WTRG Essential Utilities Inc

Price (delayed)

$44.44

Market cap

$12.61B

P/E Ratio

22.79

Dividend/share

$1.39

EPS

$1.95

Enterprise value

$21.14B

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Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 50
Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 72
Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 42
Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 57

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Highlights
Essential Utilities's revenue has increased by 10% YoY
Essential Utilities's equity has increased by 4.4% YoY
The company's quick ratio fell by 32% QoQ
WTRG's price to earnings (P/E) is 23% more than its last 4 quarters average of 18.6 and 7% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 21.3

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of WTRG

WTRG stock price

How has the Essential Utilities stock price performed over time
Intraday
2.11%
1 week
3.93%
1 month
12.85%
1 year
13.86%
YTD
15.85%
QTD
13.4%

Financial performance

How have Essential Utilities's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$2.57B
Gross profit
$1.34B
Operating income
$900.69M
Net income
$554.87M
Gross margin
52.1%
Net margin
21.6%
WTRG's net margin is down by 22% YoY
WTRG's net income is down by 14% year-on-year
Essential Utilities's revenue has increased by 10% YoY
Essential Utilities's operating margin has decreased by 9% YoY

Price vs fundamentals

How does WTRG's price correlate with its fundamentals

Growth

What is Essential Utilities's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Essential Utilities stock price valuation
P/E
22.79
P/B
1.8
P/S
4.91
EV/EBIT
22.79
EV/EBITDA
15.47
EV/Sales
8.23
WTRG's price to earnings (P/E) is 23% more than its last 4 quarters average of 18.6 and 7% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 21.3
Essential Utilities's EPS has decreased by 16% YoY
WTRG's P/B is 13% above its last 4 quarters average of 1.6 but 5% below its 5-year quarterly average of 1.9
Essential Utilities's equity has increased by 4.4% YoY
WTRG's P/S is 12% above its last 4 quarters average of 4.4 but 3.7% below its 5-year quarterly average of 5.1
Essential Utilities's revenue has increased by 10% YoY

Efficiency

How efficient is Essential Utilities business performance
The ROA has contracted by 22% YoY and by 3.4% from the previous quarter
The return on equity has declined by 21% year-on-year and by 2.4% since the previous quarter
Essential Utilities's return on sales has decreased by 10% YoY
The return on invested capital has declined by 10% year-on-year and by 2.6% since the previous quarter

Dividends

What is WTRG's dividend history
DPS
$1.39
Dividend yield
3.12%
Payout ratio
71.2%
Recent dividends

Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield

Financial health

How did Essential Utilities financials performed over time
The total assets is 54% more than the total liabilities
The company's quick ratio fell by 32% QoQ
The current ratio has declined by 18% since the previous quarter but it has grown by 7% year-on-year
WTRG's debt is 22% more than its equity
WTRG's debt is up by 9% YoY
WTRG's debt to equity is up by 5% year-on-year

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.