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    Essential Utilities Inc.

    NYSE: WTRG · Real-Time Price · USD
    37.32
    -0.73 (-1.92%)
    At close: Jun 16, 2025, 3:59 PM
    37.50
    0.48%
    Pre-market: Jun 17, 2025, 05:06 AM EDT

    Essential Utilities Statistics

    Share Statistics

    Essential Utilities has 280.34M shares outstanding. The number of shares has increased by 0.73% in one year.

    Shares Outstanding

    n/a
    		 280.34M

    Shares Change (YoY)

    n/a
    		 0.73%

    Shares Change (QoQ)

    n/a
    		 0.33%

    Owned by Institutions (%)

    n/a
    		 79.24%

    Shares Floating

    n/a
    		 279.57M

    Failed to Deliver (FTD) Shares

    n/a
    		 7,813

    FTD / Avg. Volume

    n/a
    		 0.46%

    Short Selling Information

    The latest short interest is 4.02M, so 1.46% of the outstanding shares have been sold short.

    Short Interest

    n/a
    		 4.02M

    Short % of Shares Out

    n/a
    		 1.46%

    Short % of Float

    n/a
    		 1.65%

    Short Ratio (days to cover)

    n/a
    		 2.65

    Valuation Ratios

    The PE ratio is 16.71 and the forward PE ratio is 17.05. Essential Utilities's PEG ratio is 1.

    PE Ratio

    n/a
    		 16.71

    Forward PE

    n/a
    		 17.05

    PS Ratio

    n/a
    		 4.77

    Forward PS

    n/a
    		 3.5

    PB Ratio

    n/a
    		 1.6

    P/FCF Ratio

    n/a
    		 -17.78

    PEG Ratio

    n/a
    		 1
    Financial Ratio History

    Enterprise Valuation

    Essential Utilities has an Enterprise Value (EV) of 17.66B.

    EV / Sales

    n/a
    		 8.47

    EV / EBITDA

    n/a
    		 14.18

    EV / EBIT

    n/a
    		 22.93

    EV / FCF

    n/a
    		 -31.58

    Financial Position

    The company has a current ratio of 0.5, with a Debt / Equity ratio of 1.25.

    Current Ratio

    n/a
    		 0.5

    Quick Ratio

    n/a
    		 0.4

    Debt / Equity

    n/a
    		 1.25

    Debt / EBITDA

    n/a
    		 6.2

    Debt / FCF

    n/a
    		 -13.81

    Interest Coverage

    n/a
    		 2.5

    Financial Efficiency

    Return on Equity is 9.6% and Return on Invested Capital is 4.42%.

    Return on Equity

    n/a
    		 9.6%

    Return on Assets

    n/a
    		 3.23%

    Return on Invested Capital

    n/a
    		 4.42%

    Revenue Per Employee

    n/a
    		 $633,884.23

    Profits Per Employee

    n/a
    		 $180,891.52

    Employee Count

    n/a
    		 3,291

    Asset Turnover

    n/a
    		 0.11

    Inventory Turnover

    n/a
    		 9.2

    Taxes

    Income Tax

    n/a
    		 -21.84M

    Effective Tax Rate

    n/a
    		 -3.81%

    Stock Price Statistics

    The stock price has increased by 0.67% in the last 52 weeks. The beta is 0.8, so Essential Utilities's price volatility has been higher than the market average.

    Beta

    n/a
    		 0.8

    52-Week Price Change

    n/a
    		 0.67%

    50-Day Moving Average

    n/a
    		 39.19

    200-Day Moving Average

    n/a
    		 38.29

    Relative Strength Index (RSI)

    n/a
    		 39.3

    Average Volume (20 Days)

    n/a
    		 1,686,850

    Income Statement

    In the last 12 months, Essential Utilities had revenue of 2.09B and earned 595.31M in profits. Earnings per share was 2.17.

    Revenue

    n/a
    		 2.09B

    Gross Profit

    n/a
    		 1.22B

    Operating Income

    n/a
    		 757.67M

    Net Income

    n/a
    		 595.31M

    EBITDA

    n/a
    		 1.25B

    EBIT

    n/a
    		 875.95M

    Earnings Per Share (EPS)

    n/a
    		 2.17
    Full Income Statement

    Balance Sheet

    The company has 9.16M in cash and 7.73B in debt, giving a net cash position of -7.72B.

    Cash & Cash Equivalents

    n/a
    		 9.16M

    Total Debt

    n/a
    		 7.73B

    Net Cash

    n/a
    		 -7.72B

    Retained Earnings

    n/a
    		 1.95B

    Total Assets

    n/a
    		 18.33B

    Working Capital

    n/a
    		 -262.13M
    Full Balance Sheet

    Cash Flow

    In the last 12 months, operating cash flow was 770.34M and capital expenditures -1.33B, giving a free cash flow of -559.4M.

    Operating Cash Flow

    n/a
    		 770.34M

    Capital Expenditures

    n/a
    		 -1.33B

    Free Cash Flow

    n/a
    		 -559.4M

    FCF Per Share

    n/a
    		 -2.04
    Full Cash Flow Statement

    Margins

    Gross margin is 58.57%, with operating and profit margins of 36.32% and 28.54%.

    Gross Margin

    n/a
    		 58.57%

    Operating Margin

    n/a
    		 36.32%

    Pretax Margin

    n/a
    		 27.49%

    Profit Margin

    n/a
    		 28.54%

    EBITDA Margin

    n/a
    		 59.7%

    EBIT Margin

    n/a
    		 36.32%

    FCF Margin

    n/a
    		 -26.82%

    Dividends & Yields

    WTRG pays an annual dividend of $1.3, which amounts to a dividend yield of 3.48%.

    Dividend Per Share

    n/a
    		 $1.30

    Dividend Yield

    n/a
    		 3.48%

    Dividend Growth (YoY)

    n/a
    		 5.99%

    Payout Ratio

    n/a
    		 58.39%

    Earnings Yield

    n/a
    		 5.98%

    FCF Yield

    n/a
    		 -5.62%
    Dividend Details

    Analyst Forecast

    The average price target for WTRG is $43.5, which is 16.6% higher than the current price. The consensus rating is "Buy".

    Price Target

    n/a
    		 $43.5

    Price Target Difference

    n/a
    		 16.6%

    Analyst Consensus

    n/a
    		 Buy

    Analyst Count

    n/a
    		 6
    Stock Forecasts

    Fair Value

    There are several formulas that can be used to estimate the intrinsic value of a stock.

    Lynch Fair Value

    n/a
    		 $29.82

    Lynch Upside

    n/a
    		 -20.1%

    Graham Number

    n/a
    		 33.27

    Graham Upside

    n/a
    		 -10.85%

    Stock Splits

    The last stock split was on Sep 3, 2013. It was a forward split with a ratio of 5:4.

    Last Split Date

    n/a
    		 Sep 3, 2013

    Split Type

    n/a
    		 forward

    Split Ratio

    n/a
    		 5:4

    Scores

    Altman Z-Score

    n/a
    		 0.97

    Piotroski F-Score

    n/a
    		 7

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