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WTRGEssential Utilities, Inc.
NYSE · US · Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Water · essential.co
38.58USD+0.13%Mkt Cap: 10.94B $P/E: 19.68

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 Cap10.94B $
Enterprise Value19.31B $
Revenue (TTM)2.55B $
Gross Profit1.43B $
Net Income (TTM)616.37M $
Revenue/Share9.051 USD
Last Price38.58 USD
Fiscal Year EndDec 2025
MR QuarterMar 2026
Employees3.3K
CountryUS
SectorUtilities
IndustryUtilities - Regulated Water
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Valuation
P/E (Trailing)19.68
P/E (Forward)16.20
PEG3.68
EV/EBITDA14.62
EV/Revenue7.56
P/S4.28
P/B1.58
EPS (TTM)1.95
EPS (Forward)2.38
52W Range
36.2438% 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-5.93%
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. Yield3.54%
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
Rating2.6 (Hold)
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStr. Sell
Target (Mean)41.20 USD
Upside (mean)+6.8%
Target Range38.00 USD – 46.00 USD
$38.00+6.8% to mean$46.00
# Analysts5
Ownership
Shares Out.283.63M
Float282.68M
Insiders0.22%
Institutions80.51%
Short Interest
Short Ratio3.0d
Short % Float1.91%
Short % Out.1.66%
Shares Short4.72M
Short (prev mo.)4.04M
Technical
SMA 5037.64 (+2.5%)
SMA 20038.93 (-0.9%)
Beta0.64
S&P 52W Chg20.11%
Avg Vol (30d)1.55M
Avg Vol (10d)2.47M
Technical Indicators
RSI (14)54.9
MACD0.3434
MACD Signal0.2559
MACD Hist.+0.0875
BB Upper39.56 USD
BB Middle37.99 USD
BB Lower36.43 USD
BB Width8.26%
ATR (14)0.9002 USD
Vol Ratio (20d)0.52x