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About

Essential Utilities, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in providing water, wastewater, and natural gas services through its subsidiaries. The company is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and currently employs 3,303 full-time employees. The Company’s segments include Regulated Water and Regulated Natural Gas. The Regulated Water segment consists of eight operating segments representing its water and wastewater regulated utility companies, which are organized by the states where the Company provides water and wastewater services. The Regulated Natural Gas segment consists of one operating segment representing natural gas utility companies for which the Company provides natural gas distribution services. The company provides services in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Kentucky under the Aqua and Peoples brands. The firm also operates market-based activities, conducted through its non-regulated subsidiaries, that provide utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households and gas marketing and production activities.
Country

US

CEO

Mr. Christopher Franklin

IPO date

1981

Employees

3,303

ISIN

US29670G1022

Key stats

Open

$37.20

Volume

2.12M

Market cap

$10.46B

Prev. close

$37.56

Impl / hst vl

-

Open interest

$0.00

$36.90

Day’s Range

$37.97

$36.11

52W Range

$41.84

Valuation

27
Valuation score
Overvalued
P/E
20.48
P/S
4.47
P/B
1.66
Current ratio
0.95
Debt / Equity
1.21
ROE
8.16%
Gross margin
-
Income growth
69.13%
FCF growth
-98.40

Jun

1

Dividends

The last payment date was Jun 1, 2026

Div. per Share

$0.34

Div. Yield

0.91%

Payout Ratio

-

Div. Growth YoY

0.00%

Analysts estimates

Consensus rating
Buy

The average rating from top 5 analysts indicates that stock is expected to perform in line with the market

Str. Sell
Sell
Hold
Buy
Str. Buy
Avg. price target
$42.94
The top 8 analysts forecasts that 12-month price may increase by 14.31%, with a low of $38.38 and a high of $46.79
$38.38
Low
$42.94
Avg
$46.79
High
Current price

Earnings

Q1 ‘26 revenue
$861.76M
Q1 ‘26 net income
$224.39M
Revenue
Net income
Previous EPS
$0.47
Estimate EPS
$0.89
Actual EPS
Estimate EPS
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