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Essential Utilities Inc. Share Price

NYSE: WTRG

Large Cap

$38.32

+0.08

(+0.21%)

as on

Essential Utilities Inc. Stock Performance

as on September 13, 2025 at 1:29 am IST

  • Day's Low

    Day's High

    $38.02
    $38.43
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    0.78%

    Downside

    0.29%

    Upside

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  • 52 Week's Low

    52 Week's High

    $33.18
    $41.65
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    13.41%

    Downside

    8.69%

    Upside

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Essential Utilities Inc. share price movements today

Previous Close
$38.24
Open
$38.16
Volume
1.2M
Day's Low - High
$38.02 - $38.43
52 Week Low - High
$33.18 - $41.65

Essential Utilities Inc. Historical Returns

1 Month Return
-3.06 %
3 Month Return
-0.21 %
1 Year Return
-3.46 %
3 Year Return
-19.08 %
5 Year Return
-3.51 %

Essential Utilities Inc. Stock Fundamentals & Key Indicators

Check Essential Utilities Inc. market cap, PE, PB, PEG ratios, dividend yield, and other key fundamental indicators.

Market Cap

$10.7B

EPS (TTM)

2.1229

Dividend Yield

3.19%

Quarterly Earnings Growth YOY

0.38%

PE Ratio (TTM)

16.44

Industry PE ratio

17.94257142857143

P/B Ratio

16.4421

PEG Ratio

4.4167

EBITDA

1.3B

Revenue (TTM)

2.3B

Profit Margin

27.62%

Return On Equity TTM

10.03%

Essential Utilities Inc. Stock Valuation

Track how Essential Utilities Inc. P/E has moved over time to understand its valuation trends.

Essential Utilities Inc. in the last 5 years

  • Overview

  • Trends

Lowest (17.18x)

March 31, 2024

Today (16.44x)

September 13, 2025

Industry (17.94x)

September 13, 2025

Highest (29.42x)

September 30, 2020

LowHigh

Today’s Price to Earnings Ratio: 16.44x

Essential Utilities Inc. vs Peer Comparison

Compare market cap, revenue, PE, and other key metrics of Essential Utilities Inc. with its industry peers.

Company
Analyst View
Market Cap
5 Years Return %PE RatioProfit Margin %
BUY$10.7B-3.51%16.4427.62%
BUY$27.2B-1.29%25.1421.91%
SELL$2.8B-0.44%22.4320.26%
BUY$2.8B5.81%20.2913.71%

Stock Returns calculator for Essential Utilities Inc. Stock including INR - Dollar returns

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Investment Value

₹1,00,000

  • 1Y

  • 3Y

  • 5Y

  • 7Y

  • 10Y

Essential Utilities Inc. investment value today

Current value as on today

₹1,02,571

Returns

₹2,571

(+2.57%)

Returns from Essential Utilities Inc. Stock

₹2,568 (-2.57%)

Dollar Returns*

₹5,139 (+5.14%)

Analyst Recommendation on Essential Utilities Inc. Stock

Based on 16 analysts

BUY

87.50%

Buy

12.50%

Hold

0.00%

Sell

Based on 16 analysts, 87.5% of analysts recommend a 'BUY' rating for Essential Utilities Inc.. Average target price of $46.38

Essential Utilities Inc. Share Price Target

Get share price movements and forecasts by analysts on Essential Utilities Inc..

What analysts predicted

17.38%UPSIDE

Target Price

$46.38

Current Price

$38.32

Analyzed by

16 Analysts

Target

$46.38

Essential Utilities Inc. target price $46.38, a slight upside of 17.38% compared to current price of $38.32. According to 16 analysts rating.

Essential Utilities Inc. Stock's Interest Amongst Investors

Search interest for Essential Utilities Inc. Stock has decreased by -28% in the last 30 days, reflecting a downward trend in search activity.

Time period: to

Change:-28% versus previous 30 day period

Essential Utilities Inc. Quarterly Profit & Loss

All numbers in Millions USD

Mar 2023
Jun 2023
Sep 2023
Dec 2023
Mar 2024
Jun 2024
Sep 2024
Dec 2024
Mar 2025
Jun 2025
Total Revenue
726
436
411
479
612
434
435
604
783
514
Gross Profit
332
261
247
284
345
258
271
346
461
309
Operating Income
225
155
137
173
230
145
155
226
338
185
EBITDA
316
245
230
265
418
240
254
331
444
295
Interest Expense
72
69
68
72
73
73
76
79
82
79
Depreciation
83
85
86
88
89
90
92
96
99
103
Income Before Tax
159
91
76
104
255
77
85
155
263
112
Income Tax Expense
-31
0
-3
-30
-10
1
15
-28
-20
4
Net Income
191
91
80
135
265
75
69
184
283
107
Net Profit Margin
26.35%
20.90%
19.47%
28.25%
43.42%
17.35%
15.95%
30.57%
36.21%
20.94%

