HTO Stock — H2O America

H2O America (HTO)

Updated October 16, 2026.

HTO is a Stock. its distribution rate is 3.05%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.02%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 99/100 (Safe). Total return is 27280.2% over the past 54.4 years.

H2O America is an investor-owned water and wastewater utility that produces, distributes, and sells water services across California, Connecticut, Maine, and Texas, while also offering related services such as system operations and maintenance agreements. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current rate. This security may appeal to income-focused investors seeking exposure to essential utility services.

HTO performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 27280.2% over the past 54.4 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 19.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.3%.

HTO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

99 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.02%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/01/1972

Distribution rate

3.05%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.02%

5-year average yield

2.5

Last close

$57.69 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$2,414,719,023

Average volume

710700.0

Dividend

$0.44

Ex-dividend date

08/10/2026

Payment date

09/01/2026

Beta

0.32

Payout ratio

59.0%

P/E ratio

20.39

Forward P/E

22.9358

EPS

$2.83

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.05%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.02%) 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.

HTO risks and drawbacks

HTO's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 12.3%.

Who may consider HTO — and who may not

HTO may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (HTO pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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