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Essential Utilities Inc

Essential Utilities Inc

WTRG · NYSE · Utilities / Utilities - Regulated Water

45.23USD+0.58 (+1.30%)

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Market Stats

Previous Close44.65
Open44.84
Day Range44.82 – 45.43
52-Week Range35.71 – 42.51
Volume1.47M
Market Cap11.13B
P/E (TTM)19.91
Forward P/E16.75
EPS1.97
Dividend Yield3.70%
Beta0.63
50-Day Avg40.46
200-Day Avg39.17

About

Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, and natural gas services in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Water; and Regulated Natural Gas segments. It also provides utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households; gas marketing and production activities; 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. The company was formerly known as Aqua America, Inc. and changed its name to Essential Utilities, Inc. in February 2020. Essential Utilities, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Company Details

  • SectorUtilities
  • IndustryUtilities - Regulated Water
  • CEOMr. Christopher H. Franklin
  • Employees3.30K
  • Headquarters762 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA, United States, 19010-3489, USA
  • Websitehttps://www.essential.co

Leadership

  • Mr. Christopher H. FranklinChairman, President & CEO · b. 1963
  • Mr. Daniel J. Schuller Ph.D.Executive VP & CFO · b. 1970
  • Mr. Christopher Paul Luning J.D.Executive VP, General Counsel & Compliance Officer · b. 1968
  • Ms. Colleen M. ArnoldPresident of Aqua Water · b. 1971
  • Mr. Michael A. HuwarPresident of Peoples Natural Gas · b. 1964
  • Mr. Bradley J. PalmerVP & Chief Accounting Officer · b. 1983
  • Mr. Sumit NairVP & Chief Information Officer
  • Ms. Whitney S. KellettSenior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer
  • Mr. Brian DingerdissenVice President of Financial Planning & Analysis, Treasury, and Investor Relations
  • Mr. David KralleVice President of Public Affairs

