WTRG · Essential Utilities, Inc. · Metrics
$38.67
-0.71 (-1.80%)
At close · Oct 5
Return incl. dividend (before tax)
Market Cap
$11.22B
Shares
283.78M
Volume · Oct 5
3.85M
Avg daily vol (3M)
2.19M
WTRG metrics
85 of 115 screener metrics currently available.
Market overview
2 metricsShare price
$39.38
Market cap
$11.22B
Price action
20 metricsPrice change (1W)
-0.4%
Price change (30D)
-6.1%
Price change (3M)
+0.0%
Price change (6M)
-4.1%
Price change (YTD)
+2.7%
Price change (1Y)
+2.1%
Trailing year
Price change (5Y)
-14.9%
52-week high
$42.00
52-week low
$36.25
Change from 52-week high
-6.2%
Change from 52-week low
+8.6%
Annualized volatility
21.8%
Annualized volatility (3M)
19.9%
Beta
-0.4
RSI (14D)
41.2
Price vs SMA 50
-2.6%
Price vs SMA 200
+0.5%
Avg volume (3M)
2.19M
Relative volume
1.1
Average dollar volume
$87.95M
Company
3 metricsSector
Utilities
Industry
Utilities - Regulated Water
Shares outstanding
283.78M
Valuation
12 metricsP / E (TTM)
20.2
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 5.0%
PEG ratio
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EV / revenue
7.7×
reciprocal yield 13.1%
EV / EBITDA
14.7×
reciprocal yield 6.8%
EV / EBIT
21.8×
reciprocal yield 4.6%
P / sales
4.4×
reciprocal yield 22.9%
P / book
1.6
reciprocal yield 62.6%
FCF yield
—
TTM · current market cap
Buyback yield
0.0%
P / FCF
—
P / operating cash flow
10.9
reciprocal yield 9.2%
Earnings yield
4.9%
Historical valuation
8 metricsP / E historical average (3Y)
18.8×
reciprocal yield 5.3%
P / E historical average (5Y)
21.9×
reciprocal yield 4.6%
EV / revenue historical average (3Y)
8.4×
reciprocal yield 11.9%
EV / revenue historical average (5Y)
8.6×
reciprocal yield 11.6%
EV / EBIT historical average (3Y)
23.9×
reciprocal yield 4.2%
EV / EBIT historical average (5Y)
25.6×
reciprocal yield 3.9%
EV / EBITDA historical average (3Y)
16.1×
reciprocal yield 6.2%
EV / EBITDA historical average (5Y)
17.2×
reciprocal yield 5.8%
Dividends & buybacks
7 metricsDividend yield
—
Trailing 12 months
Payout ratio
69.8%
Shareholder yield
3.5%
Dividend / share (TTM)
—
Dividend growth YoY
—
Dividend growth streak
—
Last ex-dividend
—
Earnings calendar
2 metricsNext earnings
—
Last earnings
2026-08-05
Profitability
9 metricsGross margin
—
Operating margin
35.1%
Trailing 12 months
Net margin
21.6%
Gross profit (TTM)
—
Operating profit (TTM)
$900.69M
Net income (TTM)
$554.87M
Trailing 12 months
Diluted EPS (TTM)
$1.95
FCF margin
—
Effective tax rate
5.0%
Growth
11 metricsRevenue growth YoY
+3.1%
Year over year
Net income growth YoY
-1.9%
Revenue (TTM)
$2.57B
Trailing 12 months
EPS growth YoY
-2.6%
Shares change YoY
+1.2%
Year over year · more shares
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
+2.6%
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
+11.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y)
+7.5%
EPS CAGR (5Y)
+14.5%
FCF CAGR (3Y)
—
FCF CAGR (5Y)
—
Quality
14 metricsReturn on equity
7.9%
Return on assets
2.8%
Debt / equity
1.2
Current ratio
0.8
EBITDA (TTM)
$1.34B
Free cash flow (TTM)
—
Quick ratio
—
Interest coverage
2.6
Net debt / EBITDA
6.3
Return on invested capital
5.5%
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
−$8.45B
Latest balance sheet
Cash & equivalents
$8.63M
Total assets
$19.94B
Total debt
$8.46B
Cash flow & spend
7 metricsOperating cash flow (TTM)
$1.03B
Capital expenditures (TTM)
$495.74M
R&D (TTM)
—
SG&A (TTM)
—
Stock compensation (TTM)
$13.16M
R&D / revenue
—
Stock compensation / revenue
0.5%
Ownership (13F)
3 metrics13F filers
703
13F filer change QoQ
+5
Institutional ownership
78.9%
Short interest
3 metricsShort interest
2.7%
Latest settlement · 2.8 days to cover
Days to cover
2.8d
Short-squeeze score
53 / 100
Insider activity
2 metricsNet insider buying (90D)
−$112,915
Insider-sentiment score
54 / 100
Risk flags
1 metricsGoing concern
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