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WTRG:NYSE
Essential Utilities Inc
$44.44
+2.11%
(+0.92) 1D
$44.44
0.00% (0.00)
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Closed: Nov 2, 4:00:04 PM GMT-5  ·   USD
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Open
$43.38
High
$44.67
Low
$43.03
Mkt. cap
12.61B
Avg. vol.
2.33M
Volume
4.16M
Dividend
3.25%
Quarterly dividend
$0.36
Ex-dividend date
Aug 11, 2026
P/E ratio
22.70
52-wk high
$44.67
52-wk low
$36.10
EPS
$1.96
Beta
0.63
Shares outstanding
283.78M
No. of employees
3K
Open
$43.38
High
$44.67
Low
$43.03
Mkt. cap
12.61B
Avg. vol.
2.33M
Volume
4.16M
Dividend
3.25%
Quarterly dividend
$0.36
Ex-dividend date
Aug 11, 2026
P/E ratio
22.70
52-wk high
$44.67
52-wk low
$36.10
EPS
$1.96
Beta
0.63
Shares outstanding
283.78M
No. of employees
3K
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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
Employees3.3K
Founded1968
Headquarters-
SectorWater
Websiteessential.co
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 $44.44
$47.00 (+5.76%)
Average
$43.50 (-2.12%)
Lowest
$40.00 (-9.99%)
Analyst
Recommendation
Action
Price target
Projected
Date
Nicholas Campanella
Barclays
Sell
Maintained
$40.00
-10%
10/19/2026
Gregg Orrill
UBS
Buy
Reiterated
$47.00
+5.8%
10/19/2026
Unknown Analyst
Seaport Global
Hold
Maintained
-
-
08/16/2026
John Eade
Argus Research
Buy
Maintained
-
-
03/20/2026
Ryan Connors
Northcoast Research
Buy
Upgraded
$42.00
-5.5%
12/03/2025
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Fiscal period
Q3 2026
- / $0.34
Revenue / Est. (USD)
- / 506.30M
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Revenue
Net income
All values in USD
Sep 2025
Dec 2025
Mar 2026
Jun 2026
Revenue
476.97M
699.11M
861.76M
530.85M
Cost of goods sold
175.59M
340.12M
414.41M
205.40M
Cost of revenue
175.59M
340.12M
414.41M
205.40M
Research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Total research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Selling, general, and admin expenses
296.00K
294.00K
-258.00K
-258.00K
Operating expense
131.90M
132.28M
136.45M
137.49M
Total operating expenses
307.50M
472.40M
550.86M
342.88M
Operating income
169.48M
226.71M
310.90M
187.97M
Other non operating income
6.00M
6.92M
5.05M
7.07M
EBT including unusual items
96.38M
147.84M
230.78M
109.12M
EBT excluding unusual items
94.28M
148.79M
230.25M
106.44M
Income tax expense
4.30M
15.17M
6.39M
3.39M
Effective tax rate
4.46%
10.26%
2.77%
3.11%
Other operating expenses
24.54M
24.48M
25.98M
24.45M
Net income
92.08M
132.68M
224.39M
105.72M
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
1.08M
94.00K
1.61M
510.00K
Interest expense
-82.27M
-84.94M
-87.31M
-89.11M
Net interest expenses
-81.19M
-84.84M
-85.70M
-88.60M
Depreciation and amortization charges
103.32M
103.56M
107.11M
109.58M
EBITDA
276.54M
334.22M
421.63M
301.26M
Gain or loss from assets sale
-176.00K
-656.00K
523.00K
-1.46M
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