Essential Utilities Share Price (NYSE: WTRG)

$38.83

▲

-0.68

(-1.72%)

Last updated on September 3, 2025 at 1:29 am IST

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Essential Utilities stock performance

as on September 3, 2025 at 1:29 am IST

Today's Low:$38.73
Today's High:$39.60
$38.83
0.26%
Downside
Day's Volatility :2.2%
Upside
1.94%
52 Weeks Low:$33.18
52 Weeks High:$41.65
$38.83
14.55%
Downside
52 Weeks Volatility :20.34%
Upside
6.77%

Essential Utilities Stock Returns

Period	Essential Utilities Inc.	Sector (Utilities)	Index (Russel 2000)
3 Months	4.02%	2.0%	0.0%
6 Months	0.86%	5.9%	0.0%
1 Year	-0.74%	10.3%	0.0%
3 Years	-20.87%	12.6%	-2.3%

Essential Utilities Inc. Key Stats

Check Essential Utilities key stats like market cap, P/E ratio, EPS, Dividend Yield, and more.

Previous Close	$39.51
Open	$39.37
Today's High	$39.6
Today's Low	$38.73
Market Capitalization	$11.1B
Today's Volume	$2.2M
52 Week High	$41.65
52 Week Low	$33.18
Revenue TTM	$2.3B
EBITDA	$1.3B
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	$2.33
PE Ratio	16.96
Dividend Yield	3.28%
Profit Margin	27.62%
Quarterly Earnings Growth YOY	0.38%
Return On Equity TTM	10.03%

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

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Investment Value

₹1,00,000

Essential Utilities investment value today

Current value as on today

₹1,04,290

Returns

₹4,290

(+4.29%)

Returns from Essential Utilities Stock

₹716 (-0.72%)

Dollar Returns*

₹5,006 (+5.01%)

Indian investors sentiment towards Essential Utilities Stock

-50%

Period: Aug 3, 2025 to Sep 2, 2025. Change in 30 Days versus previous period

Search interest for Essential Utilities Stock from India on INDmoney has decreased by -50% in the last 30 days, reflecting a downward trend in search activity.

Global Institutional Holdings in Essential Utilities Inc.

Name
Holdings %
Name
Holdings %
BlackRock Inc
11.65%
Vanguard Group Inc
10.84%
State Street Corp
4.69%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
4.16%
Nordea Investment Mgmt Bank Demark A/s
2.55%
Amundi
1.96%

Analyst Recommendation on Essential Utilities Stock

Rating

Trend

Buy

87%Buy

12%Hold

0%Sell

Based on 16 Wall street analysts offering stock ratings for Essential Utilities(by analysts ranked 0 to 5 stars)

Essential Utilities Share Price Target

What analysts predicted

Upside of 19.43%

Target:

$46.38

Current:

$38.83

Essential Utilities share price target is $46.38, a slight Upside of 19.43% compared to current price of $38.83 as per analysts' prediction.

Essential Utilities Stock Insights

Price Movement
In the last 7 days, WTRG stock has moved down by -2.5%
Decreasing Revenue
Revenue is down for the last 2 quarters, 783.62M → 514.90M (in $), with an average decrease of 34.3% per quarter
Decreasing Net Profit
Netprofit is down for the last 2 quarters, 283.78M → 107.82M (in $), with an average decrease of 62.0% per quarter

Essential Utilities Inc. Financials

Revenue

Profit

Cash Flow

Annually

Quarterly

FY19

FY20

FY21

FY22

FY23

FY24

	FY19	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$889.7M	↑ 6.16%
Net Income	$224.5M	↑ 16.96%
Net Profit Margin	25.24%	↑ 2.33%

	FY20	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$1.5B	↑ 64.4%
Net Income	$284.8M	↑ 26.86%
Net Profit Margin	19.47%	↓ 5.77%

	FY21	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$1.9B	↑ 28.4%
Net Income	$431.6M	↑ 51.52%
Net Profit Margin	22.98%	↑ 3.51%

	FY22	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$2.3B	↑ 21.82%
Net Income	$465.2M	↑ 7.79%
Net Profit Margin	20.33%	↓ 2.65%

	FY23	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$2.1B	↓ 10.24%
Net Income	$498.2M	↑ 7.09%
Net Profit Margin	24.26%	↑ 3.93%

	FY24	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$2.1B	↑ 1.57%
Net Income	$595.3M	↑ 19.49%
Net Profit Margin	28.54%	↑ 4.28%

