WTRG

Essential Utilities Inc

40.74

Oct 21 • 3:59 PM ET -0.24 (-0.59%)

40.86

Aftermarket • 5:35 PM ET +0.12 (0.29%)

Utilities Utilities - Regulated Water USA Large NYSE

Today, 11:55 AMEssential Utilities’ board declares a quarterly cash dividend of $0.3606 per share, payable December 1, 2026, to shareholders of record on November 10, 2026.

Peers: AWK AWR CWT HTO MSEX YORW UGI ARTNA NI NJR

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Index	-
Market Cap	11.56B
Enterprise Value	20.08B
Income	554.87M
Sales	2.57B
Book/sh	24.73
Cash/sh	0.03
Dividend Est.	1.41 (3.46%)
Dividend TTM	1.39 (3.41%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Aug 11, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	6.48% 6.68%
Payout	60.83%
Employees	3303
IPO	Jul 26, 1971

P/E	20.81
Forward P/E	17.28
PEG	4.08
P/S	4.50
P/B	1.65
P/C	1339.65
P/FCF	-
EV/EBITDA	14.99
EV/Sales	7.82
Quick Ratio	0.62
Current Ratio	0.78
Debt/Eq	1.21
LT Debt/Eq	1.20
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	1.96
EPS next Y	2.36
EPS next Q	0.34
EPS this Y	1.47%
EPS next Y	5.63%
EPS next 5Y	4.23%
EPS past 3/5Y	7.47% 14.45%
Sales past 3/5Y	2.65% 11.09%
EPS Y/Y TTM	-16.27%
Sales Y/Y TTM	9.86%
EPS Q/Q	-2.97%
Sales Q/Q	3.10%
Earnings	Nov 03 AMC
EPS/Sales Surpr.	2.34% -1.49%

Insider Own	0.23%
Insider Trans	-0.44%
Inst Own	81.41%
Inst Trans	1.18%
ROA	2.88%
ROE	8.08%
ROIC	3.59%
Gross Margin	38.94%
Oper. Margin	35.06%
Profit Margin	21.60%
SMA20	3.15%
SMA50	0.88%
SMA200	3.77%
Trades

Shs Outstand	283.77M
Shs Float	283.12M
Short Float	2.32%
Short Ratio	2.87
Short Interest	6.58M
52W High	42.51 -4.16%
52W Low	36.10 12.84%
Volatility	2.09% 1.88%
ATR (14)	0.77
RSI (14)	57.73
Beta	0.63
Rel Volume	0.76
Avg Volume	2.30M
Volume	1,735,999

Perf Week	2.23%
Perf Month	0.89%
Perf Quarter	2.90%
Perf Half Y	4.57%
Perf YTD	6.20%
Perf Year	-2.28%
Perf 3Y	23.75%
Perf 5Y	-12.59%
Perf 10Y	37.91%
Recom	2.78
Target Price	42.75
Prev Close	40.98
Price	40.74
Change %	-0.59%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
May-29-26	Upgrade	UBS	Neutral → Buy	$43
Dec-17-25	Downgrade	Barclays	Overweight → Underweight	$38
Dec-03-25	Upgrade	Northcoast	Neutral → Buy	$42
Oct-02-25	Initiated	Barclays	Overweight	$42
Jan-28-25	Upgrade	Jefferies	Hold → Buy	$41
Jan-07-25	Downgrade	Wells Fargo	Overweight → Equal Weight	$43 → $39
Nov-07-24	Downgrade	Jefferies	Buy → Hold	$44 → $41
Oct-07-24	Initiated	Jefferies	Buy	$44
Sep-20-24	Resumed	BofA Securities	Buy	$45
Nov-03-23	Upgrade	Edward Jones	Hold → Buy
Sep-28-23	Upgrade	Northcoast	Neutral → Buy	$42
May-18-23	Downgrade	Northcoast	Buy → Neutral
Feb-06-23	Upgrade	UBS	Neutral → Buy	$54 → $55
Sep-09-22	Downgrade	BofA Securities	Buy → Neutral	$52
Aug-18-22	Upgrade	HSBC Securities	Hold → Buy	$53 → $57
Apr-08-22	Downgrade	HSBC Securities	Buy → Hold	$53
Mar-10-22	Upgrade	Evercore ISI	In-line → Outperform	$52 → $53
Dec-08-21	Upgrade	Barclays	Equal Weight → Overweight	$50 → $56
Sep-14-20	Upgrade	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight → Overweight	$45
Aug-10-20	Upgrade	BofA Securities	Neutral → Buy

