Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG)
OvervaluedFundamental
61
Price
$43.11
Market Cap
$11.56B
Part 1 · What the company is worth
Overview
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.
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Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Revenue
$2.57B
Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)
Net Income
$555M
Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)
Free Cash Flow
-
Total Equity
$6.86B
Total Liabilities
$12.61B
Current Ratio
0.78
Interest Coverage
2.62
Debt/EBITDA
8.64
Earnings Per Share
Revenue & Net Income
Free Cash Flow
Income Breakdown
Historical statement
Margins over time
Debt over time
How heavy the debt is
Growth grid
Growth — Revenue
Fair Value Estimation
Fair Value
$29.02
Current Price
$43.11
Margin of Safety
-48.6%
Fair Value Range
$18.86 - $39.18
Spread across the valuation methods used, not a statistically calibrated confidence interval.
Estimation Methods
Valuation Metrics
P/E Ratio
22.11
ROE
9.0%
P/B Ratio
1.74
P/FCF
-
Gross Margin
-
ROIC
3.7%
Profitability Radar
Value Creation (Economic Moat)
ROIC
3.7%
WACC
5.1%
ROIC − WACC
-1.4 pp
ROIC is below the cost of capital — the company is destroying value for every dollar invested.
Fundamental Analysis Criteria
Passed (15)
- EPS shows upward trend
- EPS CAGR 6.48%
- P/B ratio 1.74
- Debt/equity ratio
- Operating margin 35.1%
- Current ratio
- Interest coverage
- Return on tangible assets
- ROE 8.1%
- Revenue growth 5Y 11.1%
- Earnings surprise, average 2.7%
- PEG ratio 1.43
- Earnings quality (operating cash flow / net income) 1.85
- Share dilution 2.1%
- Piotroski F-Score 6/9
Failed (7)
- Price CAGR 2.87%
- ROIC 3.7%
- Debt/EBITDA
- Low reliance on intangibles
- Price below Graham Number
- DCF valuation (Overvalued)
- Net margin trend 21.6% vs 27.6%
Unavailable (5)
- Gross margin –
- P/FCF –
- Dividend payout –
- Positive free cash flow
- CapEx intensity
Piotroski F-Score
Mixed signals: some areas need attention
Earnings Quality
High quality: earnings backed by cash
Share Dilution
Issuing new shares, diluting ownership
Institutional Holdings
No institutional filings reported for this company.
Governance
Executive Team
| Name | Title | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Christopher H. Franklin | Chairman, President & CEO | 62 |
| Mr. Daniel J. Schuller Ph.D. | Executive VP & CFO | 55 |
| Mr. Christopher Paul Luning J.D. | Executive VP, General Counsel & Compliance Officer | 57 |
| Ms. Colleen M. Arnold | President of Aqua Water | 54 |
| Mr. Michael A. Huwar | President of Peoples Natural Gas | 61 |
| Mr. Bradley J. Palmer | VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 42 |
| Mr. Sumit Nair | VP & Chief Information Officer | - |
| Ms. Whitney S. Kellett | Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer | - |
| Mr. David Kralle | Vice President of Public Affairs | - |
| Ms. Christina Kelly | Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | - |
Audit Risk
2
Board Risk
3
Compensation Risk
1
Shareholder Rights Risk
4
Documents
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Annual Report (10-K)
A yearly overview of the business, its financial results, and the risks it faces.
Filed on 2026-02-26
- View document
Quarterly Report (10-Q)
A snapshot of financial performance for the most recent three-month period.
Filed on 2026-08-05
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Current Report (8-K)
An announcement of a major event, such as a leadership change or big news.
Filed on 2026-09-17
via SEC EDGAR
Income History
via SEC EDGAR
Part 2 · The price and its context
This part shows how the price has behaved, not whether the company is worth owning. Inside: technical analysis, potential, historical drawdowns, gamma exposure.
Market Reaction Profile
How much WTRG moves, measured on its daily prices.
More volatile than 12% of the tracked stocks (90-day volatility).
- Volatility 30d
- 23.9%
- Volatility 90d
- 22.3%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (1y)
- -0.44Correlation -0.25
- Max drawdown (12m)
- -13.0%
- ATR (14d, % of price)
- 2.07%
Earnings reactions
How WTRG moved around its past quarterly results.
Next earnings release
Nov 3, 2026 · In 10 days · Time not known
EPS estimate: 0.35
What usually happens
- Over the last 12 releases the stock moved a median of 1.8% the next day, up or down.
- Next-day moves: up 7, down 5 (out of 12).
Release history
| Date | When | EPS est. | EPS actual | Surprise | Gap | 1 day | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | During the session | 0.38 | 0.37 | -2.4% | +0.4% | +0.1% | +1.3% |
| May 7, 2026 | During the session | 0.89 | 0.79 | -11.2% | -0.7% | +0.4% | +1.0% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | During the session | 0.42 | 0.47 | +10.8% | -0.2% | -0.3% | +0.9% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | During the session | 0.29 | 0.33 | +13.7% | +1.0% | +3.3% | +2.8% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | During the session | n/a | n/a | n/a | +2.8% | +3.8% | +4.4% |
| May 12, 2025 | During the session | n/a | n/a | n/a | +0.8% | -4.0% | -4.7% |
| Feb 27, 2025 | During the session | n/a | n/a | n/a | -1.7% | +0.2% | +2.6% |
| Nov 5, 2024 | During the session | n/a | n/a | n/a | +1.7% | +3.9% | +3.0% |
| Aug 6, 2024 | During the session | n/a | n/a | n/a | -0.3% | -2.7% | -3.6% |
| May 3, 2024 | During the session | n/a | n/a | n/a | +2.0% | +0.3% | +2.9% |
| Feb 23, 2024 | During the session | n/a | n/a | n/a | -1.2% | -2.7% | -3.7% |
| Nov 7, 2023 | During the session | n/a | n/a | n/a | -1.1% | -0.8% | -5.2% |
Release dates from SEC 8-K filings.
Updated 10/24/2026
Historical statistics for educational purposes only. They are not forecasts and not investment advice.
Price reaction to the news
Latest news on WTRG and what the price did next.
Return of the stock minus return of SPY over the same days. A news item close to a price move did not necessarily cause it. Historical data for educational purposes only, not investment advice.
Latest News
Recent headlines for WTRG.
- 2/26/2026NEUTRALWTRG Reports Earnings
WTRG has announced its financial earnings, a standard event closely watched by investors to assess corporate performance. However, the specific details of this report, including revenues, earnings per share, and future guidance, have not been disclosed or are currently unavailable. Without this crucial information, the market remains in anticipation of concrete data to form a judgment on the financial impact. Earnings releases are key moments for transparency and valuation, but the absence of data prevents immediate directional analysis.