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Essential Utilities

NYQ:WTRG · US29670G1022
Water UtilitiesLarge

360

16
EV / EBIT45
Price / Owner Earnings87
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield91
Price/Sales34
EV / Gross Profit24
Price/Book45
Return on Capital39
Cash Return on Capital42
Return on Equity37
EBIT Margin87
Gross Profitability21
Cash Conversion32
Accruals28
Owner Earnings Margin20
Sales growth16
Profit Growth76
Long-Term EPS Growth45
Reinvestment57
Price momentum23
Debt load38
Refinancing39
Debt Payback1
Liquidity67
Analyst ratings19
Opinion Changes79
Price Target Upside37
Market mood55
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Essential Utilities clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryWater Utilities
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1968
Employees178
Websiteessential.co
ISINUS29670G1022
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
S&P MIDCAP (USA)
Themes
Utility Scale SolarWater PurificationEnvironmental EngineeringSmart Water Networks (SWN)Business DevelopmentCustomer ServiceInfrastructure

Description

Essential Utilities, Inc. provides water, wastewater, or natural gas services. The company provides its services to an estimate 5.5 million people in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Kentucky un…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Essential Utilities, Inc. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

What to watch: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
33
2023202420252026

All-time high

96

Jan 2025

All-time low

29

Mar 2026

Average rank

63

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
34
13
13
10
Price/Earnings
39
57
25
15
Price/Book
45
61
44
23
Dividend Yield
91
39
34
25
Value (overall)
63
27
24
13

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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