WTRG - Essential Utilities, Inc.
NEXT EARNINGS:
Feb 25, 2026
(today)
EPS Est: $0.36
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Rev Est: $611.6M
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Buy
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$42.25
DETAILS
HIGH:
$45.00
LOW:
$38.00
MEDIAN:
$43.00
CONSENSUS:
$42.25
UPSIDE:
6.26%
Market Cap:
11.26B
Volume:
3,324,058
Avg Volume:
1,959,548
52 Week Range:
35.96-42.37
Sector:
Utilities
Industry:
Regulated Water
Beta:
0.81
Last Dividend:
$1.35
Exchange:
NYSE
Country:
US
Employees:
3,291
IPO Date:
1980-03-17
EPS (TTM):
2.17
P/E Ratio:
16.71
Revenue (TTM):
2.09B
Total Assets:
18.03B
Total Debt:
7.73B
Cash & Equiv:
9.16M
Rev Growth (5Y):
18.6%
EPS Growth (5Y):
15.8%
FCF Growth (5Y):
N/A
ROCE:
5.1%
Debt/Equity:
1.25
Earnings History
| Date | EPS Actual | EPS Est | EPS Surprise | Rev Actual | Rev Est | Rev Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | $0.33 | $0.28 | +16.5% | $477.0M | $472.4M | +1.0% |
| 2025-07-31 | $0.38 | $0.29 | +31.0% | $514.9M | $472.4M | +9.0% |
| 2025-05-12 | $1.03 | $0.80 | +28.3% | $783.6M | $701.9M | +11.6% |
| 2025-02-26 | $0.67 | $0.64 | +5.5% | $604.4M | $643.2M | -6.0% |
| 2024-11-04 | $0.25 | $0.24 | +4.2% | $435.3M | $526.6M | -17.3% |
| 2024-08-05 | $0.28 | $0.30 | -6.7% | $434.4M | $442.8M | -1.9% |
| 2024-05-02 | $0.73 | $0.76 | -4.1% | $612.1M | $750.0M | -18.4% |
| 2024-02-22 | $0.50 | $0.50 | 0.0% | $479.4M | $708.6M | -32.3% |
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2.09B | 2.05B | 2.29B | 1.88B | 1.46B | 889.69M | 838.09M | 809.52M | 819.88M | 814.20M | 779.90M | 768.64M |
| Net Income | 595.31M | 498.23M | 465.24M | 431.61M | 284.85M | 224.54M | 191.99M | 239.74M | 234.18M | 201.79M | 233.24M | 221.30M |
| EPS | 2.17 | 1.86 | 1.77 | 1.68 | 1.14 | 1.04 | 1.08 | 1.35 | 1.32 | 1.14 | 1.32 | 1.26 |
| Total Assets | 18.03B | 16.84B | 15.72B | 14.66B | 13.71B | 9.36B | 6.96B | 6.33B | 6.16B | 5.74B | 5.41B | 5.05B |
| Total Debt | 7.73B | 7.09B | 6.84B | 6.02B | 5.73B | 3.09B | 2.56B | 2.13B | 1.89B | 1.80B | 1.64B | 1.59B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 9.16M | 4.61M | 11.40M | 10.57M | 4.83M | 1.87B | 3.63M | 4.20M | 3.76M | 3.23M | 4.14M | 5.06M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 770.34M | 933.59M | 600.31M | 644.68M | 508.02M | 338.52M | 368.52M | 381.32M | 395.79M | 370.79M | 363.79M | 367.82M |
| Free Cash Flow | (559.40M) | (265.52M) | (462.46M) | (375.84M) | (327.62M) | (211.75M) | (127.22M) | (96.77M) | 12.79M | 6.11M | 35.18M | 59.65M |
| FCF per Share | -2.04 | -0.99 | -1.76 | -1.46 | -1.31 | -0.98 | -0.72 | -0.54 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.20 | 0.34 |
| Book Value | 6.20B | 5.90B | 5.38B | 5.18B | 4.68B | 3.88B | 2.01B | 1.96B | 1.85B | 1.73B | 1.66B | 1.54B |
| Cash & ST Investments | 9.16M | 4.61M | 11.40M | 10.57M | 4.83M | 1.87B | 3.63M | 4.20M | 3.76M | 3.23M | 4.14M | 5.06M |
| ROC Equity | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.14 |