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Ticker
WTRG

Price
40.53
Stock movement up
+0.48 (1.20%)
Company name
Essential Utilities Inc
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Utilities >
Utilities - Regulated Water
Market cap
11.13B
Ent value
22.51B
Price/Sales
5.68
Price/Book
1.80
Div yield
3.21%
Div growth
6.99%
Growth years
28
FCF payout
-67.43%
Trailing P/E
20.38
Forward P/E
19.18
PEG
3.19
EPS growth
11.58%
1 year return
19.63%
3 year return
-7.42%
5 year return
-1.76%
10 year return
4.29%
Last updated: 2025-04-18

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share1.30
Dividend yield3.21%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield3.89%
Average yield2.71%
Minimum yield2.00%
Discount to avg yield15.68%
Upside potential18.60%
Yield as % of max yield82.63%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield3.21%
Current yield distribution30.56%
Yield at 100% (Min)2.00%
Yield at 90%2.16%
Yield at 80%2.23%
Yield at 50% (Median)2.46%
Yield at 20%3.33%
Yield at 10%3.43%
Yield at 0% (Max)3.89%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth28 years
CCC statusDividend Champion
Dividend per share1.30
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date13 May 2025
EPS (TTM)1.99
EPS (1y forward)2.11
EPS growth (5y)11.58%
EPS growth (5y forward)6.40%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
WTRGS&P500
DGR MR-0.15%-13.74%
DGR TTM6.03%6.60%
DGR 3 years7.00%5.24%
DGR 5 years6.99%5.40%
DGR 10 years7.36%7.07%
DGR 15 years7.39%6.12%
Time since last change announced132 days
EPS growth (5y)11.58%
EPS growth (5y forward)6.40%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM62.44%-67.43%
Average--
Forward61.62%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E20.38
Price to OCF14.81
Price to FCF-
Price to EBITDA10.32
EV to EBITDA20.87

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales5.68
Price to Book1.80
EV to Sales11.48

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count274.61M
EPS (TTM)1.99
FCF per share (TTM)-1.84

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)1.96B
Gross profit (TTM)891.75M
Operating income (TTM)705.01M
Net income (TTM)546.01M
EPS (TTM)1.99
EPS (1y forward)2.11

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)45.47%
Operating margin (TTM)35.95%
Profit margin (TTM)27.84%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash8.44M
Net receivables203.86M
Total current assets373.93M
Goodwill2.34B
Intangible assets3.35M
Property, plant and equipment15.92B
Total assets17.56B
Accounts payable231.44M
Short/Current long term debt7.43B
Total current liabilities683.14M
Total liabilities11.38B
Shareholder's equity6.18B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)751.53M
Capital expenditures (TTM)1.26B
Free cash flow (TTM)-505.58M
Dividends paid (TTM)340.90M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity8.83%
Return on Assets3.11%
Return on Invested Capital4.02%
Cash Return on Invested Capital-3.72%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open40.17
Daily high40.84
Daily low40.16
Daily Volume963K
All-time high54.07
1y analyst estimate45.80
Beta0.84
EPS (TTM)1.99
Dividend per share1.30
Ex-div date13 May 2025
Next earnings date30 Apr 2025

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
WTRGS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-25.04%-14.12%
Highest price drop-50.46%-56.47%
Date of highest drop15 Jul 20089 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-14.70%-11.07%
Avg time to new high23 days12 days
Max time to new high1765 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
WTRG (Essential Utilities Inc) company logo
Marketcap
11.13B
Marketcap category
Large-cap
Description
Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, or natural gas services in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Water and Regulated Natural Gas segments. It offers water services through operating and maintenance contract with municipal authorities and other parties. In addition, the company provides utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households. It serves approximately 5.5 million residential water, commercial water, fire protection, industrial water, wastewater, and other water and utility customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Kentucky under the Aqua and Peoples brands. The company was formerly known as Aqua America, Inc. and changed its name to Essential Utilities, Inc. in February 2020. Essential Utilities, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
Employees
3258
SEC filings
CEO
Christopher Franklin
Country
USA
City
Bryn Mawr
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Champion
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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