Essential Utilities Inc. Annual Profit & Loss

All numbers in Millions USD

Dec 2015
Dec 2016
Dec 2017
Dec 2018
Dec 2019
Dec 2020
Dec 2021
Dec 2022
Dec 2023
Dec 2024
Total Revenue
814
819
809
838
889
1,462
1,878
2,288
2,053
2,086
Gross Profit
504
522
527
529
556
768
987
1,072
1,126
1,221
Operating Income
321
333
333
323
340
434
602
661
692
757
EBITDA
422
468
481
424
493
710
927
1,010
1,058
1,245
Interest Expense
76
80
88
98
125
188
207
238
283
302
Depreciation
-
-
136
146
156
257
297
321
336
369
Income Before Tax
216
255
256
178
211
264
422
450
431
573
Income Tax Expense
14
20
16
-13
-13
-19
-9
-14
-66
-21
Net Income
201
234
239
191
224
284
431
465
498
595
Net Profit Margin
24.78%
28.56%
29.61%
22.91%
25.24%
19.47%
22.98%
20.33%
24.26%
28.54%

Essential Utilities Inc. Quarterly Cash Flow

All numbers in Millions USD

Jun 2023
Sep 2023
Dec 2023
Mar 2024
Jun 2024
Sep 2024
Dec 2024
Mar 2025
Jun 2025
Net Income
91
80
135
265
75
69
184
283
107
Operating Cash Flow
219
183
129
240
185
196
147
299
272
Investing Cash Flow
-329
-346
-303
-86
-295
-383
-397
-287
-344
Financing Cash Flow
100
160
170
-123
93
177
250
0
76
Change in Cash
-8
-3
-3
30
-16
-10
0
11
4

Essential Utilities Inc. Annual Cash Flow

All numbers in Millions USD

Dec 2016
Dec 2017
Dec 2018
Dec 2019
Dec 2020
Dec 2021
Dec 2022
Dec 2023
Dec 2024
Net Income
234
239
191
224
284
431
465
498
595
Operating Cash Flow
395
381
368
338
508
644
600
933
770
Investing Cash Flow
-383
-480
-639
-604
-4,333
-1,056
-1,178
-1,221
-1,163
Financing Cash Flow
-12
99
270
2,131
1,961
417
578
281
397
Change in Cash
0
0
0
1,865
-1,864
5
0
-6
4

Global Institutional Holdings in Essential Utilities Inc.

Funds
Holdings
BlackRock Inc
11.65%
Vanguard Group Inc
10.59%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
7.72%
State Street Corp
4.69%
Nordea Investment Mgmt Bank Demark A/s
2.55%

Insights on Essential Utilities Inc.

Insights help you understand the recent movement of the company's critical parameters, giving you an overall view of the company.

  • imgPOSITIVE IMPACT

    Best in 1 Year

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    In the last 1 year, WTRG has outperformed top 5 stocks with highest market-cap in its industry

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    Best in 3 Years

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    In the last 3 years, WTRG has outperformed top 5 stocks with highest market-cap in its industry

  • imgNEGATIVE IMPACT

    Price Dip

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    In the last 1 month, WTRG stock has moved down by -2.2%

  • imgNEGATIVE IMPACT

    Profit Down

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    Netprofit is down for the last 2 quarters, 283.78M → 107.82M (in $), with an average decrease of 62.0% per quarter

  • imgNEGATIVE IMPACT

    Revenue Fall

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    Revenue is down for the last 2 quarters, 783.62M → 514.90M (in $), with an average decrease of 34.3% per quarter

About Essential Utilities Inc.

essential utilities, inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water or wastewater services in the united states. it offers water services through operating and maintenance contracts with municipal authorities and other parties. the company also provides non-utility raw water supply services for firms in the natural gas drilling industry; and water and sewer line protection solutions, and repair services to households through a third-party. it serves approximately 3 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, and virginia. 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.
OrganisationEssential Utilities Inc.
Headquarters762 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA, United States, 19010-3489
IndustryUtilities
CEOMr. Christopher H. Franklin
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Key Management of Essential Utilities Inc.

Name

Title

Mr. Christopher Paul Luning J.D.

Executive VP, General Counsel & Compliance Officer

Ms. Colleen M. Arnold

President of Aqua Water

Mr. Michael A. Huwar

President of Peoples Natural Gas

Mr. Bradley Palmer

VP & Chief Accounting Officer

Mr. Sumit Nair

VP & Chief Information Officer

Mr. Dave Kralle

Vice President of Public Affairs

Mr. Daniel J. Schuller Ph.D.

Executive VP & CFO

Ms. Whitney S. Kellett

Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer

Mr. Brian Dingerdissen

Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis, Treasury, and Investor Relations

Mr. Christopher H. Franklin

Chairman, President & CEO

FAQs

What is Essential Utilities Inc. share price today?

Essential Utilities Inc. share price today is $38.32 as on at the close of the market. Essential Utilities Inc. share today touched a day high of $38.43 and a low of $38.02.

What is the 52 week high and 52 week low for Essential Utilities Inc. share?

Essential Utilities Inc. share touched a 52 week high of $41.65 on and a 52 week low of $33.18 on . Essential Utilities Inc. stock price today i.e. is closed at $38.32,which is 8.00% down from its 52 week high and 15.49% up from its 52 week low.

What is Essential Utilities Inc.'s market capitalisation today?

Essential Utilities Inc. market capitalisation is $0.01T as on .

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What are the returns that Essential Utilities Inc. has given to Indian investors in the last 5 years?

Essential Utilities Inc. stock has given -3.51% share price returns and 20.01% dollar appreciation to an Indian investor in the last 5 years.
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