WTRG — Essential Utilities, Inc.

WTRGEssential Utilities, Inc.

NYSE · US · Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Water · essential.co

37.16USD-0.74%Mkt Cap: 10.56B USDP/E: 18.99Last update: 2026-05-26

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 Cap10.56B USD

Enterprise Value18.87B USD

Revenue (TTM)2.55B USD

Gross Profit1.43B USD

Net Income (TTM)616.37M USD

Revenue/Share9.051 USD

Last Price37.16 USD

Fiscal Year EndDec 2025

MR QuarterMar 2026

Employees3.3K

CountryUS

SectorUtilities

IndustryUtilities - Regulated Water

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Valuation

P/E (Trailing)18.99

P/E (Forward)15.43

PEG3.48

EV/EBITDA14.36

EV/Revenue7.39

P/S4.11

P/B1.52

EPS (TTM)1.96

EPS (Forward)2.40

52W Range

36.3214% of range42.37

52W High42.37 USD

52W Low36.32 USD

Profitability

Gross Margin57.84%

Oper. Margin35.34%

EBITDA Margin51.50%

Profit Margin24.91%

ROE8.99%

ROA3.17%

Growth

Revenue Growth10.00%

Earnings Growth-23.30%

Cash Flow & Leverage

Operating CF1.01B USD

CapEx (TTM)1.43B USD

FCF Margin-25.59%

FCF Yield-6.19%

Net Debt8.38B USD

Net Debt/EBITDA6.37

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. Yield3.70%

5Y Avg Yield2.89%

Payout Ratio69.05%

Ex-Div DateMay 12, 2026

Pay DateJun 1, 2026

Splits

Last Split5:4

Split DateSep 3, 2013

Analyst Consensus

Rating2.9 (Hold)

Target (Mean)40.40 USD

Target Range38.00 USD – 43.00 USD

# Analysts5

Ownership

Shares Out.283.63M

Float282.71M

Insiders0.22%

Institutions81.27%

Short Interest

Short Ratio1.9d

Short % Float1.80%

Short % Out.1.57%

Shares Short4.45M

Short (prev mo.)5.07M

Technical

SMA 5039.29 (-5.4%)

SMA 20039.11 (-5.0%)

Beta0.66

S&P 52W Chg28.31%

Avg Vol (30d)2.08M

Avg Vol (10d)1.43M

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