WTRG
Essential Utilities Inc
38.80$
+0.4%
vs. previous close
Closing price · As of: Oct 6, 2026
Statements
Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Valuation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25.5 | 22.8 | 24.8 | 25.5 | 25.1 | 29.1 | 25.2 | 25.4 | 26.4 | 31.8 | 41.1 | 62.2 | 66.5 | 48.6 | 40.0 | 38.5 | 41.7 | 42.3 | 27.4 | 27.6 | 28.6 | 32.6 | 30.0 | 26.9 | 23.3 | 27.0 | 25.3 | 22.7 | 19.2 | 20.5 | 17.7 | 18.4 | 19.4 | 16.8 | 17.8 | 16.1 | 16.9 | 17.7 | 20.5 | 19.6 | |
| 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | |
| 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | |
| 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 16.5 | 14.4 | 12.9 | 12.1 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.5 | |
| 16.6 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 18.9 | 17.1 | 17.5 | 18.1 | 20.6 | 23.4 | 26.2 | 28.6 | 24.6 | 28.7 | 25.9 | 24.5 | 24.9 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 19.4 | 21.6 | 20.9 | 19.3 | 17.7 | 19.2 | 18.0 | 16.9 | 15.2 | 16.3 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.3 | |
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| 0.0% | 0.2% | -0.4% | -0.8% | -1.0% | -1.4% | -1.6% | -1.5% | -1.4% | -2.1% | -2.5% | -2.9% | -2.4% | -1.9% | -1.7% | -0.7% | -1.7% | -2.7% | -2.0% | -2.3% | -2.6% | -2.7% | -2.4% | -3.3% | -4.3% | -3.7% | -3.7% | -3.6% | -3.6% | -2.6% | -4.3% | -4.5% | -4.8% | -5.6% | -4.8% | -4.6% | -4.1% | -4.2% | -4.4% | -4.5% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 62.8% | 62.8% | 63.3% | 63.8% | 64.9% | 65.0% | 64.5% | 64.4% | 64.7% | 63.2% | 62.9% | 61.6% | 60.9% | 62.6% | 60.5% | 58.7% | 56.4% | 52.5% | 53.5% | 53.8% | 53.5% | 52.6% | 49.6% | 49.1% | 49.0% | 46.9% | 46.5% | 47.7% | 48.9% | 54.8% | 58.7% | 58.7% | 59.2% | 58.6% | 59.2% | 59.4% | 59.6% | 53.5% | 47.0% | 53.5% | |
| 40.0% | 39.7% | 39.8% | 40.1% | 40.8% | 41.1% | 40.5% | 40.2% | 40.4% | 38.6% | 38.0% | 37.0% | 36.5% | 38.2% | 36.7% | 35.0% | 31.9% | 29.7% | 33.1% | 33.3% | 32.8% | 32.1% | 30.0% | 29.6% | 29.8% | 28.9% | 28.5% | 29.4% | 30.2% | 33.7% | 36.0% | 35.5% | 35.9% | 36.3% | 38.4% | 38.7% | 38.7% | 37.2% | 35.0% | 35.1% | |
| 26.0% | 28.6% | 28.4% | 28.6% | 29.4% | 29.6% | 29.6% | 30.0% | 29.8% | 22.9% | 18.7% | 17.2% | 18.0% | 25.2% | 27.5% | 25.2% | 20.3% | 19.5% | 23.3% | 23.5% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 22.4% | 21.9% | 22.0% | 20.3% | 19.8% | 20.2% | 21.0% | 24.3% | 29.5% | 28.7% | 27.8% | 28.5% | 27.2% | 27.6% | 28.1% | 24.9% | 21.8% | 21.6% | |
