Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)
Last Price$39.7(2.3%)
Market Cap$11.0B
WTRG Rating
WTRG Quality rating performance
WTRG Intrinsic Value
Key Highlights:
As of Mar 11, 2025 WTRG Relative Value is $21.0, which is overvalued by 47.0%, compared to current share price of $39.7.
As of Mar 11, 2025 WTRG DCF Value is N/A, which is undervalued by N/A, compared to current share price of $39.7.
WTRG Share Price History
1W 2.3%
1M 12.0%
6M 3.4%
YTD 9.4%
1Y 13.9%
3Y (7.2%)
5Y 13.4%
10Y 98.5%
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WTRG Stock Metrics
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
Base
$11.0B
$18.7B
$2,086.1M
($559.4M)
Shares Outstanding
277M
Employees
3,291
Growth (CAGR)
18.6%
17.4%
16.76%
21.4%
10.8%
(3.47%)
Profitability
49.9%
36.3%
28.5%
36.9%
(26.8%)
(94.0%)
Intrinsic Value
$20.7 (47.7% overvalued)
N/A
$20.7
(100.0%)
90.2%
Valuation (LTM)
Return on Capital
Financial Health
$9,156.0K
$7,716.0M
(13.8x)
2.5x
124.6%
Dividends
12.1%
3.2%
(61.9%)
May 13, 2025
Earnings
Aug 04, 2025
MISS by (15.6%)
BEAT by 1.5%
(16.2%)
5 Beat & 5 Miss
WTRG Stock Financials
WTRG Income Statement Metrics
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
WTRG Cash Flow Statement Metrics
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Operating Cash Flow (OCF)
$770.3M -17.5% YoY
Capital Expenditure (CAPEX)
($1,329.7M) +10.9% YoY
Free Cash Flow (FCF)
($559.4M) +110.7% YoY
WTRG Income Statement Overview
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Dec'15
Dec'16
Dec'17
Dec'18
Dec'19
Dec'20
Dec'21
Dec'22
Dec'23
Dec'24
$2,086.1M 1.6% YoY
Pre-tax income
$573.5M 32.8% YoY
27.5% margin
WTRG Balance Sheet Overview
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Dec'15
Dec'16
Dec'17
Dec'18
Dec'19
Dec'20
Dec'21
Dec'22
Dec'23
Dec'24
Assets
Liabilities
Total assets
$18.0B
Current assets ($264.4M, 1.5% of total)
$9,156.0K (0.1%)
$2,515.0K (0.0%)
Other current assets
$252.7M (1.4%)
Non-current assets ($17.8B, 98.5% of total)
$0.0 (0.0%)
$0.0 (0.0%)
$3,273.0K (0.0%)
Other non-current assets
$17.8B (98.5%)
Financial position
$7,716.0M
Cash & Short-term
Investments
Total Debt
WTRG Stock Ratios
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry Median
5Y Historical Average
Benchmark
WTRG Earnings Surprises
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WTRG Dividends
WTRG Dividend Yield
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WTRG Dividend Per Share
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Company name | Market Cap | Quality rating | Intrinsic value | 1Y Return | Revenue | Free Cash Flow | Revenue growth | FCF margin | Gross margin | ROIC | Total Debt to Equity |
$11.0B | 6.2 | $20.7 47.7% overvalued | 13.9% | $2,086.1M | ($559.4M) | 1.6% | (26.8%) | 49.9% | 5.0% | 124.6% | |
$28.3B | 5.6 | $67.0 53.3% overvalued | 22.0% | $4,684.0M | ($890.0M) | 10.6% | (19.0%) | 52.0% | 4.8% | 136.6% | |
$11.2B | 7.4 | $27.1 65.0% undervalued | 6.6% | R$35.6B | R$4,122.4M | 46.8% | 11.6% | 69.5% | 43.5% | 62.9% | |
$3,041.3M | 5.3 | $46.9 41.3% overvalued | 10.7% | $595.5M | ($33.2M) | (0.0%) | (5.6%) | 63.5% | 7.0% | 102.0% | |
$2,863.8M | 6.2 | $66.3 39.8% undervalued | 1.5% | $1,036.8M | ($179.9M) | 30.5% | (17.4%) | 60.3% | 10.5% | 4.5% | |
$1,850.8M | 6.6 | $61.5 12.1% undervalued | (2.9%) | $748.4M | ($185.1M) | 11.6% | (24.7%) | 62.1% | 3.8% | 0.3% | |
$1,133.4M | 6.6 | $31.0 50.7% overvalued | 24.9% | $191.9M | $33.6M | 15.4% | 17.5% | 45.8% | 8.6% | 86.4% | |
$917.7M | 7.4 | $50.9 66.5% undervalued | 141.6% | $435.4M | $91.7M | 11.0% | 21.1% | 40.9% | 7.3% | 62.5% | |
$498.5M | 6.3 | $18.3 47.1% overvalued | (2.0%) | $75.0M | $14.8M | 5.5% | 19.8% | 69.4% | 9.9% | 88.9% | |
$454.6M | 7.2 | $47.9 69.9% undervalued | (1.2%) | $158.8M | $32.2M | 2.2% | 20.3% | 35.5% | 22.0% | 2.0% | |
$341.2M | 6.2 | $34.8 6.3% undervalued | (8.4%) | $105.6M | $25.3M | 6.2% | 23.9% | 40.5% | 3.5% | 77.1% |
FAQ
What is Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) stock rating?
As of today, Essential Utilities, Inc. has a stock rating of 6 (out of 10), which is considered Good.
is Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) a good stock to buy?
As of today, Essential Utilities, Inc. has a Good stock rating, which is 47.7% overvalued. According to Value Sense backtesting, stocks with similar profile tend to underperform the market by 4.6%.