# Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)

- Sector: Utilities · Industry: Utilities Regulated Water
- SEC CIK: 0000078128 ([filings on EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000078128))
- Full page: https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/wtrg
- Data as of: price 2026-09-29; newest filing used 2026-08-05; latest fiscal period ended 2026-06-30

## Grade

**D** on the growth-and-cash rubric, 2 of 5 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue growing overall | passed | $2.6B | $2.3B |
| Revenue growing recently | passed | $2.6B | $2.5B |
| Free cash flow positive | failed | -$2.1B |  |
| Free cash flow growing overall | failed | -$2.1B | -$1.6B |
| Free cash flow growing recently | failed | -$2.1B | -$2.1B |

Business quality (the + / − mark): 4 of 6 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Profitable | passed | 21.6% |  |
| Healthy profit margin | passed | 21.6% |  |
| Strong operating margin | passed | 35.1% |  |
| Good return on equity | failed | 8.1% |  |
| Debt under control | passed | 1.42 |  |
| Turns sales into cash | failed | -82.4% |  |

How the grade works: the letter counts failed checks (none → A, one → B, two → C, three → D, four or more → F). It is built from SEC filings only — the share price never enters it — and describes the business, not whether the stock is worth buying.

## Key figures

In US dollars, as filed.

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue, trailing twelve months | $2.6B |
| Net income, trailing twelve months | $554.9M |
| Free cash flow, trailing twelve months | -$2.1B |
| Net margin | 21.6% |
| Operating margin | 35.1% |
| Return on equity | 8.1% |
| Debt to equity | 1.42 |
| Diluted EPS, trailing twelve months | $1.96 |
| Share price | $39.23 |
| Market value | $11.1B |
| Price / earnings | 20.0x |
| Price / sales | 4.3x |

## More on this company

- [Overview](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/wtrg)
- [Financial statements](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/wtrg/financials)
- [Competitors](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/wtrg/peers)
- [Earnings](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/wtrg/earnings)

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