Essential Utilities/$WTRG

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About Essential Utilities

Essential Utilities is a Pennsylvania-based holding company for US water, wastewater, and natural gas distribution utilities. The company's water business serves 3 million people in eight states. Its largest service territory is in Pennsylvania, primarily suburban Philadelphia. Its Peoples subsidiary serves more than 740,000 gas distribution customers in Pennsylvania and Kentucky. It completed the sale of its West Virginia gas utility and the bulk of its nonregulated assets in 2024.

Ticker

$WTRG
Sector

Primary listing

NYSE

Employees

3,291

WTRG Metrics

BasicAdvanced
$11B
16.42
$2.33
0.76
$1.32
3.58%

What the Analysts think about WTRG

Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Essential Utilities stock.

Bulls say / Bears say

Essential delivered Q2 2025 EPS of $0.38 versus $0.28 in Q2 2024 and grew revenues 18.5% year-over-year to $514.9 million, driven by rate increases across both water and gas segments (Business Wire)
Regulatory approvals granted rate increases and infrastructure surcharges totaling $92.6 million in water and $8.2 million in gas annual revenues across Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, New Jersey, and Kentucky, underpinning future organic revenue growth (Business Wire)
Invested $613 million in the first half of 2025 and remains on track for over $1.4 billion in full-year infrastructure spending, while strategic acquisitions like the $37.75 million Beaver Falls wastewater system deal expanded its customer base by over 3,200 connections (Business Wire)
Long-term debt increased to $7.62 billion as of June 30, 2025, up from $7.36 billion at year-end 2024, heightening leverage and interest-rate exposure amid a rising-rate environment (Nasdaq)
The company has four base rate cases pending in North Carolina, Texas, Ohio, and Virginia totaling an estimated $96.5 million in potential annual revenues, but uncertain regulatory outcomes and lengthy approval timelines could delay or reduce expected benefits (Business Wire)
Operations and maintenance expenses rose to $148.5 million in Q2 2025 from $142.5 million a year earlier, pressured by higher employee-related costs and bad-debt provisions, which could squeeze margins if not offset by revenue gains (Business Wire)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 11 Sept 2025.

WTRG Financial Performance

Revenues and expenses
QuarterlyAnnual
Q3 24
QoQ growth
Revenue
$37B
-39.75%
Net income
$45B
107.52%
Profit margin
37.65%
6.78%

WTRG Earnings Performance

Company profitability
QuarterlyAnnual
Q4 23
Q1 24
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Actual
$3.69
$2.85
$2.45
$2.42
-
Expected
$3.55
$2.61
$2.05
$2.31
$3.94
Surprise
3.94%
9.20%
19.51%
4.63%
-
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