AQN Stock — Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (AQN)

Updated October 16, 2026.

AQN is a Stock. its distribution rate is 4.95%, its trailing-12-month yield is 6.19%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 34/100 (Elevated risk). Total return is 271.1% over the past 16.9 years, 569.5 points behind SPY at 840.6%.

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. operates regulated electric, water, and natural gas utility systems across the United States, Canada, Bermuda, and Chile, serving over one million customer connections, and also owns and operates hydroelectric generation facilities in Canada. The company distributes quarterly at a moderate current distribution rate. This business appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to essential utility infrastructure with regular dividend payments.

AQN performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 271.1% over the past 16.9 years, 569.5 points behind SPY at 840.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -6.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 26.8%.

AQN key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

34 · Elevated risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.68%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/10/2009

Distribution rate

4.95%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

6.19%

5-year average yield

5.79

Last close

$5.25 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$4,041,984,949

Average volume

3841217.0

Dividend

$0.065

Ex-dividend date

09/29/2026

Payment date

10/15/2026

Beta

0.888

Payout ratio

101.6%

P/E ratio

21.88

Forward P/E

12.87

EPS

$0.24

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.95%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (6.19%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

AQN risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 26.8%.

Who may consider AQN — and who may not

AQN may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AQN pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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