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Essential Utilities

WTRG · NYSE

$40.98+$0.60 (+1.49%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $40.38

About WTRG

Essential Utilities, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in providing water, wastewater, and natural gas services through its subsidiaries. The company is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and currently employs 3,303 full-time employees. The Company’s segments include Regulated Water and Regulated Natural Gas. The Regulated Water segment consists of eight operating segments representing its water and wastewater regulated utility companies, which are organized by the states where the Company provides water and wastewater services. The Regulated Natural Gas segment consists of one operating segment representing natural gas utility companies for which the Company provides natural gas distribution services. The company provides services in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Kentucky under the Aqua and Peoples brands. The firm also operates market-based activities, conducted through its non-regulated subsidiaries, that provide utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households and gas marketing and production activities.

Employees
3,303
Headquarters
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Listed
May 22, 1981
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Water Utilities
Website
essential.co

WTRG key statistics

Market cap
11.44B
Price-earnings ratio
20.60
Dividend yield
3.38%
Average volume
2.52M
Volume
2.31M
Open price
$40.80
High today
$41.44
Low today
$40.52
52 Week high
$42.51
52 Week low
$36.11

Essential Utilities (WTRG) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Essential Utilities (WTRG) shares are priced at $40.98, giving the company a market cap of 11.44B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.60 and a dividend yield of 3.38%.

Today the stock has traded between $40.52 and $41.44. The current price is 1.1% above the day's low and 1.1% below its high.

Volume so far is 2.31M shares, in line with the average of 2.52M shares a day.

Over the past year Essential Utilities has ranged from $36.11 to $42.51, and now sits 76% of the way up that range.

Essential Utilities met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 5 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $0.37 per share against an estimate of $0.3791.

The average analyst price target is $42.93, 4.8% above the current price, from 4 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

25%of 4 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy25.0%
  • Hold50.0%
  • Sell25.0%
Price target · 7 analystsAvg $42.93
Low
$37.81
Now
$40.98
High
$51.45

WTRG earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 5 of the last 8 quarters, by 14.5% on average.

  1. Q3 FY24: reported $0.25 per share against an estimate of $0.2463
  2. Q4 FY24: reported $0.67 per share against an estimate of $0.6784
  3. Q1 FY25: reported $1.03 per share against an estimate of $0.827
  4. Q2 FY25: reported $0.38 per share against an estimate of $0.3118
  5. Q3 FY25: reported $0.33 per share against an estimate of $0.2902
  6. Q4 FY25: reported $0.47 per share against an estimate of $0.4241
  7. Q1 FY26: reported $0.79 per share against an estimate of $0.8901
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $0.37 per share against an estimate of $0.3791

WTRG news

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Aqua Illinois Advances Nearly $40 Million in Statewide Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Projects

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Essential Utilities to Report Financial Results for Q3 2026

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Aqua New Jersey Acquires Lake Tamarack Water System in Sussex County

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Brad Nielsen Named Future President of Pennsylvania American Water

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Essential Utilities Recognizes Fire Prevention Week by Highlighting Partnership and Support for Local Departments

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Aqua Pennsylvania Acquires Ulster Municipal Authority Water System in Bradford County

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    BDC Report: $11 Billion in ‘Big Six’ Gas Pipeline Spending Drives 67% Surge in Pennsylvania Gas Utility Bills

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    American Water and Essential Utilities Announce Expiration of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period for Proposed Merger

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