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WTRG Financials Essential Utilities, Inc.

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 10.2% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown faster than revenue (31.3% vs 10.2% per year).

Financial health

  • Total debt ($9.7B) exceeds cash ($35M); net debt is $9.7B.
  • Total debt has grown faster than revenue (26.4% vs 10.2% per year).
  • Operating income covered interest expense 5.7× in the latest year, up from 2.3× 5 years ago.
  • Total debt is 3.5× EBITDA.

Shareholder returns

  • Dividends have been paid for 15 consecutive years, consuming 57.0% of earnings.
  • The dividend has grown 22.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
$0 $3B $5B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
0% 18% 37% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
-$1B -$505M $58M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $5B $10B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$4B -$1B $2B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $5.1B $1.1B 0.0% 36.7% -$1.1B $9.7B $35M
2024 $4.7B $1.1B 0.0% 36.9% -$811M $8.4B $96M
2023 $4.2B $944M 0.0% 35.7% -$701M $6.9B $5M
2022 — $465M — — — $3.1B $11M
2021 — $432M — — — $3.1B $11M
2020 — $285M — — — $3.0B $5M
2019 — $225M — — — $1.9B $1.9B
2018 — $192M — — -$127M $1.6B $4M
2017 — $240M — — -$97M $1.5B $4M
2016 — $234M — — $13M $1.2B $4M
2015 — $202M — — $6M $1.2B $3M
2014 — $233M — — $36M $1.1B $4M
2013 — $221M — — $58M $1.1B $5M
2012 — $197M — — $21M $1.0B $6M
2011 — $143M — — $42M $1.0B $8M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced WTRG against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 13.3 26.6 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 1.4 2.7 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 3.0 6.0 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is WTRG growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Essential Utilities, Inc.'s revenue has grown 10.2% per year, and net income grown 31.3% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does WTRG have?

As of FY2025, Essential Utilities, Inc. reported $9.7B of total debt against $35M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 5.7×.

What is WTRG's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was —, operating margin 36.7%, and net margin 21.7%.

What is WTRG's P/E ratio?

As of Jun '26, Essential Utilities, Inc. traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 9.7× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.