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: USD1986-12-311987-12-311988-12-311989-12-311990-12-311991-12-311992-12-311993-12-311994-12-311995-12-311996-12-311997-12-311998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Revenue95.90M103.90M125.90M133.50M82.30M88.60M93.30M101.20M108.60M117.00M122.50M136.20M151.00M257.30M275.54M307.28M322.03M367.23M442.04M496.78M533.49M602.50M626.97M670.54M726.07M711.96M757.76M768.64M779.90M814.20M819.88M809.52M838.09M889.69M1.46B1.88B2.29B2.05B2.09B2.47B
Growth (%)-+8.34%+21.17%+6.04%-38.35%+7.65%+5.30%+8.47%+7.31%+7.73%+4.70%+11.18%+10.87%+70.40%+7.09%+11.52%+4.80%+14.04%+20.37%+12.38%+7.39%+12.94%+4.06%+6.95%+8.28%-1.94%+6.43%+1.44%+1.46%+4.40%+0.70%-1.26%+3.53%+6.16%+64.40%+28.40%+21.82%-10.24%+1.57%+18.62%
Cost of Revenue------------------------250.99M256.74M270.04M283.56M288.56M309.31M297.18M282.25M308.48M333.10M694.36M890.84M1.22B927.82M864.26M1.46B
Gross Profit95.90M103.90M125.90M133.50M82.30M88.60M93.30M101.20M108.60M117.00M122.50M235.90M250.80M257.30M275.54M307.28M322.03M367.23M442.04M496.78M533.49M602.50M626.97M670.54M409.20M430.55M480.64M478.33M491.35M504.89M522.69M527.27M529.61M556.59M768.34M987.30M1.07B1.13B1.22B1.01B
Gross Margin100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%173.20%166.09%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%56.36%60.47%63.43%62.23%63.00%62.01%63.75%65.13%63.19%62.56%52.53%52.57%46.87%54.82%58.57%40.96%
Operating Expense0000000067.80M71.00M73.20M145.90M151.50M162.60M155.84M172.94M175.85M213.67M264.81M300.27M327.94M386.48M401.17M433.08M151.86M149.75M163.04M176.67M176.99M183.79M189.39M193.35M206.44M216.43M333.66M384.59M411.20M433.90M464.19M92.77M
Operating Income95.90M103.90M125.90M133.50M82.30M88.60M93.30M101.20M40.80M46.00M49.30M90.00M99.30M94.70M119.69M134.34M146.18M153.56M177.23M196.51M205.55M216.02M225.80M237.46M257.33M280.80M317.61M301.66M314.36M321.10M333.30M333.92M323.18M340.16M434.69M602.71M661.19M692.10M757.67M920.95M
Operating Margin100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%37.57%39.32%40.24%66.08%65.76%36.81%43.44%43.72%45.39%41.82%40.09%39.56%38.53%35.85%36.01%35.41%35.44%39.44%41.91%39.25%40.31%39.44%40.65%41.25%38.56%38.23%29.72%32.09%28.90%33.70%36.32%37.22%
EBITDA8.50M8.10M8.50M7.80M4.10M4.90M4.30M13.80M40.80M117.00M49.30M90.00M99.30M94.70M153.79M347.45M190.50M205.02M236.10M262.00M280.59M310.47M325.37M355.74M376.43M396.90M440.99M425.40M442.04M422.02M468.76M481.92M424.05M493.38M710.47M927.66M1.01B1.06B1.25B1.37B
EBITDA Margin8.86%7.80%6.75%5.84%4.98%5.53%4.61%13.64%37.57%100.00%40.24%66.08%65.76%36.81%55.82%113.07%59.16%55.83%53.41%52.74%52.59%51.53%51.90%53.05%51.84%55.75%58.20%55.34%56.68%51.83%57.17%59.53%50.60%55.46%48.57%49.39%44.15%51.55%59.70%55.22%
Net Income8.50M8.10M8.50M7.80M4.10M4.90M4.30M13.80M15.60M18.40M20.80M23.20M28.80M36.30M52.89M60.11M67.21M70.90M80.01M91.16M92.00M95.01M97.92M104.35M123.97M143.07M196.56M221.30M233.24M201.79M234.18M239.74M191.99M224.54M284.85M431.61M465.24M498.23M595.31M616.37M
Net Income Margin8.86%7.80%6.75%5.84%4.98%5.53%4.61%13.64%14.36%15.73%16.98%17.03%19.07%14.11%19.20%19.56%20.87%19.31%18.10%18.35%17.25%15.77%15.62%15.56%17.07%20.10%25.94%28.79%29.91%24.78%28.56%29.61%22.91%25.24%19.47%22.98%20.33%24.26%28.54%24.91%
Interest Expense--------13.60M14.70M14.50M17.70M18.30M31.90M40.36M31.87M34.85M44.66M43.83M52.06M58.43M56.98M61.70M68.61M75.65M77.80M77.76M77.32M76.40M76.54M80.59M88.34M98.90M125.38M188.44M207.71M238.12M283.36M302.47M329.08M
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue--------12.52%12.56%11.84%13.00%12.12%12.40%14.65%10.37%10.82%12.16%9.92%10.48%10.95%9.46%9.84%10.23%10.42%10.93%10.26%10.06%9.80%9.40%9.83%10.91%11.80%14.09%12.88%11.06%10.41%13.80%14.50%13.30%

