WTRG - Essential Utilities Inc Stock Price, Fair Value and News

$38.86+0.01 (+0.03%)

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WTRG Price Action

Last 7 days

-1.0%

Last 30 days

2.1%

Last 90 days

-0.4%

Trailing 12 Months

-2.0%

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WTRG Valuation

Market Cap

11.0B

Price/Earnings (Trailing)

16.45

Price/Sales (Trailing)

4.62

EV/EBITDA

13.77

Price/Free Cashflow

11.55

WTRG Price/Sales (Trailing)

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WTRG Fundamentals

WTRG Revenue

Revenue (TTM)

2.4B

Rev. Growth (Yr)

9.58%

Rev. Growth (Qtr)

-7.37%

WTRG Earnings

Earnings (TTM)

668.4M

Earnings Growth (Yr)

32.67%

Earnings Growth (Qtr)

-14.61%

WTRG Profitability

EBT Margin

26.38%

Return on Equity

9.81%

Return on Assets

3.54%

Free Cashflow Yield

8.66%

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Dividend Yield

0.98%

Dividend/Share (TTM)

0.38

Shares Dilution (1Y)

3.05%

Diluted EPS (TTM)

2.41

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Net sales

Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
2025	2.3B	2.3B	2.4B	0
2024	1.9B	1.9B	2.0B	2.1B
2023	2.3B	2.3B	2.3B	2.1B
2022	2.0B	2.0B	2.1B	2.3B
2021	1.8B	1.8B	1.8B	1.9B
2020	944.1M	1.1B	1.2B	1.5B
2019	844.9M	851.9M	869.4M	889.7M
2018	816.1M	824.5M	835.7M	838.1M
2017	815.1M	814.6M	803.0M	809.5M
2016	816.5M	814.6M	820.1M	819.9M
2015	787.6M	798.0M	808.5M	814.2M
2014	766.0M	767.4M	775.6M	779.9M
2013	772.3M	774.5M	762.3M	761.9M
2012	693.7M	713.6M	737.1M	757.8M
2011	688.2M	691.3M	688.9M	687.3M
2010	0	0	0	683.4M

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About Essential Utilities Inc

Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, or natural gas services in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Water and Regulated Natural Gas segments. It offers water services through operating and maintenance contract with municipal authorities and other parties. The company also provides non-utility raw water supply services for firms in the natural gas drilling industry; and water and sewer line protection solutions, and repair services to households. It serves approximately 8.8 million residential water, commercial water, fire protection, industrial water, wastewater, and other water and utility customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky under the Aqua and Peoples brands. The company was formerly known as Aqua America, Inc. and changed its name to Essential Utilities, Inc. in February 2020. Essential Utilities, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

CEO	Mr. Christopher H. Franklin
WEBSITE	essential.co
SECTOR	Utilities
INDUSTRY	Utilities Regulated Water
EMPLOYEES	3187

Essential Utilities Inc Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ticker symbol for Essential Utilities Inc? What does WTRG stand for in stocks?

WTRG is the stock ticker symbol of Essential Utilities Inc. Every public company that trades on a stock exchange gets a ticker symbol.

What is the market capital of Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG)?

As of Wed Dec 03 2025, market cap of Essential Utilities Inc is 11 Billion. The market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the stock price with the number of shares outstanding.

What is the fair value of WTRG stock?

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Is Essential Utilities Inc a good stock to buy?

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What is Essential Utilities Inc's Price to Earnings (PE) and Price to sales (PS) ratio?

As of Wed Dec 03 2025, WTRG's PE ratio (Price to Earnings) is 16.45 and Price to Sales (PS) ratio is 4.62. The price to earnings and price to sales ratio are two most important valuation metrics for any company. PE ratio tell us the number of years of earnings investors are ready to pay for owning the company. Historically, S&P500 price to earnings ratio has fallen below 12 during periods of gloom and gone past 30 during periods of euphoria. WTRG PE ratio will change depending on the future growth rate expectations of investors.

What is 5 year return on Essential Utilities Inc's stock?

In the past 10 years, Essential Utilities Inc has provided 0.028 (multiply by 100 for percentage) rate of return.