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Essential Utilities (WTRG) Stock

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. · WTRG
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Key stats

Market cap
$12.87B
Price / Earnings ratio
22.8x
EPS (TTM)
$1.99
Volume
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52-week high
$46.36
52-week low
$36.11
Dividend yield
3.89%
Dividend amount (latest)
$0.36

Source: third-party data provider, as of November 13, 2026

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Recent news

Zacks Investment Research

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Beats Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

PositiveWTRGNovember 4, 2026
Business Wire

Essential Utilities Reports Solid Q3 2026 Results

NeutralWTRGNovember 3, 2026
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Technical indicators

RSI 14
65.53
MACD 12/26/9
1.31
EMA 9 of MACD
1.15
MACD histogram
0.16
SMA 50
$41.41
Price above SMA 50
EMA 50
$41.89
Price above EMA 50
SMA 200
$39.63
Price above SMA 200
EMA 200
$40.01
Price above EMA 200

Calculated by Gotrade from daily closing prices, as of November 11, 2026. Technical data, not a recommendation.

Analyst ratings

Analyst consensus: Hold

Based on 2 analyst ratings

Strong Sell0
Sell0
Hold1
Buy1
Strong Buy0

Third-party analyst opinion, not a recommendation from Gotrade.

Financials

Performance

Revenue
Net income
Net margin %
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
3B2B980M0

Debt & Balance Sheet

Total assets
Total liabilities
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
23B15B8B0

Revenue to Profit

2025
$2.5B
Revenue
$0.0
Cost of revenue
$1.3B
Gross profit
$0.0
Operating expenses
$616.4M
Net income

Earnings

No data available

Source: third-party data provider

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