Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) Overview
- 1 Apr 2026: Period ending 30 Jun 2026; Estimate (m); Actual 0.37; Beat / miss (m).
- 1 Jan 2026: Period ending 31 Mar 2026; Estimate (m); Actual 0.79; Beat / miss (m).
- 1 Jul 2025: Period ending 30 Sept 2025; Estimate (m); Actual 0.33; Beat / miss (m).
- 1 Apr 2025: Period ending 30 Jun 2025; Estimate (m); Actual 0.38; Beat / miss (m).
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- Last close
- $45.46
- Previous close
- $39.23
- Change
- $6.23
- Change (%)
- 15.88%
- Close date
- 2026-11-06
- Previous close date
- 2026-09-29
- Open
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- Day high
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- Day low
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- Last session volume
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- Last session value
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- Currency
- USD
- Price basis
- split-adjusted
- Volume basis
- (m)
Performance
View more →Cumulative total returns · 2026-09-29
YTD
- WTRG
- +5.12%
- S&P 500
- (m)
1 year
- WTRG
- +3.98%
- S&P 500
- (m)
3 years
- WTRG
- +26.90%
- S&P 500
- (m)
5 years
- WTRG
- -2.17%
- S&P 500
- (m)
Earnings trends
View more →Earnings per share
USD / share · As filed
30 Jun 2026 ○ Estimate (m) ● Actual 0.37
Comparison details
| Period start | Period ending | Estimate | Actual | Beat / miss | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | (m) | 0.37 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Jan 2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | (m) | 0.79 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Jul 2025 | 30 Sept 2025 | (m) | 0.33 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Apr 2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | (m) | 0.38 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Jan 2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | (m) | 1.03 | (m) | (m) |
31 Dec 2025 ○ Estimate (m) ● Actual 5.69
Comparison details
| Period start | Period ending | Estimate | Actual | Beat / miss | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | (m) | 5.69 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Jan 2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | (m) | 5.39 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Jan 2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | (m) | 4.90 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Jan 2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | (m) | 1.77 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Jan 2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | (m) | 1.67 | (m) | (m) |
(m)
Revenue vs. Earnings
USD
30 Jun 2026 ■ Revenue 530.85M ■ Earnings 105.72M — Profit margin 19.92%
31 Dec 2025 ■ Revenue 5.12B ■ Earnings 1.11B — Profit margin 21.69%
Analyst insights
View more →| Ratings | Buy | Hold | Sell | Other ratings | Last Close | Average Target | Upside | High Target | Low Target |
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| (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | $45.46 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
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Statistics
View more →Retained observations as of 2026-11-11; financial period ending 30 Jun 2026.
- Forward P/E
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- PEG ratio · 5-year expected
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- Shares held by insiders
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- Insider transactions · change (%)
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- Shares held by institutions
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- Institutional transactions · change (%)
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- Diluted EPS · 12 month
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- EPS estimate · next quarter
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- EPS estimate · next year
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- EPS growth · current annual estimate
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- EPS growth · next annual estimate
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- EPS growth · next 5 years expected
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- EPS growth · past 3 years annualized
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- EPS growth · past 5 years annualized
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- EPS change · 12 months vs prior year
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- EPS change · latest quarter vs previous quarter
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- Latest earnings report date
- (m)
- EPS surprise · latest reported quarter
- (m)
- Net income · 12 month
- $1.05B
- Profit margin
- 20.12%
- Return on assets · 12 month
- 5.45%
- Named executive and board stock awards · latest fiscal year
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- Index membership
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- Employees
- 3.30K
- IPO date
- (m)
- Options available
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- Shortable
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- Analyst recommendation
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- Analyst target price
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- Price volatility · week
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- Price volatility · month
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- Average true range · 14 sessions
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- Relative strength index · 14 sessions
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- Relative volume
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- Average daily volume
- 2.54M
- Latest session volume
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- Last session value
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- 30 days ago session value
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- 1 year ago session value
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- Number of trades
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- Total return · week
- -2.85%*
- Total return · month
- -4.55%*
- Total return · quarter
- 3.02%*
- Total return · half year
- -0.96%*
- Total return · year to date
- 5.12%*
- Total return · 1 year
- 3.98%*
- Total return · 3 years
- 26.90%*
- Total return · 5 years
- -2.17%*
- Market cap
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- Book value per share · latest quarter
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- Price / cash · latest quarter
- (m)
- Enterprise value
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- Enterprise value / revenue
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- Enterprise value / EBITDA
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- Dividend · 12 months per share
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- Dividend ex-date
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- Next dividend ex-date
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- Next dividend amount per share
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- Dividend growth · 3 years annualized
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- Dividend growth · 5 years annualized
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- Revenue · 12 month
- $5.22B
- Revenue growth · past 3 years annualized
- (m)
- Revenue growth · past 5 years annualized
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- Revenue change · 12 months vs prior year
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- Revenue change · latest quarter vs previous quarter
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- Revenue surprise · latest reported quarter
- (m)
- Levered free cash flow · 12 month
- (m)
- Debt / equity · latest quarter
- (m)
- Long-term debt / equity · latest quarter
- 120.59%*
- Payables · latest quarter (USD)
- $198.93M
- Return on equity · 12 month
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- Return on invested capital · 12 months
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- Previous close
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- Latest closing price
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- Latest session change (%)
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- 52-week high
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- 52-week low
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- Price vs 20-session moving average
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- Price vs 50-session moving average
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- Price vs 200-session moving average
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- Float shares
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- Short float (%)
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- Short ratio (days to cover)
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- Short interest (shares)
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Five-year projected P/E and P/S repeat the preceding five-year EPS and revenue CAGR, holding current price and market cap constant. Hover a calculated row for its formula. Net assets = assets − debt − payables − deferred revenue − obligations due within 1 year − obligations due after 1 year.
Holders breakdown
View more →| Breakdown | Ownership |
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| (m) | Shares held by all insiders |
| (m) | Shares held by institutions |
| (m) | Float held by institutions |
| (m) | Institutions holding shares |
Other holders
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Insider holders
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Top institutional holders
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Top mutual fund holders
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Essential Utilities, Inc. Overview
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- SEC CIK
- 78128
- Industry (SIC)
- 4941 Water Supply
- Country of operation
- United States
- Business address
- 762 W. LANCASTER AVE, BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, 19010-3489, United States
- Fiscal year end
- 1231
- Phone
- 610-527-8000
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