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Today 11:47AM	Essential Utilities Declares December 2026 Dividend (Business Wire)
Oct-16-26 07:00AM	Aqua Illinois Advances Nearly $40 Million in Statewide Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Projects (Business Wire)
Oct-14-26 05:00PM	Essential Utilities to Report Financial Results for Q3 2026 (Business Wire)
07:00AM	Aqua New Jersey Acquires Lake Tamarack Water System in Sussex County (Business Wire)
Oct-12-26 09:46AM	Targeting Water Scarcity: Rain Enhancement Technologies CEO Randy Seidl, Live at Nasdaq (IPO-Edge.com)
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Oct-08-26 04:10PM	Brad Nielsen Named Future President of Pennsylvania American Water (PR Newswire)
Oct-05-26 07:00AM	Essential Utilities Recognizes Fire Prevention Week by Highlighting Partnership and Support for Local Departments (Business Wire)
Sep-30-26 07:00AM	Aqua Pennsylvania Acquires Ulster Municipal Authority Water System in Bradford County (Business Wire)
Aug-17-26 07:30AM	American Water and Essential Utilities Announce Expiration of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period for Proposed Merger (PR Newswire)
Aug-10-26 06:00AM	Before You Dig a Hole, Make 811 Your Goal: Essential Utilities Recognizes 811 Day and the Importance of Safe Digging (Business Wire)
Aug-05-26 07:02PM	Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) (Q2 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Record $1. ... (GuruFocus.com)
08:30AM	Essential Utilities, Inc. Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
Aug-04-26 04:30PM	Essential Utilities Reports Q2 2026 Results (Business Wire)
Aug-03-26 07:00AM	Essential Utilities Recognizes National Water Quality Month and Reaffirms Commitment to Protecting and Providing Earth's Most Precious Resource (Business Wire)
Jul-30-26 08:30AM	American Water Works Company, Inc. Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
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Jul-29-26 06:03PM	Essential Utilities Announces Dividend Increase (Business Wire)
Jul-21-26 07:00AM	Essential Utilities Expands Sure Splash Program, Promotes Safety Around Water with Nonprofit Partners (Business Wire)
Jul-16-26 04:30PM	Essential Utilities to Report Financial Results for Q2 2026 (Business Wire)
Jul-15-26 05:00PM	Aqua Pennsylvania Wins More Than $74 Million in PENNVEST Funding for PFAS Removal (Business Wire)
Jun-22-26 04:15PM	American Water and Essential Utilities Proposed Merger Progresses with Approval from the Virginia State Corporation Commission (PR Newswire)
May-14-26 04:15PM	American Water and Essential Utilities Proposed Merger Progresses with Approval from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PR Newswire)
May-11-26 07:00AM	Essential Utilities Thinks Globally and Acts Locally by Improving Communities During Month-Long 2026 Earth Day Celebration (Business Wire)
May-08-26 07:00AM	Essential Utilities Marks Drinking Water Week 2026 With Record Infrastructure Investment, Industry-Leading Compliance (Business Wire)
May-07-26 12:54PM	Essential Utilities, Inc. Q1 2026 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
May-06-26 05:59PM	Essential Utilities: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
05:20PM	Essential Utilities Reports Q1 2026 Results (Business Wire)
Apr-30-26 08:03PM	American Water lawyer: merger with Essential Utilities will not raise rates (The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.)
Apr-22-26 06:50PM	American Water and Essential Utilities Receive Kentucky Public Service Commission Approval for Proposed Merger (Business Wire)
Apr-16-26 07:00AM	Essential Utilities to Report Financial Results for Q1 2026 (Business Wire)
Mar-20-26 03:02PM	Merger of two water companies serving NEPA gets hearing in Scranton (The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.)
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Mar-13-26 06:21AM	Is American Water Works Stock Underperforming the Dow? (Barchart)
Mar-11-26 11:33AM	Essential Utilities Honored Among America's Most Charitable Companies 2026 by Newsweek; Announces Nearly $7.2 Million Community Giving in 2025 (Business Wire)
