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WTRGEssential Utilities, Inc.
NYSE · US · Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Water · essential.co
38.33USD-0.26%Mkt Cap: 10.87B $P/E: 19.55

Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, and natural gas services in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Water; and Regulated…

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Key Statistics

Company
Market Cap10.87B $
Enterprise Value19.25B $
Revenue (TTM)2.55B $
Gross Profit1.43B $
Net Income (TTM)616.37M $
Revenue/Share9.051 USD
Last Price38.33 USD
Fiscal Year EndDec 2025
MR QuarterMar 2026
Employees3.3K
CountryUS
SectorUtilities
IndustryUtilities - Regulated Water
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Valuation
P/E (Trailing)19.55
P/E (Forward)16.05
PEG3.69
EV/EBITDA14.57
EV/Revenue7.54
P/S4.26
P/B1.57
EPS (TTM)1.96
EPS (Forward)2.39
52W Range
36.2434% of range42.37
52W High42.37 USD
52W Low36.24 USD
Profitability
Gross Margin57.84%
Oper. Margin36.08%
EBITDA Margin51.74%
Profit Margin24.91%
ROE8.99%
ROA3.17%
Growth
Revenue Growth10.00%
Earnings Growth-23.30%
Cash Flow & Leverage
Operating CF1.01B $
CapEx (TTM)1.43B $
FCF Margin-25.43%
FCF Yield-5.97%
Net Debt8.38B $
Net Debt/EBITDA6.34
Balance Sheet
Debt/Equity1.21
Current Ratio0.95
Quick Ratio0.76
Book Value/Sh24.33 USD
Cash/Share0.2680 USD
Dividends
Fwd Div Rate1.370 USD
Trail. Div Rate1.353 USD
Div. Yield3.58%
5Y Avg Yield2.91%
Payout Ratio69.05%
Ex-Div DateMay 12, 2026
Pay DateJun 1, 2026
Splits
Last Split5:4
Split DateSep 3, 2013
Analyst Consensus
Rating—
Target (Mean)39.80 USD
Upside (mean)+3.8%
Target Range37.00 USD – 43.00 USD
$37.00+3.8% to mean$43.00
# Analysts5
Ownership
Shares Out.283.63M
Float282.68M
Insiders0.22%
Institutions81.08%
Short Interest
Short Ratio3.0d
Short % Float1.91%
Short % Out.1.66%
Shares Short4.72M
Short (prev mo.)4.04M
Technical
SMA 5037.75 (+1.5%)
SMA 20038.90 (-1.5%)
Beta0.65
S&P 52W Chg20.05%
Avg Vol (30d)1.42M
Avg Vol (10d)2.57M
Technical Indicators
RSI (14)57.4
MACD0.1626
MACD Signal-0.0296
MACD Hist.+0.1922
BB Upper38.64 USD
BB Middle37.43 USD
BB Lower36.23 USD
BB Width6.44%
ATR (14)0.8199 USD
Vol Ratio (20d)1.61x