Advertisement
U.S. markets closed

Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)

NYSE - Nasdaq Real Time Price. Currency in USD
40.11+0.58 (+1.47%)
At close: 04:00PM EST
39.75 -0.36 (-0.90%)
After hours: 06:12PM EST
Currency in USD

Valuation Measures4

Market Cap (intraday) 10.86B
Enterprise Value 18.28B
Trailing P/E 19.86
Forward P/E 18.83
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected) 2.71
Price/Sales (ttm)5.52
Price/Book (mrq)1.76
Enterprise Value/Revenue 9.32
Enterprise Value/EBITDA 15.50

Trading Information

Stock Price History

Beta (5Y Monthly) 0.84
52-Week Change 312.17%
S&P500 52-Week Change 331.18%
52 Week High 341.78
52 Week Low 333.57
50-Day Moving Average 339.03
200-Day Moving Average 337.98

Share Statistics

Avg Vol (3 month) 31.42M
Avg Vol (10 day) 31.1M
Shares Outstanding 5274.61M
Implied Shares Outstanding 6274.61M
Float 8273.78M
% Held by Insiders 10.19%
% Held by Institutions 181.61%
Shares Short (Oct 31, 2024) 44M
Short Ratio (Oct 31, 2024) 43.01
Short % of Float (Oct 31, 2024) 41.84%
Short % of Shares Outstanding (Oct 31, 2024) 41.46%
Shares Short (prior month Sep 30, 2024) 44.09M

Dividends & Splits

Forward Annual Dividend Rate 41.3
Forward Annual Dividend Yield 43.29%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 31.25
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 33.15%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield 42.51
Payout Ratio 462.65%
Dividend Date 3Dec 02, 2024
Ex-Dividend Date 4Nov 12, 2024
Last Split Factor 25:4
Last Split Date 3Sep 03, 2013

Financial Highlights

Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year Ends Dec 31, 2023
Most Recent Quarter (mrq)Sep 30, 2024

Profitability

Profit Margin 27.84%
Operating Margin (ttm)35.68%

Management Effectiveness

Return on Assets (ttm)2.60%
Return on Equity (ttm)9.02%

Income Statement

Revenue (ttm)1.96B
Revenue Per Share (ttm)7.17
Quarterly Revenue Growth (yoy)5.80%
Gross Profit (ttm)N/A
EBITDA 1.07B
Net Income Avi to Common (ttm)546.01M
Diluted EPS (ttm)1.99
Quarterly Earnings Growth (yoy)-13.30%

Balance Sheet

Total Cash (mrq)8.44M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq)0.03
Total Debt (mrq)7.45B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq)120.50%
Current Ratio (mrq)0.55
Book Value Per Share (mrq)22.51

Cash Flow Statement

Operating Cash Flow (ttm)751.53M
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm)-628.01M