Balance Sheet

Currency: USD1986-12-311987-12-311988-12-311989-12-311990-12-311991-12-311992-12-311993-12-311994-12-311995-12-311996-12-311997-12-311998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Assets--------458.20M518.10M582.90M618.50M701.50M1.28B1.41B1.56B1.72B2.07B2.34B2.63B2.88B3.23B3.49B3.76B4.07B4.35B4.86B5.05B5.41B5.74B6.16B6.33B6.96B9.36B13.71B14.66B15.72B16.84B18.03B19.89B
Total Liabilities--------314.40M361.10M402.90M423.80M466.70M911.90M981.66M1.09B1.22B1.41B1.59B1.81B1.95B2.25B2.42B2.65B2.90B3.10B3.47B3.52B3.75B4.02B4.31B4.37B4.96B5.48B9.02B9.47B10.34B10.95B11.83B13.04B
Total Equity--------143.80M157.00M180.00M194.70M234.80M368.90M429.52M473.05M493.27M658.12M748.47M811.92M921.63M976.30M1.06B1.11B1.17B1.25B1.39B1.54B1.66B1.73B1.85B1.96B2.01B3.88B4.68B5.18B5.38B5.90B6.20B6.86B
Cash---------600.00K2.40M1.50M700.00K700.00K4.70M8.05M1.01M5.92M10.76M13.12M11.87M44.04M14.54M14.94M21.87M5.93M8.20M5.52M5.06M4.14M3.23M3.76M4.20M3.63M1.87B4.83M10.57M11.40M4.61M9.16M34.78M
Total Debt--------160.00M197.00M237.00M249.60M269.60M529.00M573.71M641.12M732.29M832.51M919.77M1.04B982.82M1.24B1.26B1.47B1.65B1.58B1.74B1.59B1.72B1.80B1.89B2.13B2.56B3.09B5.73B6.02B6.84B7.09B7.73B8.34B
Net Debt--------160.60M194.60M235.50M248.90M268.90M524.30M565.66M640.11M726.37M821.75M906.65M1.03B938.78M1.22B1.24B1.45B1.64B1.58B1.66B1.59B1.63B1.79B1.89B2.12B2.55B1.22B5.72B6.01B6.83B7.08B7.72B8.30B

Cash Flow

Currency: USD1994-12-311995-12-311996-12-311997-12-311998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating Cash Flow29.20M32.80M37.60M41.80M55.20M74.10M86.97M102.17M121.56M143.37M173.60M199.67M170.73M194.17M221.51M258.59M263.84M366.85M368.41M367.82M363.79M370.79M395.79M381.32M368.52M338.52M508.02M644.68M600.31M933.59M770.34M1.01B
Investing Cash Flow-28.00M-59.60M-73.50M-40.70M-84.40M-140.60M-129.10M-144.37M-151.05M-330.15M-232.50M-299.12M-225.35M-344.04M-238.77M-320.66M-384.20M-284.90M-364.68M-221.56M-292.50M-394.06M-383.21M-480.38M-639.82M-604.60M-4.33B-1.06B-1.18B-1.22B-1.16B-1.51B
Financing Cash Flow-1.00M28.00M35.00M-2.00M29.20M62.90M45.52M39.13M34.40M191.62M61.25M97.13M86.79M120.38M17.67M69.00M104.42M-79.67M-6.42M-146.72M-72.21M22.36M-12.04M99.51M270.72M2.13B1.96B417.12M578.83M281.36M397.48M525.91M
Capital Expenditure27.40M33.20M31.40M39.00M58.90M96.40M129.74M124.09M136.16M163.32M195.74M237.46M271.71M238.14M267.42M286.96M335.25M330.58M347.99M308.17M328.61M364.69M383.00M478.09M495.74M550.27M835.64M1.02B1.06B1.20B1.33B1.43B
Free Cash Flow1.80M-400.00K6.20M2.80M-3.70M-22.30M-42.77M-21.92M-14.60M-19.95M-22.13M-37.79M-100.98M-43.97M-45.91M-28.37M-71.41M36.26M20.42M59.65M35.18M6.11M12.79M-96.77M-127.22M-211.75M-327.62M-375.84M-462.46M-265.52M-559.40M-419.52M
Dividends Paid12.60M13.50M14.80M16.30M18.50M29.30M30.51M34.34M36.84M39.93M45.81M51.14M58.02M63.76M68.50M74.73M80.91M87.13M93.42M102.89M112.11M121.25M130.92M140.66M150.74M188.51M232.57M258.65M288.63M316.81M346.39M373.82M
FCF to OCF6.16%-1.22%16.49%6.70%-6.70%-30.09%-49.17%-21.46%-12.01%-13.91%-12.75%-18.92%-59.15%-22.65%-20.73%-10.97%-27.07%9.88%5.54%16.22%9.67%1.65%3.23%-25.38%-34.52%-62.55%-64.49%-58.30%-77.04%-28.44%-72.62%-41.52%
Dividend Paid to FCF700.00%-3375.00%238.71%582.14%-500.00%-131.39%-71.34%-156.64%-252.27%-200.17%-206.96%-135.33%-57.46%-145.01%-149.21%-263.44%-113.30%240.29%457.46%172.49%318.64%1986.04%1023.48%-145.35%-118.49%-89.03%-70.99%-68.82%-62.41%-119.32%-61.92%-89.11%

