Essential Utilities is an utilities - regulated water business based in the US. Essential Utilities shares (WTRG) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Essential Utilities employs 3,291 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $2.4 billion.
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Essential Utilities stock price (NYSE: WTRG)
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Is Essential Utilities stock undervalued or overvalued?
Valuing Essential Utilities stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Essential Utilities's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Essential Utilities's P/E ratio
Essential Utilities's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 16x. In other words, Essential Utilities shares trade at around 16x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Essential Utilities's PEG ratio
Essential Utilities's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.5946. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Essential Utilities's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Essential Utilities's EBITDA
Essential Utilities's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.3 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Essential Utilities's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Essential Utilities financials
Revenue TTM
$2.4 billion
Operating margin TTM
35.53%
Gross profit TTM
$1.4 billion
Return on assets TTM
3.14%
Return on equity TTM
10.29%
Profit margin
28.09%
Book value
$24.09
Market Capitalization
$11.2 billion
TTM: trailing 12 months
Essential Utilities's environmental, social and governance track record
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Essential Utilities.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Essential Utilities's total ESG risk score
Total ESG risk: 43.19
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Essential Utilities's overall score of 43.19 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 91st percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Essential Utilities is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Essential Utilities's environmental score
Environmental score: 25.85/100
Essential Utilities's environmental score of 25.85 puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Essential Utilities is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Essential Utilities's social score
Social score: 20.5/100
Essential Utilities's social score of 20.5 puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Essential Utilities is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Essential Utilities's governance score
Governance score: 13.34/100
Essential Utilities's governance score puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Essential Utilities is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Essential Utilities's controversy score
Controversy score: 1/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Essential Utilities scored a 1 out of 5 for controversy – the highest score possible, reflecting that Essential Utilities has managed to keep its nose clean.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary
Essential Utilities Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
Total ESG score
43.19
Total ESG percentile
90.56
Environmental score
25.85
Environmental score percentile
9
Social score
20.5
Social score percentile
9
Governance score
13.34
Governance score percentile
9
Level of controversy
1
Essential Utilities share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 60.54% of net profits
Recently Essential Utilities has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Essential Utilities shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Essential Utilities's case, that would currently equate to about $1.319 per share.
Essential Utilities's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
Essential Utilities's most recent dividend payout was on 30 November 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 11 November 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").
Have Essential Utilities's shares ever split?
Essential Utilities's shares were
split on a 5:4 basis on 2 September 2013
. So if you had owned 4 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 5 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Essential Utilities shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 20% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Essential Utilities shares which in turn could have impacted Essential Utilities's share price.
Essential Utilities share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Essential Utilities's shares have ranged in value from as little as $32.3119 up to $42.37. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Essential Utilities's is 0.808. This would suggest that Essential Utilities's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Essential Utilities overview
Essential Utilities, Inc. , through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, and natural gas services in the United States. It operates through Regulated Water; and Regulated Natural Gas segments. The company offers water services through operating and maintenance contracts with municipal authorities and other parties. It also provides utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households; and natural gas distribution services. The company serves approximately 5. 5 million residential water, commercial water, fire protection, industrial water, wastewater, and other water and utility customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Kentucky under the Aqua and Peoples brands.
Frequently asked questions
null What percentage of Essential Utilities is owned by insiders or institutions? Currently 0.176% of Essential Utilities shares are held by insiders and 85.469% by institutions.How many people work for Essential Utilities? Latest data suggests 3,291 work at Essential Utilities.When does the fiscal year end for Essential Utilities? Essential Utilities's fiscal year ends in December.Where is Essential Utilities based? Essential Utilities's address is: 762 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA, United States, 19010-3489What is Essential Utilities's ISIN number? Essential Utilities's international securities identification number is: US29670G1022What is Essential Utilities's CUSIP number? Essential Utilities's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 718009608
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