WTRG
Essential Utilities, Inc. Utilities Water Supply Russell 3000
$43.52Close
$12.5BMarket cap
$35.92 – $43.5252-week range
Nov 3, 2026Next report · after the close
Highlights
Strengths
- Near its high at its 52-week high
Cautions
- Trend not confirmed 7 of 8 conditions · under 30% off the low
- Earnings shrinking EPS −3% year on year
- Results soon Nov 3, 2026, in 2 days
Price
Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices
Key figures
Off 12-month high
0%
1wk
up 1.0%
price change
1mo
up 11.0%
price change
12-month return
up 16%
market up 11% ·
its own up 4%
F-score
—
— Not assessed
Altman Z″
1.55
Moderate risk
P/E
11.2×
price / earnings
PEG
1.97
P/E / EPS growth
P/B
1.8×
price / book
Earnings yield
up 9.1%
EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than
58%
of the market · around average
Revenue growth
up 10%
year on year
EPS growth
down 3%
latest quarter · +20 pts
Sales growth
—
latest quarter
ROE
up 17%
return on equity
Free cash margin
down 21%
-$1.1B FCF
D/E
1.18
long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA
2.9×
Interest cover
5.7×EBIT / interest
Trade setup
ATR%
2.0%
$0.89 a day · 2×ATR $41.74
RS
70 / 99
vs the universe
Trend
7 / 8
under 30% off the low
Relative volume
1.0×
vs 50-day average
Up/down volume
0.93
50 sessions
Implied move
—
no option chain · report Nov 3, 2026
Trend template · 7 of 8
- At least 30% above the 52-week low: fails
Screen verdict
Did not qualify for any screen.
Warning signs
- Shareholders diluted The share count rose 43.0% over the year, from 200m to 287m shares. Each existing share owns a smaller fraction of the company than it did a year ago.
Last reported
Aug 5, 2026
Results reaction
Aug 5, 2026+1% vs market2 sessions after results
Financials
- Net 22%
- Free cash -21%
- Cash
- Long-term debt
| FY2020Dec 31, 2020 | FY2021Dec 31, 2021 | FY2022Dec 31, 2022 | FY2023Dec 31, 2023 | FY2024Dec 31, 2024 | FY2025Dec 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.5B | $1.9B | $2.3B | $4.2B | $4.7B | $5.1B |
| Operating income | $434.7M | $602.7M | $661.2M | $1.5B | $1.7B | $1.9B |
| Net income | $284.8M | $431.6M | $465.2M | $944.0M | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| Net margin | 19% | 23% | 20% | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| Earnings per share | $1.12 | $1.67 | $1.77 | $4.89 | $5.39 | $5.70 |
| Free cash flow | $508.0M | $644.7M | $600.3M | -$701.0M | -$811.0M | -$1.1B |
| Free cash margin | 35% | 34% | 26% | -17% | -17% | -21% |
| Cash | $4.8M | $10.6M | $11.4M | $4.6M | $96.0M | $34.8M |
| Long-term debt | $5.5B | $5.8B | $6.4B | $6.8B | $7.4B | $8.1B |
| Shareholders' equity | $4.7B | $5.2B | $7.7B | $9.8B | $6.2B | $6.9B |
| Shares outstanding | 248.57m | 256.10m | 266.97m | 276.60m | 200.37m | 286.51m |
Filings
| Filed | Report | Period to | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2026 | 36d |
| May 7, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2026 | 37d |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2025 | 57d |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2025 | 36d |
| Aug 4, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2025 | 35d |
| May 12, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2025 | 42d |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2024 | 58d |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2024 | 37d |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2024 | 37d |
| May 8, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2024 | 38d |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2023 | 60d |
| Nov 7, 2023 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2023 | 38d |
Current reports
| Filed | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2026 | Other events ↗ |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Regulation FD ↗ |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Regulation FD ↗ |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| May 15, 2026 | Regulation FD ↗ |
| May 8, 2026 | Regulation FD ↗ |
| May 7, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Shareholder vote ↗ |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Regulation FD ↗ |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Regulation FD ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Material agreement · Other events ↗ |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Results ↗ |