Mar-06-26 09:16AM	Essential Utilities Unit Buys Greenville Municipal Water for $18M (Zacks)
Mar-04-26 07:00AM	Aqua Pennsylvania Acquires Greenville Municipal Water Authority in Mercer County (Business Wire)
Mar-03-26 07:28PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
Mar-02-26 08:57AM	CWT to Buy Nexus Water's Nevada and Oregon Water & Wastewater Systems (Zacks)
Mar-01-26 02:05AM	Essential Utilities Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
Feb-26-26 06:02PM	Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Investments and Strong ... (GuruFocus.com)
02:34PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
12:33PM	Essential Utilities Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y (Zacks)
11:45AM	Why Essential Utilities (WTRG) is a Top Dividend Stock for Your Portfolio (Zacks)
11:36AM	California Water Service Group Q4 Earnings & Revenues Miss Estimates (Zacks)
08:30AM	Essential Utilities, Inc. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
Feb-25-26 05:52PM	Essential Utilities: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:30PM	Essential Utilities Reports Financial Results for Full Year 2025 (Business Wire)
Feb-19-26 04:32PM	Analyst Report: American Water Works Company, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
03:18PM	American Water Works Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
11:09AM	American Water Works Q4 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Beat (Zacks)
10:44AM	American States Water Q4 Earnings & Revenues Increase Y/Y (Zacks)
Feb-18-26 05:55PM	American Water Works (AWK) Q4 Earnings Lag Estimates (Zacks)
Feb-17-26 12:37PM	Essential Declares June 2026 Dividend (Business Wire)
Feb-16-26 02:03PM	American Water Works Shareholders Approve Share Issuance for Essential Utilities Merger Deal (MarketBeat)
Feb-13-26 07:29AM	American Water Works (AWK) Soars 3.8%: Is Further Upside Left in the Stock? (Zacks)
Feb-10-26 04:30PM	American Water and Essential Utilities Shareholders Approve Merger-Related Proposals at Special Shareholder Meetings (PR Newswire)
Feb-06-26 03:09PM	Analyst Report: American Water Works Company, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
09:46AM	Essential Utilities to Report Financial Results for Full Year 2025 (Business Wire)
Feb-02-26 09:19AM	Analysts Love These 3 High-Dividend-Yield Winners in Choppy Markets (MarketBeat)
09:02AM	Want to Make Over $1,000 of Passive Income in 2026? Consider These 5 High-Yield Energy and Utilities Stocks. (Motley Fool)
Jan-23-26 04:13PM	Essential Declares March 2026 Dividend (Business Wire)
Jan-22-26 05:00PM	Aqua Pennsylvania Awarded Nearly $17 Million in PENNVEST Funding for PFAS Treatment Projects in Bucks, Chester & Montgomery Counties (Business Wire)
Jan-16-26 07:00AM	Essential Utilities Elevates Alexis Rodriguez to Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development (Business Wire)
Jan-14-26 12:00PM	Why Cordia Energys $165M Acquisition Proves Black Leadership Serves As Key Growth Element (Black Enterprise)
Jan-08-26 11:52AM	Halper Sadeh LLC Encourages WTRG, MBCN, WAT Shareholders to Contact the Firm to Discuss Their Rights (PR Newswire)
Jan-07-26 10:10AM	Analyst Report: American Water Works Company, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
Dec-18-25 07:00AM	Essential Utilities Shows Holiday Spirit Announcing More than $1.2 Million in Donations Through Two Major Campaigns (Business Wire)
Dec-15-25 05:00PM	Aqua Pennsylvania Installs PFAS Treatment to Protect Drinking Water for Thousands of Customers in Bucks County (Business Wire)
Dec-10-25 01:41PM	AWK's Unit Expands With the Acquisition of Yerba Buena Water Company (Zacks)
Dec-09-25 01:25PM	Is American Water Works a Quiet Millionaire-Maker Stock? (Motley Fool)
Dec-04-25 12:11PM	American Water Works' California Unit Prepares for Dry Months (Zacks)
Dec-03-25 05:15PM	Essential Utilities Named to Newsweek's List of America's Most Responsible Companies for Fifth Straight Year (Business Wire)