Q1 FY24

Q2 FY24

Q3 FY24

Q4 FY24

Q1 FY25

Q2 FY25

	Q1 FY24	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$612.1M	↑ 27.67%
Net Income	$265.8M	↑ 96.22%
Net Profit Margin	43.42%	↑ 15.17%

	Q2 FY24	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$434.4M	↓ 29.03%
Net Income	$75.4M	↓ 71.64%
Net Profit Margin	17.35%	↓ 26.07%

	Q3 FY24	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$435.3M	↑ 0.2%
Net Income	$69.4M	↓ 7.94%
Net Profit Margin	15.95%	↓ 1.4%

	Q4 FY24	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$604.4M	↑ 38.86%
Net Income	$184.8M	↑ 166.21%
Net Profit Margin	30.57%	↑ 14.62%

	Q1 FY25	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$783.6M	↑ 29.66%
Net Income	$283.8M	↑ 53.6%
Net Profit Margin	36.21%	↑ 5.64%

	Q2 FY25	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$514.9M	↓ 34.29%
Net Income	$107.8M	↓ 62.0%
Net Profit Margin	20.94%	↓ 15.27%

FY19

FY20

FY21

FY22

FY23

FY24

	FY19	Y/Y Change
Profit	$556.6M	↑ 5.09%

	FY20	Y/Y Change
Profit	$768.3M	↑ 38.04%

	FY21	Y/Y Change
Profit	$987.3M	↑ 28.5%

	FY22	Y/Y Change
Profit	$1.1B	↑ 8.62%

	FY23	Y/Y Change
Profit	$1.1B	↑ 5.0%

	FY24	Y/Y Change
Profit	$1.2B	↑ 8.51%

Q1 FY24

Q2 FY24

Q3 FY24

Q4 FY24

Q1 FY25

Q2 FY25

	Q1 FY24	Q/Q Change
Profit	$345.5M	↑ 21.25%

	Q2 FY24	Q/Q Change
Profit	$258.2M	↓ 25.28%

	Q3 FY24	Q/Q Change
Profit	$271.8M	↑ 5.28%

	Q4 FY24	Q/Q Change
Profit	$346.4M	↑ 27.45%

	Q1 FY25	Q/Q Change
Profit	$461.2M	↑ 33.13%

	Q2 FY25	Q/Q Change
Profit	$309.7M	↓ 32.85%

FY19

FY20

FY21

FY22

FY23

FY24

	FY19	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$338.5M	↓ 8.14%
Investing Cash Flow	$-604.6M	↓ 5.5%
Financing Cash Flow	$2.1B	↑ 687.31%

	FY20	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$508.0M	↑ 50.07%
Investing Cash Flow	$-4.3B	↑ 616.78%
Financing Cash Flow	$2.0B	↓ 7.97%

	FY21	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$644.7M	↑ 26.9%
Investing Cash Flow	$-1.1B	↓ 75.63%
Financing Cash Flow	$417.1M	↓ 78.74%

	FY22	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$600.3M	↓ 6.88%
Investing Cash Flow	$-1.2B	↑ 11.58%
Financing Cash Flow	$578.8M	↑ 38.77%

	FY23	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$933.6M	↑ 55.52%
Investing Cash Flow	$-1.2B	↑ 3.69%
Financing Cash Flow	$281.4M	↓ 51.39%

	FY24	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$770.3M	↓ 17.49%
Investing Cash Flow	$-1.2B	↓ 4.78%
Financing Cash Flow	$397.5M	↑ 41.27%

Q1 FY24

Q2 FY24

Q3 FY24

Q4 FY24

Q1 FY25

	Q1 FY24	Q/Q Change
Operating Cash Flow	$240.7M	↑ 86.57%
Investing Cash Flow	$-86.5M	↓ 71.46%
Financing Cash Flow	$-123.6M	↓ 172.68%

	Q2 FY24	Q/Q Change
Operating Cash Flow	$185.7M	↓ 22.85%
Investing Cash Flow	$-295.6M	↑ 241.83%
Financing Cash Flow	$93.5M	↓ 175.65%

	Q3 FY24	Q/Q Change
Operating Cash Flow	$196.1M	↑ 5.58%
Investing Cash Flow	$-383.9M	↑ 29.87%
Financing Cash Flow	$177.5M	↑ 89.73%

	Q4 FY24	Q/Q Change
Operating Cash Flow	$147.8M	↓ 24.61%
Investing Cash Flow	$-397.2M	↑ 3.47%
Financing Cash Flow	$250.1M	↑ 40.94%

	Q1 FY25	Q/Q Change
Operating Cash Flow	$299.5M	↑ 102.6%
Investing Cash Flow	$-287.9M	↓ 27.53%
Financing Cash Flow	$-9.0K	↓ 100.0%

Essential Utilities Technicals Summary

Sell

Neutral

Buy

Essential Utilities is currently in a neutral trading position according to technical analysis indicators.

