WTRG Market Analysis
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$42.20median target· current $41.37 (+2.0%)7 analysts
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Fundamentals
Updated daily after market closeP/E ratio21.27Forward 17.33
EPS (TTM)$1.95-2.6% YoY
Profit margin21.6%UTILITIES
Market cap$11.77BLarge cap
Valuation
- Forward P/E
- 17.33
- PEG ratio
- 3.71
- P/B
- 1.68
- P/S (TTM)
- 4.58
- EV/EBITDA
- 14.87
Profitability & growth
- ROE (TTM)
- 8.1%
- Operating margin
- 35.4%
- Revenue growth YoY
- 3.1%
- Dividend yield
- 3.3%
- Beta
- 0.63
Last earnings
Aug 4, 2026 · Estimate $0.38 · Reported $0.38
Analyst estimate. Actual results often differ.
Ratios are point-in-time. Historical metrics — no guarantees about what comes next.
About Essential Utilities Inc
Company profileEssential Utilities, Inc. operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, or natural gas services in the United States. The company is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
Classification
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Water
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Country
- USA
- Currency
- USD
Company profile
- HQ
- 762 W. LANCASTER AVENUE, BRYN MAWR, PA
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Latest quarter
- Jun 30, 2026
Market cap$11.77B
Shares outstanding$283.6M
52W high$42.51
52W low$35.46
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