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Essential Utilities

(NYSE) WTRG

Current Price$40.77
Market Cap$11.23B
Since IPO (1971)+16,489%
5 Year+4%
1 Year+8%
1 Month+1%

Essential Utilities Financials at a Glance

Market Cap

$11.23B

Revenue (TTM)

$2.47B

Net Income (TTM)

$616.37M

EPS (TTM)

$2.21

P/E Ratio

17.96

Dividend

$1.35

Beta (Volatility)

0.40 (Low)

Price

$40.77

Volume

1,281,901

Open

$39.68

Previous Close

$40.79

Daily Range

$39.56 - $40.83

52-Week Range

$36.32 - $42.37

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About Essential Utilities

Industry

Water Utilities

Sector

Utilities

Employees

3,303

CEO

Christopher H. Franklin, MBA

Headquarters

Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3489, US

WTRG Financials

Key Financial Metrics (TTM)

Gross Margin

53%

Operating Margin

37%

Net Income Margin

25%

Return on Equity

9%

Return on Capital

5%

Return on Assets

3%

Earnings Yield

5.57%

Dividend Yield

0.03%

Payout Ratio

60.65%

Stock Overview

Market Cap

$11.23B

Shares Outstanding

283.12M

Volume

1.28M

Short Interest

0.00%

Avg. Volume

2.45M

Financials (TTM)

Gross Profit

$1.01B

Operating Income

$920.95M

EBITDA

$1.37B

Operating Cash Flow

$1.01B

Capital Expenditure

$1.43B

Free Cash Flow

$419.52M

Cash & ST Invst.

$34.78M

Total Debt

$8.34B

Essential Utilities Performance Analysis

Revenue Growth Rate

Annual and quarterly growth comparison

Earnings Per Share Growth Rate

Annual and quarterly EPS growth comparison

Quarterly Performance

Name
Q4 2025YOY CHG

Revenue

$699.11M

+15.7%

Gross Profit

$251.49M

-27.4%

Gross Margin

35.97%

N/A

Market Cap

$11.23B

N/A

Market Cap/Employee

$3.41M

N/A

Employees

3,291

N/A

Net Income

$132.68M

-28.2%

EBITDA

$340.29M

+2.6%

Quarterly Fundamentals

Name
Q4 2025YOY CHG

Net Cash

$8.30B

-7.6%

Accounts Receivable

$384.28M

+24.4%

Inventory

$112.45M

+19.7%

Long Term Debt

$8.13B

+10.0%

Short Term Debt

$204.12M

-38.0%

Return on Assets

3.10%

N/A

Return on Invested Capital

4.81%

N/A

Free Cash Flow

$240.78M

+3.5%

Operating Cash Flow

$206.11M

+39.4%

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