Essential Utilities Inc. Vs Peers

Returns

Ratio's

Overview

Company Name	1 Month	6 Month	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years
Essential Utilities Inc.	1.28%	0.86%	-0.74%	-20.87%	-6.66%
American States Water Co	-2.64%	-5.2%	-9.55%	-10.82%	-4.55%
American Water Works Company, Inc.	-3.79%	2.62%	-1.43%	-4.71%	-1.22%
California Water Service Group	-2.02%	-1.37%	-16.36%	-20.49%	0.28%

Company Name	P/E Ratio	P/B Ratio	PEG Ratio	EPS	ROE	ROA	Div Yield	BVPS
Essential Utilities Inc.	16.96	16.96	4.84	2.12	0.1	0.03	0.03	23.96
American States Water Co	22.86	22.86	3.96	3.28	0.14	0.05	0.03	25.25
American Water Works Company, Inc.	25.86	25.86	3.73	5.71	0.1	0.04	0.02	54.75
California Water Service Group	20.58	20.58	2.7	2.44	0.08	0.03	0.02	27.77

Company Name	Analyst View	Market Cap	5 Years Return %	PE Ratio	Profit Margin
Essential Utilities Inc.	Buy	$11.1B	-6.66%	16.96	27.62%
American States Water Co	Sell	$2.9B	-4.55%	22.86	20.26%
American Water Works Company, Inc.	Buy	$28.0B	-1.22%	25.86	21.91%
California Water Service Group	Buy	$2.8B	0.28%	20.58	13.71%

Essential Utilities Dividend announcements

Essential Utilities Dividends September, 2025
In the quarter ending September,2025. Essential Utilities has declared dividend of $0.34

About Essential Utilities Inc.

Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, and natural gas services in the United States. It operates through Regulated Water; and Regulated Natural Gas segments. The company offers water services through operating and maintenance contracts with municipal authorities and other parties. It also provides utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households; and natural gas distribution services. The company 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.

Organization	Essential Utilities
Employees	3291
CEO	Mr. Christopher H. Franklin
Industry	Utilities

Key Management of Essential Utilities Inc.

Name	Title
Mr. Christopher H. Franklin	Chairman, President & CEO
Mr. Daniel J. Schuller Ph.D.	Executive VP & CFO
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
Ms. Whitney S. Kellett	Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer
Mr. Brian Dingerdissen	Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis, Treasury, and Investor Relations
Mr. Dave Kralle	Vice President of Public Affairs

Important FAQs about investing in WTRG Stock from India :

What is Essential Utilities share price today?

Essential Utilities share price today is $38.83 as on September 3, 2025 at 1:29 am IST at the close of the market. Essential Utilities share today touched a day high of $39.60 and a low of $38.73.

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

Essential Utilities share touched a 52 week high of $41.65 and a 52 week low of $33.18. Essential Utilities stock price today i.e. September 3, 2025 at 1:29 am IST is closed at $38.83, lower by 6.77% versus the 52 week high.

How to invest in Essential Utilities Stock (WTRG) from India?

Step 1: Open a free US stocks account on INDmoney App and transfer your Rupees into Dollars to your INDmoney US stocks account. For a step by step instruction, check How to Transfer Money to Your US Stocks Account .
Step 2: Search for Essential Utilities on INDmoney app. Click on Buy button. You can invest as low as $1.5 in Essential Utilities Shares that will get you 0.0386 shares as per Essential Utilities share price of $38.83 per share as on September 3, 2025 at 1:29 am IST.

What is the minimum amount required to buy Essential Utilities Stock (WTRG) from India?

Indian investors can start investing in Essential Utilities (WTRG) shares with as little as ₹88.16 or $1 (as of September 03, 2025) using the INDmoney app.
For example: If you want to invest $10 or ₹881.60 in Essential Utilities stock (as per the Rupee-Dollar exchange rate as on September 03, 2025). Based on Essential Utilities share’s latest price of $38.83 as on September 3, 2025 at 1:29 am IST, you will get 0.2575 shares of Essential Utilities. Learn more about fractional shares .

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

Essential Utilities stock has given -6.66% share price returns and 20.13% dollar appreciation to an Indian investor in the last 5 years.
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