essential utilities inc. - WTRG

WTRG

Close Chg Chg %
40.65 0.44 1.07%

Closed Market

41.09

+0.44 (1.07%)

Volume: 1.29M

Last Updated:

Apr 2, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: essential utilities inc. - WTRG

WTRG Key Data

Open

$40.98

Day Range

40.76 - 41.23

52 Week Range

36.34 - 42.37

Market Cap

$11.64B

Shares Outstanding

283.30M

Public Float

282.44M

Beta

0.77

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

18.70

EPS

$2.21

Yield

329.43%

Dividend

$0.34

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

May 12, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

1.89M

 

WTRG Performance

1 Week
 
1.83%
 
1 Month
 
1.81%
 
3 Months
 
6.23%
 
1 Year
 
3.84%
 
5 Years
 
-8.14%
 

WTRG Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 8
Full Ratings ➔

About essential utilities inc. - WTRG

Essential Utilities, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in providing water, wastewater, and natural gas services through its subsidiaries. It operates through the Regulated Water and Regulated Natural Gas segments. The Regulated Water segment includes water and wastewater regulated utility companies. The Regulated Natural Gas segment refers to natural gas utility companies, which provide natural gas distribution services. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, PA.

WTRG At a Glance

Essential Utilities, Inc.
762 West Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010-3489
Phone 1-610-527-8000 Revenue 2.47B
Industry Water Utilities Net Income 616.37M
Sector Utilities 2025 Sales Growth 18.623%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 3,303
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WTRG Valuation

P/E Current 18.702
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 17.464
Price to Sales Ratio 4.35
Price to Book Ratio 1.584
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 10.65
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 14.226
Enterprise Value to Sales 7.694
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.436

WTRG Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 749,202.24
Income Per Employee 186,608.84
Receivables Turnover 6.44
Total Asset Turnover 0.129

WTRG Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.798
Quick Ratio 0.651
Cash Ratio 0.045

WTRG Profitability

Gross Margin 40.965
Operating Margin 37.216
Pretax Margin 25.047
Net Margin 24.908
Return on Assets 3.214
Return on Equity 9.442
Return on Total Capital 4.064
Return on Invested Capital 4.313

WTRG Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 121.188
Total Debt to Total Capital 54.79
Total Debt to Total Assets 41.772
Long-Term Debt to Equity 118.583
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 53.612
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Annual Financials for Essential Utilities Inc. - WTRG

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
2.29B 2.05B 2.09B 2.47B
Sales Growth
+21.82% -10.24% +1.57% +18.62%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
1.54B 1.27B 1.23B 1.46B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
321.18M 343.69M 369.55M 417.47M
Depreciation
315.81M 338.65M 363.91M 403.19M
Amortization of Intangibles
5.37M 5.04M 5.65M 14.28M
COGS Growth
+29.28% -17.26% -2.97% +18.40%
Gross Income
751.21M 782.30M 852.30M 1.01B
Gross Income Growth
+8.97% +4.14% +8.95% +18.94%
Gross Profit Margin
+32.83% +38.09% +40.86% +40.96%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
- - - -
-
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
- - - -
-
SGA Growth
- - - -
-
Other Operating Expense
90.02M 90.21M 94.63M 92.77M
Unusual Expense
895.00K (582.00K) (1.16M) (942.00K)
EBIT after Unusual Expense
660.29M 692.68M 758.83M 921.89M
Non Operating Income/Expense
22.68M 22.46M 117.12M 27.00M
Non-Operating Interest Income
3.67M 3.40M 3.32M 1.70M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
232.07M 283.36M 302.47M 329.08M
Interest Expense Growth
+14.21% +22.10% +6.74% +8.80%
Gross Interest Expense
238.12M 288.60M 309.84M 337.06M
Interest Capitalized
6.05M 5.24M 7.37M 7.97M
Pretax Income
450.91M 431.78M 573.48M 619.81M
Pretax Income Growth
+6.85% -4.24% +32.82% +8.08%
Pretax Margin
+19.71% +21.02% +27.49% +25.05%
Income Tax
(14.33M) (66.44M) (21.84M) 3.44M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
8.72M 13.40M 5.92M 6.62M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(23.05M) (79.84M) (27.76M) (3.18M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
465.24M 498.23M 595.31M 616.37M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
465.24M 498.23M 595.31M 616.37M
Net Income Growth
+7.79% +7.09% +19.49% +3.54%
Net Margin Growth
+20.33% +24.26% +28.54% +24.91%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
465.24M 498.23M 595.31M 616.37M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
465.24M 498.23M 595.31M 616.37M
EPS (Basic)
1.774 1.8648 2.1734 2.2009
EPS (Basic) Growth
+5.83% +5.12% +16.55% +1.27%
Basic Shares Outstanding
262.25M 267.17M 273.91M 280.05M
EPS (Diluted)
1.7698 1.8614 2.1694 2.1965
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+5.86% +5.18% +16.55% +1.25%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
262.87M 267.66M 274.42M 280.62M
EBITDA
982.36M 1.04B 1.13B 1.34B
EBITDA Growth
+9.07% +5.44% +8.83% +18.74%
EBITDA Margin
+42.93% +50.43% +54.03% +54.09%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 41.25
Number of Ratings 8 Current Quarters Estimate 0.399
FY Report Date 06 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 2.26
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.043 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 2.20 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 2.402
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 4 4 6 6
Mean Estimate 0.40 0.33 2.26 2.40
High Estimates 0.42 0.36 2.34 2.44
Low Estimate 0.39 0.29 2.22 2.38
Coefficient of Variance 3.63 9.82 1.86 0.93

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 1 1 2
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 1
HOLD 4 4 5
UNDERWEIGHT 2 2 0
SELL 1 1 1
MEAN Hold Hold Hold

Insider Actions for Essential Utilities Inc. - WTRG

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Feb 20, 2026 Christopher H. Franklin Chief Executive Officer; Director 338,088 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $39.73 per share 13,432,236.24
Feb 20, 2026 Christopher Paul Luning EVP, General Counsel 83,269 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $39.73 per share 3,308,277.37

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