Nov-26-25 10:01PM	How Open Text, Restaurant Brands, And Essential Utilities Can Put Cash In Your Pocket (Benzinga)
Nov-25-25 02:33AM	Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights American Water Works, Essential Utilities and American States Water (Zacks)
Nov-24-25 10:12AM	3 Stocks to Watch From the Thriving Water Supply Industry (Zacks)
Nov-17-25 05:00PM	Aqua Indiana Breaks Ground on Historic Midwest Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Project in Fort Wayne (Business Wire)
Nov-12-25 12:26PM	Consolidated Water Q3 Earnings and Sales Surpass Estimates (Zacks)
Nov-07-25 04:34PM	Halper Sadeh LLC Encourages WTRG, PLYM, RNA Shareholders to Contact the Firm to Discuss Their Rights (PR Newswire)
Nov-06-25 10:25AM	American States Water Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Up Y/Y (Zacks)
Nov-05-25 04:02PM	Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong EPS Growth and ... (GuruFocus.com)
11:24AM	Essential Utilities Q3 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y (Zacks)
Nov-04-25 06:20PM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates (Zacks)
05:20PM	Essential Utilities: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
05:00PM	Essential Utilities Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results (Business Wire)
Nov-03-25 07:57PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
08:20AM	Here's What Supports Essential Utilities' (WTRG) Stability and Dividend Growth? (Insider Monkey)
Oct-30-25 07:01PM	Analyst Report: American Water Works Company, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
01:16PM	California Water Q3 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y (Zacks)
Oct-28-25 12:28PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
10:00AM	Essential Utilities (WTRG) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth (Zacks)
Oct-27-25 07:25PM	Analyst Report: Essential Utilities, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
04:04PM	Analyst Report: American Water Works Company, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
01:02PM	HALPER SADEH LLC ENCOURAGES AWK, WTRG, SOHO SHAREHOLDERS TO CONTACT THE FIRM TO DISCUSS THEIR RIGHTS (PR Newswire)
10:49AM	Tesla, GameStop, American Water merger: Trending Tickers (Yahoo Finance Video)
10:28AM	US companies strike $80bn in mergers as Trump boosts dealmaking (Financial Times)
10:11AM	American Water Works, Essential Utilities to merge (Associated Press Finance)
08:10AM	American Water Works to Merge With Essential Utilities in All-Stock Deal (Barrons.com)
07:01AM	American Water Works, Essential Utilities to Combine to Create $40 Billion Utility (The Wall Street Journal)
06:00AM	American Water and Essential Utilities to Merge as a Leading Regulated U.S. Water and Wastewater Utility (Business Wire)
Oct-24-25 06:45PM	Morningstar \| A Weekly Summary of Stock Ideas and Developments in the Companies We Cover (Morningstar Research)
Oct-23-25 04:25PM	Essential Declares December 2025 Dividend (Business Wire)
Oct-22-25 05:00PM	Essential Utilities to Report Earnings for Q3 2025 (Business Wire)

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Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Arnold Colleen	President - Aqua	Aug 07 '26	Sale	39.55	2,855	112,915	17,347	Aug 11 05:04 PM
Colleen Arnold	Officer	Aug 07 '26	Proposed Sale	41.00	2,885	118,285		Aug 07 01:54 PM

Essential Utilities, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in providing water, wastewater, and natural gas services through its subsidiaries. It operates through the Regulated Water and Regulated Natural Gas segments. The Regulated Water segment includes water and wastewater regulated utility companies. The Regulated Natural Gas segment refers to natural gas utility companies, which provide natural gas distribution services. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, PA.

ChairmanMr. Christopher H. Franklin

Executive VP & CFOMr. Daniel J. Schuller Ph.D.

Executive VPMr. Christopher Paul Luning J.D.

President of Aqua WaterMs. Colleen M. Arnold

President of Peoples Natural GasMr. Michael A. Huwar

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