WTRG

Essential Utilities, Inc.

NYSE · CIK 78128

Last close39.38
Daily change+0.71 (1.84%)
10 Years gain+65.64%
Dividends TTM1.39 (+5.22%)
Dividend yield3.59%

Fundamental Analysis

WTRG · STANDARD

SIC 4941 · Water Supply · Fiscal year end 1231

Screener
Fundamental
39.3
Momentum
38.1
Acceleration
42.0
Confidence
79.0
Annual Revenue19
Quarterly Revenue71
Annual CFO18
Balance SheetAvailable
RankingEligible

Score Breakdown

Growth4.8 / 25
Quality18.9 / 25
Capital Efficiency6.4 / 20
Balance Sheet2.8 / 15
Shareholder Economics4.4 / 10
Forward Indicators0.0 / 5

Signals

No positive signals calculated.

Warnings

Operating margin compression · MEDIUMOperating margin compressed by 2.3796 percentage points.
Low interest coverage · HIGHInterest coverage is 2.5376x.

Key Metrics

Revenue Growth TTM5.26%OK
Revenue CAGR 3Y2.65%OK
Gross Marginn/aMISSING
Operating Margin36.02%OK
FCF Marginn/aMISSING
FCF Growthn/aINSUFFICIENT_HISTORY
ROIC5.61%OK
Incremental Operating Margin 3Y55.03%OK
Net Debt / CFOn/aNOT_MEANINGFUL
Diluted Share Growth 1Y3.05%OK
SBC / Revenuen/aMISSING
SBC / FCFn/aNOT_MEANINGFUL

Financial History

PeriodRevenueGross ProfitOperating IncomeCFOFCFGross MarginOp MarginFCF MarginROICShares
2025 FY Dec 31, 2025$2.47Bn/a$920.95M$1.01Bn/an/a37.22%n/a6.39%280.62M
2025 FY Dec 31, 2024$2.09Bn/a$757.67M$770.34Mn/an/a36.32%n/a5.5%274.42M
2025 FY Dec 31, 2023$2.05Bn/a$692.10M$933.59Mn/an/a33.7%n/a5.52%267.66M
2024 FY Dec 31, 2022$2.29Bn/a$661.19M$600.31Mn/an/a28.9%n/a7.68%262.87M
2023 FY Dec 31, 2021$1.88Bn/a$602.71M$644.68Mn/an/a32.09%n/a7.4%258.18M

Formula Trace

MetricValueFormulaStatusSource
Revenue TTM$2.38Bsum latest 4 fiscal quarters RevenueOK0000078128-26-000077, 0000078128-25-000007
Revenue Growth TTM5.26%Revenue_TTM / Revenue_TTM_1Y_ago - 1OK0000078128-26-000077, 0000078128-25-000007
Revenue CAGR 3Y2.65%(Revenue_current / Revenue_3Y_ago)^(1/3) - 1OK0000078128-26-000050
Revenue CAGR 5Y11.09%(Revenue_current / Revenue_5Y_ago)^(1/5) - 1OK0000078128-26-000050
Gross Profit CAGR 3Yn/a(GrossProfit_current / GrossProfit_3Y_ago)^(1/3) - 1INSUFFICIENT_HISTORYderived
Operating Income Growth-1.26%OperatingIncome_current / OperatingIncome_prior_year - 1OK0000078128-26-000077, 0000078128-25-000007
FCF Growthn/aFCF_current / FCF_prior_year - 1INSUFFICIENT_HISTORYderived
Revenue Growth Accelerationn/a0.5*(Q0-Q1)+0.3*(Q1-Q2)+0.2*(Q2-Q3)INSUFFICIENT_HISTORYderived
Gross Profit Accelerationn/a0.5*(Q0-Q1)+0.3*(Q1-Q2)+0.2*(Q2-Q3)INSUFFICIENT_HISTORYderived
Operating Income Accelerationn/a0.5*(Q0-Q1)+0.3*(Q1-Q2)+0.2*(Q2-Q3)INSUFFICIENT_HISTORYderived
FCF Accelerationn/a0.5*(Q0-Q1)+0.3*(Q1-Q2)+0.2*(Q2-Q3)INSUFFICIENT_HISTORYderived
Operating Margin36.02%Operating Income / RevenueOK0000078128-26-000077, 0000078128-25-000007
ROIC5.61%NOPAT / Average Invested CapitalOK0000078128-26-000077, 0000078128-25-000007
Net Debt / CFOn/aNet Debt / CFONOT_MEANINGFUL0000078128-26-000077
Interest Coverage2.54xOperating Income / abs(Interest Expense)OKderived
Current Ratio0.78xCurrent Assets / Current LiabilitiesOKderived
Cash / Debt0x(Cash + Short-term Investments) / Total DebtOK0000078128-26-000077
Revenue per Diluted Share$8.39Revenue / Diluted SharesOK0000078128-26-000077, 0000078128-25-000007