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WTRG

Stock
Utilities
Utilities - Regulated Water

Performance overview

WTRG Price
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Forward-looking statistics

Beta
0.51
Risk
22.52%

Detailed forecast

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Individual forecast components (weighted-sum)

Company Profile

Essential Utilities is a Pennsylvania-based holding company for U.S. water, wastewater, and natural gas distribution utilities. The company's water business serves 3 million people in eight states. Nearly three fourths of its water earnings come from Pennsylvania, primarily suburban Philadelphia. Its Peoples subsidiary serves more than 700,000 gas distribution customers in Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Essential exited its noncore competitive water and energy services businesses.

Company info

SectorUtilities
IndustryUtilities - Regulated Water
Employees2K
Market cap$10.1B

Fundamentals

Enterprise value$18.2B
Revenue$2.3B
Revenue per employee—
Profit margin27.17%
Debt to equity120.58

Security info

ExchangeNyse American
Type of shareCommon Stock
Earnings per share (EPS)$2.23
Dividend per share$1.30
Revenue per share$8.23
Avg trading volume (30 day)$69M
Avg trading volume (10 day)$76M
Put-call ratio—

Macro factor sensitivity

Growth-0.1
Credit+2.7
Liquidity-0.3
Inflation-1.8
Commodities-0.0
Interest Rates-0.6

Valuation

Dividend yield3.55%
PEG Ratio17.27
Price to sales4.57
P/E Ratio17.27
Enterprise Value to Revenue8.05
Price to book1.58

Upcoming events

Next earnings dayMay 12, 2025
Next dividend day—
Ex. dividend dayMay 13, 2025

News

Essential Utilities Rides on Investments & Expanding Customer Base

WTRG targets $7.8B in infrastructure upgrades through 2029, while acquisitions continue to expand its customer base.

Zacks Investment Research (July 4, 2025)
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Benzinga (May 17, 2024)

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