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Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)

42.27 -0.37 (-0.87%)
At close: October 28 at 4:00:02 PM EDT
42.28 +0.01 (+0.02%)
Pre-Market: 5:16:49 AM EDT
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WTRG announced a cash dividend of $0.361 with an ex-date of Nov. 10, 2026
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  • Previous Close 42.64
  • Open 42.57
  • Bid 38.00 x 150000
  • Ask --
  • Day's Range 42.21 - 42.78
  • 52 Week Range 36.11 - 43.61
  • Volume 2,103,894
  • Avg. Volume 2,283,743
  • Market Cap (intraday) 11.989B
  • Beta (5Y Monthly) 0.62
  • PE Ratio (TTM) 21.35
  • EPS (TTM) 1.98
  • Earnings Date Nov 3, 2026
  • Forward Dividend & Yield 1.44 (3.41%)
  • 1y Target Est 41.20
  • Morningstar Rating Rating available with Stock Picks access

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 Natural Gas segments. It also provides utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households; gas marketing and production activities; and natural gas distribution services. The company serves approximately 5.5 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, 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.

www.essential.co

3,303

Full Time Employees

December 31

Fiscal Year Ends

Utilities

Sector

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Performance Overview

Trailing total returns as of 10/28/2026, which may include dividends or other distributions. Benchmark is S&P 500 (^GSPC) .

YTD Return

WTRG
13.26%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
13.13%

1-Year Return

WTRG
8.09%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
12.38%

3-Year Return

WTRG
41.05%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
88.08%

5-Year Return

WTRG
4.17%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
68.48%

Earnings Trends

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Earnings Per Share

GAAP
Normalized
GAAP
Normalized

Revenue vs. Earnings

Annual
Quarterly
Annual
Quarterly
Q2 FY26
Revenue 530.85M
Earnings 105.72M
Profit Margin 19.92%

Q3

FY25

Q4

FY25

Q1

FY26

Q2

FY26

0
200M
400M
600M
800M
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%

Analyst Insights

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Analyst Price Targets

38.00 Low
41.20 Average
42.27 Current
47.00 High

Analyst Recommendations

  • Strong Buy
  • Buy
  • Hold
  • Underperform
  • Sell

Latest Rating

Date 10/16/2026
Analyst UBS
Rating Action Maintains
Rating Buy
Price Action Lowers
Price Target 49 -> 47

Statistics

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Valuation Measures

Annual
  • Market Cap

  • Enterprise Value

  • Trailing P/E

  • Forward P/E

  • PEG Ratio (current)

  • Price/Sales (ttm)

  • Price/Book (mrq)

  • Enterprise Value/Revenue

  • Enterprise Value/EBITDA

Financial Highlights

Profitability and Income Statement

  • Profit Margin

    21.60%

  • Return on Assets (ttm)

    2.96%

  • Return on Equity (ttm)

    8.08%

  • Revenue (ttm)

    2.57B

  • Net Income Avi to Common (ttm)

    554.87M

  • Diluted EPS (ttm)

    1.98

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

  • Total Cash (mrq)

    8.63M

  • Total Debt/Equity (mrq)

    121.66%

  • Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm)

    -657.63M

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