Utilities
Essential Utilities, Inc.(WTRG)
Live Price
Offline$36.70
-0.68% today
1Y Change
-0.26%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 16, 2026
- Market Cap
- $10.75B
- Revenue Growth
- +18.6%
- EPS Growth
- +1.4%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.6%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 16, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) is a Utilities stock with a market cap of $10.75B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $36.70 and down 0.3% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 16, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +18.6%, EPS growth of +1.4%, a dividend yield of 3.6%. What stands out right now is revenue +18.6%, EPS +1.4%, free cash flow +25.0% with operating margin 37.2% and ROIC 4.7%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 3.6%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 17.4 and price/sales 4.3. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines WTRG price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Utilities peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+18.6% vs +6.1% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+37.2% vs +21.0% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
17.4 vs 19.5 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 11, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +18.6% and EPS at +1.4%, with operating margin around 37.2%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 3.6%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +0.9% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 11, 2026 | โ | +1.1% | -0.9% | -0.1% |
2026 Feb 25, 2026 | +30.6% | -0.3% | +0.9% | -0.6% |
2025 Nov 4, 2025 | +16.5% | +3.3% | +2.8% | +1.2% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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Relative to SPY
WTRG Max Drawdown
-13.55%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
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Company Overview
Essential Utilities, Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, or natural gas services in the United States. 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 through a third-party. It serves approximately 7.5 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, 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.
- Leadership
- Christopher H. Franklin
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1980
- Employees
- 3.3k
- Street Address
- 762 West Lancaster Avenue
- Mailing
- Bryn Mawr, PA, 19010-3489
- Region
- Bryn Mawr, PA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 610 527 8000
- Last Updated
- May 6, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 17.4
- EV/EBITDA
- 13.9
- Price/Sales
- 4.3
- Price/Book
- 1.6
Growth
- Revenue
- +18.6%
- EPS
- +1.4%
- Free Cash Flow
- +25.0%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 53.5%
- Operating Margin
- 37.2%
- Net Margin
- 24.9%
- ROE
- 9.2%
- ROIC
- 4.7%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.22
- Current Ratio
- 0.80
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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