Top Utility Dividend Stocks of 2018
The following are the top performing utility dividend stocks of 2018 that have a dividend yield of 2% or more and a positive 5-year dividend growth rate. We excluded those with poor dividend growth metrics to stay focused on stocks dividend investors may find appealing.
| Name | Symbol | P/E | Yield | 5yr Div Growth % | Payout Ratio | 1 Year Retun % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guangdong Ltd ADR | GGDVY | 22.35 | 3.21 | 21.88 | 69.83 | 54.07 |
| Cia de Transmissao | CTPTY | 8.72 | 17.49 | 7.97 | 92.43 | 40.99 |
| The AES Corp | AES | 50.72 | 3.54 | 64.38 | 175.86 | 40.11 |
| OGE Energy Corp | OGE | 11.71 | 3.49 | 9.75 | 29.95 | 24.19 |
| TTW PCL DR | TTWSF | 17.24 | 2.57 | 3.71 | 43.48 | 22.81 |
| Fortum Oyj | FOJCF | 20.09 | 5.85 | 1.92 | 108.91 | 20.37 |
| Vectren Corp | VVC | 30.3 | 2.55 | 4.01 | 75.95 | 17.82 |
| Hong Kong and China | HOKCY | 29.81 | 2.11 | 15.79 | 61.14 | 16.75 |
| NextEra Energy Inc | NEE | 9.8 | 2.58 | 10.37 | 24.53 | 16.49 |
| Fortum Oyj ADR | FOJCY | 18.79 | 6.26 | 1.87 | 108.82 | 16.19 |
| China Water Affairs | CWAFF | 10.31 | 2.51 | 9.86 | 10.32 | 16.03 |
| New Jersey Resources | NJR | 16.75 | 2.56 | 6.5 | 42.05 | 15.1 |
| Ameren Corp | AEE | 22.89 | 2.89 | 2.13 | 65.59 | 14.48 |
| RGC Resources Inc | RGCO | 31.48 | 2.07 | 5.06 | 64.21 | 14.39 |
| Otter Tail Corp | OTTR | 21.88 | 2.83 | 1.47 | 61.34 | 13.57 |
| Black Hills Corp | BKH | 14.13 | 3.08 | 4.11 | 42.89 | 12.4 |
| ENGIE Brasil SA ADR | EGIEY | 13.36 | 3.67 | 28.41 | 62.16 | 12.11 |
| Atmos Energy Corp | ATO | 16.76 | 2.18 | 6.74 | 35.73 | 11.79 |
| Evergy Inc | EVRG | 19.63 | 3.1 | 3.92 | 58.25 | 11.66 |
| China Resources | CRPJY | 12.42 | 5.86 | 74.03 | 72.91 | 11.48 |
| Capital Power Corp | CPXWF | 35.76 | 6.45 | 5.33 | 223.68 | 11.19 |
| Unitil Corp | UTL | 21 | 3.05 | 0.85 | 63.82 | 10.33 |
| Entergy Corp | ETR | 35.91 | 4.24 | 1.06 | 151.49 | 10.09 |
| Naturgy SA ADR | GASNY | -- | 6.3 | 20.94 | -- | 9.83 |
| CMS Energy Corp | CMS | 25.18 | 2.94 | 6.74 | 72.8 | 9.21 |
| Duke Energy Corp | DUK | 20.68 | 4.28 | 2.87 | 87.53 | 8.18 |
| WEC Energy Group | WEC | 16.74 | 3.25 | 11.63 | 53.63 | 8.15 |
| Endesa SA | ELEZF | 13.62 | 3.68 | 2.93 | 47.62 | 7.53 |
| Public Service | PEG | 11.92 | 3.5 | 3.91 | 41.2 | 7.29 |
| CenterPoint Energy | CNP | 8.11 | 3.86 | 5.73 | 30.99 | 7.28 |
| American Electric | AEP | 18.4 | 3.46 | 4.92 | 62.47 | 6.72 |
| Eversource Energy | ES | 19.55 | 3.16 | 7.51 | 60.86 | 6.68 |
| NorthWestern Corp | NWE | 16.48 | 3.73 | 7.25 | 60.75 | 6.6 |
| DTE Energy Co | DTE | 16.29 | 3.28 | 6.81 | 52.45 | 6.6 |
| Xcel Energy Inc | XEL | 19.95 | 3.15 | 6.12 | 61.98 | 6.45 |
| Pinnacle West Capital | PNW | 18.8 | 3.34 | 4.64 | 61.78 | 6.05 |
| Idacorp Inc | IDA | 18.97 | 2.67 | 10.33 | 49.79 | 5.3 |
| Sempra Energy | SRE | -- | 3.24 | 6.51 | -- | 5.14 |
| Spire Inc | SR | 16.88 | 3.12 | 5.77 | 51.96 | 5.12 |