Essential Utilities, Inc. WTRG

Latest FY: 2025 Utilities Utilities - Regulated Water
Market Price $40.36
Market Cap $11.48B
P/E Ratio 18.35
Quick Peer Compare (Utilities):
Revenue (FY 2025) ↑18.6% YoY
$2.47B
3-Yr CAGR: 2.6%
Net Income ↑3.5% YoY
$616.37M
Net Margin: 24.9%
Free Cash Flow ↑36.3% YoY
$865.47M
FCF Yield: 7.54%
EPS (Diluted) ↑1.4% YoY
$2.20
Basic: $2.20
Return on Equity Efficiency
9.0%
ROA: 1,042.7%

📊 Multi-Year Historical Performance & Trends

Financial Performance History Revenue, Net Income & Free Cash Flow
Margins Trend (%) Gross, Operating & Net Margins
Balance Sheet Strength Cash, Debt & Equity
Cash Flow Generation Operating Cash Flow vs CapEx vs FCF

📈 Year-over-Year (YoY) Growth History (WTRG)

All monetary values in millions ($M)
Fiscal Year Revenue Revenue YoY Gross Profit Net Income Net Inc YoY Diluted EPS EPS YoY Op. Cash Flow Free Cash Flow FCF YoY
FY 2016 $819.9M $739.1M $234.2M $1.32 $395.8M $12.8M
FY 2017 $809.5M -1.3% $721.0M $239.7M +2.4% $1.35 +2.3% $381.3M $-96.8M -856.5%
FY 2018 $838.1M +3.5% $739.0M $192.0M -19.9% $1.08 -20.0% $368.5M $-127.2M -31.5%
FY 2019 $889.7M +6.2% $764.3M $224.5M +17.0% $1.04 -3.7% $338.5M $277.9M +318.4%
FY 2020 $1,462.7M +64.4% $1,274.3M $284.8M +26.9% $1.12 +7.7% $508.0M $409.5M +47.3%
FY 2021 $1,878.1M +28.4% $1,670.4M $431.6M +51.5% $1.67 +49.1% $644.7M $548.7M +34.0%
FY 2022 $2,288.0M +21.8% $2,049.9M $465.2M +7.8% $1.77 +6.0% $600.3M $498.2M -9.2%
FY 2023 $2,053.8M -10.2% $1,770.5M $498.2M +7.1% $1.86 +5.1% $933.6M $830.8M +66.8%
FY 2024 $2,086.1M +1.6% $1,783.6M $595.3M +19.5% $2.17 +16.7% $770.3M $635.0M -23.6%
FY 2025 $2,474.6M +18.6% $2,145.5M $616.4M +3.5% $2.20 +1.4% $1,010.5M $865.5M +36.3%
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Valuation

Market Price $40.36
Market Cap $11.48B
Enterprise Value $19.58B
P/E Ratio 18.35
P/B Ratio 1.67
FCF Yield 7.54%
Dividend Yield 5.45%
Shares Outstanding 283,633,000
%

Profitability & Margins

Gross Margin 86.70%
Operating Margin 37.22%
Net Margin 24.91%
Return on Equity (ROE) 8.99%
Return on Assets (ROA) 1,042.75%
Asset Turnover 41.86x
Revenue 3-Yr CAGR 2.65%
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Financial Health & Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.35
Cash Ratio 0.21
Debt / Equity 1.186
Debt / Assets 137.574
Cash & Equivalents $34.78M
Total Debt $8.13B
Book Value / Share $24.18
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Cash Flow Efficiency

Operating Cash Flow $1.01B
Capital Expenditures (CapEx) $144.99M
Free Cash Flow $865.47M
OCF / Revenue 40.83%
FCF / Revenue 34.97%
FCF 3-Yr CAGR 20.21%
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Per Share Metrics

EPS (Diluted) $2.20
EPS (Basic) $2.20
Dividends / Share $2.20
Book Value / Share $24.18
EPS YoY Growth 1.38%
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Balance Sheet (FY 2025)

Total Assets $59.11M
Total Liabilities $168.59M
Stockholders' Equity $6.86B
Current Assets $59.11M
Current Liabilities $168.59M