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Essential Utilities Inc. Share Price

NYSE: WTRG

Large Cap

$40.84

-0.20

(-0.49%)

as on

Essential Utilities Inc. Stock Performance

as on March 18, 2026 at 6:59 am IST

  • Day's Low

    Day's High

    $40.80
    $41.50
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    0.10%

    Downside

    1.62%

    Upside

    downward going graph

  • 52 Week's Low

    52 Week's High

    $36.32
    $42.37
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    11.07%

    Downside

    3.75%

    Upside

    downward going graph

Essential Utilities Inc. share price movements today

Previous Close
$41.04
Open
$41.35
Volume
994.6K
Day's Low - High
$40.80 - $41.50
52 Week Low - High
$36.32 - $42.37

Essential Utilities Inc. Historical Returns

1 Month Return
+ 3.64 %
3 Month Return
+ 5.2 %
1 Year Return
+ 2.99 %
3 Year Return
-3.57 %
5 Year Return
-5.42 %

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

$11.8B

EPS (TTM)

2.2452

Dividend Yield

3.19%

Quarterly Earnings Growth YOY

-0.30%

PE Ratio (TTM)

18.93

Industry PE ratio

25.274444444444445

PEG Ratio

3.9994

EBITDA

1.3B

Revenue (TTM)

2.5B

Profit Margin

24.91%

Return On Equity TTM

9.44%

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 (18.93x)

March 17, 2026

Industry (25.27x)

March 17, 2026

Highest (29.08x)

December 31, 2021

LowHigh

Today’s Price to Earnings Ratio: 18.93x

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 %
Essential Utilities Inc. image
Essential Utilities Inc.
BUY$11.8B-5.42%18.9324.91%
American Water Works Company, Inc. image
American Water Works Company, Inc.
BUY$27.3B-0.19%24.5521.62%
American States Water Co image
American States Water Co
SELL$3.0B4.24%22.4419.82%
California Water Service Group image
California Water Service Group
BUY$2.7B-15.83%21.0212.82%
H20 America image
H20 America
NA$2.5BNA20.1812.81%

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

₹1,09,023

Returns

₹9,023

(+9.02%)

Returns from Essential Utilities Inc. Stock

₹2,484 (+2.48%)

Dollar Returns*

₹6,539 (+6.54%)

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 $40.6

Essential Utilities Inc. Share Price Target

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

What analysts predicted

-0.59%DOWNSIDE

Target Price

$40.6

Current Price

$40.84

Analyzed by

16 Analysts

Target

$40.60

Essential Utilities Inc. target price $40.6, a slight downside of -0.59% compared to current price of $40.84. According to 16 analysts rating.

Essential Utilities Inc. Stock’s Investor Sentiment and Interest

Search interest for Essential Utilities Inc. Stock has decreased by -10% in the last 30 days, reflecting a downward trend in search activity.

Time period: to

Change:-10% versus previous 30 day period

Essential Utilities Inc. Quarterly Profit & Loss

All numbers in Millions USD

Sep 2023
Dec 2023
Mar 2024
Jun 2024
Sep 2024
Dec 2024
Mar 2025
Jun 2025
Sep 2025
Dec 2025
Total Revenue
411
479
612
434
435
604
783
514
476
699
Gross Profit
247
284
345
258
271
346
461
309
301
251
Operating Income
137
173
230
145
155
226
338
185
169
227
EBITDA
230
265
418
240
254
331
444
295
285
340
Interest Expense
68
72
73
73
76
79
82
79
82
84
Depreciation
86
88
89
90
92
96
99
103
107
107
Income Before Tax
76
104
255
77
85
155
263
112
96
147
Income Tax Expense
-3
-30
-10
1
15
-28
-20
4
4
15
Net Income
80
135
265
75
69
184
283
107
92
132
Net Profit Margin
19.47%
28.25%
43.42%
17.35%
15.95%
30.57%
36.21%
20.94%
19.30%
18.98%

