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WTRG NYSE US

Essential Utilities, Inc. Common Stock

Utilities · Utilities Website · IPO May 1981
$40.16
▼ $-0.50 (-1.23%)
Vol 107K
Mkt Cap
$11.6B
P/E
18.9
ROE
9.2%
Margin
24.9%
Beta
0.76
Div Yield
3.34%
52W
$36–$42

Wall Street Consensus

13 analysts · Apr 2026
3
Strong Buy
4
Buy
5
Hold
1
Sell
0
Strong Sell
53.8%
Buy Rating

Price Chart

Earnings

Beat rate: 100.0%
Quarter EPS Est EPS Act Surprise
Dec 2025 $0.42 $0.47 +$0.05
Sep 2025 $0.29 $0.33 +$0.04
Jun 2025 $0.31 $0.38 +$0.07
Mar 2025 $0.83 $1.03 +$0.20

Quarterly Revenue & Earnings

Quarter 2024-1… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-1…
Revenue $604.4M $783.6M $514.9M $477.0M $699.1M
Net Income $184.8M $283.8M $107.8M $92.1M $132.7M

Key Ratios

ROA (TTM)
3.3%
P/S (TTM)
4.70
P/B
1.6
EPS (TTM)
$2.21
CF/Share
$3.04
Rev Growth 3Y
+2.7%
52W High
$42.37
52W Low
$36.32
$36.32 52-Week Range $42.37

Financial Health

Free Cash Flow
-$240.8M
Net Debt
$8.3B
Cash
$34.8M
Total Debt
$8.3B
As of Dec 31, 2025

How does WTRG compare to Utilities peers?

Peer group: Peers · Utilities (Peers) · 10 companies

WTRG valuation vs Utilities peers

P/E ratio
18.9
12% below peers (21.5)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Undervalued
P/S ratio
4.7
6% below peers (5.0)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Fair value
P/B ratio
1.6
22% below peers (2.0)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Undervalued
Div yield
3.3%
17% above peers (2.9%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Below avg

WTRG profitability vs Utilities peers

ROE
9.2%
0% below peers (9.2%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Net margin
24.9%
6% above peers (23.5%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Gross margin
49.3%
0% above peers (49.3%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Weak
ROA
3.3%
3% above peers (3.2%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line

WTRG financial health vs Utilities peers

D/E ratio
0% below peers (90.4)
vs Peers
vs Industry
High debt
Current ratio
0.8
3% below peers (0.8)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Beta
0.8
3% above peers (0.7)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Less volatile

WTRG fundamentals radar

WTRG Peer median Industry

WTRG profitability vs leverage

Bubble size = market cap · X = net margin · Y = D/E ratio

WTRG vs peers: key metrics

Insider Activity

Bullish
Buys
17
$580019
Sells
0
ARNOLD COLLEEN F
Officer · Feb 20
award
2747 shs
ARNOLD COLLEEN F
Officer · Feb 20
award
2747 shs
ARNOLD COLLEEN F
Officer · Feb 20
award
2747 shs
LUNING CHRISTOPHER PAUL
General Counsel · Feb 20
award
4804 shs
LUNING CHRISTOPHER PAUL
General Counsel · Feb 20
award
4804 shs
SCHULLER DANIEL J
Officer · Feb 20
award
6682 shs
SCHULLER DANIEL J
Officer · Feb 20
award
6682 shs
HUWAR MICHAEL
Officer · Feb 20
award
2598 shs
HUWAR MICHAEL
Officer · Feb 20
award
2598 shs
PALMER BRADLEY JOHN
Officer · Feb 20
award
246 shs
Last 90 days

Top Holders

Top 5: 32.85%
Blackrock Inc.
12.12%
$1.4B
Vanguard Group Inc
10.92%
$1.3B
State Street Corporation
4.88%
$562.5M
Nordea Investment Managemen…
2.69%
$310.1M
Amundi
2.24%
$257.6M
As of Dec 31, 2025

Dividends

$1.36
/ year
Feb 09, 2026 $0.3430
Nov 12, 2025 $0.3430
Aug 12, 2025 $0.3430
May 13, 2025 $0.3260
Feb 10, 2025 $0.3260
Nov 12, 2024 $0.3260
Aug 12, 2024 $0.3260
May 09, 2024 $0.3070