WTRG
Essential Utilities, Inc.
Utilities - Regulated Water · Utilities · United States
40.46
close · 2026-08-13
value
37
cheaper than peers37
quality
83
stronger fundamentals83
ranked against
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Value inputs
| measure | company | vs peers |
| price to book | 1.64× | 68 |
| forward P/E | 16.98× | 56 |
| EV to EBITDA | 14.67× | 30 |
| price to sales | 4.40× | 16 |
4 of 12 measures available
Quality inputs
| measure | company | vs peers |
| operating margin | 36.1% | 95 |
| revenue growth | 10.0% | 73 |
| debt to equity | 122.7% | 63 |
| return on equity | 8.3% | 35 |
4 of 4 measures available
Facts
| market cap | $11B |
| free cash flow | -$649.2M |
| employees | 3,303 |
| first trade | 1980-03-17 |
| next earnings | 2026-08-04 |
| fundamentals updated | 2026-08-04 |