What sector does Essential Utilities belong to?

Essential Utilities operates in the Utilities sector, specifically the Water Utilities industry, and is listed on the US markets.

What is the current share price of WTRG?

As of the latest available quote, WTRG traded at $41.07. This price is delayed and cached for about 15 minutes.

What is the P/E ratio of WTRG?

Essential Utilities has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of about 21.06. The P/E ratio compares the share price to earnings per share and is most useful when compared with sector peers and the company's own history.

What is the market capitalisation of WTRG?

The market capitalisation of Essential Utilities is approximately $11.51B.

Is Essential Utilities profitable?

For its latest reported financial year, Essential Utilities recorded a net profit margin of about 24.91%.

Does WTRG pay a dividend?

Essential Utilities currently has a dividend yield of about 3.28%.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of WTRG?

Essential Utilities has a return on equity (ROE) of about 8.78%. ROE measures how much profit a company generates relative to shareholders' equity.

What is the 52-week high and low of WTRG?

Over the past 52 weeks, WTRG has traded between a low of $36.11 and a high of $42.51.

Essential Utilities

WTRG US Utilities Water Utilities

S&P 400

$41.07

-1.75%

Delayed · cached 15 min

Fair value analysis

WTRG

Essential Utilities

$41.07

Close used for this calculation

$35.16Fair value

Financial DNA Score

Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth

49/100

Profitability17/25

Returns10/25

Balance Sheet4/25

Efficiency18/25

Growth6/25

Average

Quality radar

Consensus fair value

$35.16

Near FV

▼ -14.4% against the close used

Model range $10.63 – $67.12

The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.

Price target range & 52-week position

Bear$10.63Fair value$35.16Bull$67.12

FairClose

52-week traded range

52W low $36.2552W high $42.00

The 52-week range is measured from the stored price history, not estimated.

Valuation summary

Trading above the consensus fair value

Essential Utilities closed at $41.07, 16.8% above the consensus fair value of $35.16 drawn from 9 valuation models.

Financial DNA score 49/100 — Average. P/E of 18.7x against the 20x sector multiple the P/E model uses.

Quantitative summary only — not investment advice.

All valuation models

DCF Valuation

$34.36

-16.3%

Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10

g=4.8%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr

Graham Number

$35.00

-14.8%

√(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)

EPS=2.2, BVPS=24.74 · outside Graham range (P/E 18.7, P/B 1.7) — asset-light, treat as a rough floor

P/E Fair Value

$44.00

+7.1%

EPS × 20x (sector P/E)

EPS=2.2, Sector P/E=20x

Peter Lynch (PEG)

$10.63

-74.1%

EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)

EPS=2.2, g=4.8%

EV/EBITDA

$30.41

-26.0%

(EBITDA × 12.4x − Net Debt) ÷ Shares

EBITDA=1.34B

Dividend Discount (DDM)

$67.12

+63.4%

D1 ÷ (r − g) where D1 = D0×(1+g)

D0=3.31, r=10%, g=4.8%

Book Value (P/B)

$18.90

-54.0%

BVPS × (ROE−g)÷(r−g) [Justified P/B — RIM-based]

BVPS=24.74, ROE=8.8%, g=4.8%, r=10%

Reverse DCF

$41.07

+0.0%

Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV

Implied: 6.2% | Historical: 4.8%

Margin of Safety

$28.34

-31.0%

Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)

Avg fair value=37.79, MoS=25%

Computed on September 12, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.

Fair value analysis

Consensus fair value

Price target range & 52-week position

Valuation summary

All valuation models

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