Earnings

Report DateNov 6, 1995Feb 5, 1996May 1, 1996Aug 6, 1996Nov 5, 1996Feb 3, 1997May 6, 1997Aug 1, 1997Nov 3, 1997Jan 28, 1998Apr 27, 1998Jul 29, 1998Oct 28, 1998Feb 2, 1999May 6, 1999Jul 29, 1999Oct 21, 1999Feb 1, 2000May 2, 2000Jul 26, 2000Oct 17, 2000Feb 7, 2001May 2, 2001Jul 31, 2001Nov 2, 2001Feb 15, 2002May 8, 2002Jul 22, 2002Nov 7, 2002Feb 5, 2003May 7, 2003Aug 6, 2003Nov 5, 2003Feb 4, 2004May 5, 2004Aug 4, 2004Nov 2, 2004Feb 17, 2005May 4, 2005Aug 3, 2005Nov 9, 2005Mar 9, 2006May 3, 2006Aug 2, 2006Nov 1, 2006Feb 28, 2007May 2, 2007Aug 6, 2007Nov 7, 2007Feb 27, 2008May 6, 2008Aug 6, 2008Nov 5, 2008Feb 26, 2009May 5, 2009Aug 4, 2009Nov 3, 2009Feb 24, 2010May 6, 2010Aug 3, 2010Nov 4, 2010Feb 23, 2011May 6, 2011Aug 2, 2011Nov 1, 2011Feb 27, 2012May 2, 2012Jul 30, 2012Nov 1, 2012Feb 25, 2013May 1, 2013Aug 6, 2013Nov 7, 2013Feb 27, 2014May 7, 2014Aug 5, 2014Nov 3, 2014Feb 26, 2015May 5, 2015Aug 4, 2015Nov 3, 2015Feb 23, 2016May 3, 2016Aug 2, 2016Nov 1, 2016Feb 22, 2017May 3, 2017Aug 2, 2017Oct 31, 2017Feb 27, 2018May 8, 2018Aug 1, 2018Nov 5, 2018Feb 18, 2019May 2, 2019Aug 6, 2019Nov 4, 2019Feb 26, 2020May 6, 2020Aug 5, 2020Nov 3, 2020Feb 24, 2021May 5, 2021Aug 4, 2021Nov 1, 2021Feb 23, 2022May 9, 2022Aug 3, 2022Nov 7, 2022Feb 27, 2023May 8, 2023Aug 7, 2023Nov 6, 2023Feb 22, 2024May 2, 2024Aug 5, 2024Nov 4, 2024Feb 26, 2025Apr 30, 2025Jul 31, 2025Nov 4, 2025Feb 25, 2026May 6, 2026Aug 4, 2026Nov 3, 2026
EPS Estimate0.070.050.050.060.070.050.050.070.080.060.060.070.090.070.070.090.110.070.070.100.110.080.080.100.130.090.080.100.140.110.090.110.150.130.110.130.160.140.120.130.170.150.100.130.180.150.110.140.190.160.120.130.190.160.110.160.200.160.120.160.230.170.140.190.260.180.170.220.280.230.220.280.350.250.230.300.370.270.260.320.380.290.280.330.400.290.300.340.430.310.290.360.430.310.300.370.440.310.450.240.230.450.660.250.210.430.740.310.220.450.710.340.290.500.760.330.240.670.800.300.280.400.870.380.34
EPS Actual0.070.050.050.060.080.060.050.070.090.060.060.080.100.070.070.090.110.070.080.100.140.090.080.110.130.090.080.130.150.110.090.110.160.120.100.110.160.140.120.140.170.140.100.140.170.150.100.140.180.150.090.140.210.150.110.150.200.160.130.180.260.170.180.200.240.180.160.240.290.190.230.300.360.260.250.310.380.280.270.320.380.280.290.330.410.280.280.340.430.320.290.370.440.310.280.370.480.340.600.290.230.460.720.320.190.440.760.310.260.440.720.340.300.500.970.280.250.471.030.380.330.470.830.38-
Surprise0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%14.29%20.00%0.00%0.00%12.50%0.00%0.00%14.29%11.11%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%14.29%0.00%27.27%12.50%0.00%10.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%30.00%7.14%0.00%0.00%0.00%6.67%-7.69%-9.09%-15.38%0.00%0.00%0.00%7.69%0.00%-6.67%0.00%7.69%-5.56%0.00%-9.09%0.00%-5.26%-6.25%-25.00%7.69%10.53%-6.25%0.00%-6.25%0.00%0.00%8.33%12.50%13.04%0.00%28.57%5.26%-7.69%0.00%-5.88%9.09%3.57%-17.39%4.55%7.14%2.86%4.00%8.70%3.33%2.70%3.70%3.85%0.00%0.00%-3.45%3.57%0.00%2.50%-3.45%-6.67%0.00%0.00%3.23%0.00%2.78%2.33%0.00%-6.67%0.00%9.09%9.68%33.33%20.83%0.00%2.22%9.09%28.00%-9.52%2.33%2.70%0.00%18.18%-2.22%1.41%0.00%3.45%0.00%27.63%-15.15%4.17%-29.85%29.07%26.67%17.86%17.50%-4.60%0.00%-
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Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap11.13B
Enterprise Value19.92B
Trailing P/E19.91
Forward P/E16.75
PEG Ratio3.58
Price / Sales4.33
Price / Book1.62
EPS1.97
Book Value24.73
Revenue (TTM)2.57B
Gross Profit (TTM)1.45B
EBITDA1.35B
Profit Margin21.60%
Operating Margin35.41%
Return on Equity8.08%
Return on Assets2.96%
Shares Outstanding283.78M
Shares Float282.84M
Beta0.63
Dividend Yield3.70%
Dividend Rate1.44
Payout Ratio69.15%

