Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)
NYSE: WTRG · Real-Time Price · USD
38.00
+0.10 (0.26%)
At close: Dec 5, 2025, 4:00 PM EST
38.40
+0.40 (1.05%)
After-hours: Dec 5, 2025, 7:46 PM EST
Essential Utilities Employees
Essential Utilities had 3,291 employees as of December 31, 2024. The number of employees increased by 33 or 1.01% compared to the previous year.
Employees
3,291
Change (1Y)
33
Growth (1Y)
1.01%
Revenue / Employee
$723,150
Profits / Employee
$203,114
Market Cap
10.75B
Employees Chart
Employees History
| Date | Employees | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3,291 | 33 | 1.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3,258 | 71 | 2.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3,187 | -24 | -0.75% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3,211 | 31 | 0.97% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 3,180 | 1,597 | 100.88% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1,583 | 13 | 0.83% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1,570 | 40 | 2.61% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1,530 | -21 | -1.35% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 1,551 | -66 | -4.08% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1,617 | 0 | - |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 1,617 | 64 | 4.12% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 1,553 | -66 | -4.08% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 1,619 | 4 | 0.25% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1,615 | -17 | -1.04% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 1,632 | 0 | - |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 1,632 | -6 | -0.37% |
| Dec 31, 2008 | 1,638 | 53 | 3.34% |
| Dec 31, 2007 | 1,585 | 45 | 2.92% |
| Dec 31, 2006 | 1,540 | 51 | 3.43% |
| Dec 31, 2005 | 1,489 | 47 | 3.26% |
| Dec 31, 2004 | 1,442 | 182 | 14.44% |
| Dec 31, 2003 | 1,260 | 289 | 29.76% |
| Dec 31, 2002 | 971 | 20 | 2.10% |
| Dec 31, 2001 | 951 | 8 | 0.85% |
| Dec 31, 2000 | 943 | -2 | -0.21% |
| Dec 31, 1999 | 945 | 403 | 74.35% |
| Dec 31, 1998 | 542 | 11 | 2.07% |
| Mar 19, 1997 | 531 | -4 | -0.75% |
| Dec 31, 1995 | 535 | 10 | 1.90% |
| Dec 31, 1994 | 525 | 2 | 0.38% |
| Dec 31, 1993 | 523 | -3 | -0.57% |
| Dec 31, 1992 | 526 | 0 | - |
| Dec 31, 1991 | 526 | 3 | 0.57% |
| Dec 31, 1990 | 523 | 6 | 1.16% |
| Dec 31, 1989 | 517 | - | - |
Sources: Annual number of employees according to filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Data is also manually gathered from company press releases, IPO filings, and other official sources.
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WTRG News
- 3 days ago - Essential Utilities Named to Newsweek's List of America's Most Responsible Companies for Fifth Straight Year - Business Wire
- 5 days ago - Top 10 High-Yield Dividend Stocks For December 2025 - Seeking Alpha
- 19 days ago - Aqua Indiana Breaks Ground on Historic Midwest Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Project in Fort Wayne - Business Wire
- 4 weeks ago - Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Prepared Remarks Transcript - Seeking Alpha
- 4 weeks ago - Essential Utilities Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results - Business Wire
- 4 weeks ago - Top 10 High-Yield Dividend Stocks For November 2025 - Seeking Alpha
- 5 weeks ago - Essential Utilities Investor Alert By The Former Attorney General Of Louisiana: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Investigates Adequacy of Price and Process in Proposed Sale of Essential Utilities, Inc. - WTRG - Business Wire
- 5 weeks ago - American Water Works, Essential Utilities Merge in $63 Billion Stock Deal - WSJ