Essential Utilities Inc.
WTRG | NYSE
$40.71
-$0.33 (-0.80%)
Sep 21, 2026, 2:08 PM ET · Market open
Market Data
Market Cap $11.64B
Enterprise Value $20.15B
Beta 0.63
Average Volume 2.02M
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 284.09M
Shares Change YoY 1.2%
Institutional Ownership 76.50%
Exchange NYSE
ISIN US29670G1022
Price Performance
Price Change 1M 1.4%
Price Change 3M 11.9%
Price Change 6M 2.6%
Price Change YTD 6.1%
Price Change 1Y 10.3%
Price Change 3Y 13.2%
Price Change 5Y -13.0%
1M CAGR (ann.) 3.9%
1Y CAGR (ann.) 14.0%
5Y CAGR (ann.) -0.3%
All-Time CAGR 6.5%
Valuation
PE Ratio 20.94
Forward PE 17.51
PEG Ratio -1.32
Forward PEG 4.11
PS Ratio 4.53
Forward PS 4.30
PB Ratio 1.66
P/FCF Ratio -22.80
P/Adj. FCF Ratio -22.23
P/OCF Ratio 11.34
EV/Sales 7.85
EV/EBIT 21.95
EV/EBITDA 14.85
EV/FCF -39.49
Earnings Yield 4.8%
FCF Yield -4.4%
Adj. FCF Yield -4.5%
Financial Health
Net Debt $8.5B
Total Debt $8.52B
Cash & Short-Term Investments $8.63M
Total Assets $19.94B
Current Ratio 0.78
Quick Ratio 0.62
Debt / Equity Ratio 1.21
Debt / EBITDA 6.28
Debt / FCF -16.70
OCF / Debt 0.15
Interest Coverage 2.62
Altman Z-Score 0.98
Piotroski F-Score 5
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 53.5%
Operating Profit Margin 35.1%
EBITDA Margin 52.8%
Net Profit Margin 21.6%
FCF Margin -19.9%
Adj. FCF Margin -20.4%
SBC / Revenue 0.5%
SBC Impact (per share) -2.6%
Returns
Return on Assets 2.8%
Return on Equity 8.1%
Return on Invested Capital 4.4%
Return on Capital Employed 4.7%
Return on Tangible Assets 3.1%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 3.7%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 7.3%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 12.2%
EPS CAGR 3Y 3.6%
EPS CAGR 5Y 3.4%
EPS CAGR 10Y 5.4%
FCF CAGR 3Y -5.0%
FCF CAGR 5Y -7.5%
FCF CAGR 10Y -18.1%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Buy
Analyst Count 18
EPS Growth Next 3Y 9.7%
Revenue Growth Next 3Y 5.4%
Earnings Date Nov 2, 2026
EPS Estimate (next Q) $0.35
EPS Growth Est (next Q) 6.1%
Revenue Est (next Q) $567.31M
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 18.9%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $33.03
Graham Upside -19.5%
Lynch Fair Value $9.80
Lynch Upside -76.1%
Price Target $44.50
Price Target Upside 8.4%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $1.29B
Free Cash Flow $-510.43M
Adj. Free Cash Flow $-523.59M
FCF Per Share -$1.72
OCF Per Share $3.62
OCF/S Ratio 40.0%
Income Statement
Revenue $2.57B
Gross Profit $1.37B
Operating Income $900.69M
EBITDA $1.36B
Net Income $554.87M
EPS (Diluted) $1.96
Revenue / Employee $777.69K
Profit / Employee $167.99K
Employees 3,303
Dividends
Annual Dividend $1.39
Dividend Yield 3.39%
Payout Ratio 70.8%
FCF Payout Ratio -94.9%
Adj. FCF Payout Ratio -92.5%
Dividend Growth (YoY) 5.3%
Pay Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Aug 10, 2026
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