Essential Utilities Inc. (WTRG)

$37.47

up-down-arrow $-0.23 (-0.61%)

As on 08-May-2026 16:14EDT

Market cap

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$10,628 Mln

Revenue (TTM)

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$2,475 Mln

P/E Ratio

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19.1

P/B Ratio

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1.5

Div. Yield

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3.6 %

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Stock Range

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Low: 37.42 High: 37.99

52 Week Range

Low: 36.34 High: 42.37

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Fundamentals

  • Net Profit (TTM)Net Profit (TTM) information

    $0 Mln

  • ROEROE information

    0.1 %

  • ROCEROCE information

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  • Industry P/EIndustry P/E information

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  • EV/EBITDAEV/EBITDA information

    13.8

  • Debt to EquityDebt to Equity information

    1.2

  • Book ValueBook Value information

    $24.2

  • EPSEPS information

    $2.2

  • Face valueFace value information

    --

  • Shares outstandingShares outstanding information

    283,632,983

10 Years Aggregate

CFO

$4,905.33 Mln

EBITDA

$6,413.66 Mln

Net Profit

$3,005.40 Mln

Performance

Company
YTD
1 Month
3 Months
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
Essential Utilities (WTRG)
-2.3 -7.4 -0.6 -8.6 -4.5 -4.3 1.4
BSE Sensex
-8.7 3.6 -7.5 -4.2 8.2 9.5 11.9
S&P Small-Cap 600#
-5.8 -5.3 -13.7 -6.3 5.3 3.0 5.5
As on 08-May-2026  |  #As on 26-Oct-2023
Company
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Essential Utilities (WTRG)
5.6 -2.7 -21.7 -11.1 13.5 0.7 37.3
S&P Small-Cap 600
4.0 7.0 13.9 -17.4 25.3 9.6 20.9
BSE Sensex
9.1 8.1 18.7 4.4 22.0 15.8 14.4

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Company
Price ($) Market Cap ($ Mln) Revenue (TTM) Net Profit (TTM) OPM (%) ROE (%) P/E P/B
Essential Utilities (WTRG)
37.5 10,627.7 2,474.6 616.4 38.3 9.4 19.1 1.5
77.2 3,025.7 679.3 133.6 27.0 12.9 22.5 2.9
125.1 24,419.8 5,205.0 1,102.0 35.7 10 22.2 2.2
32.0 328.2 112.9 22.8 34.3 9.3 14.4 1.3
4.8 395.1 16.3 -34.1 -154.0 -119.3 -- 16.6
43.5 2,601.8 1,010.7 118.9 17.3 6.8 21.7 1.5
7.1 201.6 55.8 3.0 12.8 4.4 63.7 2.3
51.6 952.6 199.1 44.0 32.0 8.9 21.3 1.9
47.4 9,771.8 3,265.0 458.2 22.8 9.4 21 2.0
29.6 470.2 77.5 20.1 -- 8.5 19.7 2.0

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About Essential Utilities (WTRG)

Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, and natural gas services in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Water; and Regulated Natural Gas segments. It also...  provides utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households; gas marketing and production activities; and natural gas distribution services. The company serves approximately 5.5 million residential water, commercial water, fire protection, industrial water, wastewater, and other water and utility customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Kentucky under the Aqua and Peoples brands. The company was formerly known as Aqua America, Inc. and changed its name to Essential Utilities, Inc. in February 2020. Essential Utilities, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.  Read more

  • Chairman, President & CEO

    Mr. Christopher H. Franklin

  • Chairman, President & CEO

    Mr. Christopher H. Franklin

  • Headquarters

    Bryn Mawr, PA

  • Website

    https://www.essential.co

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FAQs for Essential Utilities (WTRG)

The share price of Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) is $37.47 (NYSE) as of 08-May-2026 16:14 EDT. Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) has given a return of -4.54% in the last 3 years.

The P/E ratio of Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) is 19.12 times as on 08-May-2026.


PE & PB ratio at the end of financial year.


Year P/E Ratio P/B Ratio
2025
17.65
1.59
2024
16.79
1.61
2023
20.51
1.73
2022
27.01
2.34
2021
32.62
2.72

The 52-week high and low of Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) are Rs 42.37 and Rs 36.34 as of 09-May-2026.

Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) has a market capitalisation of $ 10,628 Mln as on 08-May-2026. As per SEBI classification, it is a Small Cap company.

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