Essential Utilities Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 7 analysts polled by S&P Global, Essential Utilities stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $39.8. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 5.96% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $37 (-1.49%) and the highest is $43 (+14.48%).

Price Target: $39.8 (+5.96%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$37	$39.8	$38	$43
Change	-1.49%	+5.96%	+1.17%	+14.48%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Essential Utilities stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26
Strong Buy	2	1	1	1	2	2
Buy	1	1	0	0	0	0
Hold	4	4	4	5	4	4
Sell	1	1	2	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	8	7	7	7	7	7

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Gregg Orrill UBS	UBS	Buy Upgrades $41 → $43	Buy	Upgrades	$41 → $43	+14.48%	May 29, 2026
Nicholas Campanella Barclays	Barclays	Sell Maintains $38	Sell	Maintains	$38	+1.17%	Apr 20, 2026
John Eade Argus Research	Argus Research	Buy Maintains n/a	Buy	Maintains	n/a	n/a	Mar 20, 2026

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

2.57B

from 2.47B

3.78%

from 2.47B

Revenue Next Year

2.72B

from 2.57B

5.83%

from 2.57B

EPS This Year

2.25

from 2.20

2.06%

from 2.20

EPS Next Year

2.39

from 2.25

6.32%

from 2.25

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	1.88B	2.29B	2.05B	2.09B	2.47B	2.57B
Revenue Growth	28.40%	21.82%	-10.24%	1.57%	18.62%	3.78%
Net Income	431.61M	465.24M	498.23M	595.31M	616.37M	648.92M
EPS	-	-	-	-	2.20	2.25
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	11.68%	2.06%
Forward PE	31.21	25.94	19.38	17.01	18.07	16.73
Dividend / Share	1.04	1.11	1.19	1.27	1.34	1.41
Dividend Growth	-	7.00%	7.01%	6.48%	5.61%	5.44%
Free Cash Flow	-512.47M	-511.79M	-433.20M	-614.42M	-762.49M	-632.00M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	2

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	2.7B
Avg	2.6B
Low	2.5B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	7.5%
Avg	3.8%
Low	0.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	2.31
Avg	2.25
Low	2.18

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	5.0%
Avg	2.1%
Low	-0.9%