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Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG)

US · Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Water

$39.56+2.01%
Last close · 2026-08-04

Latest quarter · ended 2026-03-31

Revenue
$861.8M
Revenue YoY
+10.0%
Net profit
$224.4M
Profit YoY
-20.9%
EPS
$0.83
EPS estimate
$0.87
Net margin
26.0%

EPS came in at 0.83 against a street estimate of 0.87 — a miss of 4.6%.

Key statistics

Market cap
$11.00B
P/E
19.8
Forward P/E
17.7
P/B
1.64
Book value
$24.33
EPS (TTM)
$1.96
Dividend yield
3.40%
52-week high
$41.46
52-week low
$35.78
50-day MA
$38.14
200-day MA
$38.95
Beta
0.63

Analyst view

Analysts rate Essential Utilities Inc a strong buy (9 buy, 2 hold, 0 sell out of 11) with an average price target of $41.60.

Shareholding

Insiders
0.22%
Institutions
79.97%

Largest institutional holders

FundStake
BlackRock Inc11.13%
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC5.81%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC4.46%
State Street Corp4.38%
Nordea Investment Mgmt Bank Demark A/s2.64%
Geode Capital Management, LLC1.84%
Amundi1.60%
Amvescap Plc.1.51%

Recent filings & reports

DocumentDate
Reg FD disclosure · Q2 20262026-05-15
Reg FD disclosure · Q2 20262026-05-08
Quarterly report · Q1 20262026-05-07
Results announced · Q2 20262026-05-07
Shareholder vote results · Q2 20262026-04-30
Proxy statement · Q2 20262026-03-17
Annual report FY20252026-02-26
Quarterly report · Q3 20252025-11-05

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Deals & corporate news

AnnouncementDate
Merger with Essential Utilities approved by Ohio Public Utilities Commission
American Water Works and Essential Utilities announced a major regulatory milestone: Ohio's Public Utilities Commission approved their proposed merger on May 14, 2026. This is the second fav
2026-05-15
Merger with American Water receives Kentucky PSC approval
Essential Utilities reported Q1 2026 results with GAAP earnings of $0.79 per share and adjusted earnings of $0.83 per share (excluding $0.04 in merger costs). The company reaffirmed its long
2026-05-07
Kentucky PSC approves proposed merger of two utility companies
American Water Works and Essential Utilities announced that Kentucky's Public Service Commission approved their proposed merger on April 22, 2026. This is the first regulatory approval for t
2026-04-22
Proposed merger with American Water disclosed in forward-looking statements
Essential Utilities filed an 8-K containing standard forward-looking statements and risk disclosures related to a proposed merger with American Water. The document is primarily legal and pro
2026-03-25
Shareholder approval secured for merger with American Water
Essential Utilities reported solid 2025 results with earnings per share of $2.20, up from $2.17 in 2024 (or $1.97 adjusted for one-time items). Full-year revenues grew 18.6% to $2.47 billion
2026-02-26

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Data updated 2026-08-05.