WTRG Essential Utilities, Inc.

$36.70 -0.65%

Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) is a utilities company in the Water Supply industry, with a market capitalization of $10.4 billion. Shares last traded at $36.70, 13.4% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is down 0.8%. WTRG trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.37, below the Water Supply median of 22.55. Net profit margin is 21.7%, above the peer median of 19.8%. Revenue grew 10.1% year over year. The shares yield 3.6% in dividends.

Market Cap

$10.4B

Shares Out

283.6M

EPS (TTM)

$4.96

P/E Ratio

7.40

P/S Ratio

2.03

P/B Ratio

1.51

Dividend / Share

$1.32

Dividend Yield

3.59%

52-Week High

$42.36

52-Week Low

$36.11

Volume

142,199

Avg Vol (3m)

105,074.381

Performance

-1.16%

-1.08%

-9.32%

-4.23%

YTD

-5.07%

-0.78%

Chart

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Daily candles · volume · SMA(20)/SMA(50) · Databento EQUS.MINI.

Technicals

RSI (14)

43.50

SMA (50)

$37.98

SMA (200)

$38.92

Price vs SMA50

-3.37%

Price vs SMA200

-5.71%

ATR (14)

$0.86

Financials

Revenue

$5.1B

Net Income

$1.1B

Gross Margin

—

Operating Margin

36.7%

Net Margin

21.7%

Return on Equity

16.1%

Return on Assets

5.6%

Current Ratio

0.95

Debt / Equity

1.21

Revenue Growth (YoY)

+10.1%

Latest reported annual period ending 2025-12-31 · SEC EDGAR/XBRL.

Recent earnings

Period	EPS (diluted)	Reported
Q1 2026	$0.79	2026-05-07
FY 2025	$2.20	2026-02-26
Q3 2025	$1.73	2025-11-05
Q2 2025	$1.41	2025-08-04
Q1 2026	$1.03	2026-05-07
FY 2025	$2.17	2026-02-26

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Water Supply peers

WTRG vs 13 industry peers (Water Supply), by market cap.

P/E vs peers

9.37 / 22.55 med

-58% discount

P/S vs peers

2.03 / 4.12 med

-51% discount

Net margin vs peers

21.7% / 19.8% med

above median

1–13 of 13


AWK	American Water Works	$24.4B	21.99	4.77	21.7%	-0.22%
WTRG	Essential Utilities, Inc.	$10.4B	9.37	2.03	21.7%	-0.65%
AWR	American States Water Co	$3.0B	23.16	4.59	19.8%	+0.25%
CWT	California Water Service Group	$2.7B	21.16	2.81	13.3%	+0.37%
HTO	H2o America	$2.4B	23.12	2.94	12.7%	+0.53%
MSEX	Middlesex Water Co	$970M	22662501.27	4.98	0.0%	+0.44%
YORW	YORK WATER CO	$479M	23.89	6.22	26.0%	-0.20%
CDZI	Cadiz Inc	$342M	-10.02	—	—	+1.62%
ARTNA	ARTESIAN RESOURCES CORP	$332M	14.56	2.94	20.2%	-0.16%
PCYO	PURE CYCLE CORP	$267M	20.37	10.24	50.3%	+1.14%
GWRS	Global Water Resources, Inc.	$204M	68.97	3.66	5.3%	+3.81%
SBS	Companhia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo-Sabesp	—	—	—	—	-2.78%
CWCO	Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.	—	—	—	13.9%	+0.66%

Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.