Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE: WTRG)
Utilities · Water Utilities · US
$40.18
-0.57% today · +2.4% 1Y
Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) operates in the Water Utilities industry within the Utilities sector. The company is valued at $11.40B and employs 3,303 people.
Over the last twelve months the share price has gained 2.4%, trading between 36.11 and 42.37.
Tweenvest scores Essential Utilities, Inc. across four factors: quality 60/100, value 69/100, growth 69/100, dividend 92/100. Its strongest factor is dividend.
WTRG price history
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Key figures
- Market cap
- $11.40B
- Revenue (TTM)
- $2.57B
- P/E
- 20.54
- EPS
- 1.96
- Dividend yield
- 3.57%
- Beta (5Y)
- 0.63
- 52-week high
- $42.37
- 52-week low
- $36.11
- Avg volume (3M)
- —
- Shares outstanding
- 283.78M
- Employees
- 3,303
- Next earnings
- —
About Essential Utilities, Inc.
Essential Utilities, Inc. is a diversified utility enterprise that, through its various operating units, delivers vital water, wastewater, and natural gas services within the United States. Its operations extend beyond direct utility provision, encompassing contractual management and maintenance of water systems for municipal authorities and other organizations. The company also offers specialized non-utility services, such as providing untreated water resources for the natural gas drilling sector and, via a third-party partner, supplying protective and repair solutions for household water and sewer lines. Catering to an extensive client base of approximately 7.5 million residential, commercial, industrial, fire protection, and general utility customers, Essential Utilities operates under the well-known Aqua and Peoples brands across a significant geographic footprint. This footprint includes Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky. Founded in 1886, the corporation is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and adopted its current name, Essential Utilities, Inc., in February 2020, previously being known as Aqua America, Inc.
- ISIN
- US29670G1022
- Founded
- 1886
- Listed since
- Mar 17, 1980
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Currency
- USD
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|---|---|---|---|
| American Water Works Company, Inc.NYSE: AWK | $26.91B | $135.39 | -1.33% |
| Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESPBOVESPA: SBSP3 | $16.14B | R$23.75 | +1.89% |
| United Utilities Group PLCLSE: UU. | $14.42B | £14.24 | +0.56% |
| Severn Trent PLCLSE: SVT | $12.82B | £31.14 | +0.78% |
| Guangdong Investment LimitedSEHK: 270 | $6.97B | HK$8.36 | +0.97% |
| Emirates Central Cooling Systems CorporationDFM: EMPOWER | $4.33B | AED1.59 | +0.63% |
| Companhia de Saneamento de Minas GeraisBOVESPA: CSMG3 | $4.00B | R$54.50 | +2.19% |
| American States Water CompanyNYSE: AWR | $3.51B | $88.63 | -0.76% |
Figures last refreshed Aug 18, 2026.