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Essential Utilities, Inc.
WTRG • NYSEWTRG • NYSE • Utilities
$40.35+1.95%+0.77
$40.35+1.95%(+0.77)Utilities
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Valuation
50Fair Value
Sentiment
38Bearish
Risk
88Low Risk
Momentum
62Positive
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Financial Statements
Margin Trends
Gross
41.0%▼17.6pp
Revenue after COGS
Operating
37.2%▲0.9pp
After operating expenses
Net
24.9%▼3.6pp
Bottom-line profitability
Gross Margin
Operating Margin
Net Margin
Valuation Snapshot
P/E Ratio
17.4
Price vs earnings
EV/EBITDA
13.9
Enterprise value
FCF Yield
-3.9%
Cash generation
Earnings Yield
5.7%
Inverse of P/E
Capital Efficiency
6
GoAI Quality ScoreWeak
ROEReturn on Equity
9.0%Fair
ROAReturn on Assets
3.1%Fair
ROICReturn on Invested Capital
4.7%Fair
Financial Health
Current RatioWeak
0.80
Short-term solvency (>1.5)
Net Debt / EBITDAHigh
6.08x
Debt repayment capacity (<3x)
Income QualityStrong
1.64
Cash backs earnings (>1)
Revenue & Profitability
Revenue
Net Income
Net Loss
Income Statement
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.47B | $2.09B | $2.05B | $2.29B | $1.88B |
| Gross Profit | $1.01B | $1.22B | $1.13B | $1.07B | $987.30M |
| Gross Margin | 41.0% | 58.6% | 54.8% | 46.9% | 52.6% |
| Operating Income | $920.95M | $757.67M | $692.10M | $661.19M | $602.71M |
| Net Income | $616.37M | $595.31M | $498.23M | $465.24M | $431.61M |
| Net Margin | 24.9% | 28.5% | 24.3% | 20.3% | 23.0% |
| EPS | $2.20 | $2.17 | $1.86 | $1.77 | $1.68 |
Average Price Target
$42.25▲ 4.7% Upside
Past 12 Months
12 Month Forecast
Based on 50 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for Essential Utilities, Inc., the average price target is $42.25, with a high forecast of $45.00 and a low forecast of $38.00. The average price target represents a 4.7% increase from the current price of $40.35.
Highest
$45.00
Average
$42.25
Lowest
$38.00
Rating Distribution
Strong Buy
0
0%
Buy
9
50%
Hold
8
44%
Sell
1
6%
Strong Sell
0
0%
Recent Analyst Ratings
FirmActionRatingDate
Barclays▼ Downgrade
Overweight→Underweight
2025-12-17Jefferies▼ Downgrade
Buy→Hold
2025-10-28UBS▼ Downgrade
Buy→Neutral
2025-10-28Janney Montgomery Scott▼ Downgrade
Buy→Neutral
2025-10-27Barclays● Maintain
Overweight
2025-10-10Jefferies● Maintain
Buy
2025-10-10UBS● Maintain
Buy
2025-08-15Baird● Maintain
Outperform
2025-08-04Baird● Maintain
Outperform
2025-05-13Baird● Maintain
Outperform
2025-04-04Earnings History & Surprises
BEAT RATE
61%
Last 18 quarters
AVG SURPRISE
+6.8%
EPS vs Estimate
BEATS / MISSES
11/4
3 met exactly
LATEST EPS
$0.47
Q1 '26
QUARTERLY EPS TREND
Estimated
Beat
Miss
QUARTERLY DETAIL
Q1 '26
+30.6%
$0.47 vs $0.36
Q4 '25
+16.5%
$0.33 vs $0.28
Q3 '25
+31.0%
$0.38 vs $0.29
Q2 '25
+28.3%
$1.03 vs $0.80
Q1 '25
+5.5%
$0.67 vs $0.64
Q4 '24
+4.2%
$0.25 vs $0.24
Q3 '24
-6.7%
$0.28 vs $0.30
Q2 '24
-4.1%
$0.73 vs $0.76
Q1 '24
$0.50 vs $0.50
Q4 '23
+3.4%
$0.30 vs $0.29
Q3 '23
$0.34 vs $0.34
Q2 '23
+1.4%
$0.72 vs $0.71
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