Essential Utilities, Inc. operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, or natural gas services in the United States. The company is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
| Revenue (TTM) | $2.57B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $1.45B |
| EBITDA | $1.35B |
| Operating Margin | 35.40% |
| Return on Equity | 8.08% |
| Return on Assets | 2.96% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $9.08 |
| Book Value | $24.73 |
| Price-to-Book | 1.63 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 4.51 |
| EV/Revenue | 7.75 |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.58 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | -2.60% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 3.10% |
| Shares Outstanding | $283.78M |
| Float | $282.84M |
| % Insiders | 0.22% |
| % Institutions | 83.05% |
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Essential Utilities expands its New Jersey water operations with the Lake Tamarack acquisition, adding 255 customers and planning $1.4M in infrastructure upgrades.
BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Utilities (NYSE: WTRG) expects to report earnings for quarter ended September 30, 2026, following market close on November 3, 2026. The company's conference call with financial analysts will take place on November 4, 2026, at 11 a.m. Eastern Time. The call and presentation will be webcast live, so interested parties may listen over the internet by logging on to Essential.co and following the link for Investors. The conference call will be archived in t.
BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) announced today its Aqua New Jersey subsidiary has finalized its $113,000 purchase of the water system assets of the Lake Tamarack Water Corporation in Sussex County. The system serves approximately 255 customers in the Lake Tamarack portion of Hardyston Township. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJ BPU) approved the acquisition on September 9, 2026. “We are well positioned to make much needed improvements to this.
Essential Utilities (WTRG) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
CAMDEN, N.J., Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- American Water (NYSE: AWK) announced today that Brad Nielsen will become President of Pennsylvania American Water upon the closing of American Water's proposed merger with Essential Utilities (NYSE: WTRG).
Essential Utilities' Aqua Pennsylvania unit acquired Ulster's water assets for $0.5 million, adding 180 customers and planning $2 million in upgrades over five years.
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Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
WTRG's expanding customer base, acquisitions and infrastructure spending support its long-term earnings growth potential.
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