Utilities
Live Price
Offline$36.70
-0.68% today
1Y Change
-0.26%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 16, 2026
Coverage: 247 bars · Jun 23, 2025 → 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 → 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.
Benchmark Comparison
Compare this ticker against a broad index, growth benchmark, or sector ETF using a shared 1Y normalization window.
WTRG
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
WTRG Max Drawdown
-13.55%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Uses the longest available daily history for WTRG and SPY.
Powered by FMP stock_dividend. Includes historical ex-dates, pay dates, and payout amounts.
Dividend Yield
3.57%
Trailing 12M Payout
$1.37
Last Payout
| Ex-Date | Record | Pay | Dividend | Adj | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | May 12, 2026 | Jun 1, 2026 | $0.34 | $0.34 | Quarterly |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Feb 9, 2026 | Mar 2, 2026 | $0.34 | $0.34 | Quarterly |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Nov 12, 2025 | Dec 1, 2025 | $0.34 | $0.34 | Quarterly |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Aug 12, 2025 | Sep 2, 2025 | $0.34 | $0.34 | Quarterly |
| May 13, 2025 | May 13, 2025 | Jun 2, 2025 | $0.33 | $0.33 | Quarterly |
| Feb 10, 2025 | Feb 10, 2025 | Mar 3, 2025 | $0.33 | $0.33 | Quarterly |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Nov 12, 2024 | Dec 2, 2024 | $0.33 | $0.33 | Quarterly |
| Aug 12, 2024 | Aug 12, 2024 | Sep 3, 2024 | $0.33 | $0.33 | Quarterly |
| May 9, 2024 | May 10, 2024 | Jun 1, 2024 | $0.31 | $0.31 | Quarterly |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Feb 9, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 | $0.31 | $0.31 | Quarterly |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Nov 10, 2023 | Dec 1, 2023 | $0.31 | $0.31 | Quarterly |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Aug 11, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | $0.31 | $0.31 | Quarterly |
| May 11, 2023 | May 12, 2023 | Jun 1, 2023 | $0.29 | $0.29 | Quarterly |
| Feb 9, 2023 | Feb 10, 2023 | Mar 1, 2023 | $0.29 | $0.29 | Quarterly |
| Nov 9, 2022 | Nov 11, 2022 | Dec 1, 2022 | $0.29 | $0.29 | Quarterly |
| Aug 11, 2022 | Aug 12, 2022 | Sep 1, 2022 | $0.29 | $0.29 | Quarterly |
| May 12, 2022 | May 13, 2022 | Jun 1, 2022 | $0.27 | $0.27 | Quarterly |
| Feb 10, 2022 | Feb 11, 2022 | Mar 1, 2022 | $0.27 | $0.27 | Quarterly |
| Nov 10, 2021 | Nov 12, 2021 | Dec 1, 2021 | $0.27 | $0.27 | Quarterly |
| Aug 12, 2021 | Aug 13, 2021 | Sep 1, 2021 | $0.27 | $0.27 | Quarterly |
| May 13, 2021 | May 14, 2021 | Jun 1, 2021 | $0.25 | $0.25 | Quarterly |
| Feb 11, 2021 | Feb 12, 2021 | Mar 1, 2021 | $0.25 | $0.25 | Quarterly |
| Nov 12, 2020 | Nov 13, 2020 | Dec 1, 2020 | $0.25 | $0.25 | Quarterly |
| Aug 13, 2020 | Aug 14, 2020 | Sep 1, 2020 | $0.25 | $0.25 | Quarterly |
| May 14, 2020 | May 15, 2020 | Jun 1, 2020 | $0.23 | $0.23 | Quarterly |
| Feb 13, 2020 | Feb 14, 2020 | Mar 1, 2020 | $0.23 | $0.23 | Quarterly |
| Nov 14, 2019 | Nov 15, 2019 | Dec 1, 2019 | $0.23 | $0.23 | Quarterly |
| Aug 15, 2019 | Aug 16, 2019 | Sep 1, 2019 | $0.23 | $0.23 | Quarterly |
| May 16, 2019 | May 17, 2019 | Jun 1, 2019 | $0.22 | $0.22 | Quarterly |
| Feb 14, 2019 | Feb 15, 2019 | Mar 1, 2019 | $0.22 | $0.22 | Quarterly |
| Nov 15, 2018 | Nov 16, 2018 | Dec 1, 2018 | $0.22 | $0.22 | Quarterly |
| Aug 16, 2018 | Aug 17, 2018 | Sep 1, 2018 | $0.22 | $0.22 | Quarterly |
| May 17, 2018 | May 18, 2018 | Jun 1, 2018 | $0.20 | $0.20 | Quarterly |
| Feb 15, 2018 | Feb 16, 2018 | Mar 1, 2018 | $0.20 | $0.20 | Quarterly |
| Nov 16, 2017 | Nov 17, 2017 | Dec 1, 2017 | $0.20 | $0.20 | Quarterly |
| Aug 14, 2017 | Aug 16, 2017 | Sep 1, 2017 | $0.20 | $0.20 | Quarterly |
| May 15, 2017 | May 17, 2017 | Jun 1, 2017 | $0.19 | $0.19 | Quarterly |
| Feb 13, 2017 | Feb 15, 2017 | Mar 1, 2017 | $0.19 | $0.19 | Quarterly |
| Nov 14, 2016 | Nov 16, 2016 | Dec 1, 2016 | $0.19 | $0.19 | Quarterly |
| Aug 16, 2016 | Aug 18, 2016 | Sep 1, 2016 | $0.19 | $0.19 | Quarterly |
Next Step
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