Essential Utilities Inc. Annual Profit & Loss

All numbers in Millions USD

Dec 2016
Dec 2017
Dec 2018
Dec 2019
Dec 2020
Dec 2021
Dec 2022
Dec 2023
Dec 2024
Dec 2025
Total Revenue
819
809
838
889
1,462
1,878
2,288
2,053
2,086
2,474
Gross Profit
522
527
529
556
768
987
1,072
1,126
1,221
1,013
Operating Income
333
333
323
340
434
602
661
692
757
920
EBITDA
468
481
424
493
710
927
1,010
1,058
1,245
1,366
Interest Expense
80
88
98
125
188
207
238
283
302
329
Depreciation
-
136
146
156
257
297
321
336
369
417
Income Before Tax
255
256
178
211
264
422
450
431
573
619
Income Tax Expense
20
16
-13
-13
-19
-9
-14
-66
-21
3
Net Income
234
239
191
224
284
431
465
498
595
616
Net Profit Margin
28.56%
29.61%
22.91%
25.24%
19.47%
22.98%
20.33%
24.26%
28.54%
24.91%

Essential Utilities Inc. Quarterly Cash Flow

All numbers in Millions USD

Dec 2023
Mar 2024
Jun 2024
Sep 2024
Dec 2024
Mar 2025
Jun 2025
Sep 2025
Dec 2025
Net Income
135
265
75
69
184
283
107
92
132
Operating Cash Flow
129
240
185
196
147
299
272
232
206
Investing Cash Flow
-303
-86
-295
-383
-397
-287
-344
-429
-448
Financing Cash Flow
170
-123
93
177
250
0
76
177
271
Change in Cash
-3
30
-16
-10
0
11
4
-18
28

Essential Utilities Inc. Annual Cash Flow

All numbers in Millions USD

Dec 2017
Dec 2018
Dec 2019
Dec 2020
Dec 2021
Dec 2022
Dec 2023
Dec 2024
Dec 2025
Net Income
239
191
224
284
431
465
498
595
616
Operating Cash Flow
381
368
338
508
644
600
933
770
1,010
Investing Cash Flow
-480
-639
-604
-4,333
-1,056
-1,178
-1,221
-1,163
-1,510
Financing Cash Flow
99
270
2,131
1,961
417
578
281
397
525
Change in Cash
0
0
1,865
-1,864
5
0
-6
4
25

Global Institutional Holdings in Essential Utilities Inc.

Funds
Holdings
Nordea Investment Mgmt Bank Demark A/s
2.69%
Antipodes Partners Limited
1.16%
Amvescap Plc.
1.39%
UBS Asset Mgmt Americas Inc
1.02%
Macquarie Group Ltd
1.25%
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Essential Utilities Inc. News & Key Events

    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 3 Years

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

    • imgPOSITIVE IMPACT

      Revenue Rich

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      Revenue is up for the last 2 quarters, 476.97M → 699.11M (in $), with an average increase of 31.8% per quarter

    • imgPOSITIVE IMPACT

      Price Rise

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      In the last 7 days, WTRG stock has moved up by 3.9%

    • imgPOSITIVE IMPACT

      Profit Spike

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      Netprofit is up for the last 2 quarters, 92.07M → 132.67M (in $), with an average increase of 30.6% per quarter

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      Against Peers

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      In the last 1 year, H20 America has given 8.9% return, outperforming this stock by 5.9%

    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. Sumit Nair

    VP & Chief Information Officer

    Mr. Daniel J. Schuller Ph.D.

    Executive VP & CFO

    Mr. Bradley J. Palmer

    VP & Chief Accounting Officer

    Ms. Colleen M. Arnold

    President of Aqua Water

    Mr. Michael A. Huwar

    President of Peoples Natural Gas

    Ms. Whitney S. Kellett

    Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer

    Mr. Brian Dingerdissen

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

    Mr. David Kralle

    Vice President of Public Affairs

    Mr. Christopher H. Franklin

    Chairman, President & CEO

    Mr. Christopher Paul Luning J.D.

    Executive VP, General Counsel & Compliance Officer

    FAQs

    What is Essential Utilities Inc. share price today?

    Essential Utilities Inc. share price today is $40.84 as on at the close of the market. Essential Utilities Inc. share today touched a day high of $41.5 and a low of $40.8.

    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 $42.37 on and a 52 week low of $36.32 on . Essential Utilities Inc. stock price today i.e. is closed at $40.84,which is 3.61% down from its 52 week high and 12.44% 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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