Energy, Inc.Dividend history2.89%14 yr
57ENICENICEnel Chile S.A.Dividend history4.39%0 yr
58BEPCBEPCBrookfield Renewable CorporationDividend history4.97%5 yr
59ORAORAOrmat Technologies, Inc.Dividend history0.51%0 yr
60NJRNJRNew Jersey Resources CorporationDividend history3.63%30 yr

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best utilities dividend stocks?

This list ranks dividend-paying utilities companies by market cap, with their forward yield and dividend-growth streak. Larger, established names tend to offer steadier dividends.

Do utilities stocks pay good dividends?

Dividend quality varies within every sector. Use the yield, payout ratio and growth-streak columns to compare — a long growth streak with a covered payout is generally a better signal than a high yield alone.

How often is this updated?

Daily. Prices, yields and dividend history refresh every day across the whole universe.

Data is for informational purposes only and is not investment advice. Yields and figures refresh daily.