Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)

NYSE: WTRG · Real-Time Price · USD

37.69

+0.29 (0.78%)

At close: Feb 5, 2026, 4:00 PM EST

38.28

+0.59 (1.57%)

After-hours: Feb 5, 2026, 7:03 PM EST

Essential Utilities Ratios and Metrics

Market cap in millions USD. Fiscal year is January - December.

Millions USD. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020
Period Ending	Feb '26 Feb 5, 2026	Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024	Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023	Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022	Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021	Dec '20 Dec 31, 2020
Market Capitalization	10,665	9,974	10,203	12,519	13,570	11,599
Market Cap Growth	11.19%	-2.24%	-18.50%	-7.74%	16.99%	14.48%
Enterprise Value	18,635	17,414	17,056	19,090	19,340	17,083
PE Ratio	15.71	16.75	20.48	26.91	31.44	40.72
PS Ratio	4.40	4.78	4.97	5.47	7.23	7.93
PB Ratio	1.56	1.61	1.73	2.33	2.62	2.48
P/OCF Ratio	11.20	12.95	10.93	20.86	21.05	22.83
EV/Sales Ratio	7.83	8.35	8.30	8.34	10.30	11.68
EV/EBITDA Ratio	14.11	15.44	16.40	19.27	21.29	23.85
EV/EBIT Ratio	20.38	22.96	24.49	28.52	31.68	37.19
Debt / Equity Ratio	1.17	1.25	1.21	1.28	1.18	1.23
Debt / EBITDA Ratio	5.99	6.84	6.77	6.88	6.66	7.97
Quick Ratio	0.34	0.33	0.31	0.38	0.40	0.46
Current Ratio	0.60	0.50	0.62	0.64	0.65	0.63
Asset Turnover	0.13	0.12	0.13	0.15	0.13	0.13
Return on Equity (ROE)	10.29%	9.84%	8.84%	8.81%	8.75%	6.65%
Return on Assets (ROA)	3.14%	2.72%	2.67%	2.75%	2.69%	2.49%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	5.00%	4.40%	4.30%	4.60%	4.40%	3.50%
Earnings Yield	6.27%	5.97%	4.88%	3.72%	3.18%	2.46%
FCF Yield	-4.01%	-5.61%	-2.60%	-3.69%	-2.77%	-2.83%
Dividend Yield	3.66%	3.61%	3.41%	2.57%	2.18%	2.37%
Payout Ratio	56.43%	58.19%	63.59%	62.04%	59.93%	81.65%
Buyback Yield / Dilution	-1.65%	-2.53%	-1.82%	-1.82%	-1.40%	-17.92%
Total Shareholder Return	1.99%	1.08%	1.58%	0.75%	0.79%	-15.55%

Updated Sep 30, 2025. Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Utility template. Financial Sources.

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