| -0.1% | 1.6% | -2.8% | -5.8% | -7.6% | -12.0% | -12.3% | -11.2% | -11.2% | -15.2% | -19.5% | -30.7% | -28.6% | -23.8% | -19.1% | -7.0% | -14.1% | -22.4% | -12.7% | -15.1% | -17.0% | -20.0% | -16.4% | -19.2% | -21.8% | -20.2% | -18.7% | -16.5% | -14.6% | -12.9% | -22.5% | -23.8% | -25.8% | -26.8% | -23.0% | -20.4% | -19.5% | -18.4% | -19.9% | -19.0% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11.6% | 12.7% | 12.4% | 12.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.3% | 12.2% | 9.6% | 7.9% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 5.8% | 5.6% | 6.0% | 5.3% | 6.1% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.1% | 8.3% | 8.5% | 8.4% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.4% | 9.4% | 9.0% | 8.8% | 9.6% | 9.5% | 9.6% | 9.8% | 9.0% | 8.1% | 7.9% | |
| 3.5% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.8% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,855 | 1,891 | 1,940 | 2,026 | 2,054 | 2,121 | 2,197 | 2,247 | 2,392 | 2,624 | 2,654 | 1,003 | 1,056 | 1,205 | 5,193 | 5,270 | 5,398 | 5,665 | 5,685 | 5,791 | 5,699 | 5,966 | 6,025 | 6,200 | 6,513 | 6,788 | 6,686 | 6,851 | 6,798 | 7,049 | 6,976 | 7,157 | 7,394 | 7,689 | 7,736 | 7,748 | 7,918 | 8,280 | 8,348 | 8,496 | |
| 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | |
| 30.4% | 30.0% | 29.9% | 29.7% | 29.6% | 30.9% | 30.8% | 30.5% | 30.3% | 28.9% | 28.1% | 41.7% | 41.4% | 41.5% | 35.7% | 35.6% | 34.6% | 34.2% | 34.8% | 34.7% | 36.0% | 35.4% | 35.3% | 35.5% | 35.0% | 34.2% | 34.9% | 34.9% | 36.0% | 35.0% | 35.7% | 35.7% | 35.2% | 34.4% | 35.2% | 36.2% | 36.1% | 34.5% | 34.8% | 35.2% | |
| 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.20 | 1.32 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.34 | 1.35 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.08 | 0.89 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.97 | 1.02 | 1.10 | 0.97 | 1.12 | 1.63 | 1.66 | 1.61 | 1.65 | 1.70 | 1.71 | 1.78 | 1.77 | 1.73 | 1.76 | 1.79 | 1.82 | 2.09 | 2.03 | 1.99 | 2.16 | 2.22 | 2.30 | 2.37 | 2.17 | 1.96 | 1.95 | |
| 4.61 | 4.61 | 4.58 | 4.58 | 4.51 | 4.54 | 4.58 | 4.63 | 4.69 | 4.70 | 4.73 | 3.88 | 3.74 | 3.83 | 3.70 | 4.36 | 4.76 | 5.74 | 7.02 | 7.06 | 7.00 | 7.16 | 7.60 | 7.79 | 8.06 | 8.69 | 8.74 | 8.70 | 8.53 | 7.51 | 7.09 | 7.07 | 7.14 | 7.58 | 8.19 | 8.33 | 8.43 | 8.73 | 9.00 | 9.04 | |
| 10.30 | 10.40 | 10.49 | 10.65 | 10.88 | 10.98 | 11.06 | 11.24 | 11.47 | 11.26 | 11.16 | 17.40 | 16.62 | 16.69 | 18.09 | 18.22 | 18.17 | 18.38 | 18.87 | 18.94 | 19.77 | 19.77 | 20.02 | 20.35 | 20.33 | 20.42 | 20.83 | 21.20 | 22.17 | 21.56 | 22.22 | 22.50 | 22.51 | 22.53 | 23.43 | 23.94 | 24.15 | 24.18 | 24.30 | 24.70 | |
| 0.00 | 0.07 | -0.13 | -0.27 | -0.34 | -0.54 | -0.56 | -0.52 | -0.52 | -0.71 | -0.92 | -1.19 | -1.07 | -0.91 | -0.71 | -0.31 | -0.67 | -1.29 | -0.89 | -1.06 | -1.19 | -1.43 | -1.24 | -1.49 | -1.76 | -1.76 | -1.63 | -1.44 | -1.24 | -0.97 | -1.59 | -1.69 | -1.84 | -2.03 | -1.88 | -1.70 | -1.65 | -1.61 | -1.79 | -1.72 | |
Showing the most recent 40 periods — older statements are on file for this stock.
Data as of: October 6, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.