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WTRG:NYSE
Essential Utilities Inc
USD 39,24
+0,20%
(+0,080) 1D
13 Okt., 12:55:16 GMT-4  ·   USD
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Open
USD 39,37
High
USD 39,51
Low
USD 38,72
Mkt. cap
11,14 mjd
Avg. vol.
2,56 m
Volume
548,08 k
Dividend
3,68%
Quarterly dividend
USD 0,36
Ex-dividend date
11 Aug. 2026
P/E ratio
20,04
52-wk high
USD 42,51
52-wk low
USD 36,10
EPS
USD 1,96
Beta
0,63
Shares outstanding
283,78 m
No. of employees
3 k
Open
USD 39,37
High
USD 39,51
Low
USD 38,72
Mkt. cap
11,14 mjd
Avg. vol.
2,56 m
Volume
548,08 k
Dividend
3,68%
Quarterly dividend
USD 0,36
Ex-dividend date
11 Aug. 2026
P/E ratio
20,04
52-wk high
USD 42,51
52-wk low
USD 36,10
EPS
USD 1,96
Beta
0,63
Shares outstanding
283,78 m
No. of employees
3 k
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Profile
Essential Utilities is an American utility company that has stakes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia. The company provides drinking water and wastewater treatment infrastructure and natural gas. Essential Utilities is the publicly traded parent company that oversees the continued business of Aqua America and Peoples Natural Gas, who both continue to do business under their original names. The company began in Pennsylvania and remains headquartered in Bryn Mawr along with the water utility side of the business while the natural gas company Peoples is headquartered in Pittsburgh. Wikipedia
About Essential Utilities Inc
CEOChristopher H. Franklin
Employees3,3 k
Founded1968
Headquarters-
Sector-
Analyst ratings
Based on 3 analysts giving stock ratings to WTRG in the past 3 months
Hold
Buy
1
Hold
1
Sell
1
12-month forecast
Based on 3 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for WTRG in the last 3 months.
Highest
Current USD 39,24
USD 49,00 (+24,87%)
Average
USD 44,50 (+13,40%)
Lowest
USD 40,00 (+1,94%)
Analyst
Recommendation
Action
Price target
Projected
Date
Gregg Orrill
UBS
Buy
Maintained
USD 49,00
+24,9%
10/05/2026
Unknown Analyst
Seaport Global
Hold
Maintained
-
-
08/16/2026
Nicholas Campanella
Barclays
Sell
Maintained
USD 40,00
+1,9%
07/15/2026
John Eade
Argus Research
Buy
Maintained
-
-
03/20/2026
Ryan Connors
Northcoast Research
Buy
Upgraded
USD 42,00
+7%
12/03/2025
Last report
05 Aug. 2026
Fiscal period
Q2 2026
USD 0,37 / USD 0,38
-3,90%miss
Revenue / Est. (USD)
530,85 m / 551,30 m
-3,71%miss
Fiscal Q2 2026 earnings call
Waiting for the earnings call
At a glance
Insights from the latest news and reports
Previous reportsAll values in USD
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Revenue
Net income
All values in USD
Sep. 2025
Des. 2025
Mrt. 2026
Jun. 2026
Revenue
476,97 m
699,11 m
861,76 m
530,85 m
Cost of goods sold
175,59 m
340,12 m
414,41 m
205,40 m
Cost of revenue
175,59 m
340,12 m
414,41 m
205,40 m
Research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Total research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Selling, general, and admin expenses
296,00 k
294,00 k
-258,00 k
-258,00 k
Operating expense
131,90 m
132,28 m
136,45 m
137,49 m
Total operating expenses
307,50 m
472,40 m
550,86 m
342,88 m
Operating income
169,48 m
226,71 m
310,90 m
187,97 m
Other non operating income
6,00 m
6,92 m
5,05 m
7,07 m
EBT including unusual items
96,38 m
147,84 m
230,78 m
109,12 m
EBT excluding unusual items
94,28 m
148,79 m
230,25 m
106,44 m
Income tax expense
4,30 m
15,17 m
6,39 m
3,39 m
Effective tax rate
4,46%
10,26%
2,77%
3,11%
Other operating expenses
24,54 m
24,48 m
25,98 m
24,45 m
Net income
92,08 m
132,68 m
224,39 m
105,72 m
Net profit margin
19,30%
18,98%
26,04%
19,92%
Earnings per share
0,33
0,47
0,83
0,37
Interest and investment income
1,08 m
94,00 k
1,61 m
510,00 k
Interest expense
-82,27 m
-84,94 m
-87,31 m
-89,11 m
Net interest expenses
-81,19 m
-84,84 m
-85,70 m
-88,60 m
Depreciation and amortization charges
103,32 m
103,56 m
107,11 m
109,58 m
EBITDA
276,54 m
334,22 m
421,63 m
301,26 m
Gain or loss from assets sale
-176,00 k
-656,00 k
523,00 k
-1,46 m
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