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WTRGEssential Utilities, Inc.
NYSE · US · Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Water · essential.co
40.46USD-1.45%Mkt Cap: 11.65B $P/E: 21.05

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 Cap11.65B $
Enterprise Value20.00B $
Revenue (TTM)2.57B $
Gross Profit1.43B $
Net Income (TTM)616.37M $
Revenue/Share9.080 USD
Last Price40.46 USD
Fiscal Year EndDec 2025
MR QuarterJun 2026
Employees3.3K
CountryUS
SectorUtilities
IndustryUtilities - Regulated Water
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Valuation
P/E (Trailing)21.05
P/E (Forward)16.98
PEG3.91
EV/EBITDA14.74
EV/Revenue7.78
P/S4.46
P/B1.63
EPS (TTM)1.92
EPS (Forward)2.38
52W Range
36.2469% of range42.37
52W High42.37 USD
52W Low36.24 USD
Profitability
Gross Margin57.84%
Oper. Margin35.41%
EBITDA Margin52.82%
Profit Margin24.91%
ROE8.99%
ROA3.17%
Growth
Revenue Growth3.10%
Earnings Growth-2.60%
Cash Flow & Leverage
Operating CF1.01B $
CapEx (TTM)1.43B $
FCF Margin-25.44%
FCF Yield-5.61%
Net Debt8.53B $
Net Debt/EBITDA6.29
Balance Sheet
Debt/Equity1.21
Current Ratio0.78
Quick Ratio0.53
Book Value/Sh24.73 USD
Cash/Share0.0300 USD
Dividends
Fwd Div Rate1.440 USD
Trail. Div Rate1.370 USD
Div. Yield3.51%
5Y Avg Yield2.91%
Payout Ratio70.28%
Ex-Div DateAug 11, 2026
Pay DateSep 1, 2026
Splits
Last Split5:4
Split DateSep 3, 2013
Analyst Consensus
Rating2.6 (Hold)
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStr. Sell
Target (Mean)41.60 USD
Upside (mean)+2.8%
Target Range38.00 USD – 46.00 USD
$38.00+2.8% to mean$46.00
# Analysts5
Ownership
Shares Out.283.78M
Float282.84M
Insiders0.22%
Institutions82.20%
Short Interest
Short Ratio2.7d
Short % Float2.25%
Short % Out.1.96%
Shares Short5.58M
Short (prev mo.)4.79M
Technical
SMA 5039.00 (+3.7%)
SMA 20038.91 (+4.0%)
Beta0.63
S&P 52W Chg18.16%
Avg Vol (30d)1.50M
Avg Vol (10d)1.73M
Technical Indicators
RSI (14)61.8
MACD0.4067
MACD Signal0.3852
MACD Hist.+0.0215
BB Upper41.02 USD
BB Middle39.95 USD
BB Lower38.88 USD
BB Width5.35%
ATR (14)0.9467 USD
Vol Ratio (20d)0.95x