Essential Utilities, Inc.
WTRGNYSE
$39.69
↑ +0.6%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +10.4%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$11.3B
Enterprise Value
$19.6B
P/E
7.3
P/S
4.4
P/B
1.6
EV/EBITDA
7.1
PEG
0.2
FCF Yield
—
Dividend Yield
7.1%
Revenue (TTM)
$2.6B
Net Income (TTM)
$1.1B
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
—
Gross Margin
—
Operating Margin
72.5%
Net Margin
41.2%
ROE
15.3%
ROIC
9.2%
Debt / Equity
1.2
Net Cash
-$8.3B
Return 1Y
+10.3%
Company profile
Essential Utilities, Inc. operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, or natural gas services in the United States. The company also provides non-utility raw water supply services for firms in the natural gas drilling industry. It serves approximately 7.5 million residential water, commercial water, fire protection and other water and utility customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky.
- CEO
- Christopher H. Franklin
- Sector
- Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services
- Industry
- Utilities
- Employees
- 3,210
- Headquarters
- Pennsylvania
- Website
- essential.co
Management & directors
- Arnold ColleenPresident - Aqua
- Franklin ChrisChief Executive Officer
- Huwar MichaelPresident - Peoples
- Luning Christopher PaulEVP, General Counsel
- Palmer Bradley JohnChief Accounting Officer
- Schuller DanielExecutive Vice President
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
WTRG Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-03-31
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$861.8M↑ +10.0%
Diluted EPS$0.79↓ -23.3%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.5B | $1.9B | $2.3B | $2.1B | $2.1B | $2.5B |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $434.7M | $602.7M | $661.2M | $1.5B | $1.7B | $1.9B |
| Net income | $284.8M | $431.6M | $465.2M | $944.0M | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| Diluted EPS | $1.12 | $1.67 | $1.77 | $4.90 | $5.39 | $5.69 |
| Operating cash flow | $508.0M | $644.7M | $600.3M | $1.9B | $2.0B | $2.1B |
| Free cash flow | — | — | — | -$701.0M | -$811.0M | -$1.1B |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 29.7% | 32.1% | 28.9% | 73.2% | 82.4% | 75.9% |
| Net margin | 19.5% | 23.0% | 20.3% | 46.0% | 50.4% | 44.9% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $434.4M | $435.3M | $604.4M | $783.6M | $514.9M | $477.0M | $699.1M | $861.8M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $145.3M | $155.1M | $1.2B | $338.9M | $185.3M | $169.8M | $1.2B | $310.6M |
| Net income | $75.4M | $69.4M | $640.4M | $283.8M | $107.8M | $92.1M | $627.3M | $224.4M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.28 | $0.25 | $3.89 | $1.03 | $0.38 | $0.33 | $3.95 | $0.79 |
| Operating cash flow | $185.7M | $196.1M | $1.4B | $299.5M | $272.3M | $232.5M | $1.3B | $265.4M |
| Free cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 33.4% | 35.6% | 196.4% | 43.2% | 36.0% | 35.6% | 169.5% | 36.0% |
| Net margin | 17.4% | 15.9% | 106.0% | 36.2% | 20.9% | 19.3% | 89.7% | 26.0% |
Company news
Jul 16, 2026
Jul 15, 2026
Jun 17, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | Lewis Wilbert Bryan | Award | 3,666 | $36.82 | $134,982.12 | filing |
| 2026-06-23 | Hilferty Daniel J III | Award | 3,666 | $36.82 | $134,982.12 | filing |
| 2026-06-23 | Ciesinski David Alan | Award | 3,666 | $36.82 | $134,982.12 | filing |
| 2026-06-23 | Amato Elizabeth B | Award | 3,666 | $36.82 | $134,982.12 | filing |
| 2026-06-23 | Linde Tamara Louise | Award | 3,666 | $36.82 | $134,982.12 | filing |
| 2026-06-23 | Bruner Christopher L | Award | 3,666 | $36.82 | $134,982.12 | filing |
| 2026-02-22 | Franklin Chris· Chief Executive Officer | Tax withholding | 17,964 | $38.78 | $696,643.92 | filing |
| 2026-02-22 | SCHULLER DANIEL· Executive Vice President | Tax withholding | 4,683 | $38.78 | $181,606.74 | filing |
| 2026-02-22 | SCHULLER DANIEL· Executive Vice President | Tax withholding | 4,681 | $38.78 | $181,529.18 | filing |
| 2026-02-22 | Luning Christopher Paul· EVP, General Counsel | Tax withholding | 3,465 | $38.78 | $134,372.70 | filing |
| 2026-02-22 | Luning Christopher Paul· EVP, General Counsel | Tax withholding | 3,382 | $38.78 | $131,153.96 | filing |
| 2026-02-22 | Huwar Michael· President - Peoples | Tax withholding | 2,068 | $38.78 | $80,197.04 | filing |
| 2026-02-22 | Arnold Colleen· President - Aqua | Tax withholding | 2,053 | $38.78 | $79,615.34 | filing |
| 2026-02-22 | Arnold Colleen· President - Aqua | Tax withholding | 2,053 | $38.78 | $79,615.34 | filing |
| 2026-02-22 | Huwar Michael· President - Peoples | Tax withholding | 1,939 | $38.78 | $75,194.42 | filing |
| 2026-02-22 | Arnold Colleen· President - Aqua | Tax withholding | 1,925 | $38.78 | $74,651.50 | filing |
| 2026-02-22 | Palmer Bradley John· Chief Accounting Officer | Tax withholding | 158 | $38.78 | $6,127.24 | filing |
| 2026-02-22 | Arnold Colleen· President - Aqua | Award | 2,747 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-22 | Franklin Chris· Chief Executive Officer | Award | 25,332 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-22 | Luning Christopher Paul· EVP, General Counsel | Award | 4,804 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-22 | Huwar Michael· President - Peoples | Award | 2,599 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-22 | Luning Christopher Paul· EVP, General Counsel | Award | 4,804 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-22 | Arnold Colleen· President - Aqua | Award | 2,747 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-22 | Arnold Colleen· President - Aqua | Award | 2,747 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-22 | SCHULLER DANIEL· Executive Vice President | Award | 6,682 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.