Analyst Ratings

Strong Buy
Based on 11 analystsTarget 42.20
  • Strong Buy
    8
  • Buy
    1
  • Hold
    2

Ownership Breakdown

Institutions
82.01%
Insiders
0.22%
Retail / Other
17.77%

Top Institutional Holders

  • BlackRock Inc
    31.57M11.12%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC
    16.49M5.81%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC
    12.66M4.46%
  • State Street Corp
    12.43M4.38%
  • NORGES BANK
    6.49M2.29%
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC
    5.22M1.84%
  • Nordea Investment Mgmt Bank Demark A/s
    5.12M1.80%
  • Amundi
    4.54M1.60%
  • Amvescap Plc.
    4.27M1.50%
  • Millennium Management LLC
    4.15M1.46%
  • Legal & General Group PLC
    3.41M1.20%
  • Qube Research & Technologies
    3.28M1.16%
  • Antipodes Partners Limited
    3.27M1.15%
  • Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts
    3.22M1.13%
  • Northern Trust Corp
    3.20M1.13%

Top Fund Holders

  • iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
    9.93M3.50%
  • Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest
    9.02M3.18%
  • Vanguard Small Cap Index
    6.53M2.30%
  • Vanguard MStar Small Cap Value Index
    4.14M1.46%
  • iShares Global Water ETF USD Dist
    3.17M1.12%

Dividends

20264×
0.36Nov 10, 20260.36Aug 11, 20260.34May 12, 20260.34Feb 9, 2026
20254×
0.34Nov 12, 20250.34Aug 12, 20250.33May 13, 20250.33Feb 10, 2025
20244×
0.33Nov 12, 20240.33Aug 12, 20240.31May 9, 20240.31Feb 8, 2024
20234×
0.31Nov 9, 20230.31Aug 10, 20230.29May 11, 20230.29Feb 9, 2023
20224×
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